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Aprilia arguably boasts the strongest line-up of any team on the 2026 MotoGP grid, but it has to deploy different operational and psychological strategies to get the best out of riders Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin.
The Noale-based marque recruited the pair from Ducati ahead of last season, but both made the switch during vastly different phases of their respective careers.
Martin joined ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls on paper had a great weekend in Barcelona-Catalunya, with both drivers scoring points as they continue their pursuit of Alpine in the Constructors’ Championship.

Lewis Hamilton claimed his first victory for Ferrari on Sunday in Barcelona. Now second in the standings, could he mount a serious championship charge in 2026?

Pierre Gasly regained P3 in the Monaco Grand Prix following a successful Right of Review by Alpine.

Find out who topped the Power Rankings table after the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix weekend.

McLaren reserve driver and reigning Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli will test for the Haas Formula 1 team this week.

Aston Martin could introduce the first major upgrade to the Valkyrie Le Mans Hypercar in 2027, according to The Heart of Racing team principal Ian James.
The British manufacturer is evaluating the use of the so-called evo jokers to address some of the underlying weaknesses of the V12-powered prototype for what would be its third season in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar ...Keep reading

Why does the BMW M4 GT3 Evo have to compete with a new turbocharger this year via a re-homologation? BMW Motorsport Director Andreas Roos argued that the change in the car's fifth year of competition - the second with the Evo package - was due to costs. "The main reason was to get the costs down, because it is now 1:1 the production turbocharger as it is used everywhere in the M3 or M4," Roos said ...Keep reading

McLaren lodge an appeal against the decision to overturn Alpine driver Pierre Gasly's pit-lane speeding penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix.

McLaren lodge an appeal against the decision to overturn Alpine driver Pierre Gasly's pit-lane speeding penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix.

McLaren lodge an appeal against the decision to overturn Alpine driver Pierre Gasly's pit-lane speeding penalty at the Monaco Grand Prix.

That's just a classic Formula 1 mess, isn't it? The championship built on perfection and precision, measured to the third digit after the decimal point both literally and figuratively, has descended into complete chaos because of a tiny error measured in just seven dozen (77, to be precise) centimetres.
Alpine's right of review request over the outcome of the Monaco Grand Prix delivered a ...Keep reading

RFK Racing has announced a multi-year contract extension for Chris Buescher, keeping him as the driver of the No. 17 Ford for the foreseeable future.
 Buescher, 33, became part of Roush's driver development program all the way back in 2009, and won the 2015 NASCAR O'Reilly Series championship with the team. He now has nearly 400 starts in Cup with six wins (five with RFK), and has been ...Keep reading

Both McLaren and Red Bull have followed through with their intention to appeal against the FIA stewards rescinding Pierre Gasly's Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix penalty.
Last Friday, FIA stewards reinstated Gasly's podium after the Alpine driver was handed two five-second time penalties at the end of the Monaco race for separate speeding violations.
Based on evidence provided by FOM, which is ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes Mercedes compromised George Russell's chances at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, arguing that an overly aggressive pit strategy put the British driver in a difficult position.
Russell started the race from pole position, but it was Lewis Hamilton who claimed the victory after pulling off a three-stop strategy. The seven-time champion ...Keep reading

The McLaren Formula 1 team is gradually starting to hone in on regaining its famous tyre management prowess that helped make it so successful in 2024 and 2025.
Speaking to Motorsport.com over the course of last year, Stella was bullish about McLaren being able to carry over some of its title winning strengths across an entirely different set of regulations because of the knowhow and ...Keep reading

Major updates to Ferrari's 2026 challenger at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix helped Lewis Hamilton storm to his first victory with the team.

Williams had a weekend to forget in Barcelona-Catalunya, with neither car able to score on Sunday.

Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies admits that the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix was a "reality check" for the team, as neither Max Verstappen or Isack Hadjar troubled the leaders.

Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli is set for a Haas Formula 1 test at Jerez as part of a two-day Testing of Previous Cars programme, Motorsport.com understands.
The 21-year-old will tackle the Spanish circuit on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, as Fornaroli starts to seek potential opportunities to join the F1 grid in 2027.
It comes less than a week after he made his F1 session ...Keep reading