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Lewis Hamilton brought out the red flags during third and final practice at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after a spin saw his Ferrari end up in the barriers at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has issued an apology to Red Bull after a crash between Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Yuki Tsunoda during FP3 in Abu Dhabi.
The incident took place in the pitlane. As Mercedes released the rookie driver, he went straight into the side of Red Bull's Tsunoda, causing damage to the side of his RB21.
"First of all, I'm sorry for Yuki, because I ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar has discussed his reaction to the controversial end of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, admitting he was "smashing the TV" as he watched the end of the race play out. Despite being part of the Red Bull family and set to race for the team in 2026 beside Max Verstappen, he admits he still has "mixed emotions". 
Speaking on The Red Flags Podcast over the weekend of the 2025 Las Vegas ...Keep reading

Ducati’s general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has praised Marc Marquez’s humility after his successful title charge in MotoGP in 2025, describing him as a rider who always wants to keep learning.
Marquez became a seven-time MotoGP champion this year as he completed an epic comeback from the career-altering arm injury that he sustained at Jerez in 2020.
But his success in 2025 was just as ...Keep reading

Former Top Gear producer Andy Wilman has shared a heartfelt story about when former The Grand Tour and Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson interviewed seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher in 1999.
The duo travelled to Maranello to interview the German driver as part of a TV series called The Science of Speed. Wilman detailed how they were able to shut down a bar in the Italian city to ...Keep reading

George Russell narrowly beat Lando Norris in a red flag affected final practice at the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as title hopeful Max Verstappen completed the top three.
The Mercedes driver set a 1m23.334s, which put him just 0.004s above the championship leader - who topped both Friday practice sessions to look like the man to beat at Yas Marina.
This comes on the final weekend of the ...Keep reading

The Aston Martin Formula 1 team has been hit with hefty fines ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after both Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll missed a mandatory fan engagement activation on Friday.
Both drivers were summoned after the FIA Media Delegate reported that they failed to attend the event, resulting in the team being found to have breached Article 19.2(c) of the FIA Formula 1 Sporting ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has crashed out of the third practice session ahead of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. 
The seven-time champion lost control at Turn 9 as the car bottomed out as the rear lost traction. He was sent into a spin and crashed into the barriers. "Yeah, something buckled at the front and snapped the rear," he explained over the team radio, before climbing out of the car ...Keep reading

Live coverage of Saturday's third practice session for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has clapped back at an Australian politician after he argued the Woking outfit was giving Lando Norris more support than Oscar Piastri.
Senator Matt Canavan discussed the team's strategy call at the Qatar Grand Prix during a session of Australia's Senate Rural, Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, when he asked if McLaren was costing the Australian ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda was shocked by his underperformance in Free Practice 2 for Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with ‘one of the worst gaps’ to Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen.
Tsunoda had to sit out FP1 at Yas Marina as incoming Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad – the main reason why the Japanese racer finds himself without a seat for 2026 – drove his car, allowing Red Bull to fulfil ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar begins the next stage of his journey in the Red Bull empire on Tuesday, when his first official engagement as a newly promoted Red Bull Racing driver will be to test Pirelli's definitive 2026 tyres for the first time.
As Max Verstappen's team-mate, Hadjar will occupy one of the most pressured positions in Formula 1 – and not just because Verstappen sets a high bar in terms of ...Keep reading

Laurent Mekies believes Max Verstappen has shown an “even more extraordinary” side over the course of the 2025 F1 season, underpinned by a “historical comeback” in the Drivers’ Championship.

Michael Jordan took the stand on Friday afternoon in the Western District of North Carolina to close out the first week of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit trial to much fanfare.
Jordan, who co-owns 23XI Racing with Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin and longtime business associate Curtis Polk, are suing NASCAR and CEO Jim France and the 15-month process reached ...Keep reading

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Michael Annett, who turned 39 years old this year, has tragically passed away. Annett competed at all three national levels of the sport, and was a winner in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (formerly Xfinity) Series. No details have been provided regarding the nature of Annett's passing at this time. 
Annett was a full-time Cup driver from 2014 through 2016 as well, starting 106 races and ...Keep reading

Oliver Rowland enjoyed a dominant run through the 2024-25 Formula E season, stringing together four wins and seven podiums in the first nine races.
That early momentum allowed him to build a strong lead in the standings, which, despite failing to return to the podium over the following seven rounds, was enough to clinch the drivers’ championship during the Berlin double-header in July - ahead ...Keep reading

Three years and 16 days later, Felipe Drugovich is back racing in single-seaters this weekend at the Sao Paulo E-Prix after signing a multi-year deal with Andretti for the 2025-26 Formula E campaign.
The Brazilian famously won the Formula 2 championship in 2022 and has since been waiting for his opportunity on the Formula 1 grid, serving as reserve and test driver for the Aston Martin ...Keep reading

The 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial is raging on as the two sides do battle inside a North Carolina courtroom with the future of the sport likely to be reshaped by the outcome.
Here, you can find a recap of some of the most important and interesting moments from each day of the trial, with links back to more in-depth stories from our Senior NASCAR Editor Matt ...Keep reading