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Fernando Alonso: F1 future decision hinges on rules, not Aston Martin’s performance

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-07-21 12:52
Fernando Alonso insists his Formula 1 future will not depend upon Aston Martin’s performance over the remainder of 2026, but whether he can enjoy driving the current hybrid cars.
The Spaniard’s future has become a major talking point in recent months, with his contract with the Silverstone-based squad due to expire at the end of the year.
Aston Martin is banking on a major upgrade at ...Keep reading

Red Bull finds successors to Gianpiero Lambiase and Helmut Marko – what does it say about the team's F1 future?

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-07-21 11:34
After months dominated by headlines about departing personnel – with reports surrounding Paul Monaghan's expected move to Cadillac still continuing – two more positive stories emerged for Red Bull during the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix weekend.
First of all, the Milton Keynes-based team managed to convince Tom Hart not to complete his move to Williams and instead remain with Red Bull ...Keep reading

PALMER: Hadjar’s faultless Belgian GP was his best race yet

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-07-21 11:27
Former Renault F1 driver and F1 TV analyst Jolyon Palmer takes a close look at the Frenchman's weekend at Spa – and what it tells us about Red Bull's progress this year.

Who is the McLaren junior driver signed by Verstappen?

Formula 1 - Tue, 2026-07-21 11:27
Ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, news surfaced that Max Verstappen had taken his first steps into driver development by giving backing to Dries van Langendonck. But who is the 15-year-old that has caught the attention of a four-time World Champion?

Mercedes "still struggling" to understand George Russell's deployment issues

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-07-21 10:37
Mercedes is still trying to figure out why George Russell had more energy deployment issues at Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix despite tweaking his driving style, after he kept losing time to his team-mate on the straights.
Russell's side of the Mercedes garage has been mystified by a lack of energy deployment and hence top speed on power-sensitive circuits, which already manifested itself in ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo officially switches to Honda for 2027 MotoGP season

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-07-21 10:01
Honda has officially confirmed the signing of Fabio Quartararo on a two-year contract, several months after securing the Frenchman as the cornerstone of its new MotoGP project.
As previously revealed by Motorsport.com, the deal was finalised at the end of January, although several factors delayed the announcement until the summer break.
One was the manufacturers' agreement not to make any ...Keep reading

Mercedes is open to team orders now – but it’s not what you think

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-07-21 09:25
Mercedes might enforce team orders if Kimi Antonelli and George Russell risk losing victory due to their wheel-to-wheel action, its Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff stated.
The Silver Arrows took their eighth victory of 2026 when Antonelli won Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, but Wolff has previously made it clear that he was displeased by the team losing out to Ferrari on two ...Keep reading

Honda signs David Alonso for 2027 without confirming which team he will join

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-07-21 09:01
Honda confirmed on Tuesday morning that it has signed David Alonso for 2027 and beyond, but stopped short of revealing whether he will race for its factory MotoGP team alongside Fabio Quartararo or at LCR Honda.
The announcement comes several months after Alonso's move to Honda was agreed, securing one of the sport's brightest young prospects for the Japanese manufacturer. Still only 20, the ...Keep reading

Why was Hamilton penalised but not Leclerc? - F1 Q&A

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2026-07-21 08:00
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Why was Hamilton penalised but not Leclerc? - F1 Q&A

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2026-07-21 08:00
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Why was Hamilton penalised but not Leclerc? - F1 Q&A

Formula 1 at the BBC - Tue, 2026-07-21 08:00
BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions before the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Alex Palou “was not confident at all” in outlasting late pressure to win Nashville

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-07-21 00:34
Reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou turned a tactical stroke of fortune and pure driving grit into a landmark night at Nashville Superspeedway, holding off defending race winner Josef Newgarden to claim Monday’s Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix.
The victory was the 24th of Palou’s career and his fifth of the season, extending his championship lead by 27 points ...Keep reading

David Malukas “never driven so hard in my life” going last to third in Nashville

Motorsport - Tue, 2026-07-21 00:00
Starting dead last on an injured knee, David Malukas sliced through the field and led 59 laps en route to an improbable third-place finish in Monday's postponed Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old Chicago native overcame a hospital visit, a grid penalty, and an ill-timed caution at Nashville Superspeedway to claim his fifth podium of the season. 
Malukas entered the ...Keep reading

Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Nashville

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 23:49
With his fifth victory of the 2026 IndyCar season, Alex Palou is now 83 points ahead in the fight for the championship.
Despite being briefly hospitalized on Saturday following a practice crash and starting from the rear of the field, David Malukas snagged a podium and jumps up into second in the standings. Kyle Kirkwood is now third, 87 points back of the lead and four points behind ...Keep reading

Josef Newgarden denied home repeat victory, finishes second at Nashville

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 23:40
Nashville native Josef Newgarden fell just short of a repeat victory in his backyard, finishing second to reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou at the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix.
Newgarden, 35, entered the weekend as the defending winner at the 1.33-mile concrete oval. Despite a strong front-row start of second, Newgarden was unable to lead a single lap during ...Keep reading

Hungarian Grand Prix betting guide and latest odds

Formula 1 - Mon, 2026-07-20 23:05
Our experts bring you all the important betting information you need before making your predictions for the Hungaroring.

Official race results: IndyCar 2026 at Nashville

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 22:36
It was a big weekend for Spain in both the World Cup and IndyCar, as Alex Palou claimed victory over a trio of Penske drivers in the Monday afternoon race at Nashville.
Josef Newgarden finished second, while David Malukas drove from the very back to a podium after being briefly hospitalized following a Saturday practice crash.
Of note, Mick Schumacher earned his career-best finish in eighth ...Keep reading

Alex Palou beats three Penske drivers to win IndyCar race at Nashville

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 22:13
Reigning and four-time IndyCar Series champion Alex Palou continued his assault on the 2026 season by winning the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix at Nashville Speedway.
After starting fourth in the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, the Spaniard took control just past halfway and went on to win by 0.8731s over Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden at the 1.33-mile concrete oval. It marks ...Keep reading

With great power comes great responsibility

Formula 1 at the BBC - Mon, 2026-07-20 21:05
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Shane van Gisbergen's hilarious reaction as he set new personal record for oval laps led

Motorsport - Mon, 2026-07-20 20:05
This is becoming repetitive at this point, but Shane van Gisbergen continues to impress as he rapidly progresses his craft on ovals in NASCAR. 
The three-time Supercars champion keeps adding milestone after milestone. In September, 2025, he earned his first oval top ten in Cup. In May, 2026, he earned his first top five. And this past weekend at North Wilkesboro, he was less than a car length ...Keep reading

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