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Ferrari has already plotted its second ADUO-influenced power unit update for 2026, with a new turbocharger expected to arrive after the summer break to help close the gap to Mercedes.
Following the first ADUO (Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities) checkpoint post-Montreal, Ferrari has been granted the opportunity to make two engine developments this season. 
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Francesco Bagnaia will officially leave the factory Ducati squad at the end of the 2026 MotoGP season and join rival Aprilia next year.
The two-time series champion is expected to be replaced by KTM star Pedro Acosta, who is set to be announced as Marc Marquez’s team-mate at Ducati for 2027.
But this is no surprise, having been anticipated for some time after a tough 18 months for ...Keep reading

A figure of McLaren’s Lando Norris will feature at wax museum Madame Tussauds London from this summer.

Cal Crutchlow believes MotoGP should consider introducing a weather protocol after completing what he described as ‘one of the hottest races of his career’ during the Czech Grand Prix.
MotoGP riders were subjected to unusually high temperatures during the Brno weekend, with the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute issuing heatwave warnings throughout the country.
Conditions particularly ...Keep reading

The debate surrounding common ownership in Formula 1, often linked to the two Red Bull teams, was recently reignited by Mercedes and Toto Wolff's apparent interest in acquiring shares in the Alpine outfit.
While that interest never materialised into a deal, it was exactly that which prompted McLaren CEO Zak Brown to write a letter to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem outlining his concerns ...Keep reading

Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has finally come face to face with his first-ever Madame Tussauds London wax figure.
The waxwork will go on display in London ahead of his home race, the British Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver, who secured his maiden F1 drivers' championship title at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, spent months working alongside artists from the renowned Baker Street ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have praised the McLaren team dynamic after the Woking outfit shared a fun video of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri scrapbooking. 
The short, laid-back video, which was released on the team's official YouTube channel, showed the drivers joking together as they looked back at their careers so far. 
"We're making a scrapbook of McLaren's history," Piastri said to the camera ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes Mercedes boss Toto Wolff will not shy away from imposing team orders if Ferrari and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton emerge as a genuine threat for the constructors' and drivers' championships.
Following a strong comeback performance by Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, where Hamilton secured his maiden win with the ...Keep reading

As expected, NASCAR has suspended two crew members from the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota of Bubba Wallace.
Rear tire changer Adam Hartman and jackman Nathan Ricketts have been suspended for the next two NASCAR Cup Series races, and will be forced to sit out events at Sonoma Raceway and Chicagoland Speedway. They can return for the weekend of July 12 at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta).
Wallace's ...Keep reading

The McLaren Formula 1 team is the latest squad to trial an upside-down rear wing concept at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, following similar designs at Ferrari and Red Bull.
Ferrari shocked the F1 paddock in winter testing with a rear wing that rotated 180 degrees as straight mode was enabled, drawing interest from rivals as they looked to explore developing their own versions.
Red ...Keep reading

Lance Stroll has given some insight into how much he has grown as an F1 driver since his arrival on the grid almost 10 years ago, as well as highlighting the key lessons he has picked up along the way.

Ferrari’s new rear wheel rims were a significant part of the upgrade the team brought to Barcelona last week and they have been credited with improving the thermal degradation of the car’s tyres.

Cadillac are hopeful their latest upgrades will take them closer to scoring their first points of the 2026 season.

Wayne Taylor Racing’s Filipe Albuquerque has described the first half of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship as “brutal” for himself and team-mate Ricky Taylor.
The duo has endured a trying season so far in the #10 Cadillac V-Series.R, failing to finish higher than 10th across the opening four rounds. It was only in last month’s Detroit street race that they were able to end their ...Keep reading

Audi introduced a new Formula 1 power unit as early as the Barcelona Grand Prix, after the FIA communicated the results of the first ADUO period.
The Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities mechanism allows engine providers who lack power to introduce extra updates, and the first review took place following the Canadian GP, with the FIA releasing the results to the manufacturers in ...Keep reading

Formula 1 teams have the power to appeal penalties or reprimands imposed by the stewards over a race weekend. But to do so, they must present new evidence that hasn’t yet been seen before by F1’s law enforcement.
As a result, teams have investigated every avenue of the series to uncover new, creative and clever evidence that they believe could help them attempt to overturn a racing ...Keep reading

Lawrence Barretto digs into the latest ongoings in the F1 driver market, with Fernando Alonso's decision on his future one of the key factors.

On Tuesday, the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) held their mid-2026 meeting during the FIA Conference in Macau, with various updates to the 2026 Sporting, Technical and Financial Regulations being approved, and proposed changes for 2027 and 2028 being ratified.

Arrow McLaren’s Christain Lundgaard was victorious in an XPEL Grand Prix at Road America was about as manic as anyone could possibly have fathomed.
The Danish driver went from a broken front wing and tire puncture at the start of the opening lap, took the lead with four laps to go from the mechanically wounded #66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda of Marcus Armstrong, and then had to fend off ...Keep reading

The Cadillac Formula 1 team has revealed it is bringing another “substantial upgrade package” to this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
The new American team unsurprisingly started life in F1 as a backmarker but has been making inroads performance-wise, courtesy of consistent updates to the MAC-26.
This included an upgraded rear wing and exhaust in Monaco, followed by further rear wing ...Keep reading