Motorsport

AJ Allmendinger will be the next driver in Kaulig Racing's 'free agent' No. 25 Ram 1500, driving the truck at Watkins Glen International next weekend. That race will feature several other notable names, including Connor Zilisch, Shane van Gisbergen, Ross Chastain, and Carson Hocevar.
Kaulig has used a variety of drivers in its No. 25 truck this year, and recently announced Jamie McMurray (San ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen believes that Red Bull's wealth of upgrades for the Miami Grand Prix have so far "almost halved" the gap to the leaders, but still sees weaknesses in this year's RB22 to work on.
Red Bull caught the eye with its own interpretation of the "Macarena" rear wing; when the active aero system is turned on for straight mode, the wing rotates around 180 degrees. Although Ferrari was ...Keep reading

George Russell has said he was “surprised” by the size of the performance jump McLaren and Ferrari made after sprint qualifying for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
After Mercedes dominated the opening three rounds of the season, taking every pole position and race win, its control on the new campaign has been loosened as Lando Norris stormed to sprint race pole in Miami, beating ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has topped sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix, defeating championship leader Kimi Antonelli in an upgraded McLaren Formula 1 car.
Norris topped what turned into a single-lap SQ3 shoot-out at the Miami International Autodrome, handing early 2026 dominator Mercedes a first defeat.
The session at the Miami Autodrome was the first competitive outing following a mid-season ...Keep reading

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali insists that the championship is only scratching the surface of its commercial potential in the United States.
Speaking at the Autosport Business Exchange Miami, Domenicali reflected on a period of impressive expansion for F1 in the United States, revealing that there was interest in hosting more than the current three American races in Miami, Austin and Las ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil's ultra-rare Koenigsegg One:1 has gone missing. Interpol has launched an investigation into the hypercar, which Autoevolution estimates to be worth $22million.
Built between 2014 and 2015, the Koenigsegg One:1 was the first homologated production car in the world with a power-to-weight ratio of 1:1. Only seven were made, making it an incredibly rare piece of ...Keep reading

Representative long runs are rare on a Formula 1 sprint weekend, but since practice in Miami was extended to 90 minutes with a view to the 2026 regulation changes, this time a substantial body of data was gathered – including plenty of running with heavy fuel loads.
This allows for significantly more precise conclusions about the true competitive order for the sprint as well as Sunday’s ...Keep reading

Cadillac announced the release of the 685-horsepower CT5-V Blackwing F1 Collector Series during the Autosport Business Exchange Miami ahead of the 2026 Miami Grand Prix. 
Developed in collaboration with Formula 1, the CT5-V Blackwing F1 Collector Series is limited to just 26 units as a nod to the year that the American outfit made its debut in the championship.
It also features various ...Keep reading

Formula 1 resumes its 2026 season at the Miami Grand Prix this weekend, returning to the Miami International Autodrome after an unexpected five-week hiatus and the FIA’s latest tweaks to the hotly debated regulations.
First held in 2022, the Miami race has quickly become one of F1’s highest-profile U.S. stops. Built around the Hard Rock Stadium complex, the tight street-style circuit is set ...Keep reading

With the exception of a very reserved legalese declaration, Denny Hamlin has largely kept his feelings to himself regarding the Joe Gibbs Racing v Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports lawsuit.
Those feelings were made way more explicit on Thursday evening.
Earlier in the day, Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson appeared on the GluckCast weekly show and answered a very specific question ...Keep reading

At the Autosport Business Exchange in Miami on Friday — part of race week at the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix — McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown sat down with Formula 1 Correspondent and Presenter Lawrence Barretto for an intimate on-stage conversation that covered a lot of ground. But it was one analogy that cut through everything else.
"Our factory is amazing, it kind of looks like ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc pipped Max Verstappen to top the sole practice session of the Miami Grand Prix weekend, while power unit issues struck Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
Ferrari’s Leclerc set a 1m29.310s late on, putting him almost three tenths above the Red Bull driver with Oscar Piastri for McLaren making it three different teams inside the top three.
It was a more ...Keep reading

 
The Formula 1® Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2026 is sure to be the biggest spectacle of the three American events this year, and one fans cannot afford to miss.  A sprint format, a high-speed street circuit, and early-season upgrades mean the power dynamic can shift multiple times before Sunday’s race even begins.  With every session available live, Apple TV gives U.S. fans multiple ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has revealed that failing to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 with two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso was one of the lowest moments of his professional career. 
The Woking outfit's high-profile attempt to conquer the Brickyard with Alonso resulted in a shocking failure to make the historic grid. Speaking about the moment during the Autosport Business ...Keep reading

Just three races into Apple's first season as F1's exclusive broadcaster for the United States, and Apple SVP Eddy Cue says viewership is "way up" versus last year's numbers by ESPN. On top of this, fans are watching more than just Sunday's grand prix. 
Speaking at the Autosport Business Exchange Miami on Friday ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, the senior vice president of the technology ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has firmly ruled out a return to the famous Coachella music festival, as he admitted that the influencer-heavy event simply "wasn't my thing".
During the five-week break between the Japanese and Miami Grands Prix, Bottas chose to spend part of his Californian break at the world-renowned music festival in Indio. Headlined by Sabrina Carpenter and ...Keep reading

Mitch Evans has outlined the key reasons behind his decision to leave Jaguar and explore a new opportunity elsewhere in Formula E. 
Earlier this week, it was announced that Evans will leave the British manufacturer at the end of the 2025-26 season ahead of an unexpected move to the new Opel team.
The decision will bring an end to a 10-year stint that began when Jaguar made its high-profile ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc reckons Mercedes will still be a step ahead of Ferrari at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, despite the Scuderia bringing several updates to its 2026 Formula 1 car.
The Italian outfit has 11 updated components across its SF-26, which is the most of any team, as Miami is the ideal place for upgrades due to the April rounds in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain being cancelled.
Mercedes ...Keep reading

As expected, the Miami Grand Prix is a festival of upgrades. The technical FIA document reveals that 10 of the 11 Formula 1 teams have brought new parts to Florida.
Aston Martin has no upgrades listed and has mainly worked on reliability and weight, although it should be noted that the updates from Audi, Haas and Mercedes are modest in scale. Kimi Antonelli already indicated as much during ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has discussed the positive impact that F1: The Movie had on the championship and admitted that he would be happy to feature in the sequel if he is asked.
The F1 movie was released in June 2025 and has since exceeded $630million at the global box office. The film, which starred Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, was directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry ...Keep reading