Motorsport

Haas “fighting with both hands tied” as it fails to match budget cap

Fri, 2026-07-31 16:00
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says the American outfit has been “fighting with both hands tied” relative to wealthier Formula 1 outfits.
Komatsu opened up about needing to find more funding for the team in order to reach the budget cap, which is set at $215m for the 2026 season – excluding the salaries of all drivers and the other top three highest earners, as well as the likes of ...Keep reading

Rachel Brookes opens up on emotional Lewis Hamilton farewell after Sky Sports F1 exit

Fri, 2026-07-31 15:51
Former Sky Sports Formula 1 presenter Rachel Brookes has opened up about her exit from the broadcaster, revealing the emotional and supportive reactions she received from Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
Brookes stepped away from her role ahead of June's Austrian Grand Prix, concluding a highly respected 14-year tenure in the paddock. While the announcement caught fans off guard because it ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez reveals how Max Verstappen's "pure" leadership made him a faster F1 driver

Fri, 2026-07-31 14:27
Sergio Perez says observing four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen's "pure" leadership during their four-year stint as Red Bull team-mates from 2021 to 2024 made him a faster driver, despite the immense toll of partnering the Dutchman.
During an appearance on the High Performance podcast, Perez detailed the internal dynamics at the Milton Keynes outfit. While the Mexican driver has been ...Keep reading

Behind the scenes of Arvid Lindblad's special first F1 British Grand Prix

Fri, 2026-07-31 13:35
Racing Bulls has released a behind-the-scenes video documenting Arvid Lindblad's first home Formula 1 weekend at Silverstone, as the British driver heads into the summer break sitting 11th in the championship.
Lindblad has had an impressive start to his rookie F1 campaign. He scored four points with an eighth-place finish at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and has continued to collect ...Keep reading

BMW wants to reunite KTM's only two MotoGP race winners in WSBK

Fri, 2026-07-31 13:30
With the 2027 MotoGP rider line-up now practically complete, the manufacturers in the production-based World Superbike Championship have begun putting together their rosters for next season.
One of the first confirmations was Iker Lecuona's renewal as a factory Ducati rider in the series. The Italian manufacturer will lose its current spearhead, Nicolo Bulega, who will make his MotoGP debut ...Keep reading

Lando Norris reveals how fierce Oscar Piastri rivalry has driven his F1 development

Fri, 2026-07-31 12:59
McLaren's Lando Norris has admitted that team-mate Oscar Piastri has pushed him "too much for my liking", crediting their fierce intra-team rivalry as a key factor in his ongoing development as a Formula 1 driver.
Speaking during an appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this month, the Briton reflected on his F1 career. Having debuted alongside Carlos Sainz at McLaren before ...Keep reading

David Croft calls out Lewis Hamilton over "careless mistakes" and costly F1 penalties

Fri, 2026-07-31 12:35
Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft has called out Lewis Hamilton for making "careless mistakes" in recent races.
Following a difficult debut campaign for Ferrari in 2025, the seven-time champion has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence this year.
The 41-year-old currently sits second in the drivers' standings on 169 points, trailing Mercedes driver and championship leader Kimi ...Keep reading

Former Williams F1 driver Logan Sargeant announces engagement

Fri, 2026-07-31 12:14
Former Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant has announced his engagement to long-time partner Riley Whittall. The 25-year-old shared images of the proposal on social media on Friday, captioning the post, "Forever with my best friend!"
The proposal featured an outdoor altar set against elaborate floral arrangements. It looks as though it took place at the glamorous Montage Laguna Beach resort ...Keep reading

WRC Rally Finland: Sebastien Ogier claims lead after incident-packed morning

Fri, 2026-07-31 12:12
Sebastien Ogier and stand-in co-driver Julien Ingrassia delivered a faultless drive to lead Rally Finland after an incident packed Friday morning loop.
The Ogier-Ingrassia partnership that last competed together five years ago quickly gelled, winning three of the four fast gravel stages to head to midday service with a 5.3s lead over Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux.
“I think there was a lot of ...Keep reading

Pirelli will have to rely on 2017 data as F1 returns to Sepang

Fri, 2026-07-31 12:00
Formula 1 supplier Pirelli has given some insight into what the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix, taking place at Sepang, will entail on the tyre front.
Unable to run the event in its initial April slot – or later on – due to the Iran war, Bahrain has found an agreement with the FIA, F1 and Malaysia for Sepang to host the race.
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Marco Wittmann loses five kilos and gets IV drips: "For me, it was extreme"

Fri, 2026-07-31 11:36
Marco Wittmann has the toughest race weekend of his career behind him: The two-time DTM champion arrived at the home game of his Schubert squad in Oschersleben of all places with a stomach flu and lost five kilograms of body weight in four days!
"I have never experienced losing five kilograms in such a short time - and accordingly, that was the most difficult racing week for me," says the BMW ...Keep reading

MotoGP's 850cc era to begin with Thai GP in March 2027

Fri, 2026-07-31 11:23
MotoGP has announced that the championship's 850cc era will begin with the 2027 Thai Grand Prix from 5-7 March.
In an official statement released on Friday, MotoGP announced that it will start its season at Buriram for the third consecutive year.
The news came in the wake of renewed tensions in the Middle East, which has already cast doubt about the viability of the postponed Qatar GP in ...Keep reading

Mercedes could opt for Kimi Antonelli to take F1 engine penalty at Italian GP

Fri, 2026-07-31 10:32
Mercedes is weighing up if it needs to take Formula 1 grid penalties for engine changes over the second half of the season, which could see Kimi Antonelli hit with a drop for his home race at Monza.
The F1 world championship leader is already at the limit of his used internal combustion engines, exhaust sets, energy stores and control electronics, while he has one additional turbocharger and ...Keep reading

Fermin Aldeguer to miss British GP, Iker Lecuona drafted as replacement

Fri, 2026-07-31 09:38
Fermin Aldeguer has not recovered from his injuries in time to make a return at next week's British Grand Prix, with World Superbike star Iker Lecuona replacing him at Gresini's MotoGP team.
The Spaniard suffered a fracture to a thoracic vertebra, T7, during practice for the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of June.
The doctors opted for a conservative treatment, without surgery, with rest for a ...Keep reading

"A race of upgrades" - How development will decide the 2026 F1 title

Fri, 2026-07-31 09:08
The 2026 Formula 1 season is shaping up how it was expected to be, with the development race deciding the pecking order as the campaign progresses. Although Mercedes started this regulation cycle in dominant form, winning the opening six grands prix from pole, it has ‘only’ won two of the last five with Ferrari and McLaren entering the fray.
Ferrari, in particular, has made headlines thanks ...Keep reading

Super Formula unveils 2027 calendar as Suzuka returns as season opener

Fri, 2026-07-31 07:08
Super Formula's provisional 2027 calendar has been revealed by national federation JAF, with Suzuka returning to its place as the venue for the opening round.
Published on Friday, the calendar features the usual seven weekends across five different domestic circuits and no overseas rounds.
Suzuka and Fuji maintain two dates each, with single visits each to Motegi, Autopolis and Sugo making ...Keep reading

Audi emerges as possible 2028 destination for George Russell, says Guenther Steiner

Thu, 2026-07-30 23:33
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes George Russell is already exploring options outside of Mercedes, suggesting the British driver could be evaluating a potential switch to Audi for the 2028 F1 season.
Despite holding a seat at Mercedes, Russell's future at the Brackley outfit has become a topic of debate following the impressive performance of his teenage ...Keep reading

Tristan McKee to make NASCAR Truck debut with Spire at 16 years old

Thu, 2026-07-30 21:14
Spire Motorsports has announced that rising star Tristan McKee will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut with the team at Richmond Raceway on August 14, eleven days after his 16th birthday. McKee is part of Spire's Ascent Driver Development Program.
Due to his age, McKee will only be able to compete at tracks that are 1.25 miles in length or smaller. Spire also revealed that his ...Keep reading

Legacy Motor Club announces new investors, including Scott Dixon, Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan

Thu, 2026-07-30 20:42
The Legacy Motor Club team announced nearly a dozen new investors into its NASCAR Cup Series team on Thursday, including IndyCar legends Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, and Dario Franchitti.
As part of this new strategic ownership group, Legacy Motor Club previously announced Emmy Award-winning television host and restaurateur Guy Fieri, as well as three-time Grammy award winning singer/songwriter ...Keep reading

WRC Finland: Adrien Fourmaux heads early Hyundai 1-2

Thu, 2026-07-30 20:25
Adrien Fourmaux grabbed the early Rally Finland lead after blitzing the opening stage of the famous fast-gravel WRC event’s 75th-anniversary edition.
The Hyundai driver made light work of the technical Harju super special stage to post a time 1.1 seconds faster than team-mate Thierry Neuville.
"I really tried to optimise everything. I remember last year that the gaps were so tight in the ...Keep reading

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