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The Autosport Business Exchange (ABX) returns on Friday, May 1, to be held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Beyond F1's annual visit to Miami, the historic stadium has also played host to six Super Bowls, two World Series, and will be integral to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. And now ABX Miami as well – an event that will bring together influential voices from across the ...Keep reading

Toby Sowery has been announced as the reserve driver for AJ Foyt Racing for the remainder of the 2026 season in the IndyCar Series.
The 29-year-old Briton’s addition is “part of a broader strategic focus on driver development as AJ Foyt Racing continues to evolve its program both within IndyCar and across feeder racing series,” according to the press release.
A proven and versatile ...Keep reading

A shrewd signing from McLaren - Filip Cleeren
Hiring Gianpiero Lambiase makes a lot of sense for McLaren. A highly respected race engineer who has grown into a sort of head of trackside engineering role at Red Bull, the Briton will further shore up the trackside operation at a team that already has strong foundations.
Lambiase was in the frame for a very senior role at Aston Martin too ...Keep reading

Hendrick Motorsports has confirmed that Alex Bowman will be back behind the wheel of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for this weekend's NASCAR Cup race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He has been battling symptoms of vertigo for the past month.
The 32-year-old had to get out of the car mid-race at COTA, with Myatt Snider bringing the car to the checkered flag. After Anhony Alfredo filled ...Keep reading

Gianpiero Lambiase will join McLaren as its chief racing officer, the British Formula 1 team announced on Thursday.
Motorsport revealed Lambiase’s career move earlier today, with Red Bull subsequently confirming the Britain’s eventual exit from the Milton Keynes-based outfit.
Lambiase joined Red Bull from Force India in 2015 and has been Max Verstappen’s race engineer ever since the ...Keep reading

Red Bull's Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen's race engineer, agrees to join McLaren from 2028.

The news that Max Verstappen's race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is set to move to McLaren has left Formula 1 fans with one question: what does this mean for the four-time champion?
Lambiase has signed a long-term deal with McLaren from 2028 after his current contract expires, unless an earlier release is negotiated. Lambiase will take the role of chief racing officer at the Woking outfit ...Keep reading

Red Bull has confirmed that Max Verstappen's long-time race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase will leave at the end of the 2027 Formula 1 campaign.
Lambiase has long been the subject of intense interest across the paddock, as the 45-year-old weighed up his options last winter. Amid links with Aston Martin and Williams, Lambiase ultimately chose to remain in place at Red Bull, where he not only ...Keep reading

Formula 2 will be racing in North America for the first time with Miami and Montreal to host Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2026 season.

Williams has added ex-Mercedes Formula 1 engineer Dan Milner to its senior leadership team, as he steps into the role of chief engineer of vehicle technology to oversee the team's car development programmes. 
Milner left Mercedes earlier this year having spent 14 years at the team, most recently as the chief engineer of research and development. 
He also held previous roles leading the ...Keep reading

Formula 1 feeder series Formula 2 will join the weekend schedule at May's grands prix in Miami and Canada, F1 and governing body the FIA have jointly confirmed.
Like F1, F2 was scheduled to run in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia this month, rounds which have been called off due to the US-Israel war on Iran.
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2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has revealed that Mercedes plans to give her a private test in a Formula 1 car. 
The French driver, who was backed by the Brackley outfit throughout her campaign in the all-female racing series, signed with Mercedes as a development driver in 2026. 
After impressing during her simulator duties, Pin revealed that the plan was for her to test an F1 ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has argued that while Max Verstappen's exit from the championship would be a huge loss, F1 would "move on".
The four-time champion has hinted that he could retire from F1 earlier than expected after failing to enjoy the new regulations. He is under contract with Red Bull until the end of 2028, but could activate a performance clause ...Keep reading

Ford says it may wait until the end of the year before finalising the remainder of the driver roster for its 2027 Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship.
The American manufacturer has so far signed just three names for its return to the top echelon of sportscar racing, with Logan Sargeant, Sebastian Priaulx and Mike Rockenfeller leading development of its as-yet-unnamed LMDh ...Keep reading

Ollie Bearman has been a standout performer in 2026 for Haas so far, but the Briton has strong links with Ferrari.

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Red Bull's Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen's race engineer, agrees to join McLaren from 2028.

Aleix Espargaro suffered a serious crash last Tuesday in Sepang, where he was on track with the entire Honda MotoGP test and development team. The Spanish rider posted a photo and an explanation of what happened on his social media.
"On Tuesday, during the test here in Sepang, I suffered a very serious crash,” he explained in the post.
“As a result, I had several contusions and four ...Keep reading

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Lance Stroll says Aston Martin’s ongoing woes in Formula 1 played a role in his decision to enter this weekend’s GT World Challenge Europe event at Paul Ricard.
The Canadian will take advantage of an unexpected gap on the F1 calendar to contest the opening GTWCE Endurance Cup event of 2026, driving Comtoyou Racing’s Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo with Roberto Merhi and Mari Boya. It will ...Keep reading