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F1 is in the midst of two parallel sets of engine discussions. Andrew Benson looks at whether one of them will lead to the return of V8s.

Alisha Palmowski talks F1 Academy's return, plus Lando Norris chats with Declan Rice.

Alisha Palmowski talks F1 Academy's return, plus Lando Norris chats with Declan Rice.

Alisha Palmowski talks F1 Academy's return, plus Lando Norris chats with Declan Rice.

Alisha Palmowski talks F1 Academy's return, plus Lando Norris chats with Declan Rice.

Conor Daly throttled to the top of the timesheets to lead the second day of practice for the 110th Running Indianapolis 500.
On a gusty and chilly day, the native Hoosier received a massive tow and put down a stout run of 228.080mph in the #23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet. 
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou, the four-time and reigning IndyCar Series champion who is also the defending ...Keep reading

Catch all the action from Round 7 of the 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship.

Winning comes with a price, and when it becomes as frequent as it does for Alex Palou, some fans can become restless for change.
And the Spaniard can hear it. 
Since joining Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) in 2021, Palou has done a lot of winning. A four-time and reigning IndyCar Series champion, he’s stood on the top step of the podium 22 times, including his first oval victory in last ...Keep reading

Katherine Legge knows nearly every move she makes is another milestone in motorsports, but her focus is on results and not the history books. 
In the late hours of Tuesday night, it was revealed Legge is set to attempt the rare ‘Double’ by running the Coca-Cola 600 and Indianapolis 500 on the same day - Sunday, May 24. She was already set - and wrapped up the opening day of practice - for ...Keep reading

The second half of the 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship season kicks off with Round 7 – the Belgian Grand Prix.

Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola delve into how and why Ferrari and Red Bull introduced rotating rear wings at the Miami Grand Prix.

Back in 2024, Red Bull banned Max Verstappen from taking part in sim racing events during Formula 1 weekends. But the Dutchman has since found a new side hustle.
These days, his focus often shifts hundreds of miles away in the evenings after F1 races to his own passion project: the Verstappen.com Racing GT3 team.
In the GT World Challenge Europe, Verstappen is far more than just the name ...Keep reading

Attempting to complete 1,100 miles in a single day of racing is quite the challenge (unless you're an endurance racing driver), but it's even more daunting when you're doing it in two wildly different race cars and at two race tracks that are multiple states and over 500 miles apart.
That is what it means when a driver says they are attempting 'The Double.' Their day will begin at Indianapolis ...Keep reading

Joan Mir has had a unusual journey in MotoGP. Crowned Moto3 champion in 2017 and finishing sixth in his sole Moto2 season the following year, the Spaniard endured a low-key rookie season - marred by injury - at Suzuki in 2019, before clinching an unexpected title the very next year, amidst a season defined by a reshuffled calendar due to COVID-19 and Marc Marquez's injury.
In 2022, Suzuki's ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli has received praise from former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok after successfully dealing with the pressure of reigning drivers’ champion Lando Norris at the Miami Grand Prix. 
While Antonelli started the race from pole position at the Hard Rock Stadium, he had a fight on his hands when he lost the lead at the start to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and ...Keep reading

Twenty years ago, Jenson Button added his name to the illustrious list of drivers to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix, when he emerged victorious in Hungary in 2006.

Praising the executives leading Aprilia is the easiest thing in the world today. Far harder was defending them not so long ago – at the end of 2024, for instance – when Maverick Vinales, the best-placed rider from the Noale-based outfit, finished the season ninth overall while practically cursing a bike whose performance, in his view, changed dramatically from one circuit to another.
At ...Keep reading

Three and a half years after taking over the DTM from Gerhard Berger, the ADAC made one thing very clear at the season opener in Spielberg: despite the ongoing criticism surrounding internal combustion engine (ICE) motorsport, the club has long-term plans for the series that extend well beyond the year 2030. "The ADAC's commitment to operating the DTM for the very long term is crucial," explains ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez suffered an accident at the start of the MotoGP Indonesia sprint race last year, and missed the rest of the 2025 season due to a small fracture in his right shoulder. Since 2020, his right arm has undergone surgery six times, and after a crash at this weekend’s French Grand Prix it underwent a seventh procedure.
Although the Spaniard recovered from his 2025 injury in time to face ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen will add another remarkable chapter to his motorsport career this week as he makes his debut in one of endurance racing’s toughest and most prestigious events. Entering the Nurburgring 24 Hours will mark his first experience in a 24-hour race, but despite being his debut, Verstappen is already setting the bar at the highest possible level.
“Success is winning. That’s why ...Keep reading