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Car launch season for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign is firmly under way after Red Bull and its sister outfit Racing Bulls revealed their liveries in Detroit on Thursday night.
Red Bull unveiled a refresh design incorporating new partner Ford’s blue, while Racing Bulls stuck to a predominantly white livery featuring black and blue accents.
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The 'Roar' test for the 24 Hours of Daytona was dominated by Porsche. All three 963s secured at least one session-best time, including the private JDC-Miller Porsche running last year's spec.
The remaining session best times went to the #24 WRT BMW and the #10 WTR Cadillac.
GTP cars participated in six of the seven sessions, as the final one was reserved for Bronze-rated drivers. In the ...Keep reading

Defending NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love was taking part in the Chili Bowl Nationals this past week, and he was impressive in a car prepared by Hendrick Motorsports Cup Series crew chief Blake Harris.
On Friday night, he started 17th and drove all the way  up to fourth at one point. After passing 10+ cars, he ultimately finished sixth in the A-Main prelim. However ...Keep reading

Toprak Razgatlioglu has conceded that he may not be able to score a podium in his rookie season in MotoGP this year.
Pramac’s new signing Razgatlioglu is among the most high-profile recruits to the premier class in recent years, having won three World Superbike titles in the past five seasons.
But despite his pedigree, the Turk faces a steep learning curve in MotoGP, with Yamaha’s ...Keep reading

Esteban Ocon has admitted to making “mistakes” when he raced Force India Formula 1 team-mate Sergio Perez, with their rivalry generating several collisions.
Going into his first full season in Formula 1 after a nine-race stint at Manor, 20-year-old Ocon had a lot to prove in 2017. The Mercedes protege teamed up with Perez, who was a six-time podium finisher ahead of his seventh F1 ...Keep reading

Porsche factory driver Thomas Preining has revealed he thought twice about leaving his employer because of the DTM and almost cried when signing his first Porsche contract.
Preining is now an established figure in the DTM; the Austrian driver won the 2023 title in the ‘Grello’ Porsche and has impressed since his series debut in 2022 with aggressive, bold driving. 
But few people know ...Keep reading

Aprilia has admitted that it may be forced into early contract talks with Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi, with rival teams “offering a lot of money” to lure its MotoGP riders away.
While Aprilia’s improved competitiveness has made it an increasingly attractive destination within the paddock, the market value of Bezzecchi and Martin has also risen sharply in recent years, intensifying ...Keep reading

Red Bull's powertrain project, in conjunction with American car giant Ford, had a lot of airtime during the Formula 1 team's impressive launch event in Detroit – and that's because it's a very big deal.

Haas returned to the midfield battle over the 2024 and 2025 seasons, with new team boss Ayao Komatsu taking them from the foot of the Teams’ Championship standings to seventh and eighth respectively. But can the outfit get back to the highs of 2018 – when they placed fifth overall – as F1 heads into an all-new set of regulations?

Luke Browning tells F1.com about why 1996 World Champion Damon Hill is his racing hero and serves as a source of inspiration.

Sebastien Loeb believes tyres have become the decisive weak point in the Dakar Rally after his 2026 campaign was derailed by a string of punctures.
World Rally Championship legend Loeb arrived in Saudi Arabia with a renewed hope of scoring that elusive Dakar win, having failed to do so in his previous nine participations.
But the Frenchman’s challenge unravelled on Stage 3 when he ran out ...Keep reading

On the eve of Formula 1’s new era, the obvious question is where all teams and manufacturers stand, but also what the biggest performance differentiator will be this season.
FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis has shared the expectation that the internal combustion engine will largely determine the pecking order in 2026. Ben Hodgkinson, director of Red Bull Ford Powertrains, shares ...Keep reading

Emerson Axsom may have asked the silliest question ever upon winning the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals on Saturday night upon being greeted by team owner and crew chief Kevin Swindell in Victory Lane.
Are we coming back together next year?
Axsom was completely serious and Swindell was incredulous. But really, it was a reasonable question because Axsom raced this event in 2025 with Keith Kunz ...Keep reading

Ford driver Nani Roma believes the Dakar Rally has reached a level of competitiveness comparable to Formula 1, after finishing second in a closely-fought 2026 event.
With Ford and Dacia both now established in cross-country rallying and Toyota introducing a brand-new Hilux, the level of competition in Dakar’s cars category rose several notches this year.
Five different manufacturers scored ...Keep reading

The Formula 1 calendar is as big as it's ever been with 24 circuits to visit for drivers, team staff and media - where no one track is the same.
So for a bit of off-season fun, we have rated all current venues - except Madrid, which is due to debut this year - based on four criteria: layout, history/atmosphere, location and facilities. 
Here is what our F1 writers said, having judged each ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen's start at the Nurburgring 24 Hours now depends solely on an NLS date and Mercedes is fighting for his entry in the endurance classic.
With Winward's announcement that it will contest the 24-hour race at the Nordschleife as the Mercedes-AMG Performance Team, another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place for Verstappen's planned appearance. Even though only the sister car was ...Keep reading

Dacia star Nasser Al-Attiyah claimed a sixth Dakar Rally victory in 2026, moving to within two wins of the outright record held by Stephane Peterhansel.
In what was one of the most competitive Dakar campaigns in recent history, 10 different drivers representing five manufacturers scored individual stage wins, in stark contrast to last year’s Toyota-dominated event.
Al-Attiyah had his fair ...Keep reading

The next generation of Formula 1 stars have well and truly arrived with eight junior series graduates from the past five years taking their place on the 2026 grid. But who will be next to make the step up?

In this series of features Formula 1.com is delving into the inner circle to gain a greater understanding of those who work closely with the stars of F1. This week Stoffel Vandoorne, former McLaren racer and now Aston Martin Aramco reserve driver, provides an insight into the life of a reserve driver.

Lawrence Barretto’s new F1 TV series Off The Grid sees him spending time with the great and the good of the F1 paddock away from the racetrack. In the third episode, he travels to Geneva to meet Haas driver Esteban Ocon.