Andrea Kimi Antonelli admitted to “doubts” about his Formula 1 future during a difficult phase in his maiden season with Mercedes, but feels much more secure now that he’s signed an extension to his deal.Antonelli and team-mate George Russell had their new Mercedes contract extensions announced yesterday; Russell is believedContinue Reading
World Rally Championship title contender Elfyn Evans has been handed a five-second penalty after making contact with a hay bale during the opening stage of the Central European Rally.Evans, co-driven by Scott Martin, clouted a hay bale that formed part of a chicane during the first pass through the 12.83kmContinue Reading
Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar has suggested it would be a “good idea” for him to test the Red Bull Formula 1 car early ahead of an expected promotion for the 2026 season.The 21-year-old has exceeded expectations in the 2025 campaign, as Hadjar is ninth in the championship with aContinue Reading
Formula 1 is back this weekend with its widely popular United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas where the title fight is again expected to dominate discussions.Championship leader Oscar Piastri tops McLaren team-mate Lando Norris by 22 points, while reigning champion Max Verstappen sits third and 63 pointsContinue Reading
Cadillac’s executive engineering consultant Pat Symonds has called the scale of setting up a Formula 1 team from scratch “frightening”, as the American brand prepares for its first season in 2026.Symonds joined the team at the start of this year after serving a lengthy gardening leave period following his departureContinue Reading
Sebastien Ogier will be among those cheering on Kalle Rovanpera as he tackles the “huge” challenge posed by making the transition from the World Rally Championship to single-seater racing in 2026. Eight-time world rally champion Ogier is no stranger in switching to top-level circuit racing, having swapped the stages for theContinue Reading
The checklist for the current 2025 Formula 1 season already has one big tick – McLaren wrapped up the constructors’ championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, tying it up in a pretty bow with its 3-4 at the Marina Bay circuit.From a financial standpoint, that’s the big one sorted. TheContinue Reading
The FIA has declared a Heat Hazard for Formula 1’s upcoming United States Grand Prix, following on from the first alert in Singapore.Temperature at the Circuit of the Americas may reach up to 34C during the sprint race, crossing the 31C threshold for a Heat Hazard. A high of 31CContinue Reading
George Russell has narrated in depth his first meeting with the Mercedes squad, which was a key milestone towards his Formula 1 career.Russell famously emailed team principal Toto Wolff following his title in Britain’s Formula 4 championship to try and open doors further up the single-seater ladder, as ever-increasing budgetContinue Reading
Gresini rider Alex Marquez says his brother Marc Marquez is in “no hurry” to return to racing after his shoulder injury, having already clinched the 2025 MotoGP title.The older Marquez was an innocent victim when Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi misjudged his braking on the opening lap of the Indonesian Grand PrixContinue Reading