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Set against the majestic backdrop of Snowdon, with the azure Atlantic Ocean lapping its fringes over a stunning sunny 750 Motor Club weekend, endurance races for historic and modern cars contrasted with short sprints in showcasing Anglesey Circuit at its sublime best. Saturday’s 90-minute GT & Sports Car Cup race for pre-1966 machinery was characterised by Jaguar E-type charges by Nigel ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/3rxquQm via IFTTT

Yamaha will end its relationship with riders Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins at the end of the 2026 MotoGP season. The announcement was made by the team’s parent company Yamaha Motor Co. and marks a step towards the confirmation of its new rider line-up for 2027, which will consist of Jorge Martin and Ai Ogura. "Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. announces that Fabio Quartararo and Alex Rins will end ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LNbv7fX via IFTTT

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is buoyed by Red Bull's recent progress, but thinks the team is still missing a few ingredients to match Mercedes and be a regular winner. On Sunday, Verstappen finished a close second to George Russell at the Austrian Grand Prix, and over the first half of the race he appeared to have the pace to challenge the Mercedes. It's the result of a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4W67rBY via IFTTT

Just days after confirming a new two-year MotoGP deal with Ducati, Marc Marquez has revealed he held an "informal conversation" with Honda about the possibility of bringing him back to the Japanese manufacturer. As first reported by El Periodico, the meeting took place on the Friday afternoon of last year's Valencia Grand Prix, the final round of the 2025 season. It was held inside one of Honda ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sjde32F via IFTTT

George Russell says he is still trying to gel with his 2026 Mercedes Formula 1 car and tried an "abnormal" driving style to secure the win at the Austrian Grand Prix. Russell took pole on Saturday and converted it into his second victory of the season on Sunday as he aims to reel in championship leader Kimi Antonelli. With the Italian finishing third, Russell now heads to his Silverstone home ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/PCknSyg via IFTTT

Since Formula 1’s enforced April break, following the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, it has seemed as if barely a race weekend goes by without Ferrari adding upgrades to its SF-26. As F1 now  operates under a budget cap, development is one of many areas of expenditure subject to tight controls. Long gone are the days when leading teams had at least two wind ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sAvOfJn via IFTTT

Marc Marquez is pushing for changes to the gravel traps at TT Circuit Assen following several frightening crashes during the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix. While the Netherlands delivered one of the most action-packed rounds of the 2026 MotoGP season, the weekend was also beset by several high-profile incidents. Most notably, Fermin Aldeguer was ruled out of racing for the rest of the summer ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/QJsprG2 via IFTTT

Sebastien Ogier claimed a stunning second win of the World Rally Championship season after a double puncture ended a victory bid from Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville following an intense Acropolis Rally battle. Nine-time world champion Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais trailed Hyundai’s Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe by 4.1 seconds heading into Sunday’s final four stages. The pair were never ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ZhYaiwP via IFTTT

Despite having a contract that runs until the end of 2028, Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 future has once again become one of the main talking points in the paddock in recent months. Now that the regulation changes for 2027 and 2028 have been approved, Verstappen appears set to remain in F1 for longer, although the question remains with which team. During the Spielberg race weekend, reports ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/UTRxSnB via IFTTT

Sebastien Ogier snatched the Acropolis Rally Greece lead from Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville by 1.3 seconds to set up a thrilling final loop showdown for victory. Two-time Acropolis Greece winner Neuville started the final day with a 4.1s advantage over the reigning world champion and Toyota rival Ogier, but that advantage didn’t last long as this intense fight continued. Ogier delivered an ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/CsWJhLQ via IFTTT

Paul Monaghan is set to leave Red Bull to join the Cadillac Formula 1 team, with the move effectively finalised, but no formal resignation has been submitted to the Milton Keynes team, Motorsport.com can reveal. Monaghan, chief engineer of car engineering at Red Bull, is one of the team's longest-serving and most respected members. Having joined the team in 2005, he was one of the less visible ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aI9sBf0 via IFTTT

Mercedes driver George Russell has denied his team-mate and Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli a clean sweep of Austrian Grand Prix practice sessions, with the British driver pipping the Italian in final practice, as Lewis Hamilton impressed for Ferrari. Mercedes was handed its first grand prix defeat of 2026 by Hamilton and Ferrari in Barcelona, while McLaren looked like it could ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/pmqRU17 via IFTTT

Jorge Martin claimed pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, leading 1-2-3-4 result for Aprilia in qualifying. The Spaniard set a blistering time of 1m30.812s on his factory Aprilia, pipping the Trackhouse-entered RS-GP of Ai Ogura by just 0.011s. The top six riders were separated by just 0.143 in another closely-fought qualifying session in the last year of the 1000cc rule cycle. The ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7VUHTkA via IFTTT

On one side lies the racetrack, on the other the automotive world. The engine set to power Formula 1 cars from 2031 will have to find a balance between these two aspects. Some are calling for a power unit conceived purely for racing and entertainment, while others are investing hundreds of millions of euros in technologies that must retain, even minimally, a connection to mass‑production road ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/aC7RTBy via IFTTT

Hyundai's Thierry Neuville moved into the lead of Acropolis Rally Greece after a punishing Friday morning loop that inflicted a series of punctures to crews. The 2024 world champion and two-time Acropolis winner ended the opening gravel loop 11.0s clear of Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier, while M-Sport Ford’s Jon Armstrong impressed to hold third, 21.2s from the lead. Nine-time world champion ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/srHfzvI via IFTTT

With seven races completed, Formula 1 drivers have collected just a single penalty point this year - with Franco Colapinto receiving one for failing to slow sufficiently under yellow flags during the Barcelona race. There have still been no penalty points issued for incidents arising from battles on track. This is the result of revised FIA guidelines introduced ahead of the season, giving ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mQeR0Bz via IFTTT

As Formula 1 descended on the Styrian mountains for round eight of the 2026 season, there was no escaping the heatwave that engulfed Europe in recent days. On track, Ferrari has been turning up the heat, too. A relentless upgrade push, headlined by a major development at the Barcelona Grand Prix, helped Lewis Hamilton banish his demons to take a popular 106th grand prix win. Just like ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/MKs0aTX via IFTTT

The FIA has declared a Heat Hazard for this weekend's Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, encouraging drivers to either wear cooling vests or attach ballast to their cars. Mainland Europe has been smothered by its first major heatwave of the summer, with Austria one of several countries breaking June temperature records. With temperatures at Spielberg's Red Bull Ring expected to hover over 31C ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/HI0dxsb via IFTTT

Aprilia has signed current Ducati star Francesco Bagnaia to replace the outgoing Jorge Martin for the start of MotoGP’s 850cc era in 2027. Bagnaia will team up with the previously announced Marco Bezzecchi as part of a multi-year deal, forming an all-Italian line-up at Noale. The two-time MotoGP champion’s move to Aprilia was announced on Thursday morning, one day after Ducati confirmed ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/2W6PxLD via IFTTT

Ott Tanak’s development driver role at Toyota will extend to driving a Rally2 car at the Rally di Roma Capitale European Rally Championship round next week. The 2019 world champion will team up with long-time co-driver Martin Jarveoja to pilot a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 car that will act as the event’s ‘zero car’, running ahead of a competitive ERC field. Toyota has chosen to deploy ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bN5GAPh via IFTTT

Ducati has officially signed Pedro Acosta for the 2027 and 2028 MotoGP seasons, forming a dream line-up with Marc Marquez in its works team. The news was finally made public on Wednesday, two hours after Francesco Bagnaia’s departure was announced, while Marquez’ new deal was made official on Tuesday. The drawn-out Concorde negotiations between manufacturers and the MotoGP Sports ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/58exuFq via IFTTT

Francesco Bagnaia will officially leave the factory Ducati squad at the end of the 2026 MotoGP season and join rival Aprilia next year. The two-time series champion is expected to be replaced by KTM star Pedro Acosta, who is set to be announced as Marc Marquez’s team-mate at Ducati for 2027. But this is no surprise, having been anticipated for some time after a tough 18 months for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Izg7X40 via IFTTT

The debate surrounding common ownership in Formula 1, often linked to the two Red Bull teams, was recently reignited by Mercedes and Toto Wolff's apparent interest in acquiring shares in the Alpine outfit. While that interest never materialised into a deal, it was exactly that which prompted McLaren CEO Zak Brown to write a letter to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem outlining his concerns ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4sPbh8J via IFTTT

Brands Hatch is set to make its world championship return as Formula E has launched a record-breaking calendar for the 2026-27 campaign. The Kentish venue will replace the ExCeL as host of the London E-Prix for what will be its first world championship event since the 2010 World Touring Car Championship. It comes as Formula E has announced a 21-race calendar for next season, up by four races ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BdC2HVE via IFTTT

Barwell Lamborghini pair Alex Martin and Jarrod Waberski leapt to the top of the British GT points table with a composed win in the championship’s away-day race at Spa last weekend. The duo retained command of a frequently interrupted two-hour contest, staying in front and just out of reach of their pursuers throughout. Their win was set up by a fine rolling launch by Martin from the second ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/9rCjZgf via IFTTT

Ducati has officially confirmed Marc Marquez' contract extension for the 2027 and 2028 MotoGP seasons. With the Concorde Agreement now finalised after delaying movement in the 2027 rider market, Ducati got the ball rolling on Tuesday to keep the reigning champion in red for the next two campaigns. The statement confirming Marquez’ continuation as the flagship rider of the Borgo Panigale ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/y6w5Fc0 via IFTTT

The Czech Grand Prix will be remembered as a turning point in the 2026 MotoGP season. This was where Marc Marquez relaunched his title bid with a second Sunday win in as many races, while team-mate Francesco Bagnaia continued his ascent up the competitive order with his first sprint win of 2026. Ai Ogura did his best to overhaul the Ducatis, but ultimately had to settle for second position ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BN52h3W via IFTTT

The weekend that should have gone down in history as MotoGP's latest Concord Agreement – following the announcement of a historic agreement between the manufacturers and the promoter – will end up being remembered due to a much less fraternal, infinitely more unpleasant sequence. Until now, Brno had hosted historic milestones such as Valentino Rossi's first-ever world championship win ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zEPwWNh via IFTTT

There's no competition for the "worst surprise" award of the 2026 F1 season start, as Aston Martin - despite all the hype around Adrian Newey joining the team and leading it into the new era - sits second from last in the constructors' championship after seven rounds. With one point on the board, it is only ahead of Cadillac, the completely new project that was expected to struggle in its first ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/ru8qGTh via IFTTT

Marc Marquez beat Ducati team-mate Francesco Bagnaia in a straight fight to claim his second consecutive victory of the 2026 MotoGP season at the Czech Grand Prix. After biding his time behind Bagnaia, who claimed the lead from polesitter Ai Ogura on the opening lap, Marquez made the decisive pass on Bagnaia with eight laps to go to hit the front for the first time. Although Trackhouse rival ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/rZwSHpu via IFTTT

Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack admitted that the weekends in Monaco and Barcelona - at two completely different circuits - left the team with no illusions about the AMR26. While the main reason for the team's weak performance is still clearly linked to Honda's power unit deficit, the last two rounds also showed there is little reason to believe things are significantly better ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/hsr2amK via IFTTT

Marco Bezzecchi has apologised after he was banned from taking part in the Czech Grand Prix for striking a marshal. The MotoGP points leader got into hot water with the stewards after footage emerged showing him getting into an altercation with a marshal in Saturday’s sprint. After crashing on the penultimate lap of the race, the 27-year-old ran towards his factory Aprilia, which was being ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vi2fgJb via IFTTT

Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez has cut short his return to MotoGP action at the Czech Grand Prix this weekend.  The Spaniard qualified for the Brno race comfortably enough earlier today, and would have lined up 14th on the grid. Although that was below his usual standards, it was not unexpected given his violent crash at Barcelona occurred little more than a month ago. But despite a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/x7DXMzV via IFTTT

Jake Dennis triumphed in a scrappy Sanya E-Prix, as Formula E championship leader Mitch Evans retired following several incidents. The Porsche-powered Andrettis locked out the front row on the Chinese track with Dennis ahead of team-mate Felipe Drugovich, and while many rivals got a chance to lead the race, they still ended up achieving a 1-2. All runners were quite cautious early on, until ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sHVqmF9 via IFTTT

Kai Allen has taken Kelly Racing and Ford to the top step of the podium at the second Supercars race at Hidden Valley in Darwin. The rising star of Supercars celebrated his 21st birthday a week early when he rose from sixth on the opening lap to pick off the cars in front, including team-mate Matt Payne. Allen managed to track down early leader Cam Waters, who started from pole position in the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/s09IOr8 via IFTTT

The FIA announced on Thursday that Mercedes had withdrawn its request to review the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix results, with the team confirming the decision on Friday morning. In its statement, Mercedes explained that, following discussions with the FIA and Formula One Management, it had concluded that pursuing the request would not achieve any positive outcome for either the team or the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fQA9x3s via IFTTT

With the new regulations in 2026, the development battle between the teams is playing a major role in shaping the pecking order, with outfits seemingly making bigger gains than before when they introduce new packages. Ferrari's upgrade helped it make a step forward in Barcelona – and Lewis Hamilton converted that into victory. In Austria, Red Bull is known to be preparing to unleash new ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XwTRnxt via IFTTT

The Mercedes F1 team has withdrawn its right of review request over George Russell's Monaco Grand Prix time penalty, the FIA has announced. Russell was one of several cars handed time penalties for speeding in the pitlane, with it later coming to light that there was a timekeeping error at the Monaco pit entry that was throwing up false flags. As a result, Russell was knocked out of podium ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/4zscPVI via IFTTT

Peugeot is planning a major upgrade of its 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar for next year’s World Endurance Championship. The French manufacturer is aiming to take advantage of a new Hypercar class regulation introduced for this year that allows additional evo joker updates in cases where there is a “demonstrated significant lack of performance”. Peugeot did not make any performance upgrades for ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/U3bSJPI via IFTTT

A month after Honda officially announced that Alberto Puig will step down as team manager of its factory MotoGP team at the end of the season, the Japanese manufacturer confirmed on Thursday that current technical director Mikihiko Kawase will replace him. Following the announcement of Puig’s new role, the former Spanish rider will move into a consultant role from 2027 onwards after spending ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yxpD0Hq via IFTTT

The Trackhouse MotoGP squad announced on Thursday morning the appointment of Francesco Guidotti as team manager with immediate effect, from this weekend’s Czech Grand Prix at Brno. The move confirms one of the paddock’s worst-kept secrets in recent months. Guidotti’s arrival is part of the restructuring process being carried out by Justin Marks’ organisation following the news that ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/p5Dt3qy via IFTTT

The handling of Formula 1's first Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) period, covering the races through the Canadian Grand Prix, continues to dominate discussions in the paddock. The FIA informed all manufacturers of the results in Monaco, but a public announcement is still pending. This is because Red Bull-Ford is highly dissatisfied with the initial outcome and has asked ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/bnmuLwj via IFTTT

Boasting an ambitious plan that pledges to meet Formula 1's targets for entertaining, accessible and sustainable race in destination cities, Madrid earned the right to take over the Spanish Grand Prix from Barcelona for a 10-year-period, held at the IFEMA fairgrounds by the Barajas International airport. With less than three months to go until the so-called Madring's F1 debut, 45 years after ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/p4M3NaC via IFTTT

Formula 1 says it reduced its carbon emissions by 12% in 2025 and by 35% over the past eight years, keeping it on track to achieve a 50% reduction by 2030. F1 set the goal of becoming "Net Zero" by 2030, which it claims would be delivered through a 50% reduction of its own emissions compared with 2018 levels. For the remaining unavoidable emissions that come with putting together a dense ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cFmMYRW via IFTTT

Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli is set for a Haas Formula 1 test at Jerez as part of a two-day Testing of Previous Cars programme, Autosport understands. The 21-year-old will tackle the Spanish circuit on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, as Fornaroli starts to seek potential opportunities to join the F1 grid in 2027. It comes less than a week after he made his F1 session debut ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7TxmOV2 via IFTTT

Mercedes has dominated the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, but Lando Norris reckons Ferrari would “embarrass” the competition if it had a stronger engine. The Silver Arrows won the opening six grands prix of the season through George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, but Barcelona saw Lewis Hamilton end that streak by winning for Ferrari. Hamilton had already been close to victory with consecutive ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IZWBVld via IFTTT

Kalle Rovanpera has been cleared to resume his motorsport career after medical grounds forced the two-time world rally champion to postpone plans to contest the 2026 Super Formula season. Rovanpera had been set to make a sensational full-time switch from rallying to single-seater racing, partnering with Toyota this year, before an undisclosed health issue prompted him to withdraw from a Super ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WCikxQp via IFTTT

Sebastien Buemi has detailed the reasons that made the difference in the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours, as the #7 Toyota prevailed while the sister #8 car finished a close third. The TR010 Hybrids started from just 14th and 15th on the grid, as Toyota “didn’t focus on qualifying at all”, but they certainly made up for it with an offset strategy early on. Both cars first pitted a few laps ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/tb4QDK3 via IFTTT

Although the Barcelona Grand Prix has already been completed, the result of the Monaco race is still being contested in the Formula 1 paddock. Pierre Gasly’s pair of penalties for speeding in the pitlane has been overturned, but not all teams are happy with that outcome. McLaren and Red Bull lodged an intention to appeal with the FIA, effectively buying themselves 96 hours to decide whether ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/5dshMne via IFTTT

Ferrari says its lacklustre performance at the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours was down to an “unbalanced” field, in a direct jibe at the Balance of Performance system governing the Hypercar class. The Scuderia arrived at the weekend as the reigning three-time Le Mans winner, but it never appeared to be in contention for a top result after struggling for speed throughout practice and ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/YtLcBir via IFTTT

Oscar Piastri says he is "mind-blown" by the unprecedented decision to reinstate Pierre Gasly to the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix podium while he and other drivers were also incorrectly penalised for pitlane speeding. On Friday, FIA stewards reinstated Gasly's podium after the Alpine driver was handed two five-second time penalties at the end of last Sunday's race for two separate speeding ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/a54JBTV via IFTTT

The #12 Cadillac pulled out a healthy lead at the two-thirds mark in the Le Mans 24 Hours, while Toyota and BMW engaged in a close scrap for second position. The two Jota-run factory Cadillacs moved to the front of the field in the 14th hour, as they leapfrogged the erstwhile-leading #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid in the pits. However, the #38 Cadillac that had been running second suffered a power ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/b9iSImp via IFTTT

The #8 Toyota leads the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours one hour into the race, despite starting from a lowly 15th position. Kevin Magnussen’s polesitting #15 BMW collapsed to eighth in the first hour; the Dane lost out to Will Stevens’ #12 Cadillac before even the first corner of the race before Rene Rast passed them both in the sister #20 BMW, by the first chicane of the Mulsanne ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/z6hYoTr via IFTTT

George Russell was fastest in final practice for the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix after pipping Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc in a frustrating session for Kimi Antonelli. Russell was two tenths faster than runner-up Piastri, whose McLaren was less than a tenth quicker than the Ferrari of Leclerc leaving what was a wide-open session. That was after a slow start though, as it often is ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/7a2Tqp4 via IFTTT

"I recently watched the Rafa [Nadal] documentary and also the Ronaldinho documentary," George Russell said on Thursday in Barcelona when asked how he was going to 'clear his head' after all the recent setbacks. "It's not plain sailing every tournament, every match, every season. Ronaldinho was a hero of mine. I didn't realise that he had so many years and matches and competitions of struggle ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/zdhw3fy via IFTTT

Perhaps Lewis Hamilton hadn't quite realised what he'd let himself in for upon joining Ferrari last year. For all of the hype around his move to Formula 1's longest-serving team, his first year fell flat. His form so far in 2026, however, has illustrated a night-and-day difference in his demeanour. Many of his frustrations had been borne from Ferrari's decision to call quits on developing its ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/T2bmsJ4 via IFTTT

Silverstone will return to the World Endurance Championship for the first time in eight years, with the British track joining an expanded nine-round calendar for the 2027 season. Ahead of this weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours, WEC promoters the FIA and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest confirmed the addition of a six-hour race at the British Grand Prix venue on 25 April.  The Silverstone race ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/W6BoiIT via IFTTT

In Montreal last month, Max Verstappen said his Formula 1 future would largely depend on potential regulation changes for next year and added that introducing the proposed 60-40 split would “definitely help” to keep him in the series for longer, although the topic has since proven politically sensitive. Several manufacturers opposed significant hardware changes for next season, resulting in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/nVbMcLw via IFTTT

Formula 1 superstar Kimi Antonelli was left fearing for his future during an up-and-down rookie campaign that left the paddock wondering if Mercedes had promoted him too early. The 19-year-old was fast-tracked through the single-seater ladder by the German marque, skipping F3 before just one season of F2 as he then replaced Lewis Hamilton for 2025. Those were big shoes to fill for the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/V1upYi2 via IFTTT

Pierre Gasly swears he did nothing wrong to earn the two penalties in Monaco that ultimately cost him a podium finish - and that is a very good reason not only to be angry and frustrated, but also to push together with his team to get the race result overturned. Yet, should Alpine’s inquiry deliver a satisfactory outcome, it could open a whole can of worms. Gasly was not the only driver ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/35hxEd6 via IFTTT

Tucked into the Bristolian fields is one of Britain’s fastest-growing companies responsible for powering up to half of the Formula 1 grid. Dynisma Motion Generators is a 180-person simulator firm partnered with the likes of Ferrari, Alpine and Cadillac, plus others, that has been an industry leader ever since it was founded in 2017.  Its architect is Ash Warne, an aerospace engineering ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NOXfgE5 via IFTTT

After George Russell said that Kimi Antonelli’shuge Formula 1 world championship lead means the title is “his to lose”, the Italian responded with his own assessment as he insists he won’t get drawn into mind games. Russell made the assertion going into the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, with many figuring it to be the first mind game played between the Mercedes team-mates who look set to ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/62Cxod5 via IFTTT

Pierre Gasly says he knew he was going to be stripped of his Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix podium as early as the late-race red flag, but still sarcastically celebrated his third place on the cooldown lap. Gasly was one of several drivers penalised for pitlane speeding, with the Frenchman copping two time penalties for exceeding Monaco's 60km/h limit twice, once by 0.1km/h and once by ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/lEjuAq7 via IFTTT

There were three races and three different winners in the Fiesta ST150 contests at last weekend’s Donington Park British Racing & Sports Car Club event as the category provided plenty of action. Michael Blackburn and Stephanie Sore made an early break in race one, while Oliver Sweetman led a huge pack for third. The pressure finally told on Sweetman after going three-abreast down the Craner ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/F81ODdI via IFTTT

MotoGP manufacturers have confirmed plans to remove one of the two bikes currently available to each rider during practice from 2027, while also shortening track time across the weekend, Autosport has learned. Pending the formal drafting and official ratification of the agreements reached at the latest Motorcycle Sports Manufacturers Association (MSMA) meeting in Balaton Park, everything is in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/BHqNAcg via IFTTT

Lewis Hamilton reckons his maiden victory for Ferrari “couldn’t be closer” as the 2026 Formula 1 season has witnessed a rejuvenation from the seven-time world champion. The 41-year-old endured a torrid debut campaign for the Scuderia in 2025, suffering the first podium-less season of his 18-year career to finish 86 points behind team-mate Charles Leclerc. Hamilton was dejected ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/sCZTyr0 via IFTTT

After McLaren secured a double podium in Miami and appeared to have turned a corner following its first major upgrade of the year, the race weekends in Montreal and Monaco have not gone according to plan. In Canada, things partly unravelled due to the decision to start on intermediate tyres, while Lando Norris later retired with a gearbox issue. Monaco brought another DNF for the reigning ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/yDe1UXG via IFTTT

Following the previous weekend’s trip to Mugello, MotoGP could have hardly found a more contrasting venue for the second race of the double-header. The tight and twisty Balaton Park was never going to be a rider favourite, especially given the safety concerns surrounding the venue, but ultimately, the Hungarian Grand Prix threw up plenty of surprises, with an opening lap pile-up upsetting the ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/fUH8T3t via IFTTT

Marc Marquez beat Pedro Acosta in an epic duel to claim an emphatic MotoGP victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix, while Aprilia duo Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi collided at the start. After losing the race lead early on, Marquez set a series of fast laps to close the gap back to Acosta, passing the KTM rival just after the midway point to claim a double win at Balaton Park Circuit. The ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/XTlrkfx via IFTTT

Dan Cammish fended off Josh Cook to take his first full-points British Touring Car Championship race victory of the season in the opener at Oulton Park. But while one of the Alliance Racing-run NAPA Ford Focus Titanium battalion was supreme, Cammish’s championship-leading team-mate Ash Sutton was in the wars on his way to seventh position. With closest rival Tom Ingram finishing third ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IFjidZr via IFTTT

The start of summer traditionally marks the moment when attention gradually shifts towards next year’s driver market – the well-known ‘silly season’ in Formula 1. Ferrari and Charles Leclerc already stole a march on that process ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix by extending their partnership. The exact duration of the contract has not been disclosed, but Ferrari has confirmed that it is ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/LlkigQv via IFTTT

Marc Marquez outgunned pre-qualifying favourite Pedro Acosta to claim a sensational pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix. While Acosta led the majority of Q2 aboard the factory KTM, reigning world champion Marquez set two rapid laps towards the end of the session to maintain his perfect qualifying record at the Balaton Park Circuit. Fermin Aldeguer completed the front row for Gresini ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/GNsRKHn via IFTTT

Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur will not be present at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday due to ongoing medical checks. Track action for final practice is due to commence at 12:30pm in the principality ahead of qualifying at 4pm for which Vasseur will not be at the circuit. It means his usual roles will likely fall on deputy team principal and ex-F1 driver Jerome d'Ambrosio, who has ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/IkgPtfE via IFTTT

Behind the scenes, potential power unit changes for the 2027 F1 season continue to dominate discussions. Ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, the FIA announced an “agreement in principle” on a 60/40 split between the internal combustion engine and electric power, but in Montreal it became clear that implementing such changes is politically sensitive. That applies both to the technical ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/mrXnqCK via IFTTT

There is now an impending deadline for the final approval of the 2027 Formula 1 power unit regulations. The FIA and Liberty Media are exerting strong pressure on the current engine manufacturers to find a compromise capable of satisfying all parties involved, with a target of agreeing a deal over the Spanish Grand Prix on 12-14 June. The FIA is hoping to tweak the engine rules for 2027, moving ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/6eG4rv1 via IFTTT

F1's Las Vegas Grand Prix will stay on the calendar until at least 2037 after F1 management concluded a 10-year contract extension with the gambling capital. As it aimed to expand its US footprint, F1 headed to Nevada for the first time in 2023 for an initial three-year deal, which was then extended for another two editions of racing around the Las Vegas Strip. But F1 management, which is ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/OUlut3N via IFTTT

The removal of straight mode for Formula 1's Monaco Grand Prix has led to an interesting approach from a handful of teams - which have used the opportunity to replace their rear wing actuators with a cluster of tiny winglets. All bodywork must fit into the defined legality boxes defined by the FIA's technical regulations. There is a small rectangular box on top of the rear wing for the wing ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/VNdUmSC via IFTTT

Adrian Newey's authorial hand has steered the design of cars which have won 14 Formula 1 drivers' championships, and many more which came tantalisingly close to doing so. Last year he added the role of team principal to his portfolio at Aston Martin, just a handful of months after joining the team as ‘managing technical partner' – a position which gave him equity in ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/O2hLtsU via IFTTT

Things have been difficult to predict in the 2026 motorsport season. Mercedes being on top at the start of the new Formula 1 era hasn’t been a surprise, but Kimi Antonelli’s consistently strong challenge to team-mate George Russell was not expected by anyone other than the biggest fans of the Italian teenager.    It’s tempting to say that the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix should provide a ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Wg2jkxn via IFTTT

Anthony Davidson returns for another Autosport Retro watchalong, joined by Kevin Turner, as they look back at the legendary 1987 Le Mans 24 Hours. As a former Peugeot and Toyota LMP1 factory driver with multiple Le Mans podiums, 2014 World Endurance Champion Davidson brings elite prototype experience to the commentary box. In a highly candid moment, the sportscar veteran also opens up about ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Thv7QA2 via IFTTT

Oliver Solberg identified what he needs to “work on” moving forward following a costly crash while fighting for victory at Rally Japan. The Toyota driver had been reeling in rally leader and team-mate Elfyn Evans when he was caught out by dirt on the road approaching a tight left-hander in stage 10. Solberg was unable to avoid clattering into a telegraph pole, which broke his GR Yaris’ ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/TZSF49K via IFTTT

Charles Leclerc has agreed a contract extension to stay at Ferrari, taking himself off Formula 1's market for the foreseeable future. No contract length was specified, although the statement that "[Leclerc] continue to wear the team’s colours for the coming seasons" suggests that the two have agreed another multi-year deal. The deal was announced ahead of his home grand prix in Monaco ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Txf9AYt via IFTTT

Since the start of the season, Fernando Alonso has never hidden his views on the 2026 regulations. As early as pre-season testing in Bahrain, he pointed out that a Formula 1 car so heavily dependent on energy recovery ends up reducing risk through corners – the area where a driver should still be able to make the difference. Alonso reiterated that position ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/wtNv5EO via IFTTT

GT3’s architect Stephane Ratel says the backlash surrounding the World Endurance Championship’s decision to hide Balance of Performance data reflects the public’s “constant need for conspiracy theories”. The WEC stopped publishing BoP figures for both Hypercar and LMGT3 classes at the start of the 2026 season, prompting criticism over the lack of transparency from some ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/cTVUnKl via IFTTT

Mercedes introduced a substantial package of technical updates for the recent Canadian Grand Prix. Beyond the work carried out on the front and central sections of the Formula 1 car, new solutions appeared at the rear that had not been seen before in this technical cycle. The Silver Arrows arrived in Montreal with the first truly significant upgrade package of its season, introducing changes ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/NxQdn0R via IFTTT

World Superbike rider Iker Lecuona will replace the injured Alex Marquez at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix for the Gresini Racing MotoGP outfit. Marquez suffered a serious crash at the Catalan Grand Prix on 17 May which forced him to miss last weekend’s Mugello race with the Spaniard also skipping the Balaton Park round. Lecuona is therefore set to start his first MotoGP race since ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/qvc8a2T via IFTTT

Times change quickly. In recent years, there had been extensive discussion about making the gearbox a standard component for all teams to reduce costs, as it was increasingly viewed as no longer being a decisive performance factor in Formula 1. Yet, with the 2026 regulation overhaul, the gearbox once again became a central aspect of car design. The clearest example is the contrast between ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/WDFKvLa via IFTTT

Brands Hatch was thrust back in time for the Masters Historic Festival last weekend as Formula 1 machinery spanning several decades took to the Grand Prix Circuit, along with notable faces including McLaren CEO Zak Brown and ex-F1 driver, Stefan Johansson.  There were also outings for classic F2 and F3 cars, and more modern GT machinery was also in action during two scorching days of ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Q4ojwVl via IFTTT

On 9 June, Autosport will meet Robert Kubica for our newest ‘You Ask The Questions’ interview, as the Le Mans winner takes up the Sarthe challenge again. You, the Autosport reader, have the chance to ask any questions to Kubica, ranging from his Le Mans success to unlikely Formula 1 return following his life-changing rallying accident. Fire away! You may submit questions until 5 June via ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/vCFiz4J via IFTTT

The headline championship for the Silverstone International Trophy event last weekend was unquestionably the British Formula 4 brigade, but the young guns were surprisingly restrained in the opening encounter. Lewis Wherrell - fresh from a double win at Snetterton the previous weekend - comfortably secured victory, the choice of fitting his new set of tyres for race one allowing the JHR ... Keep reading from Autosport.com - All - Stories https://ift.tt/Ut6rAih via IFTTT