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MotoGP Brazilian GP: Marquez scores comeback win in delayed sprint
Marc Marquez beat Fabio di Giannantonio in a late duel to claim his first victory since his injury comeback in the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint. The factory Ducati rider capitalised on a late error from di Giannantonio with three laps remaining to take the lead, before resisting the VR46’s late co...
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Verstappen, Mercedes disqualified from NLS2 victory for tyre infringement
Post-race technical nightmare for Max Verstappen, Jules Gounon, and Daniel Juncadella: The trio has been stripped of its Nürburgring Nordschleife win due to a major tyre blunder. The Verstappen party at the second race of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) has been cut short in the most pai...
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DS Penske fights through the pack in Formula E Madrid E Prix
For the first time in its 12-season history, Formula E held a race at the Jarama circuit, located near Madrid. It had been 45 years since the Spanish circuit last hosted a round of a world championship. Formula E and its electric single-seaters – a championship born from the initiative of a Madri...
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Formula E Madrid E-Prix: Antonio Felix da Costa leads 1-2 for Jaguar
Antonio Felix da Costa claimed victory for Jaguar in a close finish to the inaugural Madrid E-Prix at Jarama Circuit. Mitch Evans joined team-mate da Costa on the podium in second, while Porsche's Wehrlein rounded out the podium after a late scrap with Dan Ticktum. At the start, Nyck Cassidy held...
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Verstappen and Winward-AMG cruise to victory in NLS2 Nordschleife race
Max Verstappen translated his F1 dominance to the Nordschleife, securing the overall win at the 58th ADAC Barbarossapreis alongside AMG factory drivers Daniel Juncadella and Jules Gounon. The trio steered their #3 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 to a commanding victory on the Nurburgring Nordschl...
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MotoGP Brazilian GP: Di Giannantonio tops crash-filled qualifying
Fabio di Giannantonio came through Q1 to deliver pole position for VR46 in the MotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix, despite suffering a late crash himself in qualifying. Although the track remained dry throughout Saturday after heavy showers earlier in the weekend, the Goiania circuit caught out several ...
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Verstappen claims NLS2 pole for Nordschleife race
Max Verstappen hasn't just returned to the "Green Hell", he’s currently owning it. In a qualifying session defined by lengthy interruptions and tactical gambles, the four-time Formula 1 World Champion delivered a masterclass behind the wheel of the #3 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 he shares wit...
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Eight shock Formula 1 team principal changes
2007 - Ferrari hero Ross Brawn moves to Honda Having played a key role in every world title won by Michael Schumacher as technical director at Benetton and at Ferrari, Ross Brawn left the Scuderia at the same time as the German, in late 2006. One year later, he was appointed as Honda team princip...
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Rovanpera’s Super Formula programme suspended after medical evaluation
Toyota has announced that Kalle Rovanpera's plans to compete in this year’s Super Formula Championship have been suspended following advice and medical evaluations. Last year, Rovanpera announced bold plans to leave the World Rally Championship to pursue a career in single seaters, with the ultim...
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Wheatley officially leaves Audi ahead of expected Aston Martin move
Jonathan Wheatley is officially leaving the Audi Formula 1 team, ahead of his impending move to Aston Martin. Autosport revealed on Thursday that Adrian Newey was set to step down from his team principal duties, which he assumed three months ago, to focus on technical matters – and would be repla...
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Opel enters Formula E for Gen4 era
Opel will take over the DS entry into Formula E’s Gen4 era, as Stellantis reshuffles its brands’ involvement again. The group was involved in Formula E with DS Automobiles, which entered the series in 2015-16, and Maserati, which took over the Venturi outfit ahead of the Gen3 era. Maserati’s time...
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Rain delays start of MotoGP Brazilian GP practice
The persistent rain falling on the Goiania Circuit has delayed the start of theMotoGP Brazilian Grand Prix weekend and raised concerns about whether the event can be completed normally. The first practice session for the Moto3 class was scheduled to begin at 9am local time in Goiania (12pm GMT) o...
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How Alonso’s terrifying 2016 Australian GP crash broke down barriers
March 20, 2016 remains one of those days when Formula 1 frightened us, but also demonstrated its continuous progress in safety and its determination to always go further. It was 10 years ago, during the Australian Grand Prix, and a shocking crash sustained by Fernando Alonso is still vivid in som...
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Why Bearman believes Haas has "great baseline" with F1 2026 race pace
After two races, Oliver Bearman sits fifth in Formula 1's 2026 drivers' championship – and has remarked upon his pleasure of the balance in Haas' VF-26 chassis. While only early days, Bearman has been one of the most impressive performers in the early stages of the season, scoring all of Haas' 17...
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F1 teams agree qualifying is priority in regulation review; happy with races
Formula 1’s team principals have met to review findings from the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix weekends as the championship’s new regulations remain under scrutiny. According to reports, all present agreed that the races were of a high standard in terms of on-track action and were happy with...
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A look at Aston Martin's team boss merry-go-round, with Adrian Newey set to step down
Aston Martin is set to welcome Jonathan Wheatley as team principal, with the news that Adrian Newey is to step down from the role. Read Also: Formula 1Newey to step down as Aston Martin F1 team principal, Wheatley set to join from Audi Autosport reported earlier on Thursday that the British techn...
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Newey to step down as Aston Martin F1 team principal, Wheatley set to join from Audi
Adrian Newey is set to step down from his team principal position at the Aston Martin Formula 1 team, where he’ll be replaced by current Audi team boss Jonathan Wheatley. Autosport understands Newey will step down in order to focus exclusively on technical matters, as Aston Martin has experienced...
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DS Automobiles to pull out of Formula E after 2025-26 season
DS Automobiles has announced that it will exit Formula E at the end of the ongoing 2025-26 season. The French carmaker said it is evolving its “sporting and technology strategy” to focus on new ventures in golf and SailGP, rather than continuing into the upcoming Gen4 cycle of the all-electric ch...
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FIA appoints new F1 deputy race director
The FIA has appointed a new deputy race director in Formula 1, promoting Paul Burns to the role to work with current lead Rui Marques. This follows Claire Dubbelman's departure from the FIA at the start of 2026 to join the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, leaving the deputy post open f...
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Where Racing Bulls is exploiting its F1 power unit better than Red Bull
The first two races of the Formula 1 season have revealed an under-the-radar trend, one that offers a clearer picture of what had been hinted at in the Bahrain tests and of certain characteristics of the Red Bull power unit. As seen in Melbourne and confirmed in China, the Racing Bulls VCARB 03 i...
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Why Ferrari believes F1 engine rules tweak won't stop Mercedes
From 1 June, new FIA tests for Formula 1 engines mean Mercedes’compression ratio loophole will be closed – but it may not be sufficient for Ferrari to catch up. As the world championship switched to new power units for 2026, the internal combustion engine’s compression ratio was reduced from 18:1...
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Race winner Doble stays at PMR to complete Audi line-up
Popular British Touring Car Championship underdog Mikey Doble has completed the three-car Power Maxed Racing line-up for 2026. The highly rated 27-year-old, who scored his breakthrough BTCC victory by defeating Ash Sutton at Snetterton last season, therefore remains with PMR for a fourth season a...
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Top five roles on Motorsport Jobs this week
1. Formula 1 - Junior Digital Designer - Biggin Hill Formula 1 have an opportunity for a Junior Digital Designer. You will be contributing to the UI and visual quality of Formula 1’s key fan products including F1.com, F1 TV and the F1 App. This will include creating and maintaining high-quality U...
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Heavy rain and flooding hits Autodromo Ayrton Senna ahead of MotoGP Brazil GP
Heavy rain in Brazil has brought flooding to the refurbished Autodromo Ayrton Senna in Goiania, which is set to host round two of the 2026 MotoGP season this weekend. Although forecasters predicted that rain would hit Goiania in Brazil all week, nobody expected the volume of water that fell to be...
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Why Hamilton is 'back to his best' in F1 2026
Lewis Hamilton says he is ‘back to his best’, though he insists there’s still “room to improve”, following his first podium with Ferrari at Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix. At a Shanghai International Circuit where his sprint win was a rare highlight last year, Hamilton outqualified team-mate Char...
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Autosport Explains video: The engineering challenges of F1's new power unit rules
F1's 2026 power unit regulations represent the sport's biggest engineering shake-up in years — and the effects are already showing on track. In this edition of Autosport Explains, Jake Boxall-Legge sat down with Powertrains Engineer Estanis Buigues Mahiques to break down what's actually changed: ...
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Ferrari’s revolutionary “Macarena wing” will return in Japan
Ferrari put on a show in Shanghai with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc fighting throughout the grand prix, but the SF-26 had to settle for third place with the seven-time world champion – who finally secured his first podium with the Scuderia. On the day of Kimi Antonelli’s first triumph, Ferr...
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How Sainz outsmarted rival with 'fake DRS train' to score points in China
Some things in Formula 1 never change, even when new regulations come into force. Carlos Sainz’s ninth-place finish illustrated this with a shrewd strategy at the Chinese Grand Prix. Instead of using the Overtake mode for its purpose in Shanghai, he used it to defend himself from the car behind. ...
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Just like Clark - Antonelli keeps his promise with iconic thumbs-up celebration
Melbourne, Australia. Kimi Antonelli has arranged to meet us at an Italian restaurant that has become a hotspot for F1's ample Italian-speaking community. At the next table is Franco Colapinto sharing a meal with some Argentinian friends. They catch up about motorsport, expectations for a world c...
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No F1 rule changes ahead of Japan, but Wolff remains wary of ‘political knives’
After the first two race weekends under the new technical regulations, opinions in the Formula 1 paddock remain divided. Lewis Hamilton said in Shanghai that he had not enjoyed the racing this much in a long time. “I think it’s the best racing that I’ve ever experienced in Formula 1,” he said aft...
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Andretti Global nears decision on fourth Indianapolis 500 entry
Andretti Global is close to a verdict on if it will run a fourth car for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in May. The organization has added a one-off entry to the Indianapolis 500 each of the last five years with Marco Andretti, who announced his retirement over the offseason. Even with...
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Why Aston Martin is remaining positive despite dire start to F1 2026
Aston Martin’s dismal start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign has been well documented. It began at the beginning of 2025 when it commenced its windtunnel programme four months late, all the way to the Barcelona shakedown for which it started running on day four of five. So of the teams there - Will...
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Verstappen “in a horror show” – Wolff responds to 2026 F1 criticism
After the Chinese Grand Prix, Max Verstappen once again voiced his strong dissatisfaction with the new Formula 1 regulations. The Dutchman said that fans who enjoy this type of on-track action “don't understand racing” and that the new ruleset is fundamentally flawed. “It’s not fun at all. It’s p...
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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Katsuta scores maiden WRC win in brutal Safari
Takamoto Katsuta claimed a memorable maiden World Rally Championship victory after coming through a Safari Rally Kenya that will be remembered as one of the most brutal in history. After finishing second on four occasions in his WRC career, the Toyota driver finally upgraded to a first win after ...
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Verstappen: F1 fans who enjoy 2026 rules 'don't understand racing'
Max Verstappen has claimed anybody who enjoys the new Formula 1 regulations doesn’t understand motor racing in yet another criticism of the 2026 ruleset. The four-time world champion has been the biggest critic of F1’s latest regulation overhaul, which has changed both the chassis and power unit,...
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Antonelli fights tears after maiden F1 win: "I gave myself a heart attack at the end"
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli was left "speechless" as he broke down in tears after claiming his maiden Formula 1 win at the Chinese Grand Prix, and recounted a hair-raising off-track excursion towards the end of the race. Fresh from being F1's youngest-ever grand prix polesitter, Antonelli emer...
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MotoGP postpones Qatar GP to November due to Middle East conflict
MotoGP has announced a new date for the Qatar Grand Prix, which was originally scheduled on 12 April, due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The Losail race will now take place on 8 November, forming a triple header with the Australian and Malaysian events in late October. To accommodate...
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F1 Chinese GP: Antonelli takes maiden win as Hamilton scores first Ferrari podium
Kimi Antonelli converted pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix into his first Formula 1 victory to beat team-mate George Russell, as Lewis Hamilton secured his first Ferrari podium. Antonelli had to contend with a typically fast start from the two Ferraris but, helpfully, did not get bogged dow...
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McLaren drivers explain what led to double DNS at F1 Chinese GP
Technical issues took both McLaren cars out of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix before it even started, to Lando Norris’ and Oscar Piastri’s dismay. Struck by an electronics issue, reigning world champion Norris failed to make it out of the garage for the Shanghai race, while team-mate Piastri had ...
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McLaren suffers Chinese F1 disaster as Norris and Piastri fail to make start
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have both failed to make the start of F1's Chinese GP after their McLarens were struck by pre-race technical issues. McLaren was scrambling to get both Norris and Piastri at the start, as world champion Norris couldn't make it out of the pitlane in time for the pre-...
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Bahrain and Saudi Arabia F1 races officially called off as Iran conflict rages
F1 and governing body the FIA have officially announced the series will not travel to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. The two Middle Eastern races will not be replaced, meaning there is a five-week gap in the calendar between the end-of-March Japan round and t...
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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Katsuta leads Fourmaux after Stage 16 cancellation
Takamoto Katsuta opened up a Safari Rally Kenya lead of more than a minute ahead of the final day after emerging from a brutal Saturday that ended with organisers cancelling the final stage. Katsuta, searching for a maiden World Rally win, survived the toughest day of the season to date with a 1m...
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Why Evans suffered his first WRC retirement since 2024
Elfyn Evans has revealed what triggered his exit from Safari Rally Kenya that marked a first retirement from a World Rally Championship event since September 2024. The Toyota driver had been sitting second, 22.6s behind rally leader Oliver Solberg when the right rear suspension on his GR Yaris ga...
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MotoGP working on rescheduling Qatar GP
The conflict involving the United States-Israel and Iran has led the organisers of the MotoGP World Championship to begin working on postponing the Qatar Grand Prix (MotoGP) and reconsidering the final stretch of the calendar. The race at Lusail International Circuit still appears as the fourth r...
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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Solberg and Ogier stop, Katsuta takes lead
Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta has moved into the Safari Rally Kenya lead after Oliver Solberg and Sebastien Ogier were forced to stop on the road section coming back to service. Solberg had navigated through a tricky morning loop of stages with a 42.6s lead over Ogier, but the Toyota team-mates both ...
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Mercedes yet to understand problem that nearly ruined Russell's qualifying
Qualifying in China went anything but smoothly for George Russell after he suffered a front-wing breakage in Q2 and then briefly halted on track at Turn 5 during Q3. Russell had won the earlier sprint race from pole position but looked far less assured during what proved to be a fraught qualifyin...
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Verstappen: Every lap is survival in "undriveable" Red Bull F1 car
Max Verstappen lamented Red Bull's "undriveable" Formula 1 car as he suggested "every lap is like survival" after qualifying eighth for the Chinese Grand Prix. Verstappen finished ninth in Saturday morning's sprint after a disastrous start dropped him down the order like a brick, and will be eigh...
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WRC Safari Rally Kenya: Solberg leads, Evans retires as drivers slam “dangerous” decision from rally organisers
Oliver Solberg emerged from a Safari Rally Kenya mud bath with the lead, as several crews slammed rally organisers over a “dangerous” decision to make changes to the route. Solberg took a slender one-second overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier into Saturday, which was expected to ...
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F1 Chinese GP: Antonelli takes first pole as Russell fights Q3 issue
Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1's youngest polesitter after setting the fastest time in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, as George Russell qualified second despite encountering a powertrain issue early in Q3. While attempting to clinch back-to-back poles, Russell came to a stop on track and...
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Why Ferrari is fighting F1 start rule changes – and can they still lose?
Heavy debate about Formula 1's starting procedures during Bahrain's pre-season tests led to the implementation of the pre-start routine for the 2026 season. While this has alleviated some of the more major concerns in getting off the line, many of the current teams are angling for further changes...
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