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From the FIA banning a British journalist for the remainder of the season following controversial remarks about Charles Leclerc to Yuki Tsunoda facing the prospect of losing a championship point as A…

Toto Wolff has revealed that he repeatedly offered to resign as Mercedes team principal during the team's difficult years in Formula 1, but Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius refused to let him lea…

Kimi Antonelli's popularity has reached extraordinary heights, with a rare autographed trading card of the Mercedes driver selling for a staggering $878,400. The newly crowned Formula 1 world ch…

Dani Pedrosa has pitted a MotoGP bike against a Formula 1 car and remarkably come out on top. The Hall of Famer took part in the inaugural Ultimate Winter Race and beat an F1 car, rallycross car, sno…

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes Mark Webber may have become too involved in Oscar Piastri’s career in the second half of 2025, before the McLaren driver decided he want…

Formula 1 heads to Las Vegas for the opening round of the season’s final triple-header next week. With both championships secured by Mercedes, attention turns to who can claim victory under the light…

As George Russell took pole for F1 2026's curtain raiser in Australia by a whopping eight tenths over Mercedes's nearest rivals, you could see the collective heads drop in the paddock.With this seaso…

As Daniel Ricciardo joined the Beyond The Grid podcast last month, he sounded more grounded, almost wiser. Two years away from Formula 1’s limelight have provided the Australian with the time he requ…

Valentino Rossi’s latest autobiography has now been released, and he finally addresses one of the biggest questions of his career: Was it a kick on Marc Marquez? The pair experienced MotoGP’s most co…

Juan Pablo Montoya has made a bold comparison by suggesting that Liam Lawson is starting to show signs that he could become the next Max Verstappen. The Formula 1 legend has praised the Racing Bulls …

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur recently insisted that Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc "left my room joking together" following a private meeting in Brazil to clear the air. But 1996 Formula 1…

The Las Vegas Grand Prix has unveiled a new trophy design for next weekend’s Formula 1 round, inspired by the city and its neon lights.The 3.6kg, 56cm-tall winners’ trophy took six months to develop …

Mercedes would not have been able to take the risk of promoting Kimi Antonelli without already having George Russell, according to a message Toto Wolff sent to the entire team.Antonelli joined Merced…

Toto Wolff doubts Mercedes’ return to championship-winning ways this season will spark another period of sustained dominance, believing Formula 1 could be entering its most competitive era. Mercedes …

Lando Norris fears potential 'scary times' at the Las Vegas Grand Prix for drivers if they can't get their tyres up to temperature in the cold conditions. The McLaren driver claimed hi…

Kimi Antonelli was seen tearing up as he watched Italy play France in a football match.

Marc Marquez has explained how his 2026 injury scare changed his mentality in MotoGP. The nine-time champion is set to win his 10th title next time out in Portugal, but just six months ago it looked …

Ralf Schumacher believes George Russell faces a future as Kimi Antonelli's supporting act at Mercedes, comparing his positions to Rubens Barrichello's alongside Michael Schumacher at Ferrar…

In motorsport, extended periods of failure usually result in swift executive turnover. But when Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff attempted to hold himself accountable for the team's struggles in re…

Red Bull pitted a Formula 1 car, MotoGP bike, rally car, Pro 4 truck and a snowmobile against each other in the first Ultimate Winter race.Former MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa won, riding a KTM MotoGP bi…

Williams F1 team boss James Vowles says it was "horribly painful" for the squad to forego 2026 aero upgrades and save the resources for 2027 instead.Williams has been forced into playing the long gam…

Lewis Hamilton says meeting Palestinian children evacuated from Gaza “broke my heart”, as he praised their resilience during a visit to Egypt. The seven-time world champion travelled to Egypt's …

Ralf Schumacher has once again heavily criticised Lewis Hamilton.

Our F1 correspondent Andrew Benson is doing a weekly Q&A this season, so get your questions in now.

Yuki Tsunoda could still lose his World Championship point more than two months after the Italian Grand Prix. The FIA has announced when Audi’s appeal against the stewards’ decision will be heard. Th…

Buenos Aires circuit renovations continue with new asphalt laid ahead of its 2027 MotoGP return.

A British journalist claims he has been banned from the F1 paddock until the end of the season.

Guenther Steiner has suggested Liam Lawson could become an option for McLaren if Oscar Piastri fails to turn his fortunes around in 2027. After challenging for the drivers' championship in 2025,…

Dani Pedrosa takes his KTM MotoGP bike onto ice to challenge an F1 car, rally car, snowmobile and off-road vehicle.

Mercedes mechanics have learned to watch their backs. Not because of the dangers of a pitstop, but because of Kimi Antonelli. Formula 1's newly crowned world champion has a rather unusual habit. He a…

Lewis Hamilton has slipped down sport's 'most marketable athlete' ranking.

Mercedes mechanics have learned to watch their backs. Not because of the dangers of a pitstop, but because of Kimi Antonelli. Formula 1's newly crowned world champion has a rather unusual habit. He a…

The details in a Formula 1 driver contract is highly-guarded information, but often the length of the deal is released to the wider world.Here is how long each F1 driver contract is believed to be an…

The FIA has suspended British journalist Jonathan McEvoy for the remainder of the Formula 1 season after a column in which he called Charles Leclerc a 'sneaky little b******' following the …

Grand Theft Auto 6 is finally set to be released on 19 November 2026, more than 13 years after GTA 5 first hit the shelves on 17 September 2013. While fans have been waiting for Rockstar Games' …

Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing after the Formula 1 car it was attached to crashed?

Ralf Schumacher has delivered a harsh assessment of Lewis Hamilton's performances at Ferrari, suggesting that the seven-time world champion is responsible for the ongoing debate over the team&#0…

Liam Lawson may have secured his Formula 1 future with Racing Bulls for 2027, but former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes the New Zealander must eventually leave the Red Bull family if h…

Kimi Antonelli has identified Max Verstappen as his biggest potential rival for the 2027 championship, with the newly crowned champion anticipating a much closer battle at the front of the grid next …

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has questioned whether Lewis Hamilton is the driver to turn Ferrari's fortunes around, suggesting Max Verstappen might be better suited to the ro…

Racing Bulls have officially confirmed their driver line-up for the 2027 Formula 1 season, while the FIA has taken an important decision regarding personnel travelling to the final two Grands Prix of…

Joshua Durksen, a development driver for the Mercedes F1 team and a leading Formula 2 driver, is likely to lose one of his biggest sponsors. Is the Paraguayan’s career at risk? Paraguay is going thro…

Charles Leclerc endured a frustrating Brazilian Grand Prix, with several previously unheard team radio exchanges revealing growing tension between the Ferrari driver and his race engineer, Bryan Bozz…

It is not only his speed but also his commercial value that appears to have helped Rafael Camara secure an F1 seat at Haas. The Brazilian offers the team attractive sponsorship opportunities, with on…

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has warned that Oscar Piastri could find his McLaren future under threat if he has another season like 2026.Piastri, who fought for the world tit…

Former MotoGP race winner Marco Melandri has had the final say on the Marc Marquez vs Marco Bezzecchi crash. The pair of title contenders came together in the Sprint Race at the Qatar Grand Prix in c…

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the squad wasn’t “complete losers” in its four years without a Formula 1 world title.The Silver Arrows claimed their ninth constructors’ championship on Sunday…

Kimi Antonelli has fulfilled his promise to celebrate his maiden Formula 1 world championship by dyeing his hair in the colours of the Italian flag, leaving Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and tea…

Valentino Rossi has made sure his Marc Marquez rivalry remains in the headlines with some eyebrow-raising comments about his daughter. The Italian legend has been on a publicity tour for his new auto…

Liam Lawson’s new contract is the ultimate proof that Red Bull Racing—and Racing Bulls in particular—have moved on from the Helmut Marko era. It is a smart and logical move by Red Bull’s junior team,…

The 2026 São Paulo Grand Prix was a monumental weekend for Red Bull Racing. While Max Verstappen stole the headlines with a logic-defying charge from 21st to finish second, his team-mate Isack Hadjar…

Alisha Palmowski says the biggest lesson of her F1 Academy title year came from simply watching four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen at work.The Briton, who races for Campos Racing as part of …

Romain Grosjean says his time in single-seaters is likely over

Formula 1’s traditional end-of-year test will also take place in 2026. The exact location has now been confirmed to GPblog. For Formula 1 teams, the season usually doesn’t end after the final Grand P…

Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson will continue as the drivers for Red Bull's second team Racing Bulls in 2027.

Following the signing of Nikola Tsolov as a reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls, the futures of Yuki Tsunoda and Ayumu Iwasa are uncertain. A decision on whether they will remain with…

Red Bull has made Nikola Tsolov its official reserve driver for 2027

Nikola Tsolov has been named as reserve driver for both Red Bull and Racing Bulls for the 2027 Formula 1 season having missed out on a full-time drive.The 19-year-old Bulgarian had been linked to a s…

Nikola Tsolov has been named as reserve driver for both Red Bull and Racing Bulls for the 2027 Formula 1 season having missed out on a full-time drive.The 19-year-old Bulgarian had been linked to a s…

Guenther Steiner believes F1 champion Kimi Antonelli will be a Ferrari driver

Nikola Tsolov has been named reserve driver for both Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls for the 2027 Formula 1 season, having missed out on a promotion to a full-time race seat with the latter. The 19-…

George Russell has announced the launch of his own karting academy, an initiative designed to identify promising young drivers and help them overcome the financial barriers that often prevent talente…

Sepang could step in for Formula 1 again in 2027. The Malaysian circuit is where Max Verstappen took Red Bull's first win of the season, and it is now being discussed as a stand-in if the Middle…

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has shut down speculation of ongoing friction between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, confirming the two drivers resolved their issues during a private sit-dow…

Former Liberty Media boss Greg Maffei thinks F1 could be sold within the next two years

FIA employees concerned about travelling to the Middle East can stay at home, even as Formula 1 presses ahead with its Qatar and Abu Dhabi season finale, GPBlog can reveal. The governing body is givi…

Racing Bulls has finally announced Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad will stay put for the 2027 season, ending a long-running saga as the team and the wider Red Bull company weighed up keeping Lawson on…

Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher believes Max Verstappen would find life at Mercedes "very difficult" and has argued that Lewis Hamilton has never learned to run a team.On Sky Sports Germany's…

Formula 1 star George Russell has launched a karting academy in partnership with Silverstone to make motorsport more accessible and discover the next young superstar. The eight-time grand prix winner…

One of Valentino Rossi’s toughest rivals, Casey Stoner, has explained where it all went wrong for the MotoGP legend. Stoner was the bitterest rival of Rossi’s career on two wheels from 2006 to 2012, …

Formula 1 star George Russell has launched a karting academy in partnership with Silverstone to make motorsport more accessible and discover the next young superstar. The eight-time grand prix winner…

Europe's aviation safety regulator is expected to give its next ruling on Gulf airspace in the same week Formula 1 arrives in Las Vegas. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) still ha…

Formula E has postponed its planned season-opening double-header in Jeddah, putting Saudi Arabia’s place on the international motorsport calendar back under scrutiny. With Formula 1 scheduled to retu…

A Williams FW16 driven by three-time Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna in his final season in the series is going under the hammer in New York.RM Sotheby's is offering chassis FW16B-01 in Sotheby's 'Th…

Power Maxed Racing is appealing for information on its stolen race car

The complete F1 grid for the 2027 season, including every team’s confirmed driver line-ups (so far).

Racing Bulls has confirmed Liam Lawson will stay with the team for the 2027 Formula 1 campaign, partnering Arvid Lindblad for a second, straight season.They have formed a formidable duo this year hav…

Racing Bulls has confirmed Liam Lawson will stay with the team for the 2027 Formula 1 season, partnering Arvid Lindblad for a second year.Lawson and Lindblad formed a formidable duo this year as they…

Liam Lawson has retained his Racing Bulls seat for the 2027 F1 season.

We look back on Kimi Antonelli’s incredible rise to become F1’s youngest ever champion.

Racing Bulls have confirmed that Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad will remain with the team for the 2027 Formula 1 season, bringing an end to the uncertainty surrounding their driver line-up. The decis…

Formula E has announced its Jeddah race in December has been postponed

Max Verstappen cannot clinch second place in the Formula 1 drivers' championship at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, whatever happens on the Strip. A perfect weekend would still leave the Red Bull driv…

Motorsport has an alarming financial barrier to entry, with seasons of junior karting frequently running deep into the six figures. Mercedes Formula 1 star George Russell is taking direct action to c…

A vessel run by ADNOC Logistics and Services, the shipping arm of Abu Dhabi's state oil company, was damaged in an attack in UAE territorial waters on the same Formula 1 stood Imola down and opt…

Daniel Ricciardo opens up on the F1 career highlight he was dreading

Max Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase now have exactly two races left together. Formula 1 has committed to finishing the season as planned at Qatar's Lusail on November 29 and Abu Dhabi's Y…

Although Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Frederic Vasseur spoke to Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on Thursday evening in Sao Paulo to clear the air, an extraordinary amount had already been said…

Guenther Steiner is convinced Kimi Antonelli will drive for Ferrari one day. The former Haas team principal said that the new world champion could make the move "tomorrow if he wants", thou…

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has explained why Formula 1 is going ahead with its Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix even though the 2027 Dakar Rally has been moved out of Saudi Arabia. In an exclu…

Lewis Hamilton’s visit to the Egyptian border with Gaza offered a reminder of something easily lost in Formula 1’s relentless examination of results: a driver’s influence does not end where the circu…

The rising star tells the BBC about his experience taking part in F1 practice in Mexico.

The final Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss to leave the factory is back on the market, with RM Sotheby's valuing the roofless speedster at more than $6million (£4.5million).The car, chassis nu…

George Russell says Toto Wolff's refusal to change Mercedes during the difficult years of the ground effect era is a big reason the team is back on top of Formula 1.The Brackley outfit sealed its nin…

Former Formula 1 driver Bruno Senna says he wants to give Kimi Antonelli the chance to drive one of Ayrton Senna's cars next year, after the 2026 world champion visited the family's estate in Brazil.…

Following his impressive win at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Max Verstappen said he would never put two number one drivers together if he were a team principal of Ferrari. He believes the battle bet…

Alan Permane wants the questions about Liam Lawson’s future to stop but the most significant part of his latest comments is not his frustration with the media, it is his acknowledgement of what the u…

Valtteri Bottas has admitted he does not know whether Colton Herta's new FIA Super Licence changes his own future at Cadillac. Days earlier, the Finn said he was convinced nothing had changed.  …

US President Donald Trump has provided a timely update on the Iran war as F1 prepares to finish the season in the Middle East as planned. Meanwhile, the investigation into Ferrari's internal pol…

Lewis Hamilton has lost his place at the top of sport's marketability rankings, and has slipped behind his own Ferrari team-mate too.The seven-time world champion topped SportsPro's annual list of th…

Formula 1 says every team is behind its plan to end the season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Inside the garages, though, the message to staff is more personal: Mercedes and Ferrari have both said that anyo…

Kimi Antonelli has kept his word. Mercedes' new world champion arrived at the team's Brackley factory this week with his hair dyed green, white and red, the colours of the Italian flag, as the team c…

Lewis Hamilton travelled to Egypt's Rafah border crossing with Gaza, two days after he made his 400th Formula 1 start at the São Paulo Grand Prix. He also toured the Egyptian Red Crescent wareho…

Pirelli says its tyres performed in line with expectations in Brazil but Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar and Lando Norris have all raised concerns about what happened when grip and temperature were diff…

Will Stevens is convinced he could have achieved much more in Formula 1. The current Cadillac Hertz Team Jota driver in the World Endurance Championship simply never had the chance to truly show what…

Ferrari is being urged to settle its driver hierarchy before 2027. But naming Lewis Hamilton as number one would answer only part of the question confronting Fred Vasseur: how does the team turn two …

Former Ferrari engineer Luigi Mazzola says that in his years at Maranello, he never saw a driver ignore a pit call the way Lewis Hamilton did at the São Paulo Grand Prix. Mazzola, who was Alain Prost…

David Coulthard reacts to F1 2026's first proper experience of wet-weather racing.

Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord has provided an explanation for several spins that occurred for the Silver Arrows in Formula 1's Brazilian Grand Prix.In his first event since his maiden t…

Christian Horner says that when Red Bull sacked him, he was told the team had become "more Christian Horner Racing than Red Bull Racing". His comments come in the same week that another mem…

Max Verstappen has his say on the relationship between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc at Ferrari.

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has explained that Max Verstappen would have been told to give second place back to Isack Hadjar at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix if the two cars had stayed close to…

Kimi Antonelli has celebrated his F1 title success in a radical way.

Fred Vasseur is under fire in Italy after Ferrari's weak Brazilian Grand Prix. Veteran journalist Giorgio Terruzzi says the team principal looks like a bystander to the Hamilton and Leclerc feud…

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has explained why Lewis Hamilton was given a completely new power unit at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the change that left him with a 65-place grid penalty. He expla…

Damon Hill thinks Ferrari should make Lewis Hamilton its number one driver ahead of Charles Leclerc if it wants to win next year's drivers' title. However, his fellow pundit Anthony Davidso…

Max Verstappen has delved into what gives him such racecraft when it rains in Sao Paulo, after another remarkable drive in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix.Among tracks that have been on the calendar…

Lando Norris has questioned the penalty issued to Charles Leclerc in Brazil.

After reports of an American attack on Qeshm Island in Iran last Friday, United States President Donald Trump said he would hold off on further attacks for the time being. Later this month, Formula 1…

Marc Marquez is so hard to beat that Aprilia’s CEO thinks changing the points system may be the only way. The Italian manufacturer looked set to lift their first riders’ championship this season, wit…

An incredibly rare F1 issue struck one driver for the second time in his career in Brazil.

Andrea Stella says McLaren is aiming to finally make "peace" with what has historically been a difficult race for the team in Las Vegas.The Sao Paulo Grand Prix was a successful weekend for McLaren, …

F1 insider Peter Windsor weighs on in the dynamic between Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri is missing the pressure of fighting for the Formula 1 world championship amid what has been a difficult 2026 season.The Australian led the drivers' standings for a lot of last…

Lando Norris had a scary moment on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix podium. Former McLaren and Red Bull Racing driver David Coulthard says the Briton needs to stop his champagne-popping habit. Norris drove f…

Audi's eighth place in the constructors' championship doesn't quite tally with the competitiveness of its car, but circumstances have contrived to keep the team falling short of the points in 2026. B…

Martin Brundle says one F1 team boss is growing increasingly frustrated about its reliability woes.

Lewis Hamilton has "rebuilt himself" after Abu Dhabi 2021, Damon Hill believes.

The question of what might happen in a wet race has vexed Formula 1's stakeholders since before the beginning of the season. It's also prompted some unnecessarily hysterical commentary throughout the…

The question of what might happen in a wet race has vexed Formula 1's stakeholders since before the beginning of the season. It's also prompted some unnecessarily hysterical commentary throughout the…

Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar were among the group of Formula 1 drivers calling on Pirelli to improve its wet-weather tyres after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Interlagos was the first weekend of 2026 …

Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang travelled to Qatar for last weekend's MotoGP race to see the situation for himself before Formula 1 committed to its Gulf finale. F1 also has its own staff in both …

 Daniel Ricciardo says Max Verstappen will "go down as one of the best ever", and admits he cannot comprehend what Red Bull has achieved in its first season building its own power units.Ricciardo was…

Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane has admitted he wants to settle the team's 2027 driver line-up quickly, if only to stop the questions about Liam Lawson. Speaking after the São Paulo Gra…

Oscar Piastri says he misses the pressure of fighting for the Formula 1 world championship.The McLaren driver led the standings for much of last year and was in a season-long battle against his team-…

McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has questioned Charles Leclerc's penalty after the Brazilian Grand Prix, which cost the Ferrari driver seventh place.Leclerc tapped the left rear of Liam Lawson'…

Max Verstappen says he would walk away from Formula 1 if he ever stopped believing he was the best driver in the field.The four-time world champion has not won the title since 2024, with Lando Norris…

Lewis Hamilton has been to see the aid operation at Egypt's border with Gaza, two days after racing at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.The seven-time world champion arrived in El Arish, in Egypt's North Sin…

Oscar Piastri’s separation from Mark and Ann Webber has created an obvious question about who will manage him next. The more consequential sporting question is what the new arrangement needs to help …

Liam Lawson’s strongest argument for remaining in Formula 1 is not a public declaration or a single eye-catching qualifying result. It is a championship total that puts him ahead of both Alpine drive…

F1 has made the decision to stand Imola down in their preparations to step in and host a race at the end of the season, implying that the championship will head to Qatar and Abu Dhabi as planned. The…

Formula 1 is preparing to finish its season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, but the decision to stand down Imola as a replacement creates a second possibility teams cannot dismiss: Las Vegas could become the…

Mercedes have secured both Formula 1 championships, yet Red Bull Ford remains the manufacturer without the additional engine-development opportunities awarded to its rivals earlier this year. The app…

Lewis Hamilton has moved to calm his rivalry with Charles Leclerc, but Ferrari’s internal contest is no longer the only immediate threat to his championship position. Lando Norris’ return to winning …

Formula 1 has committed to ending the 2026 season in the Gulf, with Imola stood down as the back-up venue. That puts Max Verstappen's own conditions to the test. In Mexico, he said whether he wa…

Former Red Bull Racing chief designer Craig Skinner is ‘simply’ set to join Cadillac, despite Alpine’s earlier objections. The Briton will start work as Chief Development Engineer at the American tea…

One of Marc Marquez’s former teammates has talked up the chances of a shock retirement for the impending world champion. The 33-year-old is currently signed with Ducati through to the end of 2028, bu…

David Coulthard has warned that Lando Norris risks serious injury after the McLaren driver endured two frightening moments during his Brazil Grand Prix celebrations

The Sao Paulo Grand Prix ended up being one to forget for Lewis Hamilton. The Briton thanked his fans for continuing to stick with him on social media. Hamilton already started Sunday's Grand Pr…

To this day, Ayrton Senna remains the last Brazilian Formula 1 driver to have won the world championship. But as a new generation of Auriverde racers finally emerges, they’re not the ones drawing com…