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George Russell has taken pole for the sprint race of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, leading team-mate Kimi Antonelli for a Mercedes 1-2.
Like he did in Melbourne, Russell was fastest in all three qualifying segments at Shanghai; Mercedes outpaced rivals McLaren and Ferrari, with Max Verstappen down in eighth for Red Bull.
Russell set the tone by topping Q1 in 1m33.030s, leading the ...Keep reading

The 2026 Formula 1 season is about to have its first sprint race of the year during the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, and some surprises have already emerged during the one and only practice session on Friday.
In FP1, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli ended the session in a Mercedes 1-2, at a significant margin ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the McLaren ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri had the opportunity to be a grid kid for Daniil Kvyat at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix, but the then-Red Bull driver crashed on the way to the grid and so the young driver didn't get the chance to meet him. 
At the season-opening 2026 Australian Grand Prix, Piastri suffered the same fate as Kvyat when he crashed during the reconnaissance laps at the Albert Park Circuit. And ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team intends to acquire a stake in the rival Alpine outfit, Flavio Briatore has confirmed.
Recent reports about the potential transaction – which Motorsport clarified on Thursday involves Mercedes itself, not just Toto Wolff – have been corroborated by the Alpine team boss in Friday’s press conference at the Chinese Grand Prix.
The German brand would then buy a ...Keep reading

Safari Rally Kenya organisers have been forced to cancel stage three of the World Rally Championship event due to “deteriorating road conditions”.
Crews were scheduled to kick off Friday’s action with a second pass through the 24.35km Camp Moran stage, but the FIA confirmed that the condition of the road was not at the standard that would allow for the stage to go ahead.
“Following ...Keep reading

George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were comfortably the fastest drivers in the only practice session of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix.
The Shanghai round is the first sprint event of the season, so Friday morning’s practice session will be followed by sprint qualifying.
Russell set the pace as the entire field ran medium tyres early on, lapping in 1m34.169s. He led Ferrari’s Charles ...Keep reading

Ty Gibbs was competing in the 2026 High Limit Racing season-opener at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway dirt track on Thursday Night, which is just outside the 1.5-mile intermediate track where the NASCAR Cup Series will be racing this weekend.
Driving a 410 winged sprint car, Gibbs was running fourth when he made contact with Corey Day -- a regular in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series ...Keep reading

The third round of the 2026 IndyCar season takes the series back to a street course, but one these drivers have never seen before. The streets of Arlington will host the top American open-wheel division, and the race will feature an altered Fast 6 format with single-car qualifying.
The track is 2.73 miles in length with 14 corners, making it the longest street course on the entire IndyCar ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg grabbed a significant early Safari Rally Kenya lead over Toyota World Rally Championship team-mate Elfyn Evans after wild weather wreaked havoc.
Monte Carlo winner Solberg headed to the first service with a 33.3s lead over Evans, while reigning world champion and two-time Safari winner Sebastien Ogier was 1m05.1s adrift after only two stages.
The majority of Solberg’s ...Keep reading

Melbourne was the first real test for Formula 1’s new cars and rules and, as was inevitable, it was also a source of debate. One of the topics to receive the most attention was related to starts, which already emerged during pre-season testing, but what happened in Australia, with several slow starts and near misses, has reignited the focus on the issue.
Several teams, including Mercedes, are ...Keep reading

Cadillac is set to update its Formula 1 car at each of the next few grands prix, Valtteri Bottas has revealed, with Sergio Perez seeking points by the summer break.
The American team made its F1 debut last week at the Australian Grand Prix, but ended up quite far away from the midfield in Melbourne. Setting aside the deeply troubled Aston Martin-Honda squad, Cadillac was 1.4s slower than the ...Keep reading

12 months ago at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Josh Berry wheeled the historic #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford into Victory Lane and became the 206th different winner in NASCAR Cup Series history.
It was a surprise win with Berry leading just 18 laps, and since then, no other driver has added their name to the NASCAR Cup Series winners list.
Before Berry, Harrison Burton won for the first time in ...Keep reading

Roger Penske has been named grand marshal for the 74th edition of the Twelve Hours of Sebring on Saturday, March 21, 2026. 
A legendary team owner, business leader and former race car driver, Penske’s honorary role in the race will include delivering the command for the once-around-the-clock crown jewel for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. 
Team Penske is celebrating its 60th ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 CEO Dan Towriss has revealed that the team's test driver Colton Herta previously received a Red Bull contract and it took him a month to convince the American driver not to take the Milton Keynes outfit up on the offer.
After a successful career in IndyCar, Herta decided to make the move to Formula 1. Alongside his duties as test driver for F1's newest team, he is also ...Keep reading

On 12 March 2006, Nico Rosberg made his Formula 1 debut, taking seventh place in the Bahrain Grand Prix with Williams.
The son of 1982 Formula 1 champion Keke Rosberg was among the hottest prospects in junior formulae; he was signed by Williams as a test driver after taking fourth place in the 2004 F3 Euro Series as a sophomore, two points ahead of rookie Lewis Hamilton.
Read ...Keep reading

Mirko Bortolotti is returning to Grasser after just one year at Abt. The 2024 DTM champion had been delegated by Lamborghini to the Kempten-based squad last year after Abt left Audi to campaign the Huracan GT3, but the season turned into a disaster. Bortolotti — considered the fastest driver in Lamborghini’s line-up — finished no higher than sixth and ended up 14th in the overall standings ...Keep reading

If you had any doubts about Audi's commitment to Formula 1, have them no more. The four rings’ CEO Gernot Doellner made a somewhat unusual decision by flying to Melbourne for the opening race of the season, even knowing he would spend more time on the plane than on the ground in Australia.
And it wasn’t even a private jet trip. Doellner travelled on regular commercial flights to make the ...Keep reading

Haas boss Ayao Komatsu reckons Formula 1 must hold off any driver criticism and be patient before making changes to the highly-debated 2026 regulations. 
F1 is debuting its latest regulation overhaul with changes to both the chassis and power unit, the latter being more reliant on electrical energy meaning battery management is now key.
This split opinion, as it entails drivers adopting ...Keep reading

It has long been known that a minority stake in the Alpine F1 team is up for sale to the highest bidder. The share in question – 24% – is currently owned by Otro Capital, an investment group involving Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny, and golfer Rory McIlroy. Otro paid $233million for the stake in 2023.
Although it is a minority position, interest in the shareholding ...Keep reading

In the world of professional motorsport, building a programme from a blank sheet of paper is the ultimate high-stakes gamble. It is a gruelling, often thankless task where the pioneers rarely get to enjoy the success they paved the way for.
Yet, it is a mission that requires a specific caliber of veteran. Andre Lotterer was the man chosen to spearhead the new Genesis LMDh project, a role that ...Keep reading