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2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button believes Max Verstappen is growing increasingly frustrated and "lonely" at Red Bull, predicting that the four-time champion will actively seek to exit the team. He tipped Mercedes as the most likely destination for Verstappen.
Speaking on the Sky Sports F1 Show, Button shared his thoughts on the Dutchman's future at the Milton Keynes outfit. The discussion ...Keep reading

In an appearance on the 'Bussin with the Boys' podcast, Front Row Motorsports driver Zane Smith did not mince words while bluntly discussing his opinion of Carson Hocevar
The two tangled at Chicagoland last weekend, with Smith wrecking Hocevar from behind, ultimately taking himself into the wall with the Spire Motorsport driver. These two were once teammates at Spire as well.
Late in the ...Keep reading

The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed is underway this weekend, bringing together current Formula 1 stars, world champions and racing legends for four days of demo runs at the famous hillclimb. 
With this year's event avoiding a clash with the F1 calendar, several current grand prix drivers will be in attendance alongside a host of former racers and champions from other disciplines.
The ...Keep reading

The new regulations ushered in by Formula 1 for the 2026 season have reset the development cycle that left McLaren at the top of the pyramid, with Mercedes taking the Woking-based squad's place.
But with the new cycle brings greater opportunity to find greater gains through upgrade packages, with the law of diminishing returns returning back to the beginning of its spectrum.
And while ...Keep reading

Tech3 CEO Guenther Steiner says he is "happily staying out" of the ongoing contract dispute between Maverick Vinales and KTM, insisting the matter has nothing to do with him or his team. 
Vinales caused a stir on Thursday ahead of the German Grand Prix when he claimed that KTM had offered him a new deal for 2027, which he subsequently signed, only to be told just weeks later it was no longer ...Keep reading

Cam Waters led a Ford Mustang parade to win the first of three Supercars races on the Reid Park street circuit in Townsville, Queensland.
Waters and Dick Johnson Racing’s Brodie Kostecki went into the final tour of the 35-lap race nose-to-tail but Kostecki, who had been on a charge through the field in the late laps, fell just short of the win.
Kostecki started from pole for the fifth ...Keep reading

Audi Formula 1 boss Mattia Binotto is calling on the FIA to "rethink" the ADUO upgrade scheme after Mercedes was one of the manufacturers afforded room for additional power unit upgrades.
The Mercedes engine is widely regarded as the strongest in 2026, helping the squad win seven out of the first nine grands prix.
But because only V6 power is measured to determine which power unit ...Keep reading

NASCAR is racing at both Atlanta and Lime Rock this weekend, with the top two divisions taking on EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta for another wild drafting race. TNT Sports is broadcasting the Cup race as the third of five events in their summer stretch, with all races simultaneously streamed on HBO Max along with live on-board cameras.
Chase Briscoe earned his first win of the 2026 season last ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has joked that the memories of the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix will remain with him until his "deathbed", as he prepares to return to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.
The iconic track holds some bitter memories for the British driver due to the events two years prior, when he took a spectacular victory only to be disqualified post-race when his Mercedes ...Keep reading

Team principal Toto Wolff says Mercedes is looking into the top speed issue that held George Russell back in Formula 1 British Grand Prix qualifying.
Russell qualified almost four tenths down on team-mate Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone, losing most of that time on the Hangar Straight as Antonelli was an average of around 6km/h faster. Both Mercedes drivers appeared to use similar energy ...Keep reading

Marc Marquez has ramped up the psychological pressure on his MotoGP title rivals by claiming that his sternest opponent is his own body. 
The factory Ducati rider has battled injuries for years, and still hasn't fully recovered from the consequences of his fall in Indonesia last season. 
But despite the state of his fitness, he is fifth in the world championship, 40 points behind leader ...Keep reading

On this day one year ago, Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull Formula 1 team principal after 20 years in charge.
Since then Laurent Mekies was installed as the new team boss, the team enjoyed a resurgence in 2025 in which Max Verstappen came two points off taking a fifth world title and the team began its new era with Red Bull Ford Powertrains.
There’s been bumps along the way, from ...Keep reading

Maverick Vinales has revealed he signed a new MotoGP deal with KTM, only to be told that the contract was "not valid" by the Austrian manufacturer.
The end of Vinales' MotoGP career appears to be approaching, with the Spaniard stating on Thursday at Sachsenring that he feels "outside this world" in reference to MotoGP.
The 2027 grid is almost complete, with only Tech3 - Vinales's current ...Keep reading

On 9 July 2025, the news of Christian Horner's shock ousting as Red Bull Racing's F1 boss sent shockwaves through the paddock.
Bringing an end to a 20-year period which yielded two dominant, title winning dynasties, Horner was removed following a protracted political battle within Red Bull, with a wide array of dominoes all contributing to a sensational end result.
In came Laurent Mekies ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia believes technical gremlins have cost him more than 40 points in MotoGP this season, taking some of the momentum out of what has otherwise been an impressive comeback from his 2025 nadir.
The factory Ducati rider suffered another painful retirement at the last round in Assen, pulling into the pits from fourth place with a suspected braking issue. 
Curiously, Bagnaia ...Keep reading

Aprilia factory rider Marco Bezzecchi will come into this weekend's German Grand Prix in conservative mode despite losing the lead of the world championship last time out in the Netherlands. 
Bezzecchi's high-speed crash in the Dutch Grand Prix has left him with "a lot of pain" and the Italian rider suggested he would not succumb to any temptation to try and strike back with a big points haul ...Keep reading

KTM star Pedro Acosta says he would offer his team-mate Brad Binder a 2027 MotoGP seat if he could, insisting few riders have worked as hard as the South African despite his recent struggles. 
Once a stalwart of KTM’s burgeoning MotoGP programme, Binder is running out of options to stay on the grid next year, with his contract expiring at the end of 2026.
The Austrian manufacturer ...Keep reading

Martins Sesks and Teemu Suninen joined Lancia for a development test in Finland to help the Italian brand optimise its new Ypsilon Rally2 car for upcoming gravel rallies. 
Lancia headed to Finland’s fast gravel roads this week to prepare for the World Rally Championship’s visit to the nation, which will host round 10 of the championship (30 July- 2 August. That rally will also mark the ...Keep reading

Johann Zarco will have to serve a double long lap penalty when he finally returns to MotoGP action following his heavy crash at the Catalan Grand Prix in May. 
The sanction was announced ahead of this weekend's German Grand Prix, which will be the fifth successive race the injured Zarco has missed since the Barcelona incident.
Zarco, who is targeting a September return to racing aboard the ...Keep reading

What is the secret of Nicki Thiim at the Norisring? The Comtoyou driver took both pole positions and both race wins at his favorite track in his Aston Martin - the same venue where he had celebrated his only DTM victory until then in the SSR Lamborghini in 2024. And he did so despite a Balance of Performance (BoP) adjustment on Sunday and success ballast in the second race. This was last achieved ...Keep reading