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Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap on the final day of Formula 1’s 2026 shakedown in Barcelona, while Mercedes conducted the most mileage across the week. 
The Ferrari driver completed an unofficial 1m16.348s towards the end of day five at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, knocking former Mercedes stablemate George Russell off top spot. 
In what can only be described as a ‘glory run’ ...Keep reading

At first, it seemed like a joke or wishful thinking, but the concept of a 2026 IndyCar street race in Washington D.C. is now very real.
United States Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy posted an AI-generated video last week, depicting IndyCar racing around the National Mall. U.S. President Donald Trump shared the video and expressed support for the idea, wanting it as part of celebrations ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says the Scuderia's mileage in the Barcelona shakedown is an "important milestone" as the team explores the SF-26.
Ferrari pipped Mercedes in Thursday's lap charts as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc completed a total of 170 laps, with Mercedes on 168 after racking up the most miles of any team over its three days of running - a benchmark that ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has shared his first impressions after getting his debut running in McLaren’s new car at the Barcelona Shakedown, with the Australian admitting that he is “excited” to take the lessons he learned during last season forward into 2026.

Pierre Gasly’s Trail Slam investment fund has purchased shares in the Tech3 MotoGP team. His buy into the squad follows the acquisition of the team by an investment group led by former Haas F1 team principal Gunther Steiner last year.
In September 2025, a group of investors led by Steiner and IKON Capital took control of the Tech3 team. This change of ownership led to the departure of Herve ...Keep reading

It didn’t take long for the AMR26 to capture the curiosity of fans and insiders alike when it finally took to the track at Formula 1’s Barcelona shakedown yesterday. The three laps it completed late in the day were enough for it to be immortalised in its first photos, which were immediately scrutinised by the most attentive observers. However, the story of how it finally made it to the test ...Keep reading

Carlos Alcaraz celebrated his Australian semi-final win by recreating one of Fernando Alonso's famous poses.
The 22-year-old Spaniard arrived in Melbourne as the ATP world number one as well as the tournament's top seed, carrying an impressive 12,050 ranking points at the top of the standings. His celebration after the win mimicked that of Alonso's 2006 win at Suzuka, when the then-Renault ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle has warned that Formula 1's 2026 cars will demand constant energy management from its drivers, adding that this change pushes the championship away from the "raw" wheel-to-wheel racing fans are looking for. 
Speaking during the Barcelona testing coverage from Sky Sports F1 this week, the former driver-turned-pundit analysed the first meaningful mileage that came from the 11 ...Keep reading

Mercedes has officially confirmed that it will provide the safety and medical cars for every Formula 1 race weekend in 2026.
While the news was anticipated after Aston Martin confirmed that its contract alongside the Brackley outfit had come to an end in 2025, Mercedes has now confirmed that it will be the sole provider of safety and medical cars for the upcoming F1 season, including pre-season ...Keep reading

F1 fans have latched onto the distinct design of Aston Martin's 2026 challenger - the first car entirely managed by Adrian Newey as he takes over the Silverstone outfit this year. 
Newey's jump from Red Bull to Aston Martin was always going to be viewed under intense scrutiny, but early reports from Barcelona hint at a successful week for the team. Of course, with 12 constructors' ...Keep reading

The 2026 Formula 1 private shakedown in Barcelona couldn’t have gone any better for Mercedes, says its engineering director Andrew Shovlin. 
This week featured the first set of on-track running for the 2026 season, which’ll introduce a new set of regulations with changes to both the chassis and power unit.
Because everything is new, this year’s pecking order is not yet known but ...Keep reading

Aston Martin debuted their new F1 car on the penultimate day of the Barcelona Shakedown, with Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack declaring that they can be “proud and happy” of the milestone moment – despite arriving “a little bit late”.

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has discussed the first Adrian Newey-designed Aston Martin as it took to the track during private testing in Barcelona.
Newey joined the Silverstone outfit as managing technical partner in 2025 and will now serve as team principal in 2026, meaning the AMR26 is the first Newey-designed Aston Martin under his complete ...Keep reading

Like Indiana Jones snatching his misplaced fedora from under a rapidly descending stone doorway, Aston Martin’s timing was dramatically close to the edge this week. The team arrived for the Barcelona ‘shakedown week’ late on the third of the five days and only achieved a handful of laps when its AMR26 emerged from the garage on the afternoon of the fourth.
Aston Martin had admitted – ...Keep reading

The Cadillac Formula 1 team has launched a multi-day activation in Times Square, New York, to build up to the American outfit's 2026 livery unveiling on 8 February.
Cadillac's 2026 livery will be revealed in a TV advert during the Super Bowl, and leading up to the event, a replica Cadillac F1 car will be placed in a chrome-clad structure in the iconic Times Square from 6 to 9 February.
The ...Keep reading

With Fabio Quartararo heading to Honda and Jorge Martin on his way to Yamaha, Ducati has been the MotoGP team under the least pressure, largely thanks to the calm conveyed by Marc Marquez in his recent statements.
The Spaniard made it clear that his intention is to remain with the team that allowed him to become world champion once again. While the contract extension between Marquez and the ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc says he is feeling more and more at ease in what he called a "super interesting" 2026 car.
After a first half-day in the Ferrari SF-26 in largely wet conditions on Tuesday, Leclerc got his first outing on a dry Barcelona track on Thursday afternoon and completed 89 laps. In the morning session, team-mate Lewis Hamilton had already completed 85 laps on ...Keep reading

One look at the 2026-spec Yamaha M1 is enough to show that the V4 engine isn’t the only departure from the recent past.
In recent MotoGP seasons, the Iwata-based manufacturer had explored the same aerodynamic concept pioneered by Aprilia, opting for a gull-wing profile on the fairing, which in the latest versions even took on the shape of a triplane.
But the new version of the M1 unveiled ...Keep reading

Ex-Formula 1 racer Jack Doohan will not race in Super Formula after all this season after his negotiations with Kondo Racing ended without an agreement.
Kondo announced on Friday that Ukyo Sasahara will fill its second seat for the 2026 campaign, the Japanese driver joining the previously-announced Luke Browning.
Doohan, whose exit from the Alpine F1 team was confirmed in mid-January, had ...Keep reading

If he wanted, there would be no shortage of reasons for Donny Schatz to be bitter or resentful over how the past seven years played out, but the 10-time World of Outlaws champion views everything through a different prism.
Schatz had won eight championships at Tony Stewart Racing from 2008 to 2025 but spent this decade working through an era defined by the development of the Ford Performance ...Keep reading