WRC Sardinia: Title wide open after double Hyundai dramaOliver Solberg will head into the final day of the World Rally Championship a mere six points behind Toyota's Elfyn Evans after a dramatic Saturday afternoon at Rally Italy Sardinia. Rally leader Solberg had closed the gap to Evans to four Read More
Ferrari’s Vigna on Vasseur and fake news: “There is only one reality”The Ferrari CEO reflects on the rash of rumours and the need to distinguish facts from speculation. He recalls reading about alleged tensions with Fred Vasseur while having dinner with him and explains why, in a scenario amplified by social media, Read More
How the FIA plans to differentiate between Rally1 and Rally2 in WRC 2027The FIA is proposing a change in turbo restrictor regulations to ensure the new World Rally Championship Rally1 cars will have a small power advantage over Rally2 cars next season.Next year the WRC is gearing up for a seismic shift in technical Read More
What's actually going on with George Russell's FIA cooling vest complaintsMercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell caused a stir in some quarters by appearing to suggest the FIA should protect teams against themselves by ensuring cooling vests are commonly used in hot races.Driver comfort in hot climates has been a topic Read More
Oscar Piastri shares special McLaren moment with inspirational young fanThe McLaren Formula 1 team has shared a heartwarming moment between Oscar Piastri and a young fan named Harry.During the busy Bahrain Grand Prix schedule, the Woking outfit arranged for the young fan, who has beaten leukaemia twice and currently Read More
MotoGP Japanese GP: Full starting gridAprilia's Jorge Martin will start the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position after breaking the circuit record in Saturday's qualifying session at Motegi.The 2024 MotoGP champion will line up just in front of Ducati rival Marc Marquez, who won the sprint Read More
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton go viral after "wholesome" Sepang F1 momentA "wholesome" moment between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton has gone viral after qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.Verstappen secured the first non-Mercedes-powered pole position of the 2026 season at the Sepang International Circuit. Hamilton qualified second for Ferrari, Read More
Why Mercedes' Bahrain GP upgrade is still a "big question mark"The Mercedes team has taken a big swing by introducing a substantial aerodynamic update package at a circuit Formula 1 hasn't visited since 2017. Has it missed?Probably not – but, because the upgrade is a major one, Mercedes has committed Read More
Kimi Antonelli eyes aggressive undercut attack in F1 MalaysiaKimi Antonelli will start third on the Bahrain Grand Prix grid thanks to Isack Hadjar's five-place grid penalty, but after Mercedes introduced a seven-piece upgrade package at Sepang, the driver's expectations were much higher before he started driving. He now Read More
Michelin bans soft compound for MotoGP Japanese GPFollowing acute tyre difficulties for some riders during today's sprint race at Motegi, MotoGP tyre supplier Michelin has taken the extreme step of banning the soft compound for tomorrow's Japanese Grand Prix. Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia were particularly affected by Read More
Starting grid for the 2026 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix in MalaysiaIsack Hadjar (Red Bull) is handed a 5-place penalty for using a new power unit element outside his allocation.Franco Colapinto (Alpine) is handed a 15-place penalty: 5 for the collision he caused in Baku, 10 for using a new V6 Read More
WRC Sardinia: Solberg storms to the lead to boost title chancesOliver Solberg further boosted his World Rally Championship title hopes by snatching the Rally Italy Sardinia lead from Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville after a dramatic Saturday morning.Starting the morning 12.3s behind overnight leader Neuville, Solberg stunned the field winning two of Read More
F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head: Bahrain GP in MalaysiaAfter every Formula 1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due Read More
