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Featured Comment: 34 F1 races on 2027 calendar is too many | Brief -
Wed 16-Sep-26
Formula 1's 34-race 2027 calendar puts quantity over quality
Monaco to hold first sprint race as F1 increases total to 10 on 2027 calendar | Formula 1 - Wed 16-Sep-26
Despite concerns over the viability of racing in the Middle East, Formula 1 has announced its 2027 season will begin and end there.
Stats: Mercedes equal Ferrari as Formula 1’s most successful engine builders by race wins | 2026 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts - Wed 16-Sep-26
Andrea Kimi Antonelli's latest win means Mercedes power units have now won as many grands prix as Ferrari's.
‘Realistically I’m not in the fight for the drivers’ championship’ admits Russell | Formula 1 - Tue 15-Sep-26
Andrea Kimi Antonelli's closest championship rival admits he does not have a realistic chance of beating him to the title this year.
On This Day: Zanardi loses legs in Lausitzring horror crash | Brief - Mon 14-Sep-26
Zanardi lost both his legs in a horrific crash at the Lausitzring
Pictures: Norris tests McLaren’s MCL-HY WEC hypercar at Algarve | Other Motorsport - Mon 14-Sep-26
Lando Norris had his first run in McLaren's new World Endurance Championship hypercar following the Spanish Grand Prix.
Featured Comment: Is the new Madrid’s circuit one of Formula 1’s worst tracks? | Brief - Mon 14-Sep-26
The knives are out in the comments for Spain's new F1 circuit
Norris sure McLaren were right to pit him immediately after the VSC | Formula 1 - Mon 14-Sep-26
Lando Norris defended McLaren's tactics after he lost his chance to win yesterday's Spanish Grand Prix during a Virtual Safety Car period.
Formula 1's 34-race 2027 calendar puts quantity over quality
Monaco to hold first sprint race as F1 increases total to 10 on 2027 calendar | Formula 1 - Wed 16-Sep-26
Despite concerns over the viability of racing in the Middle East, Formula 1 has announced its 2027 season will begin and end there.
Stats: Mercedes equal Ferrari as Formula 1’s most successful engine builders by race wins | 2026 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts - Wed 16-Sep-26
Andrea Kimi Antonelli's latest win means Mercedes power units have now won as many grands prix as Ferrari's.
‘Realistically I’m not in the fight for the drivers’ championship’ admits Russell | Formula 1 - Tue 15-Sep-26
Andrea Kimi Antonelli's closest championship rival admits he does not have a realistic chance of beating him to the title this year.
On This Day: Zanardi loses legs in Lausitzring horror crash | Brief - Mon 14-Sep-26
Zanardi lost both his legs in a horrific crash at the Lausitzring
Pictures: Norris tests McLaren’s MCL-HY WEC hypercar at Algarve | Other Motorsport - Mon 14-Sep-26
Lando Norris had his first run in McLaren's new World Endurance Championship hypercar following the Spanish Grand Prix.
Featured Comment: Is the new Madrid’s circuit one of Formula 1’s worst tracks? | Brief - Mon 14-Sep-26
The knives are out in the comments for Spain's new F1 circuit
Norris sure McLaren were right to pit him immediately after the VSC | Formula 1 - Mon 14-Sep-26
Lando Norris defended McLaren's tactics after he lost his chance to win yesterday's Spanish Grand Prix during a Virtual Safety Car period.
Latest news from Autosport
Bruising F1 2026 will not be the end for Russell - Wolff -
Wed 16-Sep-26
Toto Wolff is confident that George Russell can overcome a bruising 2026 Formula 1 campaign and still become world champion in the future.
The Mercedes driver is second and 81 points behind his dominant team-mate Kimi Antonelli with just nine rounds remaining, meaning a maiden crown for the 20-year-old is a matter of time.
It comes despite Russell entering 2026 as the heavy title favourite ...Keep reading
Haas confident of getting 2027 F1 budget closer to cap with new partner talks - Wed 16-Sep-26
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says the team is making "positive" progress with his team's search for new sponsorship, as the American Formula 1 team seeks to start pushing its yearly budget towards the cap.
F1's smallest team, Haas employs just north of 400 people and has been operating well below the budget cap in both of its iterations. Although the team currently has a title sponsorship ...Keep reading
F1 reveals 2027 calendar as Monaco joins expanded sprint schedule - Wed 16-Sep-26
F1 has unveiled its 24-race calendar for the 2027 season, increasing the number of sprint weekends to 10, as it kicks off the season in Bahrain and finishes in Abu Dhabi.
The 2027 season is slated to get underway on 14 March with the Bahrain Grand Prix, which returns to its usual opener slot as a double-header with Saudi Arabia, while Melbourne's Australian Grand Prix becomes the third event on ...Keep reading
Ferrari not yet switching focus to 2027 F1 car - Tue 15-Sep-26
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur says the Scuderia will keep developing its SF-26 Formula 1 car, despite its diminishing title chances.
After Lewis Hamilton retired from the Spanish Grand Prix with brake issues, the seven-time world champion is 101 points adrift of championship leader Kimi Antonelli in the drivers’ standings. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished just fourth at Madring ...Keep reading
Russell and Hamilton concede F1 2026 title chances as Antonelli dominates - Tue 15-Sep-26
Strange things can happen in Formula 1. Just ask Max Verstappen, who couldn't believe his luck when McLaren handed him a way into the 2025 title fight on a silver platter. Although he eventually missed out by two points to Lando Norris, he was essentially battling with one hand behind his back in an inferior car.
But this year's fight has a distinctly different feel to it. Dominant ...Keep reading
Slater to graduate from F3 to F2 for 2027 - Tue 15-Sep-26
Formula 3 runner-up and Audi Formula 1 junior Freddie Slater will step up to Formula 2 with Invicta Racing in 2027.
The 2024 Italian F4 and 2025 Formula Regional European champion was signed by Audi to spearhead its new Driver Development Programme in 2026, while he moved to F3 with Trident.
Four consecutive feature-race podiums meant Slater snatched the lead of the championship away from ...Keep reading
Norris completes first full test in McLaren’s Le Mans Hypercar - Mon 14-Sep-26
Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris completed his first full-fledged test at the wheel of the McLaren MCL-HY Le Mans Hypercar at Portimao on Monday.
Following last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit in which he was denied victory by an ill-timed Virtual Safety Car, Norris travelled across the border to Portugal for a one-day test.
The Briton completed 38 laps of ...Keep reading
F2 adds extra Baku feature race and insists Qatar, Abu Dhabi still on – what does this mean for F1? - Mon 14-Sep-26
The Formula 2 championship has announced a "supersized" meeting for its next round in Baku. The move will see it host an additional feature race in Azerbaijan and comes just 10 days before the race weekend is due to kick off.
It is an unusual and late decision that inevitably raises eyebrows at a time when the end of the Formula 1 season remains uncertain. At present, the Qatar and Abu Dhabi ...Keep reading
Toto Wolff is confident that George Russell can overcome a bruising 2026 Formula 1 campaign and still become world champion in the future.
The Mercedes driver is second and 81 points behind his dominant team-mate Kimi Antonelli with just nine rounds remaining, meaning a maiden crown for the 20-year-old is a matter of time.
It comes despite Russell entering 2026 as the heavy title favourite ...Keep reading
Haas confident of getting 2027 F1 budget closer to cap with new partner talks - Wed 16-Sep-26
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says the team is making "positive" progress with his team's search for new sponsorship, as the American Formula 1 team seeks to start pushing its yearly budget towards the cap.
F1's smallest team, Haas employs just north of 400 people and has been operating well below the budget cap in both of its iterations. Although the team currently has a title sponsorship ...Keep reading
F1 reveals 2027 calendar as Monaco joins expanded sprint schedule - Wed 16-Sep-26
F1 has unveiled its 24-race calendar for the 2027 season, increasing the number of sprint weekends to 10, as it kicks off the season in Bahrain and finishes in Abu Dhabi.
The 2027 season is slated to get underway on 14 March with the Bahrain Grand Prix, which returns to its usual opener slot as a double-header with Saudi Arabia, while Melbourne's Australian Grand Prix becomes the third event on ...Keep reading
Ferrari not yet switching focus to 2027 F1 car - Tue 15-Sep-26
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur says the Scuderia will keep developing its SF-26 Formula 1 car, despite its diminishing title chances.
After Lewis Hamilton retired from the Spanish Grand Prix with brake issues, the seven-time world champion is 101 points adrift of championship leader Kimi Antonelli in the drivers’ standings. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished just fourth at Madring ...Keep reading
Russell and Hamilton concede F1 2026 title chances as Antonelli dominates - Tue 15-Sep-26
Strange things can happen in Formula 1. Just ask Max Verstappen, who couldn't believe his luck when McLaren handed him a way into the 2025 title fight on a silver platter. Although he eventually missed out by two points to Lando Norris, he was essentially battling with one hand behind his back in an inferior car.
But this year's fight has a distinctly different feel to it. Dominant ...Keep reading
Slater to graduate from F3 to F2 for 2027 - Tue 15-Sep-26
Formula 3 runner-up and Audi Formula 1 junior Freddie Slater will step up to Formula 2 with Invicta Racing in 2027.
The 2024 Italian F4 and 2025 Formula Regional European champion was signed by Audi to spearhead its new Driver Development Programme in 2026, while he moved to F3 with Trident.
Four consecutive feature-race podiums meant Slater snatched the lead of the championship away from ...Keep reading
Norris completes first full test in McLaren’s Le Mans Hypercar - Mon 14-Sep-26
Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris completed his first full-fledged test at the wheel of the McLaren MCL-HY Le Mans Hypercar at Portimao on Monday.
Following last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix at the new Madring circuit in which he was denied victory by an ill-timed Virtual Safety Car, Norris travelled across the border to Portugal for a one-day test.
The Briton completed 38 laps of ...Keep reading
F2 adds extra Baku feature race and insists Qatar, Abu Dhabi still on – what does this mean for F1? - Mon 14-Sep-26
The Formula 2 championship has announced a "supersized" meeting for its next round in Baku. The move will see it host an additional feature race in Azerbaijan and comes just 10 days before the race weekend is due to kick off.
It is an unusual and late decision that inevitably raises eyebrows at a time when the end of the Formula 1 season remains uncertain. At present, the Qatar and Abu Dhabi ...Keep reading
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