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Top-tier global motorsport series.
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Verstappen rules out comeback as Antonelli closes in on youngest-ever F1 title
Max Verstappen has joked he is 'definitely not having a comeback' as Kimi Antonelli extends his Formula 1 championship lead, with the 20-year-old Mercedes driver on course to become the youngest world champion in the sport's history.
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Vowles admits Williams upgrades won't rescue team from 2026 F1 struggles
Williams team principal James Vowles has conceded that planned upgrades, including a substantial package at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, will not be enough to put the team in consistent points contention this season after a troubled 2026 campaign.
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Mercedes' secret weekly codes helped Antonelli nail his race-winning VSC pitstop in Madrid
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed the team uses rotating secret codes — changed every race weekend — to prime drivers for potential safety car calls, a system that proved decisive in Kimi Antonelli's Spanish Grand Prix victory.
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Rosberg warns Antonelli could grow 'panicked' if McLaren and Ferrari close the gap
Nico Rosberg has cautioned that championship leader Kimi Antonelli could come under mounting psychological pressure in the 2026 F1 title fight if rival upgrades from McLaren and Ferrari erode his current 81-point advantage.
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Class-action lawsuit targets Cadillac F1 backer Mark Walter over alleged $17bn fraud scheme
Cadillac F1 shareholder Mark Walter faces a class-action lawsuit filed in a Florida federal court, alleging he used affiliated insurance companies to divert approximately $17 billion from policyholders to fund a private business empire that includes the F1 team.
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Vowles hails Madrid's debut F1 race as 'one to watch' despite overtaking concerns
Williams team principal James Vowles praised the organisation of Formula 1's inaugural Madrid Grand Prix at the Madring circuit, while acknowledging the track's lack of overtaking opportunities needs addressing before 2027.
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Mercedes shifts focus to 2027 as 145-point F1 lead gives Wolff room to plan ahead
Mercedes leads the 2026 Formula 1 constructors' standings by 145 points after winning 10 of 14 races, with Toto Wolff confirming the team has already redirected resources toward its 2027 challenger while Kimi Antonelli tops the drivers' championship.
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Rosberg calls for VSC pitlane overhaul after Norris loses Spanish GP victory
Nico Rosberg has proposed closing the pitlane or slashing its speed limit during virtual safety car periods, after Lando Norris dropped from the lead to third at the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid when a poorly timed VSC handed rivals a free pitstop.
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Vasseur dismisses claims Ferrari split Spanish GP strategy to keep Leclerc and Hamilton apart
Ferrari principal Fred Vasseur rejected suggestions that Charles Leclerc and Hamilton were given contrasting tyre strategies at the Spanish Grand Prix to keep the pair separated on track, pointing to identical split strategies used by McLaren, Mercedes, and Red Bull.
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Verstappen clears all 100 rivals in 14 laps at Silverstone karting challenge
Max Verstappen completed Red Bull's 'Max vs 100' karting event at Silverstone in just 14 laps and 37 minutes, overtaking all 100 amateur competitors from the back of the grid — faster than even he anticipated.
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Wolff backs ADUO rethink as Honda's struggles push Alonso closer to F1 exit
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has endorsed a review of F1's ADUO catch-up mechanism after Honda's power unit left Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin mired at the back of the grid, with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem personally pledging to help the two-time world champion.
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Norris drives restored Ferrari F40 in London months after Monaco crash
2025 F1 champion Lando Norris has been spotted behind the wheel of his Ferrari F40 on London streets, confirming the rare supercar is back on the road after a friend crashed it near Monaco in January 2025.
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Alonso adds chrome-wrapped Bugatti Veyron to a hypercar collection that spans 14 machines
Fernando Alonso has been spotted collecting a chrome-wrapped Bugatti 16.4 Veyron Grand Sport, adding the 1001 hp hypercar to a private garage that already includes a Pagani Zonda Verde Diamante and a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR.
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Hamilton's Dawn Apollo Studios seals multi-year deal with Skydance Sports after F1 film's $634m haul
Lewis Hamilton has signed a multi-year, first-look production deal between his Dawn Apollo Studios and Skydance Sports, expanding his filmmaking ambitions across scripted, unscripted and animated content following the box-office success of F1: The Movie.
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Alpine lures former Mercedes tech chief Mike Elliott back to Enstone as new CTO
Alpine has appointed Mike Elliott, the former Mercedes technical director who helped secure eight constructors' championships, as chief technical officer — a newly created role overseeing all technical and engineering functions at the team's Enstone factory.
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Wolff backs Russell to recover from 2026 collapse and still claim F1 title
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has defended George Russell after a difficult 2026 season in which the Briton has fallen 81 points behind team-mate Kimi Antonelli, insisting the pre-season favourite has the quality to become world champion in the future.
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Verstappen starts last against 100 rivals in Red Bull's 'Max vs 100' kart challenge at Silverstone
Max Verstappen lined up at the back of a 101-kart grid at Silverstone on Wednesday 16 September, tasked with overtaking all 100 rivals — athletes, celebrities, and fans — within 30 laps to win Red Bull's 'Max vs 100' event.
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Haas targets budget cap push for 2027 as Komatsu confirms positive sponsor talks
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says negotiations with prospective partners are going well, with the American outfit aiming to bring its budget closer to the $215 million F1 cap ahead of 2027. The team has denied reports of a pink BWT livery deal.
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Monaco to host its first sprint race as F1 expands 2027 calendar to 10 sprint weekends
Formula 1 has confirmed a 24-race calendar for 2027, with sprint weekends nearly doubling from six to ten. Monaco will stage a sprint race for the first time, while Portugal and Turkey return to the schedule after multi-year absences.
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Vettel blesses Antonelli's bid to strip him of F1's youngest champion record
Sebastian Vettel says he would be "very happy" for Kimi Antonelli to break his record as Formula 1's youngest world champion. The 20-year-old Mercedes driver leads the standings by 81 points after his Spanish Grand Prix victory.
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