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Top-tier global motorsport series.
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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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Stella admits Piastri is still 'thinking and driving' as McLaren plots MCL40 turnaround
McLaren principal Andrea Stella has identified Oscar Piastri's inability to drive the 2026 MCL40 on instinct as the root cause of his gap to Lando Norris, and says the team must help the Australian find a more natural rhythm before the season's end.
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McLaren says impossible overtaking at Madring cost Norris the Spanish Grand Prix
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris had the pace to win the Spanish Grand Prix but was denied by the Madring's near-unpassable layout, with Sunday's race producing just 10 overtakes — fewer than Monaco.
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Russell and Hamilton concede 2026 title as Antonelli stretches lead to 81 points
Kimi Antonelli extended his championship lead to 81 points over team-mate George Russell after winning the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, prompting both Russell and Lewis Hamilton to effectively rule themselves out of the title fight.
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Mercedes reveals why Russell's two-stop gamble was the only viable call in Spanish GP
Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord has explained why George Russell was forced into a two-stop strategy at the Spanish Grand Prix, despite starting on hard tyres — a decision driven entirely by the timing of the virtual safety car on lap 14.
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Vettel leads four-driver lineup for Race of Champions' inaugural New Zealand event in 2027
Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel headlines the first confirmed entries for the Race of Champions' debut New Zealand event, set for Wellington's Hnry Stadium on 9-10 January 2027. Valtteri Bottas, Supercars champion Chaz Mostert, and WRC rally winner Hayden Paddon complete the initial lineup.
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Audi junior Freddie Slater steps up to Formula 2 with Invicta Racing for 2027
Formula 3 runner-up Freddie Slater will race in Formula 2 with Invicta Racing next season, continuing his progression through the Audi Driver Development Programme after eight podiums and a victory in his debut F3 campaign.
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Hadjar's Baku return in doubt as Red Bull insists wrist recovery remains on track
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies confirmed Isack Hadjar's wrist recovery is progressing normally after the Frenchman missed three consecutive grands prix, but a decision on his return for Baku will not be made until the week of the race.
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Antonelli's Spanish GP win 'still stings' despite extending championship lead to 81 points
Kimi Antonelli claimed his eighth win of the 2026 F1 season at the Madring circuit, but F1 TV analyst James Hinchcliffe says the Mercedes teenager knows McLaren's Lando Norris had the faster car on the day.
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Colapinto credits Gasly's Monza pole lessons after reaching Q3 and finishing seventh in Madrid
Franco Colapinto says analysing Pierre Gasly's surprise pole position at Monza — where the pair were separated by four tenths in Q3 — helped him deliver one of his best qualifying sessions at the Spanish Grand Prix, where he reached Q3 and finished seventh.
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Norris completes 38-lap McLaren Hypercar test at Portimao, fuelling 2026 Le Mans debut talk
Lando Norris drove 177 miles in McLaren's MCL-HY Le Mans Hypercar at Portimao on Monday, completing 38 laps alongside the team's confirmed 2027 WEC drivers. The test has intensified speculation that the reigning F1 champion could make his Le Mans debut as early as next year.
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Verstappen faces 100 karters, creators and athletes in Silverstone karting challenge on 16 September
Max Verstappen will start from the back and attempt to pass all 100 opponents in a 30-lap karting event at a purpose-built Silverstone circuit on 16 September. The entry list includes professional athletes, content creators, streamers and fans.
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Steiner brands Norris's Coca-Cola cooldown room stand 'unprofessional' after Spanish GP
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has called out Lando Norris for drinking Coca-Cola in the post-race cooldown room at the Spanish Grand Prix, where rival brand PepsiCo holds an official F1 partnership. Norris, who finished third in Madrid, refused to put the drink down when asked by an official.
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Rosberg stunned by Antonelli's composure as 20-year-old opens 81-point F1 lead
Kimi Antonelli extended his 2026 drivers' championship lead to 81 points over George Russell after claiming his eighth win of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix. Former champion Nico Rosberg says the 20-year-old's composure under title pressure is "unbelievable", while Mercedes boss Toto Wolff calls him "cool as a cucumber".
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F2 adds extra Baku feature race as F1 weighs cancelling Qatar and Abu Dhabi
Formula 2 has announced a 'supersized' double-header weekend for its Baku round, adding a second qualifying session and feature race just ten days before the event. The late change fuels speculation that F1 may cancel its Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix amid ongoing Middle East tensions.
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F2 adds Baku double-header as Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix hang in the balance
Formula 2 has announced a 'supersized' Baku round featuring an extra qualifying session and feature race, a late addition that arrives as uncertainty grows over whether the 2026 F1 season finale in Qatar and Abu Dhabi can go ahead amid Middle East tensions.
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Montoya tips Williams for 'huge step' in Baku as B-spec upgrade arrives
Juan Pablo Montoya expects Williams to make a significant leap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where the team will debut a B-spec upgrade package that team principal James Vowles has described as effectively a new chassis.
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Russell's 2026 title bid branded a write-off as analyst urges focus on 2027
F1 TV analyst James Hinchcliffe has declared George Russell's championship challenge effectively over after the Spanish Grand Prix, where an Antonelli victory stretched the gap between the Mercedes team-mates to 81 points.
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Grosjean apologises to McLaren after misreading Zak Brown's praise of Norris as attack on Piastri
Romain Grosjean publicly apologised to McLaren and Zak Brown after misinterpreting the team principal's post-qualifying comments during Canal+ coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix, wrongly claiming Brown had "cut Oscar Piastri to pieces" with his assessment of Lando Norris.
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Verstappen admits he lacked pace for win but defends Hamilton incident at Spanish GP
Max Verstappen took second place behind Kimi Antonelli at the inaugural Madrid Grand Prix, conceding he lacked the pace to challenge for victory while defending his decision to leave the track to avoid contact with Lewis Hamilton on lap one.
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