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Kimi Antonelli: A Generational Talent?
(Photo by BBC) Nine Grand Prix victories, 15 podiums and the lead of the 2026 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship: Kimi Antonelli has made an extraordinary impression in his second season in the sport. With the Mexican Grand Prix approaching, the Mercedes driver could be on the verge of securing his first world title at just 20 years old. Such a rapid rise inevitably raises a bigger question: are we witnessing the emergence of a generational talent, or is it still too early to ma
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6 days ago3 min read


F1 Academy: Austin Race Recap
(Photo by F1Academy) F1 Academy made its return this weekend at the Circuit Of The Americas in Austin, USA. Iconic for the distinctive atmosphere, complete with cowboy hats and country music, this circuit returns to the F1A calendar for the third time since the first season in 2023, providing a fitting backdrop for another round of action-paced racing. With a range of high and lower speed corners and plenty of wide areas of track to overtake, each of the 13 lap races promise
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6 days ago3 min read


From the back to P3 and P4: Ferrari’s Incredible Malaysian Comeback
(Photo by SPEEDWEEK.com) Hamilton: From P18 to the Podium Ferrari’s Malaysian Grand Prix looked like a disaster at the start. Lewis Hamilton began in P18, while Charles Leclerc started all the way down in P22. With wet conditions and Ferrari choosing slick tyres, both drivers immediately struggled. But as the track dried, Ferrari’s gamble started to make sense. Hamilton’s recovery was one of the biggest stories of the race. He managed his tyres, made crucial overtakes and slo
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Oct 161 min read


Evans Wins World Rally Title
(Photo by ESPN) Elfyn Evans made history as he became the UK Rally Champion in 25 years. Evans also became the first Welshman in history to earn this feat. Evans became World Rally Champion at the last round of the World Rally Championship and at the very last hurdle. Swedish driver Oliver Solberg was on course to become Champion until he lost control of the at the penultimate corner at Rally Italia Sardegna. Evans and co-driver Scott Martin were ahead most of the 2026 season
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Oct 162 min read


What We Were Promised vs. What We Got: The Madring Lesson
(Photo by F1) Quick game before we start: what if I told you that ahead of a race, literally everyone (journalists, drivers, fans) agreed we were about to watch total chaos... and instead we got one of the flattest races of the season? Welcome to the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, held at the brand new Madring circuit in Madrid. Some context first. Madring is a completely new track, never raced in F1 before this weekend. F3 testing a few weeks earlier had already set the tone: 19 r
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Oct 163 min read


LN4 Fusion: The Brand Behind the Driver
(Photo by F1) On September 2nd, while everyone was glued to Monza, Lando Norris quietly launched something way more personal than a race win: his own team. LN4 Fusion. A name that sounds like a piece of tech, but hides some real branding thought behind it. Let's start with the name itself. "LN4" is simply his initials plus his race number, nothing groundbreaking on paper, but that's exactly why it works: fans recognize it instantly, no effort required. "Fusion" then tells the
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Oct 163 min read


Jacquet and Calderon: Influencing HERstory
(Photo by Williams F1) The 16-year-old racing driver Jade Jacquet etched her name into the history books last weekend by being the first woman to win a race in the French F4 Championship… From entering the weekend as a guest driver in the series, Jacquet converted her pole position to the grand prize of first place in the 2nd race of the 5th round of the Championship. The French F4 Championship has a similar layout to F1 Academy where there is a reverse grid race, and in this
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Sep 282 min read


The Biggest Talking Points From F1’s Newest Race
(Photo by F1) Madrid arrived on the F1 calendar with plenty of attention surrounding it. A brand-new circuit, a new addition to the European leg of the season and another attempt to bring Formula 1 to a major city. On paper, there was plenty to get excited about. But once the cars actually hit the track, the biggest question quickly became a slightly less exciting one: was Madrid actually any good? There were certainly moments worth talking about across the weekend, from
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Sep 156 min read


The Winners, Losers and Talking Points From Monza
(Photo by F1) If Formula 1 wanted to make a statement at Monza, it certainly delivered one. What should have been a weekend of damage limitation for Kimi Antonelli instead became one of the most remarkable victories of his career. Starting from nineteenth after taking a grid penalty for a power unit change, the Italian fought his way through the field, hunted down his own teammate and crossed the line first in front of an Italian home crowd that had been waiting six decades
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Sep 129 min read


Meeke and O’Sullivan Dominate in Ceredigion
(Photo by BBC) The 6th round of the FIA European Rally Championship took place in Ceredigion over the weekend of 4th-6th of September. With 37 competitors entered over the weekend, Kris Meeke and Noel O’Sullivan came out on top at the final hurdle… The series continued after its 5th round in the Czech Republic back in August, where Březíc and Bělák recorded a home win. This is the third time that Ceredigion has made an appearance in the FIA European Rally Championship, with i
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Sep 92 min read


La Pista Magica Delivers Antonelli's Historic Italian Victory
(Photo by GPblog) Kimi Antonelli came out on top after a chaotic start to the Italian Grand Prix, being the first Italian to win their home race in 60 years. The start to the race weekend in Monza was as usual. The Tifosi was out in full force, ready to support the beloved home team, Ferrari. The grandstands were full of seas of red the entire weekend. Red Bull kept their same line up from Zandvoort with Liam Lawson in the Red Bull and Yuki Tsunoda in the Racing Bull while
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Sep 93 min read


Aragón Showdown: Márquez Takes Victory as the Title Fight Heats Up
(Photo by BBC) MotorLand Aragón delivered another dramatic chapter in the 2026 MotoGP season, with Marc Márquez returning to the top step of the podium after a weekend packed with intense battles, qualifying drama and championship implications. The Michelin Grand Prix of Aragón, held from August 28–30, marked Round 13 of the 2026 season and saw the championship contenders arrive in Spain with everything to fight for. Saturday morning's qualifying session produced one of the b
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Sep 94 min read


Mountain Mayhem: Vickers Doubles Up as Skinner Claims Cadwell Glory
(Photo by Motorcycle News) The British Superbike Championship descended on Cadwell Park over the August Bank Holiday weekend for Round 8 of the 2026 season, and the Lincolnshire circuit once again delivered the drama that has made it one of the most anticipated weekends on the BSB calendar. With its famous Mountain section, fast changes of direction and little room for error, Cadwell Park produced a weekend of crashes, comebacks and some spectacular racing — with Rory Skinner
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Sep 94 min read


Croft Clash: Cook Leads the BTCC Charge
(Photo by Autosport) The British Touring Car Championship headed to North Yorkshire for another action-packed weekend of racing at Croft, with the championship battle continuing to intensify as the season enters its crucial stages. Croft’s tight corners, heavy braking zones and unforgiving grass run-off once again provided the perfect ingredients for close BTCC racing, with the likes of Josh Cook, Dan Cammish, Ashley Sutton and Tom Ingram all looking to make their mark. Satur
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Sep 94 min read


Is Aston Martin Trying to Reunite With Mercedes?
(Photo by F1) Aston Martin’s and Honda’s new alliance has been an underachievement, to say the least. The team has managed a total of three points, at several races, they were even slower than the new team of Cadillac. Though the engine isn’t the sole problem as Aston produced a dreadful chassis that was by far the worst of the cars that have been designed by Adrian Newey, but Aston Martin have managed to bring what is effectively a b-spec car and improve on most of their pro
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Sep 92 min read


Antonelli’s Home Race Just Became A Lot More Complicated
(Photo by BBC) Kimi Antonelli’s homecoming at Monza was always going to be one of the most significant weekends of his young Formula 1 career. The Italian arrives at the Temple of Speed as a genuine championship contender, leading the Drivers’ Championship and carrying the hopes of a home crowd that has quickly taken him to heart. Mercedes, however, has made the weekend considerably more complicated. Antonelli will take a grid penalty at Monza after Mercedes elected to in
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Aug 314 min read


Birthday, Home Crowd, First Win: Nina Gademan’s Perfect Zandvoort Moment
(Photo by F1 Academy) Some race victories are planned. Some are fought for. And some feel almost like they were written in the stars. For Nina Gademan, her first F1 Academy victory at Zandvoort was all three. Racing in front of her home crowd is already a dream for any driver. Doing it on your birthday, after being declared unfit to race just one day earlier, and then taking your first-ever F1 Academy win? That turns a race weekend into something unforgettable. From Doubt To
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Aug 223 min read


Red Bull Confirm Driver Shuffle Ahead of Dutch Grand Prix
(Photo by Formula 1) Red Bull have confirmed a driver reshuffle ahead of this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, with Isack Hadjar ruled out after suffering a wrist injury during the summer break. Liam Lawson will temporarily step up from Racing Bulls to replace him alongside Max Verstappen, while reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda will fill Lawson’s seat at Racing Bulls for the weekend. On paper, it is a fairly straightforward case of one driver replacing another. But this is Red Bull
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Aug 198 min read


F1 Academy: What to Expect After the Summer Break
(Photo by Formula1) As we rapidly approach the start to the second stint of the F1 Academy season, starting again back in Zandvoort on August 21st, attention now turns to the second half of the season, and what we should expect. Firstly, Palmowski sits comfortably leading the championship. Her pace remains consistently fast, evident in the Zandvoort testing sessions in which she not only topped the tables, but was the only driver to hit a 1:36 lap time. Moving down the cham
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Aug 182 min read


Oulton Park Produces Another British Superbike Masterclass
(Photo by Crash.net) The sixth round of the 2026 British Superbike Championship returned to the iconic Oulton Park circuit, delivering another action-packed weekend of close racing, dramatic overtakes and a significant shake-up in the championship battle. With the fast and flowing Cheshire circuit providing little room for error, riders were forced to push to the limit throughout qualifying and all three races. Qualifying was fiercely contested as the leading riders traded fa
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Aug 183 min read
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