Motorsport

The all-women F1 Academy has added extra races to their existing schedule in Montreal and Austin to account for the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in April. F1’s decision to cancel races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia had a knock on effect on the F1 Academy calendar, as it was due to have two races at the latter…

Written by Teagan Crump, Edited by Grace Hobson  Formula E’s Madrid E-Prix marked the championship’s return to racing in Spain for the first time since 2021. There was much anticipation around the Madrid round, and it definitely delivered exciting racing and some shock results. Credit: Malcolm Griffiths/LAT Images Madrid should be here to stay This weekend proved that the Madrid…

What was the initial thing that got you into motorsport? My dad loved it as a kid when I was young, and he would put Formula One on the telly and I would normally fall asleep to it, and then eventually the commentary would get exciting and wake me up and I’d sort of go, “Oh, this is quite fun”….

Martin Brundle has said Max Verstappen should either leave Formula 1 “or stop talking about it,” claiming his comments are “boring” and that no driver is “indispensable.” Verstappen, the four-time world champion, sent shockwaves through the paddock on Sunday by threatening to walk away from F1 at the end of the season because of the new rules and cars. It…

Charles Leclerc was fifth behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell when the Japanese Grand Prix restarted, but got past both to claim the final place on the podium. His race engineer Bryan Bozzi congratulated him on the lap 51 pass which secured his position ahead of Russell, though the Mercedes driver kept him under pressure until the end. But Lewis…

An Antonio Felix da Costa versus Pascal Wehrlein title fight? Goodness, who writes Formula E’s scripts? If you were to outline a multifaceted fantasy plotline for the final season of Gen3, it would be this: a championship battle played out between two disparate characters who really don’t like each other. It wasn’t always like that, though. Throughout 2023 and some…

Laurence EdmondsonMar 31, 2026, 03:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors Lando Norris has said there were moments during the Japanese Grand Prix when he was “at the mercy” of his McLaren’s power unit, and at one stage overtook Lewis Hamilton even though he had not planned to. Norris finished in…

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu was quick to absolve Franco Colapinto of blame for Oliver Bearman’s huge crash at Suzuka on Sunday. Bearman swerved left onto the grass at 308kph when he suddenly caught Colapinto’s car as they approached Spoon curve. Speaking minutes after Bearman climbed from the wreckage of his VF-26, Komatsu avoided pointing a finger at Colapinto when…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links F1 must change dangerous rules or a driver could die (The Telegraph) Gary Anderson: ‘We will see it again, I am sure. If it happened during one of those overtaking manoeuvres that was going on down into turn one, it would be like an airline accident. Potentially fatal.’…

Max Verstappen‘s bombshell threat to quit Formula 1 seems shocking — and it is — but it’s also been a long time coming. And make no mistake: it absolutely is not just an idle threat from a driver upset he no longer has the best car. The four-time world champion, who turns 29 in September, appears to be on the…

The start of the Japanese Grand Prix has been delayed by 10 minutes due to a damaged barrier. Circuit workers are performing repairs to a barrier at turn 12 – the right-hander between the hairpin and Spoon curve – following a crash in the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan support race. “The start of the formation lap will be delayed due…

Mitch Evans and Antonio Felix da Costa As the Oscar Awards were announced in Hollywood, Jaguar TCS Racing drivers Antonio Felix da Costa and Mitch Evans took it upon themselves to conduct their very own Oscars on track. They gave awards to winners in categories such as Most Dramatic Driver, Hardest to Overtake, and even Driver Most Likely to Cry…

Max Verstappen left no one in doubt about his low opinion of racing in current Formula 1 after following Pierre Gasly home in eighth place at Suzuka. The Red Bull driver spent half the race trying to pass his rival, to no avail. Although he got ahead at one point, Verstappen only managed to do so by taking too much…

Mar 30, 2026, 03:51 AM ET Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has played down suggestions his star driver Max Verstappen could walk away from F1, saying the four-time champion will be much happier once he has a more competitive car. After finishing eighth at Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix, Verstappen admitted he was weighing up his future in the sport…

It wasn’t just Oliver Bearman who had a lucky escape in yesterday’s Japanese Grand Prix. Bearman was doing 308kph when he left the track approaching Spoon curve after being caught out by the rate at which he caught Franco Colapinto ahead of him. This was a situation drivers had warned F1 about before: one driver using his energy boost to…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Lee! On this day in motorsport Eddie Jordan was born today in 1948 Born on this day in 1948: Eddie Jordan, who entered F1 with his eponymous team in 1991 and saw them win four grands prix before he sold up in 2005. He died last year…

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Max Verstappen has said he is considering retiring from Formula 1 at the end of 2026, admitting he is “not enjoying the sport” after finishing eighth at the Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen, who has been fiercely critical of F1’s controversial new regulations, made the comments to the BBC on the back of another disappointing weekend. While he has frequently questioned…

Oliver Bearman was taken to the Medical Centre after suffering a huge crash during the Japanese Grand Prix. His Haas team confirmed the driver suffered no fractures in the impact but sustained a contusion to his right knee. The crash occured as Bearman was trying to pass Alpine’s Franco Colapinto approaching the corner. The Haas driver gained on Colapinto with…