A2RL season two brings autonomous racing back to Abu Dhabi 

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat - and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

It's that time of year again. The F1 circus is off sunning itself on its mid-summer break, drivers and teams alike are taking a much-needed and well-deserved breather from the frenetic nature of one grand prix after another - and everybody seems to be talking about who will be driving where in 2010. Here at Crash.net there is no exception, so we have put together a list of likely options and moves between this season and next, who is in favour and who is likely heading out of the door. The drivers have been listed in order of present championship position.

Global music superstars Beyonce, The Black Eyed Peas, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and N.E.R.D have all been lined up by F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone to rock the weekend of the Singapore Grand Prix next month - though ticket sales for the island city-state's second race are still struggling to get off the starting grid.

BMW has dropped hints that it may be willing to follow fellow German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz in supplying 'customer' versions of its engines to other F1 teams - with suggestions the Bavarian marque has Red Bull Racing as its prime target.

Flying in the face of the opinions expressed by both Ferrari and BMW over the past week, Ross Brawn has thrown his support behind the FIA's new optional ?40 million budget cap in Formula 1, warning that without it the top flight risks 'turning [engineers] into Swiss watchmakers' - but equally underlining that it will only be workable if it is embraced by all.

Honda will be contesting the 2026 Super GT season with a new GT500 car after revealing the Prelude-GT on Tuesday.Based on the Prelude sports coupe that was launched at the start of the month, it will replace the Civic Type R-GT that has been in service since the start of the 2024 season.Honda is expected to be the only one of the three GT500 manufacturers to introduce a new base model in ...Keep reading

As the new GP2 Series (now known as Formula 2) headed to Bahrain for its title decider, back in late September 2005, it was all to play for between youngsters Nico Rosberg and Heikki Kovalainen.Reigning World Series by Nissan champion Kovalainen had led the championship over the first 19 contests, until his non-score at Spa-Francorchamps, where the Arden driver spun out of the feature race on ...Keep reading

Moto2 and Moto3 remain important for MotoGP, says Dorna chief

There are those who say that one or other of the McLaren drivers should have the 2025 Formula 1 world championship in the bag by now.Within that group it has been claimed that Oscar Piastri's peculiar off-weekend in Azerbaijan – shunting in qualifying, getting the start wrong, then crashing on the opening lap – is evidence of the Australian 'bottling it'.But, there is many a slip ...Keep reading

There are those who say that one or other of the McLaren drivers should have the 2025 Formula 1 world championship in the bag by now.Within that group it has been claimed that Oscar Piastri's peculiar off-weekend in Azerbaijan – shunting in qualifying, getting the start wrong, then crashing on the opening lap – is evidence of the Australian 'bottling it'.But, there is many a slip ...Keep reading

Flavio Briatore has moved to rubbish claims about Fernando Alonso.

Oscar Piastri's mistake-ridden weekend in Baku has been examined.

Aprilia MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi has revealed how badly he was hurt after being taken out by team-mate Jorge Martin on the opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix sprint.Last year's champion Martin made a rapid launch from 17th on the grid and found a gap on the inside heading into Turn 1. But the Spaniard carried too much speed into the corner and crashed, taking an innocent Bezzecchi - ...Keep reading

Ferrari's execution has been criticised ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix.

Pecco Bagnaia has shone the light on one Ducati team member for his form rebound

Diogo Moreira is thought to have signed a three-year MotoGP deal with Honda

Aprilia MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi revealed how badly he was hurt after being taken out by team-mate Jorge Martin on the opening lap of the Japanese Grand Prix sprint.Last year’s champion Martin made a rapid launch from 17th on the grid and found a gap on the inside heading into Turn 1. But the Spaniard carried too much speed into the corner and crashed, taking an innocent Bezzecchi - who ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has been flooded by messages of support from the F1 paddock following Roscoe's passing.