Aston Martin names US driver Jak Crawford as 2026 F1 reserve

It seems very likely that Sam Mayer’s season will have ended a week early due to his retaliatory intentional crash of Jeb Burton after the checkered flag on Saturday following the Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer addressed the incident during a Tuesday morning appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.“We’ll meet ...Keep reading

Honda seems to have begun emerging from the shadow of the last five years - a period filled with obstacles. From the outbreak of COVID-19 to Marc Marquez’s injury, which ultimately led to the Spaniard’s departure, HRC staggered on while watching Ducati dominate, as the Italian brand captured the last four titles in a row.This year, the Sakura-based manufacturer has changed course after ...Keep reading

Honda seems to have begun to emerge from the shadow of the last five years - a period filled with obstacles.From the outbreak of COVID to Marc Marquez’s injury, which ultimately led to the Spaniard’s departure, HRC staggered on while watching Ducati dominate, as the Italian brand captured the last four MotoGP titles in a row.This year, the Sakura-based manufacturer has changed course ...Keep reading

Mercedes has released the first images of its new Concept AMG GT Track Sport running on track at the start of “an intensive testing phase” for the supercar, which could succeed the AMG GT3 on track.  The camouflaged car is pictured testing at AMG’s Affalterbach test track, where it completed its “first successful test kilometres”, according to a statement shared by Mercedes. The ...Keep reading

Mercedes has released the first images of a car that it is calling the Concept AMG GT Track Sport running on track at the start of what it described as “an intensive testing phase”. The camouflaged car is pictured testing at AMG’s Affalterbach test track, but no further details were divulged in a statement from Mercedes titled “Concept AMG GT Track Sport completes first successful ...Keep reading

Williams shed light on the issues which ruined Carlos Sainz's race in Mexico

Felipe Massa's case disputing his missed 2008 Formula 1 world title is heading to court in London this week, with Massa seeking damages at the Royal Courts of Justice.The Brazilian filed a lawsuit against governing body the FIA, commercial rightsholder FOM, and former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone after an interview with the F1-Insider website in 2023.Ecclestone admitted that he and then FIA ...Keep reading

Felipe Massa's case disputing his missed 2008 Formula 1 world title is heading to London court this week with Massa seeking damages at the Royal Courts of Justice.The Brazilian filed a lawsuit against governing body the FIA, commercial rightsholder FOM, and former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone after an interview with the F1-Insider website in 2023.Ecclestone admitted that he and then FIA ...Keep reading

Has a crucial engineering meeting saved Lando Norris' F1 season?

Aston Martin Formula 1 junior Jak Crawford will step up to the role of third driver for the Silverstone squad for the 2026 season.The 20-year-old American, who joined Aston's junior programme last year, will become the team's official reserve driver after a range of simulator work, private testing and FP1 outings.Aston Martin says Crawford has "accumulated over 2,000km in Formula 1 ...Keep reading

Susie Wolff has hailed Lewis Hamilton's impact on F1

Kalle Rovanpera has completed his first outing in a Formula 2 car as the two-time World Rally champion gears up to make the switch to single-seater racing next year. Rovanpera announced plans for a bold career switch last month, which will see the Finn leave the World Rally Championship at the end of 2025 to embark on a circuit racing career in single-seaters. The 25-year-old has ...Keep reading

Kalle Rovanpera has completed his first outing in a Formula 2 car as the two-time World Rally champion gears up to make the switch to single seater racing next year. Rovanpera announced plans for a bold career switch last month, which will see the Finn leave the World Rally Championship at the end of the season to embark on a circuit racing career in single seaters. The 25-year-old has ...Keep reading

Aprilia has developed a versatile bike that performs well across a wide range of circuits, while KTM’s form still tends to fluctuate depending on how well a track suits the RC16 - or at least, that was the conclusion most drew from recent rounds. The Malaysian Grand Prix, however, suggested that assumption might not have been entirely accurate.At Sepang, Aprilia failed to live up to the high ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 test driver Colton Herta will race for the American manufacturer in three IMSA SportsCar Championship endurance contests next year. Herta will dovetail his F1 duties and an F2 campaign driving for Hitech with appearances at the start-of-season Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours IMSA rounds, plus the season-closing Petit Le Mans event at Road Atlanta.They will come in ...Keep reading

Cadillac Formula 1 test driver Colton Herta will race for the American manufacturer in three IMSA SportsCar Championship endurance contests next year. Herta will dovetail his F1 duties and an F2 campaign driving for Hitech with appearances at the start-of-season Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours IMSA rounds, plus the season-closing Petit Le Mans event at Road Atlanta.They will come in ...Keep reading

Raul Fernandez did not have long to savour his victory in the MotoGP Australian Grand Prix as the Malaysian Grand Prix came just seven days later – and it provided a rude return to Earth for the Spaniard.But the Trackhouse Aprilia rider insisted on keeping things in perspective following a slow campaign at Sepang, which ended in a rare race crash.The Malaysian GP was the scene of only ...Keep reading

The Tech3 KTM stand-in admits he was “too chilled” before his Malaysian MotoGP fall.