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MotoGP legend and F1 champion to headline Goodwood Festival of Speed
Valentino Rossi will be swamped by his many fans again this summer, including one Lando Norris. The pair of world champions have both been announced as attendees at the Goodwood Festival of Speed between July 9-12. MotoGP icon and nine-time world champion Rossi will be at the Sussex celebration of m...
FIA sets date for Mercedes' Right of Review hearing over controversial Monaco GP result
The FIA have set a date for Mercedes' petition for a Right of Review over the changed Monaco Grand Prix result, which saw Pierre Gasly promoted to a podium position. After the conclusion of the Monaco Grand Prix, where Pierre Gasly crossed the finish line in third place, the Frenchman was hit with a...
'Toto Wolff's F1 nightmare continues with Antonelli in Barcelona'
Kimi Antonelli's Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix ended in disappointment, as the young Italian retired early due to a mechanical issue, despite being on course to once again gain points on his teammate. In the latest episode of our F1 Paddock Update podcast, Ben Hunt and Jim Kimberley discussed Merce...
Hamilton extends untouchable F1 longevity record with Barcelona masterclass
Lewis Hamilton stands in a league of his own when it comes to the Formula 1 record for the longest gap between a driver’s first victory and their most recent win. The seven-time world champion exploded onto the scene in 2007 and took his first win in just his sixth race at the Canadian Grand Prix. H...
Russell admits luck helped him gain on Antonelli in Barcelona
George Russell admitted to being lucky after Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes stopped on track. As a result, the British driver managed to gain on his championship rival last Sunday in Barcelona. Russell led for much of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after qualifying on pole position. However, once Fer...
VR46 rider backs himself for Czechia victory despite freak injury
MotoGP title contender Fabio Di Giannantonio won’t be letting up in Brno despite continued trouble with a freak injury. The VR46 rider is third in the riders’ championship and the top Ducati, closely trailing Aprilia pair Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin. ‘Diggia’ won his second-ever top-flight Gran...
Hamilton impresses: perfect score awarded after Barcelona masterclass
Lewis Hamilton has impressed at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, where the seven-time world champion claimed his first victory in Ferrari red. The F1 Power Rankings panel also awarded him a flawless weekend rating for his performance. After a challenging first season with Ferrari, Hamilton has be...
McLaren highlights key Ferrari strength that made Hamilton's Barcelona win possible
McLaren team boss, Andrea Stella, has highlighted his former team's strength after the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. According to the Italian, the Scuderia has the best chassis at the moment in the competition. Lewis Hamilton won the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix last Sunday, marking his fir...
How Marc Marquez can still win the 2026 MotoGP Championship
The first half of the season has not been kind to Marc Marquez, who was already entering the season off the back of a major injury in Mandalika, but if history tells us anything, it's that the #93 can never be counted out. Despite a string of sub-par results in the opening rounds for the reigning w...
Former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson shares cancer diagnosis
British TV star Jeremy Clarkson has been diagnosed with cancer, he revealed on the latest episode of his show Clarkson's Farm. Clarkson is best-known for hosting Top Gear together with Richard Hammond and James May, and led the series from 2002 until 2015. Multiple Formula 1 drivers, including Lewis...
Verstappen goes orange once again with special helmet for Red Bull's home race
Max Verstappen's magical orange helmet makes a return for the Austrian Grand Prix, the Dutchman confirmed on social media. The four-time world champion is set to return to his orange helmet for Red Bull Racing's home Grand Prix, he revealed on social media. "Back in orange. Looking forward to next w...
Tsunoda back in action for Red Bull during busy F1 test day
Formula 1 drivers and teams remained busy after the conclusion of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, taking part in various test programmes on Tuesday. Yuki Tsunoda was back behind the wheel for Red Bull Racing, while Charles Leclerc was in action for Ferrari, among others. After being replaced by...
Ferrari boss explains why Leclerc's difficult run is no cause for concern
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has insisted he is not concerned by Charles Leclerc’s recent slump in form, despite the Monegasque driver coming off back-to-back retirements in his home race in Monaco and at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. The Monegasque crashed in the closing stages of...
F1 Today | Red Bull and McLaren lodge appeal, Alpine's clear candidate for 2027 seat
From Max Verstappen getting a step closer to being able to trigger a clause to terminate his Red Bull Racing contract to Aston Martin being on course to deliver a B-spec car for around the Dutch Grand Prix, GPblog recaps you the best news of the day from the world of Formula 1. After the Barcelona-C...
'Hamilton's incredible Barcelona win is “Exactly what we need” for title fight'
Lewis Hamilton not only claimed victory in red last Sunday, but also significantly reduced the gap to Kimi Antonelli in the drivers' standings after the Italian suffered a costly DNF at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. In the latest episode of our F1 Paddock Update podcast, Ben Hunt and Jim Kimbe...
Antonelli's DNF offered Russell a lifeline, but it cannot mask the bigger problem
George Russell can take some positives from the Barcelona weekend, especially as Kimi Antonelli's retirement prevented what could have been another significant blow in the intra-team battle. Yet beyond the final result, the Barcelona Grand Prix once again underlined the current gap in performance be...
Toto Wolff reveals what makes Peter 'Bono' Bonnington a 'superstar'
Mercedes CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has revealed what, in his view, makes Peter Bonnington a true "superstar", while also explaining why two exceptional talents such as Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli have both built such strong working relationships with the veteran race engineer. Followin...
Red Bull joins McLaren in lodging appeal after Gasly reclaims Monaco P3 from Hadjar
Red Bull Racing has also joined McLaren in formally lodging a notification of appeal with the FIA International Court of Appeal after the penalties Pierre Gasly originally received were removed following the Monaco Grand Prix, GPblog understands. The Austrian team's main concerns with the decision a...
Gravel causes strange Barcelona DNF: 'Never seen that in my career'
Nico Hulkenberg was unable to finish the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after reaching Q3 on Saturday. What happened to the German was something he admitted he had never seen before in racing. Despite Audi consistently knocking on the door of Q3 and regularly finishing inside the top 10, Hulkenberg...
Jorge Martin details his near-death crash in Qatar 'I called my girlfriend to say Goodbye'
Jorge Martin has opened up about his near-death crash in Qatar last year which left him with 14 broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Having started the 2025 season disastrously with his new team, Aprilia, Martin had spent the first part of the season in a hospital bed rather than on the race track. Tw...
McLaren makes final decision on appeal after Alpine's successful Monaco Right of Review
McLaren has formally lodged a notification of appeal with the FIA International Court of Appeal after Pierre Gasly's time penalties were removed following the Monaco Grand Prix. After the conclusion of the Monaco Grand Prix, where Pierre Gasly crossed the finish line in third place, the Frenchman wa...
Fornaroli set for Haas test: Is McLaren working toward a 2027 F1 debut?
McLaren is looking for a place in Formula 1 for Italian talent Leonardo Fornaroli in 2027, team boss Andrea Stella confirmed in Barcelona. Coincidence or not: Haas announced this Tuesday that last year's Formula 2 champion will test for the American team in Jerez this week. A brief statement from H...
Hamilton matches Schumacher's Ferrari feat after 30 years: 'I wanted to be red like Michael'
Fate would have it that Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari victory came at Barcelona, the very same circuit where Michael Schumacher claimed his maiden win for the Scuderia 30 years earlier at the Montmeló track. In 1996, the German accepted the challenge of bringing the world title back to Maranello af...
Why Red Bull didn’t choose this talent: The reason behind Iwasa’s F1 opportunity
Red Bull Racing chose Ayumu Iwasa as a 'rookie' to drive Isack Hadjar's car in FP1 at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. GPblog explains why the Japanese driver, and not the Austrian's F2 talent, Nikola Tsolov, got to step in. For years, the Red Bull Junior Team was the pinnacle for young, ambitiou...
Alonso is being mentioned, but Alpine has a different top candidate for 2027
Franco Colapinto is by far the leading candidate to race alongside Pierre Gasly for Alpine in Formula 1 in 2027. The notion, suddenly floated by certain media, that Fernando Alonso would replace him should, at this moment, be dismissed as typical paddock speculation. After a difficult first (nearl...
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