Formula 1

Talks 'ongoing' - Russell revives Mercedes-Verstappen 2026 link

George Russell’s remark that Mercedes is in “ongoing” conversations with Max Verstappen, and that this may be delaying a new contract for Russell, has revived one of Formula 1’s most curious driver market stories

MotoGP

Another painful Marquez fall in MotoGP practice crashfest

A second painful fall of the day for Marc Marquez rounded off a twice red-flagged and incredibly crash-strewn second Assen MotoGP practice session

Formula 1

Gary Anderson on Ferrari's attempt to fix its big 2025 F1 car flaw

Ferrari has upgrades at the Austrian GP in the area where it's suffered most in F1 2025. Gary Anderson explains what they're designed to do - and whether it'll provide a big enough step

Formula 1

McLaren's next F1 driver? The surprise early star of the Austrian GP

F2 leader Alex Dunne's first appearance in an F1 session - as a McLaren practice driver - was so strong it could well end up career-making

Formula 1

No more update help but Norris now has 'optimum' McLaren solution

The Austrian Grand Prix will be a big test of whether Lando Norris can find what he needs with McLaren’s F1 car as it plans no more changes to directly address his issues with the car

Formula 1

McLaren's eye-catching debut in Russell-led Austrian GP FP1

George Russell followed up his Canada win by topping first Austrian GP practice, but the most attention-grabbing aspect of the session was F2 points leader Alex Dunne going fourth on his F1 weekend debut

MotoGP

Marquez has biggest Ducati crash yet (then goes fastest)

Marc Marquez experienced his biggest crash yet as a factory Ducati MotoGP rider in first practice at the Dutch TT - then went fastest anyway

Formula 1

How unchanged Red Bull Ring has actually become longer

F1's Austrian GP is taking place on an unchanged Red Bull Ring - but an unexpected pre-weekend discovery has found the track is actually longer than previously declared

Formula 1

'I overcorrected' - first F1 crash has limited Antonelli ever since

Tense and conservative - two words Kimi Antonelli has used to describe his approach to F1 weekends, which he feels has limited his potential in his rookie season

MotoGP

MotoGP kills off tyre designed to improve racing in 2026

Michelin's delayed new front tyre intended to tackle the problems currently limiting wheel to wheel racing in MotoGP has now been officially killed off and will never be raced

Formula 1

The innocuous offences that would trigger Verstappen F1 ban

A single penalty point at the Austrian Grand Prix would earn Max Verstappen a race ban. And the FIA's list of 'one point' offences contains some pretty innocuous slip-ups

Formula 1

The tactic that's triggered fears of F1 becoming 'contact sport'

The FIA's publication of F1's driving standard guidelines has exposed ongoing driver unease about the way they are working, especially a tactic that is increasingly being used to exploit them