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George Russell shares childhood Silverstone connection and why he rejected bigger grandstand

George Russell has opened up about launching his own dedicated grandstand for his supporters at Silverstone. It was announced this week that the British driver would have the George Russell Grandstand at his home grand prix circuit from 2027. The grandstand will be located at Farm Curve and ticketholders will get a three-day reserved seat, an official George Russell T-shirt delivered ahead ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

WRC Chile: Oliver Solberg extends rally lead as Evans pays road-order price

Oliver Solberg pulled further clear of World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans to head into Saturday’s leg of Rally Chile with a 10.1s lead. The Monte Carlo winner thrived in the morning’s muddy conditions caused by overnight rain, trading times with Evans, before heading to midday service with a 2.3s lead over his Toyota team-mate. As the stages began to dry out for the afternoon ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

David Coulthard says Kimi Antonelli proved he is an F1 "phenomenon" at Monza

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard says Kimi Antonelli's charge from 19th on the grid to win the Italian Grand Prix was a career-defining performance that sits alongside drives from the greatest drivers in the history of the series. The Mercedes driver secured his seventh career grand prix win in front of his home crowd at Monza, becoming the first Italian driver to win the event in 60 ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

IndyCar releases final TV ratings for 2026, up 23% from previous year

Felix Rosenqvist won in the closest Indianapolis 500 finish in history, Alex Palou claimed his fifth title in the past six years, Scott McLaughlin secured the final win of the year at Laguna Seca, and the 2026 IndyCar season is officially over after 18 rounds of racing. IndyCar on FOX saw a +23% jump from 2025 (1.362mil), and +57% from numbers in 2024 (1.073mil). IndyCar also boasted about a ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

Mercedes clearly ahead: How long-run pace compared in F1 Spanish GP practice

George Russell was the fastest long-run driver with a lot of fuel on board. His closest challenger was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen over Friday’s practice sessions ahead of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix. The Dutchman was just 0.13 seconds per lap slower after adjusting for different tyre compounds and stint lengths. World championship leader Kimi Antonelli was the third-fastest long-run ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

“High risk” and a chance of “chaos” - drivers open up on F1’s new Madring circuit

The Spanish Grand Prix's Madring circuit has received a thumbs-up from several leading Formula 1 drivers as they praised its high-commitment layout, although not everyone is as impressed. Having sampled the 5.4km circuit on the simulator, drivers were bracing for one of the most challenging weekends of the year on a track that combines the unforgiving nature of a street circuit with plenty of ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

Max Verstappen’s short but telling reaction to F1’s new Madrid circuit

Formula 1’s first encounter with the circuit around the IFEMA complex in Madrid has produced less chaos than some in the paddock may have feared. While the F3 and F2 sessions have seen several crashes and even a car going up in flames, the only F1 incident so far at the Spanish Grand Prix has been a crash for Arvid Lindblad. For now, then, the Madring has not proved to be a ‘car killer’ ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

IMSA drivers react to tougher officiating ahead of Indianapolis

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Battle on the Bricks Sept. 18-20, marking the final sprint race of the season with a 44-car grid spanning GTP, LMP2, GTD Pro, and GTD. Recent penalties have also put driving standards and race control’s approach to contact back in focus. At the most recent IMSA race – the GTD sprint round at Virginia ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

David Croft hails Kimi Antonelli's maturity as F1 title charge gathers pace

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft has backed Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli to become a younger world champion than Max Verstappen. Antonelli delivered an incredible performance at last weekend's Italian Grand Prix, driving from 19th on the grid to victory in front of his home crowd. The 20-year-old became the first home driver to win at Monza in 60 years, extending his ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

Marco Bezzecchi not concerned by other Aprilia riders struggling in Misano MotoGP practice

Marco Bezzecchi says he was not ‘worried’ to see Jorge Martin so far down the order in Practice for the San Marino Grand Prix, as he backed his Aprilia squadmates to bounce back on Saturday. While Bezzecchi came close to breaking the lap record in Practice aboard the factory RS-GP, his team-mate Martin barely hung on to the final Q2 spot in 10th after struggling for speed throughout the ... Keep reading

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F1 Spanish GP at Madring: Saturday schedule, weather forecast and how to watch

Formula 1 heads into Saturday at Madring with Kimi Antonelli fastest after a tricky second practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix. The Mercedes championship leader pipped Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in FP2, with Lewis Hamilton third as drivers continued to build confidence around Madrid’s new Formula 1 venue. Arvid Lindblad was an eye-catching fourth for Racing Bulls before crashing at ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

Freddie Kraft unloads on Carson Hocevar after latest wreck: 'You’re just playing a f***ing game'

Carson Hocevar's spin of Brad Keselowski, and his subsequent interview shrugging off the contact, have dominated the NASCAR conversation in the week after Darlington. Denny Hamlin has weighed in, as have NASCAR Hall of Famers, as has Hocevar's team owner, and many, many others. Freddie Kraft, spotter for Bubba Wallace and host of the Door Bumper Clear podcast, had some especially sharp words ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

DTM Sachsenring: Porsche leads free practice, BMW surprises, track raises questions

An unusual start to the penultimate weekend of the DTM season at the Sachsenring: Thomas Preining set the fastest time of the day in the favoured Porsche with a 1:18.148. However, not with his time from the second session, but from the first practice. In the afternoon, Manthey team-mate Ricardo Feller was fastest with a 1:18.857 - and more than 0.7 seconds slower. But why did the track not ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

Why Misano could deliver the closest Ducati-Aprilia fight of MotoGP 2026

This weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix could produce the closest Ducati-Aprilia battle of the 2026 MotoGP season, with neither manufacturer able to establish a clear advantage after Practice. The competitive balance has swung back and forth a number of times this year, with both Ducati and Aprilia enjoying dominant weekends depending upon how well-suited their bikes were to each track’s ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

F1 Spanish GP: Kimi Antonelli leads tricky second practice as Arvid Lindblad crashes

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli topped second practice at Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix, pipping Ferrari's Charles Leclerc on Friday afternoon at a hot and challenging Madring circuit. Antonelli set the fastest lap around the halfway mark in the second one-hour session as drivers and teams gradually kept chipping away at their set-ups on the extremely difficult circuit in Madrid. The 5.4km ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson fires back at Denny Hamlin after criticism

Everyone in NASCAR has had something to say about Carson Hocevar this past week. Or maybe that is, everyone except Denny Hamlin. The No. 77 car was at the center of attention after spinning Brad Keselowski at Darlington last weekend, and Hocevar only poured fuel on the fire with his casual dismissal of the contact. On his podcast Actions Detrimental, Hamlin did his best to run past the ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

Juan Pablo Montoya says Madring is first 2026 F1 track he wants to drive

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has praised the brand-new Madring circuit, revealing that it is the first track of the 2026 season that has made him want to get back behind the wheel. After the Italian Grand Prix at Monza last weekend, which resulted in a Mercedes 1-2 finish with Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, the drivers now face a step into the unknown at the new 5.4km, 22-turn ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

WRC Chile: Oliver Solberg leads Elfyn Evans as overnight rain provides curveball

Oliver Solberg claimed an early 2.3-second lead at Rally Chile after trading times with World Rally Championship leader Elfyn Evans, as overnight rain created tricky conditions. The Toyota duo made the most of the mud, having hoped for rain to reduce the cleaning effect of opening the gravel roads. Solberg kicked off the rally by winning the opening stage by 1.4s from Evans, only for the ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

ADAC Nordrhein postpones Nurburgring-based 24h series until 2028

ADAC Nordrhein's 24h Series around the Nurburgring has been pushed back to 2028, but the underlying dispute remains unresolved. By postponing the championship, the ADAC Nordrhein, organiser of the Nurburgring 24 Hours, has yielded to a strong demand from the ILN team association. The group had openly threatened to boycott the new championship with more than 70 cars if it were to launch as early ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept

Why Charles Leclerc isn't using latest ADUO2 engine in the Spanish GP

Charles Leclerc is still feeling the pain of smiting the wall at the exit of the Parabolica in last weekend's Italian Grand Prix, and the result of the crash is that he will not be able to use Ferrari's latest Formula 1 engine spec during the Spanish GP. It's understood Ferrari engineers deemed the 067/6 unit, fitted with the second package of modifications permitted by the FIA, to be sound ... Keep reading

Motorsport.com11 Sept