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After Maksimilian Popov and Trident Motorsport became the sixth different FIA FREC winners of 2026 at the 7.004-kilometre Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps last month, the series reconvenes in Italy from 18-21 June. Commonly referred to as the Temple of Speed, Monza’s long straights and sweeping curves make the 5.793-kilometre layout an intense challenge and another gilt-edged […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today launched a ‘Call for Proposal’ to find promoters and organisers of FIA sanctioned Esports Championships. As one of the most accessible and affordable forms of competition, Esports will play a major role in […]

Lewis Hamilton took his first victory for Ferrari with a finely executed win at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, as the Scuderia’s three-stop strategy helped the seven-time World Champion beat George Russell and Lando Norris. World Championship leader Kimi Antonelli might have finished second after passing team-mate George Russell, but the Italian […]

DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari) 2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 3 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Nico Rosberg)  Q: Lewis, you did it. You’re a Ferrari race winner. After that difficult start last year, how does this one feel for you?Lewis HAMILTON: First, I have to start by saying a huge thank you to everyone here, my team here at Ferrari, everyone […]

A record-breaking crowd of 350,105 trackside fans were treated to the most competitive and compelling edition of the twice-round-the-clock contest in recent memory, with just 10.913 seconds separating the winner from second place – the closest outright finish in FIA World Endurance Championship history. The foundations for Toyota’s sixth success at Le Mans were laid […]

An afternoon full of drama across the three finals has ended with Zac Drummond mounting a challenge on Noah Baglin for this year’s OK European Title and Will Green emerging as the championship favourite in Junior. The weather disrupted each of the races this afternoon at the Motorsportarena Mülsen and a plethora of penalties has […]

George Russell set the pace in the third and final practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver posting a late lap of 1:15.679 to finish two tenths clear of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. Charles Leclerc took third for Ferrari, just 0.029s behind Piastri, with Lando Norris fourth in the […]

George Russell claimed pole position for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, delivering a superb final lap to head Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli at the end of a hitly contested qualifying session interrupted by a Q3 crash for Charles Leclerc. Russell, who had shown strong pace throughout practice and led […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari) 3 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Naomi Schiff) Q: George, a big congratulations. It’s pole position for you out here in Barcelona. Momentum hasn’t been on your side lately, but you’ve come back to the European season and you’re coming out swinging. So how does it feel?George RUSSELL: It’s been […]

As the series continues to go from strength to strength – with record-breaking trackside attendances and 14 manufacturers represented on the grid – the championship has reconfirmed its commitment to all existing venues while adding a return to the United Kingdom’s Silverstone after an eight-year absence. The action will begin with the traditional Prologue group […]

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem will attend the 2026 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of the most prestigious and enduring events in world motorsport. Held at the legendary Circuit de la Sarthe in front of an audience of over 332,000, the race is a cornerstone of the FIA World Endurance Championship […]

Mercedes’ George Russell set the pace in opening practice for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, beating McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by two tenths of a second in a session that featured seven rookie drivers, with McLaren junior Leonardo Fornaroli making the biggest impression in P5 behind third-placed Charles Leclerc in a heavily upgraded […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Mattia BINOTTO (Audi), Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas) Q: If we could start with a question to all of you. From what we hear, all three of your teams will get some additional development and upgrade opportunities. Just how valuable will that be? Mattia, perhaps we could start with you.MB: For Audi it will be a significant benefit. […]

Defending F1 World Champion Lando Norris set the pace in a closely contested second practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, beating Mercedes’ George Russell by just 0.009s as McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri completed a top three covered by 0.057s. Norris, who sat out the opening session as McLaren reserve Leonardo […]

PART ONE – Liam LAWSON (Racing Bulls), Oliver BEARMAN (Haas), Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin) Q: Fernando, perhaps we could start with you. Not quite hometown hero, but home country hero. Look, it’s been a tough start to the season for Aston Martin. Just how much satisfaction did the Monaco weekend and that point give you?Fernando ALONSO: Well, hello […]

The activated clause was included in the contract signed between Pirelli, the FIA and Formula 1 in 2023, when the Italian company extended its presence in the top series of motorsport for the three-year period 2025–2027, and it provided for the possibility of prolonging the collaboration for an additional season. Pirelli will therefore remain the exclusive […]

When the dust settled at the end of a frenetic Hyperpole 2 shootout around the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe, a five thousandths-of-a-second was all that separated Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA’s Jack Aitken from BMW M Team WRT’s Dries Vanthoor. It was the latter, though, that would inherit pole after the Brit was stripped of […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 11 June 1430hrs  1500hrs Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Oliver Bearman (Haas)Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) Franco Colapinto (Alpine)Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)Carlos Sainz (Williams) Friday, 12 June 1530hrs Mattia Binotto (Audi)Ayao Komatsu (Haas)Toto Wolff (Mercedes) Saturday, 13 June Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 14 June Post-Race First three finishing drivers  

The FIA, FOM, Teams and Power Unit Manufacturers have agreed a package of changes to the Formula 1 Technical, Sporting and Financial Regulations for 2027 and 2028. The agreement follows discussions held since the opening races of the 2026 season, following concerns identified in relation to energy management under the new Power Unit framework. The proposed […]