RNW Staff

Punishing heat, an unprecedented dry spell in the Aragón region and a serious risk of wildfires forced the local government and race officials to postpone the original event in mid-July. The replacement Baja is now the fifth round of both the 2026 FIA World and European Baja Cups and takes place over three days across […]

After seven rounds of on-track learning and development, Emanuele Olivieri (200 points), Sebastian Wheldon (180 points), Kean Nakamura-Berta (175 points) and Rashid Al Dhaheri (165 points) head to the former German Grand Prix venue in contention for the junior single-seater crown. And with 56 points still up for grabs across the Hockenheim weekend, the championship […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 10 September 1430hrs  1500hrs Franco Colapinto (Alpine)Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Esteban Ocon (Haas) Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)Carlos Sainz (Williams) Friday, 11 September 1530hrs Mike Krack (Aston Martin)Marcin Budkowski (Cadillac)Alan Permane (Racing Bulls) Saturday, 12 September Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 13 September Post-Race First three finishing drivers

Karting drivers from across the Asia-Pacific region will battle it out around the 10 corners of the legendary Circuit of Macau Coloane this weekend (11-13 September) as the 2026 FIA Karting Arrive and Drive Asia-Pacific champions will be crowned. The circuit last hosted FIA Karting a decade ago when Tom Leuillet won the 2016 FIA […]

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The 2026 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) resumes after a near four-month lay-off with the 48th Rally of Lebanon on September 11th-13th. The fourth round of the regional series is the only all-tarmac encounter in the championship and takes place over three days, one super special and 10 demanding asphalt speed tests to the […]

DRIVERS1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)   Q: Kimi, I’m not known for my Italian, but grandissimo! That was unbelievable. Did you ever imagine you could go from 19th to being the first Italian since even before I was born to win this […]

Kimi Antonelli claimed a remarkable victory at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, charging from 19th on the grid to win his home race ahead of Mercedes team mate George Russell. In a dramatic 53-lap encounter at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Antonelli overcame an engine-related grid penalty, an early red flag and fierce […]

Overnight leader Meeke cemented what was his first victory on an ERC event as a registered ERC driver by setting the pace on two of Sunday’s deciding four stages aboard the Michelin-equipped Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 he shared with co-driver Noel O’Sullivan. But all eyes were focused on runner-up Suninen. Suninen completed the Welsh Tarmac […]

Making his FIA FREC debut, the Ukrainian driver, who finished second in Race 2 on Saturday from the partially-reversed grid, became the 10th driver to win in the junior single-seater championship’s inaugural season. By finishing runner-up to Bondarev, R-ace GP’s Emanuele Olivieri moved 20 points clear of Sebastian Wheldon (MP Motorsport) at the top of […]

Antonio Fuoco, Nicklas Nielsen and Miguel Molina, sharing the #50 Ferrari entry, claimed their first victory of the 2026 campaign after a dramatic finale that saw Nyck de Vries, at the wheel of the #7 Toyota, suffer a suspected hydraulic issue while comfortably leading the race with just 11 minutes remaining on the clock. In […]

DRIVERS1 – Pierre GASLY (Alpine)2 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 3 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Davide Valsecchi) Q: Pierre Gasly, pole position. Mamma mia, what a lap! It was impressive. Congratulations, my friend. How was your feeling? How was your sensation for the first pole position of your career?Pierre GASLY: Yeah, it was amazing. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. […]

Pierre Gasly delivered a stunning performance to claim the first pole position of his Formula 1 career at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, beating Mercedes’ George Russell and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in a dramatic Qualifying session at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. On the circuit where he famously claimed his maiden Grand Prix […]

Oleksandr Bondarev finished second on his FIA FREC debut for Van Amersfoort Racing and also claimed top Rookie honours, while CL Motorsport’s Reno Francot took third, his first podium since his home race at Zandvoort in May. MP Motorsport’s Sebastian Wheldon finished eighth, gaining one point on provisional championship leader and recently crowned Rookie champion* […]

Starting out 0.9sec behind Suninen following Friday’s four stages, which included two run at night, Meeke charged through the day-opening 12.02-kilometre Aberffrwd test leading by 11.9sec after Suninen spun exiting a tight right-hand turn after 4.49ks and dropped more than 10sec. With SS6 cancelled for safety reasons, Pirelli-equipped Suninen had to wait until SS7 to […]

When Giovinazzi displaced Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA’s Jack Aitken to vault to the head of the order behind the wheel of the #51 car he shares with fellow defending world champions James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi, the job looked to be done – but Aitken was not yet finished. Digging deep, the Briton matched […]

Hearing Case ICA-2026-06-07-08-09: Appeals lodged by McLaren Racing Limited and Red Bull Racing Limited against Decisions No. 1 and No. 2 dated 12 June 2026 contained in Document 99 of the Stewards of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, counting towards the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship. On 7 June 2026, having received reports from […]

Charles Leclerc set the pace in Free Practice 1 for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, leading team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a Ferrari one-two at Monza. In front of the tifosi, Leclerc produced a late-session benchmark of 1:23.008 to finish 0.173 seconds clear of Hamilton, with Mercedes’ George Russell completing the top three. […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Flavio BRIATORE (Alpine), Frédéric VASSEUR (Ferrari), Andrea STELLA (McLaren) Q: Can we start with some breaking news from the International Court of Appeal today, the headline being that Pierre Gasly has lost his third place at the Monaco Grand Prix. Flavio, perhaps we could start with you and get your reaction to that, please?Flavio […]