RNW Staff

Following two action-packed rounds in Latvia and Hungary, the championship arrives at the legendary “Magic Weekend” with momentum building across all four categories. Höljes is renowned for producing some of the biggest crowds and most dramatic racing in elite rallycross, making it a fitting stage for the next chapter of the 2026 season. In Euro RX1, […]

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in the only free practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 British Grand Prix, with the Ferrari driver finishing 0.213s clear of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone. With the weekend running to the Sprint format, the 60-minute session represented the teams’ only opportunity to gather data before competitive running […]

Featuring untried stages and a new base in Rome’s EUR district, the 10th Rally di Roma Capitale to count for the FIA ERC promises to be a highlight of the season. With a super special stage in front of Rome’s iconic Colosseum, a finishing ceremony a handful of paces from St Peter’s Square, mountainous stages […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Zak BROWN (McLaren), Frédéric VASSEUR (Ferrari), Steve NIELSEN (Alpine) Q: Zak, your team is at the centre of attention this week regarding driver rumours. What can you tell us about the chats you’ve been having with Max Verstappen and his team?Zak BROWN: They’re rumours? No conversations. I usually don’t talk about my dinners but last […]

Lewis Hamilton will start the Sprint at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 British Grand Prix from pole after beating Kimi Antonelli by 0.011s in a closely contested Sprint Qualifying session at Silverstone. The Ferrari driver delivered a final lap of 1:28.376 in SQ3 to deny Mercedes’ Antonelli, with Max Verstappen taking third for Red Bull, 0.321s off […]

PART ONE – Lance STROLL (Aston Martin), Lando NORRIS (McLaren), Gabriel BORTOLETO (Audi) Q: Lando, let’s start with you. Just describe how it feels to be racing at home as the reigning world champion.Lando NORRIS: Pretty damn cool. I mean, every year here is cool, honestly, so the championship isn’t the thing that makes it much better or much […]

One of 30 young drivers preparing for action at the Hungaroring this weekend (3-5 July), American racer Wheldon (MP Motorsport) holds a seven-point advantage over Prema Racing’s British driver Kean Nakamura-Berta with UAE’s Rashid Al Dhaheri eight points further back for R-ace GP. In the Rookie classification, Italian Emanuele Olivieri (R-ace GP) – who banked […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 02 July 1330hrs  1400hrs Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)Lando Norris (McLaren) Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) Friday, 03 July 1430hrs Steven Nielsen (Alpine)Fred Vasseur (Ferrari)Zak Brown (McLaren) Saturday, 04 July Post-Sprint Post-Qualifying First three finishing drivers Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 05 July Post-Race First three […]

The 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship arrives at the Circuito Internazionale Napoli in Italy this weekend as the KZ and KZ2 gearbox categories reach the decisive final round to decide the next two FIA Karting European Champions. With just four points separating the top two in KZ and three points covering the top three in KZ2, […]

The Portuguese pairing of Francisco Barreto and Paulo Fiuza did their challenge for honours in the FIA World Baja Cup no harm at all by sealing a comfortable victory in the 2026 Pordenone-based Italian Baja. Driving a Toyota Hilux Evo run by SVR Racing, Barreto led by 3min 38.6sec at the night halt and stayed […]

George Russell converted pole position into victory at the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, resisting late pressure from Max Verstappen to take his second win of the season and strengthen his position in the Drivers’ Championship. The Mercedes driver led from the start at the Red Bull Ring and, despite Verstappen closing in […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)  2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) 3 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)  TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: George Russell, your second victory of the season, the seventh of your career, and it seems to me that you aced qualifying, you knew the rules. That was a tough race, you guys so close together at the end, but a […]

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George Russell set the pace in final practice for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, beating Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli by just 0.038s in a closely fought FP3 session at the Red Bull Ring. Antonelli had looked the benchmark for much of the hour, continuing the strong form he had shown across Friday’s […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) 3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Giancarlo Fisichella) Q: George Russell, great job, great lap. It’s still under investigation because of the yellow flag but how do you feel?George RUSSELL: I feel incredible. It was such an amazing lap. I saw the yellow, I had a big lift into […]

George Russell claimed pole position for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix after a dramatic qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring. The Mercedes driver produced a superb final lap of 1:06.113 to beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0.236s just moments after Max Verstappen’s push for pole had ended in a spectacular crash.  […]

The Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team driver began the day 9.7sec ahead of his Toyota rival, but spent much of the leg trading time with the nine-time FIA World Rally Champion across the Peloponnese stages. Neuville’s advantage briefly grew to 10.8sec, but Ogier’s fastest time on the final Menalo Mt test reduced the gap […]

Stefaan Stouf and co-driver Paul McCann claimed victory at the Ardeca Ypres Historic Rally after one of the most dramatic weekends of the 2026 FIA European Historic Rally Championship season, as scorching temperatures, heavy rain and a string of retirements made it an eventful weekend. The iconic Flanders asphalt rally lived up to its reputation […]

Kimi Antonelli went quickest in the opening practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix weekend, leading a Mercedes one-two at the Red Bull Ring. The championship leader posted a best lap of 1:07.796 on Soft compound tyres, finishing 0.040s clear of team-mate George Russell as Mercedes established the early benchmark in […]