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After losing much of his FP1 session to a gearbox problem, Verstappen recovered in fine style to secure pole position at his home race for the second year in a row. Despite going quicker in the first and third sectors, a mistake at Turn 10 proved costly for Charles Leclerc, as the Ferrari driver trailed

In the wake of the Contract Recognition Board deciding that Alpine has no claims to the Australian for next year, it has been confirmed that he will be joining McLaren in 2023. For now, Piastri remains as Alpine’s official reserve driver – and he is continuing to work with the Enstone-based squad in its simulator

The Contract Recognition Board’s ruling on the Piastri case on Friday revealed that the deal between the Australian and McLaren was completed on the day after the British Grand Prix. This prompted a great deal of speculation about whether Ricciardo had been kept in the dark initially, as he had made a statement on social

The British driver topped FP1 at the Dutch Grand Prix on Friday, before dropping to fifth in FP2 as Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz locked out the top two spots. Russell said the Mercedes W13 “is working better, there’s no doubt about it” in the Netherlands, but doesn’t expect to be in the

The Aston Martin driver is currently evaluating his future options after announcing that he will be retiring from grand prix racing at the end of this season. Vettel has been quite active in his environmental concerns, and that has inevitably prompted some to suggest that he could pursue something in the all-electric Formula E series.

Quartararo is leading the 2022 standings by 32 points despite riding a Yamaha that has proven only to be competitive in his hands. The 2022 M1 in particular lacks in horsepower, which has made racing against much faster bikes such as the Ducatis a struggle for the reigning world champion. PLUS: The signs Quartararo’s 2022 MotoGP

In the incident where the pair clashed on the opening lap at Spa last weekend, Hamilton’s Mercedes was sent high into the air after he had moved across on the Alpine still on his inside at the first part of the Les Combes chicane. Hamilton quickly crashed back down into the runoff area, in an

F1 chiefs have been looking at ramping up security and working with promoters to eradicate the sexual harassment, homophobia and racism from some Dutch fans that was on display at the Red Bull Ring in July. However, there have been ongoing incidents – with fans having been spotted burning Lewis Hamilton merchandise in Hungary this

News of Masi’s impending appointment in the top Commission role emerged during the recent Sandown SuperSprint weekend, where Supercars was canvassing the necessary support from teams. It’s now official that he’ll head up the Commission, which makes technical and sporting decisions for the series. He replaces Supercars Hall of Famer Neil Crompton who held the

The Mercedes W13 struggled in qualifying at Spa, with Lewis Hamilton qualifying seventh some 1.8 seconds off Max Verstappen’s fastest time, and Russell earning eighth. Penalties for Verstappen and others saw the two silver cars actually start fourth and fifth, but Russell still anticipated a tough afternoon. However in the closing stages of the race

Red Bull swept to a dominant victory in the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday as Max Verstappen charged from 14th on the grid to win ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez. The performance saw both Red Bull drivers display a mighty straightline speed, allowing Verstappen to ease past cars using DRS at the end of the

It was no different with the new generation of 2022 cars, but the Belgian Grand Prix highlighted some of the core strengths of the RB18 as it appeared to be quick on the straights but without hurting its pace in the twisty sector two. Red Bull also had a few new parts for Belgium to

McLaren endured one of its most difficult weekends of the 2022 season at Spa, with Norris finishing 12th and his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo a few seconds behind him in 15th. Both drivers were part of a train of cars that became stuck behind the Williams of Alex Albon, which was extremely fast on the straight.

The Austrian had made a storming start to race two, moving up from sixth to second position behind Schubert Motorsport team-mate Sheldon van der Linde. The DTM points leader was carrying 25kg of success ballast after winning the opening race, with Eng appearing the faster of the two. But his chances of victory were thwarted

Even from 14th on the grid, Verstappen was always tipped to get in the fight for victory such was his pace through the weekend. But it was a fight he won with relative ease, crossing the line 17 seconds clear of the field to extend his championship advantage to 93 points. It marked a significant

Formula 1 reconvened after its 2022 summer break with the annual late-August trip to Spa-Francorchamps. As we’ll cover later on, this event may well be hosted at a different time of the season for its one-year extension on the F1 calendar in 2023. But at the head of the grid it was business as usual.

Leclerc’s hopes of charging through the pack at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday in the wake of his engine grid penalty were dashed early on when he was forced to pit on lap three after seeing smoke coming up from his front-right brake duct. At the stop, where he changed tyres, Ferrari discovered the problem had been

Campbell slotted the Pfaff Porsche 911 GT3 R up the inside of Antonio Garcia’s Corvette C8.R to claim second at the start, as polesitter Ross Gunn (Heart of Racing Aston Martin Vantage) took the lead from the start of the race. Over the opening five laps, the class quintet – including Connor De Phillippi’s BMW

From 14th on the grid, Verstappen surged through the field to take the lead after just 12 of the 44 laps. Early leader Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) briefly retook first place after the first pitstop cycle, but Verstappen was on much fresher tyres and hit the front again on lap 18. Sergio Perez’s Red Bull also

In the wake of Fernando Alonso’s move to Aston Martin, Alpine moved quickly to confirm its intention to give Piastri the race seat. However, the team was already well aware that Piastri had also signed a contract with McLaren, and intended to race for the Woking outfit. Piastri quickly took to social media to make

When a race delayed by lingering fog was eventually started, the Schuberth BMW driver capitalised on late contact between Felipe Fraga and Mirko Bortolotti that eliminated both drivers to claim a third victory of the season and move ahead of Bortolotti in the standings. His brother Kelvin started 13th after the mist caused qualifying to

The defending champion elected not to take part in the final shootout in Q3, knowing he will start from the back of the grid owing to a drop for exceeding his permitted parts count. Nevertheless, his banker lap was so emphatic that he topped the session by six tenths of a second as a sloppy

The championship leader took a much-needed pole for MP Motorsport as he attempts to hold off a charging Theo Pourchaire, who sits just 21 points adrift with four rounds remaining. The Brazilian driver was the first to break the two-minute barrier, setting a 1m59.990s, before improving to a 1m58.232s to clinch pole. A last-minute dash

On an action-packed day both on and off the track at Spa-Francorchamps, the F1 world championship leader topped second practice by almost nine-tenths of a second from title rival Charles Leclerc. But both drivers are set to start the Belgian GP from the back of the grid due to respective engine change penalties – which

Although there has been no official word from the Woking camp, and a Contracts Recognition Board case involving Alpine is still pending, Piastri looks set to race for McLaren in 2023 in a deal put together by his manager Webber. The opportunity to land Piastri led to the team coming to an agreement for Ricciardo

Confirmation arrived from Audi on Friday morning ahead of this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix after the next cycle of power unit regulations was finalised by the FIA last week. Audi’s entry marks the first major step into F1 from 2026 for the Volkswagen Group. It is set to be joined on the grid from 2026

The 20-year-old is set to sit out next month’s Acropolis Rally in Greece in favour of Dani Sordo as part of the team’s split driver roster for its third I20 N entry. However, the South Korean marque has today confirmed that Solberg will return to the wheel of the i20 N for the following gravel

Rast will join BMW’s roster of factory drivers in 2023, ending a 12-year association with Audi that yielded three titles in the DTM as well as victories in major GT3 enduros such as the Spa 24 Hours and the Nurburgring 24 Hours. No details about his 2023 programme were revealed by BMW, with the German

The Colombian driver will race in F2 for the first time since 2019, when she drove for Arden.  Bolukbasi’s contract has been terminated by mutual consent, with Calderon competing in the remaining four rounds for the team.  Calderon has been competing in IndyCar in 2022 with AJ Foyt, scoring 58 points across the seven non-oval

Although the current deal with the venue ends this year, and it doesn’t have a place on the yet-to-be-published 24-race schedule for next season, Spa is in effect first reserve – pending news on other events. The Chinese GP is supposed to be returning in 2023 after an absence of three seasons, but COVID measures