
Chiara Battig Wild Card Pole Makes F1 Academy History At Silverstone
Chiara Battig became the first Wild Card driver to take an F1 Academy pole position at Silverstone, also becoming the series’ youngest polesitter.
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Chiara Battig became the first Wild Card driver to take an F1 Academy pole position at Silverstone, also becoming the series’ youngest polesitter.
Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris say Silverstone will feel different under Formula 1’s 2026 power-unit rules, putting deployment at the centre of the British GP.

Lewis Hamilton and Arvid Lindblad have been placed in Thursday’s FIA press conference schedule at Silverstone, putting two major British Grand Prix storylines into early focus.
Charles Leclerc’s Austrian Grand Prix slide has sharpened Ferrari’s Silverstone concern after he fell from the front row to eighth at Spielberg.

Adrian Newey says Aston Martin’s major Hungary upgrade could help convince Fernando Alonso to stay with the team for the 2027 Formula 1 season.

McLaren will run a Google Gemini-backed heritage livery at Silverstone, linking the MCL40 to the M2B before Norris and Piastri tackle the British GP.

Max Verstappen says Silverstone could expose the current F1 energy formula as Red Bull try to convert Austrian GP progress into British Grand Prix pace.

Marco Bezzecchi has been discharged after hospital checks in Groningen found no injuries following his fast Dutch GP crash at Assen.

George Russell will start the Austrian Grand Prix from pole after the FIA issued the provisional starting grid, with Charles Leclerc alongside and Lewis Hamilton third.

Mercedes and Audi have used Austrian Grand Prix curfew exemptions, with no FIA sporting action before Sunday’s race at Spielberg.

Jake Dixon and Danilo Petrucci have completed a Donington Park test as both WorldSBK riders target returns at the UK Round in July.

Sebastien Ogier’s slim Acropolis Rally Greece lead heads straight into Friday’s longest gravel leg, with Toyota pressure building early.