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Fernando Alonso, 45, has signed a new Aston Martin contract and will start his 24th F1 season in 2027. Lance Stroll also stays, leaving four seats open for 2027.

The FIA and manufacturers agree on a 3.0-liter V8 with a smaller turbo and a 100 kW electric motor. Street circuit noise limits helped rule out a non-turbo V8.

George Russell's Azerbaijan GP win gave Mercedes a record 252nd F1 victory as an engine supplier and cut Antonelli's championship lead to 66 points.

George Russell took pole in Baku by 0.837s from Charles Leclerc. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli damaged his Mercedes in Q1 and is set to start 16th.

Kalle Rovanperä drove Toyota's GR Yaris Rally1 for the first time in almost a year at a Tennessee promo day. Asked about 2027, he says nothing is decided.

Red Bull has extended Isack Hadjar's contract for 2027. The 21-year-old returns from a broken wrist in Baku, eighth in the standings with 71 points.

Formula 1's provisional 2027 calendar runs 24 grands prix across 22 countries, expands the sprint program from six to ten rounds, and restores Portugal and Turkey to the schedule.

The day after losing the Spanish GP to a VSC, Lando Norris ran 38 laps at Portimão in McLaren's LMDh hypercar, his first full test in the MCL-HY ahead of the team's 2027 WEC debut.

Elfyn Evans leads Sami Pajari by 17 points and Oliver Solberg by 21 after Rally Chile. Toyota boss Juha Kankkunen says the drivers will settle the title on the road.

Kimi Antonelli took his eighth win of 2026 at the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix on the Madring circuit, beating Verstappen and Norris after a VSC-timed pit stop extended his championship lead to 81 points.

Lando Norris claimed pole position for the first Formula 1 race at Madrid's Madring circuit, edging championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 0.011 seconds, then admitted he thought he'd hit the wall on that final lap.

Teemu Suninen clinched the 2026 FIA European Rally Championship title with second place at Rali Ceredigion, one round early. Kris Meeke took his first ERC win.

FIA plans to reinvest WRC and ERC commercial rights revenue into rallying at every level, with the FIA Growth Fund leading the charge and FIA Rally Star potentially returning.

Project Rally One covered roughly 300 km in three days of testing in Germany. The new constructor is targeting a two-car debut at the 2027 Monte Carlo Rally.

Kimi Antonelli started 19th at Monza and won the 2026 Italian GP, passing Russell three laps from the end. First Italian to win his home race since 1966; championship lead grows to 66 points.

Pierre Gasly took his first-ever pole position at the Italian GP, edging Russell by just 0.060 seconds - on the same track where he won in 2020.

Hamilton and Leclerc will race at Monza in special Schumacher-tribute suits as Ferrari marks 30 years since Michael's debut season in red and 20 years since his last Monza win with the team.

Lando Norris has extended with McLaren through 2030 and says he's driving better now than when he won the title. That puts Oscar Piastri in a very uncomfortable spot.

Cosmobilis and Park Square Capital have acquired WRC Promoter GmbH in the biggest deal in rally history. New CEO Eric Boullier has laid out his vision: more manufacturers, a WRC Arena, and a stronger media push - without losing the sport's rally DNA.