Max Verstappen admitted after Friday's practice sessions at the Belgian GP that Red Bull was at a disadvantage in straight-line speed compared to its rivals. The Dutch driver finished third in the second practice session.
The rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway averaged 1.5 million viewers on TNT Sports, while the Truck Series race at Lime Rock Park reached 522,000 viewers on Fox Sports 1.
Fabio Quartararo has announced that Yamaha is focusing all its resources on the 850cc project and has therefore abandoned requests for improvements to the current motorcycle. The French rider finished the German GP in seventh place.
Following the German GP, the midpoint of the 2026 season, the MotoGP consensus system was updated: Aprilia moved up to B, Ducati dropped from A to B, and Honda fell from C to D.
Hyundai driver Adrien Fourmaux, accepting that his team will not produce a WRC27 car for the 2027 season, said that his one-year stint in Rally2 will not end his career; however, he emphasized that his main priority is the 2028 and 2029 seasons.
Ben Birchall, a 14-time Sidecar TT champion, will compete as a solo racer in the Historic Junior class at the Classic TT in August. Peter Hickman is also returning to the event after an 11-year absence.
Pramac Racing rider Toprak Razgatlıoğlu finished 15th at the German Grand Prix in Sachsenring, scoring only 1 point. He expressed his disappointment at not being able to deliver a good result for Turkish fans after a challenging race.
Racing Bulls' 18-year-old Formula 1 rookie Arvid Lindblad said he wants to switch to rallying after his F1 career, following his performance in the M-Sport Ford Puma Rally1 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Honda's track general manager, Shintaro Orihara, announced that the updated power unit will be fitted to the Aston Martin at the Dutch GP. During the Belgian GP preview, he emphasized that Spa presents a serious test in terms of energy management.
Ferrari became the first team to drive an F1 car at the Madring, Spain's new circuit set to join the Formula 1 calendar in September 2026, by holding a filming day there. Hamilton and Leclerc completed 200 kilometers in the SF-26.
