A race in Africa will feature in Formula 1 in the “early 2030’s” with the addition of a new circuit in Rwanda. Africa has not hosted an F1 race since 1993 at Kyalami. The new, purpose built circuit will be based around 40 kilometres away from the Rwandan capital of Kigali next to the city’s International Airport and the country has a reported 10 year contract to feature on the F1 calendar. “Today is a landmark moment for Formula 1. With Rwanda joining the calendar from the ne

Jake Hughes has signed with Cupra Kiro for the 2026-27 Formula E season, returning after a one season absence from the series. Taylor Barnard, meanwhile, has switched from DS Penske to Fortescue Zero Racing, Formula E’s new entry. Hughes, 32, previously raced for Maserati and McLaren in the series, as well as providing his knowledge to Mercedes, Venturi and Mahindra as simulator driver and has provided the series with four pole positions and two podiums. Barnard, 22, has beco

Kanato Le will again race in FIA Formula 3 in 2027, switching from ART Grand Prix to Hitech. New outfit F3 LN4 Fusion - founded by world champion Lando Norris - have also added to their ranks, signing American driver James Egozi. Le, 19, finished his rookie season 20th overall, with a single podium to his name as he began to find his feet in the new machinery. His switch from ART to Hitech sees him link up with a team he’s already represented in other series’ and he’ll hope t

Laurens Van Hoepen will again feature on the FIA Formula 2 grid in 2027, switching from Trident Motorsport to MP Motorsport. The 21 year old has enjoyed a strong first season with Trident in F2 after two F3 campaigns, and sits 10th in the current championship standings with five podiums to his name as well as a pole position. The move marks a major shift in Van Hoepen’s career, as he looks to mount a strong championship challenge and support his F1 goal after some previous te

American racer Sebastian Wheldon will race in FIA Formula 3 in 2027, signing with Trident Motorsport for his rookie campaign. The 17 year old graduates from Formula Regional European where he ended up as the series vice-champion behind Emanuele Olivieri, winning four races and taking an additional four podium as he raced with MP Motorsport. Wheldon is the son of the late Dan Wheldon who passed away in an accident at the IndyCar 2011 season finale. Trident have provided three

French driver Enzo Deligny will remain with Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) for the 2027 FIA Formula 3 season, re-signing for a sophomore season in the series. Deligny, 18, graduated from Formula Regional to race in the 2026 season, initially signing with PREMA Racing before switching to VAR before the season got under way. He ended his rookie season 16th overall, with one podium and other points finishes but in an ever-competitive field found regular points finishes hard to come

Emirati teenager Keanu Al Azhari will race in FIA Formula 3 in 2027, signing with Hitech in the series as a rookie. Al Azhari moves up from the Eurocup-3 series where he was the Winter Series champion in pre season and currently sits third in the main series standings, but has been racing single seaters since 2023. He will be the first Emirati driver to race in F3. Al Azhari: “I am proud and honoured to continue my journey with my family at Hitech as we step up together into

Noah Stromsted will race in Formula 2 in the 2027 season for Invicta Racing alongside Freddie Slater, graduating from Formula 3. The Dane ended his sophomore F3 season tenth overall, and with two victories and two additional podiums to his name over two seasons in the series. He joins Invicta alongside Freddie Slater, who he shared a team with in 2026, racing for Trident Motorsport and they complete the Invicta lineup. He is the fifth announced driver for the 2027 F2 season a

F1 has returned to Sepang, Malaysia this weekend for the er…Bahrain Grand Prix. The series has been away from Malaysian circuit since 2017 - but what happened the last time the F1 circus visited? Free practice 1 was delayed due to heavy rain, and saw outings for Ferrari juniors Antonio Giovinazzi and Charles Leclerc for Haas and Sauber respectively, as well as Sergey Sirotkin for Renault and Sean Gelael for Toro Rosso who also had Pierre Gasly debuting for the full weekend af

Fernando Alonso has put to bed any suggestion of retiring at the end of the season with the announcement he’ll be staying to race with Aston Martin in 2027 - alongside Lance Stroll. In a season where the team has been dogged by reliability and low development, rumours have swirled over whether or not the 45 year old Spaniard and two time F1 champion would continue racing - but those rumours are now gone and Alonso will continue through next season alongside his current teamma

By August Bamford Reza Seewooruthun will continue with Rodin Motorsport in 2027, stepping up to F3 with the team after a season in the Formula Regional European Championship. The British driver joins Brazilian Pedro Clerot, who has already been announced to retain his seat with Rodin. The Australian team now has confirmed two of its three drivers for its 2027 lineup. Seewooruthun made the move from GB3 to FREC for 2026 and endured a more challenging campaign than the season b

Tuukka Taponen will race in Formula 2 in 2027, stepping up from Formula 3 after two seasons. The Ferrari junior has signed with ART Grand Prix, and will be the first Finnish driver to race in F2 since Niko Kari in 2018. Taponen debuted in F3 in 2025, with the team he’s now joined in F2 - ART - scoring three podiums in his maiden campaign, helping him finish inside the championship top 10 as a rookie. For 2026, he switched to MP Motorsport, scoring one win, three total podiums

Esteban Ocon’s comments today mean he is ‘unofficially officially’ a free agent for 2027, with Haas set to replace the one time Grand Prix winner. But what next for him? Ocon, 30, has become one of F1’s veterans, having raced in the series since 2016 (bar one season) with Manor, Force India, Racing Point, Renault, Alpine and Haas as well as serving as reserve for Lotus and Mercedes, but now is expected to find himself without an F1 drive for 2027. As a well known driver with

BY DAVID TAYLOR Race three of the NASCAR Cup Series Chase took place under the lights for the 500 laps around Bristol. The half mile, high-banked, concrete track truly lived up to the philosophy of “short track short tempers” as the night race never fails to deliver. Lining up second on the grid, Joey Logano scored a huge 73 points on his way to a third win of the season, beating polesitter Kyle Larson who stole second on the final corner from Carson Hocevar. Known for its

James Wharton will race for Trident Motorsport in the 2027 FIA Formula 2 season, graduating from Formula 3 after two seasons. Wharton, 20, took two wins over his two full campaigns, but plus and additional two podiums as he fought over two ever competitive F3 seasons. The Australian has already made his Formula 2 bow, stepping to race in the penultimate round of the 2025 season in Qatar - retiring from the Sprint Race and ending the Feature Race 19th, with his new Trident tea

Red Bull Racing have announced that they have renewed the contract of French driver Isack Hadjar ahead of the 2027 season. 📸: F1 Hadjar currently drives for Red Bull and sits eighth in the standings having scored one podium, a third place in Monaco. He missed the Dutch, Italian and Spanish Grands Prix due to a wrist injury but will be returning for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The French driver has been with Red Bull since 2022, when he became a member of their Juni

British driver Kean Nakamura Berta will race in FIA Formula 3 in 2027 after he was announced by Italian side, Trident Motorsport. The Williams Junior is continuing his steady rise, having won the Italian F4 and Euro4 titles in 2025, graduating to Formula Regional for the 2026 season where he ended the season third overall; 19 points behind champion Emanuele Olivieri and eight behind vice-champion Sebastian Wheldon - son of the late Dan Wheldon - who he is rumoured to be joine

Nico Varrone has ended his FIA Formula 2 season campaign early, departing Van Amersfoort Racing. He’s been replaced by F3 podium sitter, Hiyu Yamakoshi. The 25 year old Argentine completed 18 races, with a best result of fourth, taken in the Miami Sprint Race, before a sixth place in the Montreal Feature became the only points he’d scored in seven rounds, stretching to Monza where he finished 10th. Varrone had returned to single seater racing after a six year absence and had

After some uncertainty, the 2027 Formula 1 calendar has been announced, with Bahrain returning to the season opener slot instead of Australia - as a Sprint Race format. Early and late summer slots for returning circuits at Portimao and Istanbul Park are confirmed, alongside nine other Sprint rounds. The 2027 calendar. After opening with a Sprint in Sakhir, further Sprint rounds will follow at Albert Park, Suzuka, Montreal, Monaco, Silverstone, Monza, Interlagos, Qatar and at

18 year old British driver Freddie Slater will race in Formula 2 with Invicta Racing in 2027. The Audi F1 junior driver steps up from a strong rookie championship in Formula 3 that saw him end up runner up to Ugo Ugochukwu, and now follows the familiar path from Trident in F3 to Invicta taken by Gabriel Bortoleto, Leonardo Fornaroli and Rafael Camara in recent seasons. James Robinson, Invicta Team Principal: “We’re delighted to welcome Freddie to Invicta Racing for 2027. To f