Sports ‘closely monitoring’ Middle East conflict

Formula One chiefs are among sports leaders “closely monitoring” the conflict in the Middle East ahead of the season’s opening grand prix in Australia next week and upcoming races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Palou, Ganassi end McLaren fight after ruling

Álex Palou and Chip Ganassi Racing have settled the four-time IndyCar champion’s breach of contract dispute with McLaren Racing, and the Spanish driver acknowledged Friday he mishandled the situation.

Norris now agrees with Verstappen: ‘Not purest F1’

Lando Norris has said his comments about Max Verstappen and the new Formula 1 rules were “to see the reaction of everyone” and that he in fact shares the four-time world champion’s negative outlook on the 2026 cars.

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