Written by Teagan Crump Kimi Antonelli claimed his maiden victory in Monaco in a disrupted and retirement-heavy Grand Prix. Seven drivers suffered non-finishes, including two world champions. 📸: BBC Kimi Antonelli claimed his maiden Monaco Grand Prox pole position and had the perfect race start. He maintained his lead but it was disaster for Max Verstappen who had a power unit failure and was forced to retire on Lap 2. The start was also less than ideal for Ollie Bearman who

Written by Teagan Crump Charles Leclerc has had mixed results in Monaco- he has known the glory of a win but the heartbreak of a non-finish. 2026 was just not meant to be for the home-hero with him crashing out on Lap 67. 📸: F1 Up until his crash, Charles Leclerc had been having a relatively uneventful race however the Safety Car for Lance Stroll's crash spelled disaster. Speaking to the media, Leclerc said: “The data speaks for itself. I don’t know how much I can go into th

Written by Teagan Crump Max Verstappen started the Monaco Grand Prix from second on the grid and looked set to battle Kimi Antonelli for the win. However, disaster struck on Lap One when the four-time world champion was plagued by power unit issues and was forced to retire. 📸: F1 The start was where Verstappen seemed to struggle greatly, stalling the car and falling to the back of the grid. When speaking to the media, Verstappen said: “After such a nice weekend for us, you’d

Kimi Antonelli survived half a race worth of battling with Mercedes teammate George Russell to take his fourth win of the season. Russell himself retired from the race, as did reigning champion Lando Norris, while Lewis Hamilton & Max Verstappen finished second and third for Ferrari and Red Bull respectively. The threat of rain in the air saw both McLaren cars of Norris & Oscar Piastri start in Intermediate tyres opposed to the cars around them who were all on variations of s

Álex Palou started the 'Greatest Spectacle in Racing' from first position. But it was the Meyer Shank Racing car of Felix Rosenqvist who prevailed and avoided the collisions and chaos to win the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500. 📸: Imagn Images As soon as the green flag flew, Alexander Rossi was on the charge. He took the lead of the race but was soon overtaken by Palou. Until Lap 17, the two continued to swap positions. On Lap 18, the first Caution was flown for a cras

George Russell started the Sprint Race from pole position ahead of his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli and the two McLaren cars. Despite several charges from behind, the Briton was able to take the win.

NASCAR has announced the passing away of multiple champion and series legend Kyle Busch at the age of 41. The American was previously announced as having pulled out of this weekend’s Coca Cola 600 and the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but an announcement from the series has announced that Busch had passed away after a sudden and severe illness. In their statement, NASCAR said; “We are saddened and heartbr

Those who have followed F1 from 2012 onwards won’t think an awful lot about Robert Kubica, other than perhaps knowing his story, an ill fated season with Williams and some outings for Alfa Romeo. However, the only Pole to ever compete in F1 was once regarded as a likely World Champion. A hotshot challenger to the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg and Will Power in feeder series racing, Kubica made his F1 debut as a stand in for Jacques Villeneuve for BMW Sauber in 2006 at

Okay, okay, okay. I can already tell a few of you are turning your noses up at this. However, I’ll stand my ground here. Lance Stroll is a very, very good driver, who is a little bit error prone - there’s been a hell of a lot worse and we ALL know it. There’s almost not a single driver on the current grid who isn’t there because there’s money in their family or friend circle, it’s just some have more than others and a touch of nepotism. 📸Stroll ahead of Hülkenberg in Montrea

Former F1 and IndyCar driver Alessandro ‘Alex’ Zanardi has passed away at the age of 59, his family has announced. The Italian former racer and Paralympic gold medal winning hand cyclist has suffered with health issues in recent years as well as having battled other issues for the majority of his post race car life. Zanardi’s life was changed in 2001 after a CART (now IndyCar) accident at Lausitz EuroSpeedway saw him lose both legs from the knee down. Ever a fighter, Zanardi

2016-17 FIA Formula E champion and series legend, Lucas Di Grassi, will retire from the racing at the end of the current season. The Lola Yamaha driver has raced in Formula E since season one in 2014-15 and raced in multiple other series’ since he debuted in cars in 2002. Di Grassi is famed for his Formula E career that saw him become series champion in the 2016-17 season, and to date, he’s raced 153 times, winning 13, taking 41 podiums and four pole positions. He’ll depart t

By Teagan Crump This week marks the start of British GT in 2026, and it starts with the annual Silverstone 500! But what do you need to know ahead of the season? This guide will tell you all the important information. 📸: British GT, SRO/ JEP Ahead of the season, I attended media day where I was able to discuss 2026 with some interesting people, including former BTCC driver, Colin Turkington who will be entering his first British GT season this year. The grid 📸: British GT T

By Teagan Crump Audi Formula One have announced that former F1 driver Allan McNish will be stepping up to the role of racing director following former team principal Jonathan Wheatley’s departure in March. 📸: Audi McNish has held a role at Audi for many years, with the Scot having been the advisor for the company’s board. More recently, he has also been involved in the Audi F1 project. As race director, McNish will be responsible for the oversight of sporting matters, engin

GB3 & Formula Regional European Championship, better known as ‘FREC’, return to competitive action this weekend. With names like Isack Hadjar, Kimi Antonelli & Gabriel Bortoleto now prominent in F1 as FREC graduates, and GB3 alumni blazing trails all over the racing world, it’s time to look at who the next stars may be. Alexandre Munoz: FREC, ART Grand Prix A champion in any series is worth watching, but when they manage the feat at just 16 years old you’d better sit up and t

Turkey is once again on the F1 calendar from 2027, with Istanbul Park rejoining F1 for the first time since 2020 and 2021 saw the series visit in a temporary venue during the COVID 19 pandemic and lifting of restrictions surrounding it. Turkey has long expressed its desire to be a full time F1 fixture again for the first time since 2011 after it hosted for seven seasons prior, and is now back on a five year deal through 2031. In it’s short history, the circuit has thrown up p

With just 39 starts to his name, ex-Sauber and Manor Racing driver Felipe Nasr certainly deserved a longer stint in F1, but there’s a story as to how this Brazilian inadvertently ended his own career. After multiple Formula 1 test and FP1 sessions for Williams who he joined from 2014, a struggling Sauber took a chance on Nasr for 2015 and he’d impress right away as he lined up next to Marcus Ericsson. 📸Nasr testing with Williams. On debut in Australia he qualified 11th, ahea

Everyone at TheLaidBackRaceBlog is saddened to hear of the passing of Swedish driver Juha Meittinen after an accident at the Nordschleife. Meittinen, 66, was vastly experienced at the Nurburgring and a multiple race winner at the famed circuit. Six other drivers were involved in the accident and their injuries are described as ‘not life threatening’. Our thoughts are with everyone affected at the Nordschleife, and Juha Meittinen friends, family and close ones. May he rest in

By Teagan Crump After six months of no racing, BTCC is back with the season opener at Donington Park. A significant amount changed over the break, including the reigning champion departing the series, a new team forming and a new race weekend format being created. 📸: BTCC The important storylines: Jason Plato's return: After retiring from BTCC in 2022, Jason Plato annoinced his return to the championship- but not as a driver, instead with his own team Plato Racing. The team

As a driver with 183 race starts in F1, the name Nick Heidfeld will be familiar to most, but ‘Quick Nick’ never got all the accolades he deserved, despite the time spent in the series. Heidfeld began his F1 affiliation in 1998, serving as a test driver for the then West McLaren team, before a joint role with McLaren again 1999 alongside the same duty for the Prost team for whom he’d make his Formula 1 bow in 2000. 📸Heidfeld for Prost. The German driver impressed for the Fren

We’re still very early into a new set of regulations in a new season - but rumours of change to regulations, discontented drivers and scrutiny from team bosses toward their drivers mean the rumour mill ramps up. With that, we think it’s time to see who we think will or won’t be on the move for 2027. McLaren Alex: Oscar Piastri & Lando Norris Not any explanation needed here. These two are absolutely set in stone as teammates, and came together stronger after a months long titl