Sky Sports sign £1bn Formula 1 deal to freeze out Netflix and Apple May 6, 2026 Sky Sports have moved to secure Formula 1 rights in a £1bn deal that freezes out Netflix and Apple. The rights upgrade sees the partnership between the British broadcaster and global motorsport series extend an existing deal that already ran to 2029 through to 2034. Sky became the home of Formula 1 in 2019. The [...]
Mercedes bid for Alpine could be blocked by FIA multi-team rule change May 4, 2026 FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has hinted that motorsport’s world governing body could prevent Mercedes from buying a minority stake in Formula 1 competitor Alpine. Mercedes is among the bidders for a 24 per cent stake in Alpine that has been put up for sale by Otro Capital. Former Red Bull principal Christian Horner is [...]
Buses, shoes and air ambulances: The F1 tech influencing everyday life April 30, 2026 F1 may have been away from our screens for over a month, but its technology has been all around us. Matt Hardy digs deeper. Ever sat on the famously busy – and traffic heavy – 149 bus route from London Bridge to Edmonton Green, the one that weaves its way through the City before heading [...]
Aston Martin turnaround stalls as carmaker posts loss April 29, 2026 Aston Martin’s turnaround under billionaire Lawrence Stroll remains stuck in first gear as the car manufacturer posted another loss. The FTSE 250 firm posted a £66m pre-tax loss in the first three months of this year, which is 18 per cent narrower than this time last year, though total car sales dropped by one per [...]
Government risks British Grand Prix jeopardy over F1 visa issues April 28, 2026 Formula 1 has said the government risks jeopardising the British Grand Prix and damaging the country’s soft power by dragging its feet over visa issues. The Home Office has been accused of being slow to adapt to visa requirements specific to hundreds of Formula 1 workers, where delays force employees used across the entire calendar [...]
Italy and UK risk driving Formula 1 away with misguided tax raids April 26, 2026 Italy’s latest attempt to claw back tax from Formula 1 drivers and teams is being framed as a crackdown on evasion. In reality, it looks far more like a system struggling to keep up with the modern sport it is trying to regulate. Authorities are reportedly looking to audit teams and drivers retrospectively between 2020 [...]
Aramco ties with Formula 1 could see Saudi Arabia Grand Prix rescheduled April 16, 2026 Aramco ties with Formula 1 could see the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix, cancelled after the Iran conflict, rescheduled for later in the year. Grands prix in both Bahrain and Saudi, which were scheduled for this month, were postponed following the outbreak of the conflict in the Gulf between the United States, Israel and Iran. Formula [...]
DHL chief on English rugby ‘concern’, Formula 1 and Manchester United April 15, 2026 “I’d say it’s a concern,” Elliott Santon, the head of global sponsorships at DHL Express, says on the state of rugby in England. The global logistic giant is the front-of-shirt sponsor of Prem Rugby club Harlequins and has its distinctive yellow and red logo plastered on the quartered strip of the London team. DHL is [...]
Manchester United’s £10m boost; £5k Masters gnomes and Southgate TikTok April 15, 2026 Manchester United are set for a £10m boost from kit sponsor Adidas if, as now seems likely, they qualify for the Champions League. The club sit third in the Premier League with a seven-point cushion over sixth-placed Chelsea, despite Monday’s shock defeat by struggling Leeds United. Uefa confirmed last week that the top five Premier [...]
LeBron, McIlroy, Ronaldo in $575m Whoop raise at $10bn valuation March 31, 2026 LeBron James, Rory McIlroy and Cristiano Ronaldo are among a group of athletes part of a $575m raise that values wearable technology firm Whoop at $10.1bn. The Series G funding round, raising over $500m, is led by the likes of the Audi Formula 1 investors Qatar Investment Authority and Saudi Aramco Oil Pipelines stakeholders the [...]