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Formula 1 kicks off the 2026 season this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix, the first race of a campaign in which new technical regulations take effect. Free Practice 1 and 2 will take place on Friday, March 6, followed by Free Practice 3 and Qualifying on Saturday, March 7 and the main event itself

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It's a busy day of action on Sky Sports Racing, with action to come from Lingfield and Newcastle. 6.30 Newcastle - Doctor Khan Junior fancied to go close Doctor Khan Junior tops a field of eight for the feature Win £250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap at Newcastle. George Oldroyd's seven-year-old battled bravely to land

Lewis Hamilton says his goal is to win the 2026 Formula 1 title and Ferrari are "leaving behind the bad" as he begins his second campaign with the team. Hamilton endured a frustrating first season at Ferrari in 2025, failing to stand on the podium all year for the first time in his F1 career

Aston Martin chief Adrian Newey has suggested it's unlikely that either of the team's cars will be able to finish Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix due to concerns that vibrations could cause serious damage to their drivers. It had become clear during last month's two pre-season testing events in Bahrain that the team were experiencing

George Russell has pinpointed Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc as Mercedes' main title threats ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Russell is the bookmakers' favourite for the title and by Sky Sports F1's pundits given Mercedes' form in pre-season testing and their dominance following the last change in the power unit regulations in 2014.

Joao Pedro scored a hat-trick as Chelsea came from behind to dismantle Aston Villa 4-1 at Villa Park and press their claims for Champions League qualification. Douglas Luiz's early goal might have been expected to settle Villa's nerves after their recent poor form but his Brazilian compatriot scored twice before the interval before Cole Palmer

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva said "all 50-50s have gone against us" as he hit out at Darren England's performance in a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest which handed the initiative to Arsenal in the Premier League title race. England denied Man City what Silva felt was a clear penalty when Erling Haaland appeared to

Ten-man Newcastle inflicted Michael Carrick's first defeat as Manchester United boss as substitute William Osula's superb 90th-minute strike sealed a 2-1 win. Eddie Howe's side overcame the adversity of Jacob Ramsey's controversial first-half sending off, awarded after an apparent dive under a challenge from visiting goalkeeper Senne Lammens, to end a run of three consecutive

Thursday 5 March 2026 08:21, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Max Verstappen says he's not overcomplicating the Red Bull, joking if he had to race a 'shopping trolley', he'd drive it to the limit.