McLaren pleas for “imperative” safety changes before start of F1 2026
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella has urged Formula 1 to agree to several refinements to the 2026 power unit rules to improve the show and general safety.F1’s shift to power units with a much bigger electric component, close to 50% of the total power output, has caused trepidation for manyContinue Reading
Hendrick would have signed Kyle Larson to lifetime deal if he could
The last time Hendrick Motorsports had a tandem like Kyle Larson and Cliff Daniels, the driver (Jeff Gordon) was signed to a lifetime contract and the crew chief (Ray Evernham) left to form a factory team for Dodge.Rick Hendrick was very adamant, with the two-time champions both on a contractContinue Reading
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Antonelli leads Russell in Mercedes 1-2 on day three
Mercedes reaffirmed belief that it is the team to beat in Formula 1 this year after Andrea Kimi Antonelli topped a Silver Arrows 1-2 on the final day of this week’s 2026 Bahrain pre-season test. The 19-year-old set a 1m33.669s, which was 0.249s quicker than team-mate George Russell, who topped theContinue Reading
Red Bull fears it’s slower than F1’s top three: “Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren are faster”
During winter testing in Bahrain, no one appears keen to take on the role of favourite for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has labelled Red Bull Racing as “the benchmark”, but the Milton Keynes outfit does not agree.On Thursday, Max Verstappen hinted that he suspectsContinue Reading
Why Russell won’t judge F1’s new rules just yet: “We’ve got to give it time”
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell says it is too early to judge F1’s new generation of cars amid criticism of how they are to drive.At Bahrain’s first three-day test, F1 drivers were finally able to sample the much-discussed 2026 generation of cars in representative conditions, with a lot ofContinue Reading
WRC Sweden: Evans leads as Solberg drops to P5 after lucky escape
Elfyn Evans claimed the Rally Sweden lead to head a Toyota 1-2-3 as overnight frontrunner Oliver Solberg dropped to fifth following a dramatic Friday morning.After three snow stages, Evans headed to the midday service with a 14.5s lead over Toyota’s Takamoto Katsuta, with team-mate Sami Pajari in third [+23.3s]. TheContinue Reading
Official starting lineup for the 2026 Daytona 500
Kyle Busch will lead the field to the green flag in this Sunday’s Daytona 500, driving the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. Chase Briscoe will join him on the front row for ‘The Great American Race’ after these two topped qualifying on Wednesday.But after the Duel qualifying races onContinue Reading
Formula E chief sends “naughty” Jeddah invite to Verstappen after F1 2026 criticism
Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds has invited Max Verstappen to this weekend’s Jeddah E-Prix after the Red Bull driver slammed the 2026 Formula 1 cars as “Formula E on steroids”.Verstappen caused a stir on the second day of the F1 testing in Bahrain when he voiced concerns about the newContinue Reading
F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Russell fastest from Hamilton in morning session
George Russell topped the final morning session of Formula 1’s first Bahrain pre-season test, leading Lewis Hamilton.Russell set the fastest time of the week so far less than half an hour into Friday’s running, with a 1m34.075s on soft tyres. Thirty minutes later, the Mercedes driver improved his own benchmarkContinue Reading
Verstappen hints at extreme Mercedes sandbagging: “I know what happens in Melbourne”
Max Verstappen did not take to the track on Thursday at Formula 1’s Bahrain pre-season test, yet the headlines were still dominated by the four-time world champion.The Red Bull driver fulfilled his media duties and shared his views on the new regulations, describing F1’s new era as “Formula E onContinue Reading