The opening day of the Sepang MotoGP test offered KTM plenty of reasons for encouragement, even if it remains too early to draw firm conclusions about the true performance of the 2026 RC16.The Austrian manufacturer took an aggressive development approach over the winter, with greater stability at its Mattighofen headquartersContinue Reading
Williams has unveiled the livery for its delayed 2026 Formula 1 car.The FW48 will feature a mainly dark blue and black design like its predecessors, but will also feature light blue and white on its sidepods, accommodating the Barclays and Komatsu logos, with more white on the front and rearContinue Reading
Adrian Newey has revealed Aston Martin didn’t start its 2026 wind tunnel programme until mid-April 2025, which accounts for the team’s current setback.As Formula 1 held a five-day shakedown last week at Barcelona, where each team was allowed to run on three days, Aston completed just one full day ofContinue Reading
The 2026 Formula 1 regulations do not only represent a major shake-up for all designers and engineers behind the scenes – in fact, the work of recent months on the new generation of cars has only been part of the story. An equally important aspect is how drivers must dealContinue Reading
Fabio Quartararo will sit out the remainder of MotoGP’s Sepang pre-season test after breaking a finger in a crash on Tuesday.Just an hour into the start of collective testing in Malaysia, Quartararo went down at Turn 5 on his V4-powered Yamaha M1 and had to be taken to the medicalContinue Reading
Ducati’s star rider Marc Marquez topped the opening day of MotoGP’s official pre-season test in Malaysia, while a crash sidelined Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo for much of the running.Riding a MotoGP bike for the first time since his incident with Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia in October, Marquez leapt to the topContinue Reading
It’s a demonstration of the merciless nature of Formula 1 that Williams, statistically one of the most successful teams of all time in terms of championships won, has been bumping along the bottom for more than two decades and narrowly avoided financial extinction at the turn of the decade.Williams lastContinue Reading
Aston Martin has signed 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button as its team ambassador on a multi-year deal.Button previously was an ambassador with additional advisor and heritage driver roles for Williams from 2021 to 2025, having made his F1 debut with the team in 2000.The Briton never raced forContinue Reading
After early complaints based on simulator runs, drivers have been cautiously optimistic about the new regulations after the first on-track running of 2026. Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff goes a step further, stating that he has seen “no negatives” with the all-new machinery.“I don’t see any worst points, and I’m notContinue Reading
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has called on rival power unit manufacturers to “just get your s*** together” after they voiced complaints to the FIA on Mercedes’ interpretation of the regulations.The 2026 power unit regulations prescribe an engine compression ratio of 16:1, down from 18:1 last year. ThatContinue Reading