Max Verstappen has picked #3 as his race number for the 2026 Formula 1 season, following his title defeat this year.Verstappen had wanted #3 as it was a lucky number to him, but it was taken by Daniel Ricciardo when the Dutchman started his F1 career. Therefore, he chose #33Continue Reading
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff thinks Andrea Kimi Antonelli may need three to five years to reach his peak performance level in Formula 1.Antonelli made his F1 debut this season with very little experience, with the two-time Formula 4 and Formula Regional champion skipping F3 on his way to a soleContinue Reading
Formula 1’s surge in popularity in the last five years is not because the series itself has notably changed or improved. It is because people have discovered it, a sleeping giant. F1 lends itself so well to social media – being such a visually rich spectacle. With its extreme personalitiesContinue Reading
Comebacks and recovery drives can produce some of the most exciting motorsport moments. We’ve teamed up with Roger Smith to select the 100 greatest Formula 1 races and in this episode we select the 10 best charges through the field. F1 writer and journalist Stuart Codling joins host Kevin TurnerContinue Reading
Back in August, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff suggested 2026 Formula 1 cars would be able to reach 400km/h.F1 is moving to new technical regulations for 2026, with revamped power units featuring a near-50:50 split between combustion and electric power. Cars will have less downforce and drag; combined with activeContinue Reading
London, UK – 17 December, 2025 – Multi-Formula 1 championship-winning team boss Ross Brawn will receive the prestigious Autosport Gold Medal at the 2026 Autosport Awards this January, recognising a lifetime of achievement that has shaped the competitive and cultural fabric of modern grand prix racing. The accolade, introduced in 2021Continue Reading
A little over a month before the first test of 2026 – which will take place behind closed doors in Barcelona – Formula 1 and the FIA have shared a new impression of what the next generation of cars should look like in the upcoming years.The FIA has published rendersContinue Reading
Under Laurent Mekies, who took over mid-season after Christian Horner’s dismissal, the Red Bull Formula 1 team came close to completing a remarkable comeback.A significant part of that turnaround can be explained by the team finally managing to extract performance from the RB21, in part by continuing to develop theContinue Reading
In a somewhat surprising turn, Portugal will make a return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2027; the Algarve International Circuit (or Portimao, as it’s more commonly known) has signed a deal to replace the out-going Zandvoort for 2027 and 2028.Given F1’s grand plans for expansion into global markets, withContinue Reading
Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli has revealed that a tough post-race meeting after a poor Italian Grand Prix led to a mental reset for the rest of the 2025 Formula 1 season.Following a bright start, which included a sprint pole in Miami, Antonelli’s maiden campaign was derailed due to anContinue Reading