“We saw that when McLaren was pushing, we were between seven tenths and a second behind. For the first time, we saw their pure speed,” was Red Bull driver advisor Helmut Marko’s verdict after the Miami Grand Prix, offering a clear, raw picture of McLaren’s superiority.Of the six rounds heldContinue Reading
For the second time in two seasons Argentina’s Franco Colapinto has found a way onto the Formula 1 grid during the season.But the circumstances could hardly be more different. Replacing Logan Sargeant at Williams, the team’s junior driver was very much a left-field pick, having impressed team boss James VowlesContinue Reading
Behind the scenes, work is already in full swing at all engine manufacturers for 2026, with Red Bull Powertrains and Ford no exception. Mark Rushbrook, boss of Ford Motorsport and Ford Performance, already stated that most internal goals are being met, although he emphasised that it’s impossible to hit allContinue Reading
The longer this goes on, the more Max Verstappen looks set to become a phenomenon in Formula 1. If he continues to progress at this rate, he may come to dominate his sport in a similar fashion to the way Novak Djokovic rules tennis, Stephen Curry owns basketball, or LionelContinue Reading
The FIA has revised the penalties in Appendix B of its International Sporting Code, thus reducing the potential fines for drivers caught swearing, with mechanisms also in place for suspended penalties and mitigating circumstances.In January, the FIA updated its sporting code to include a series of stewards’ guidelines based onContinue Reading
While the gap to Charles Leclerc is slowly closing after a difficult adaptation period to life at the Scuderia, Lewis Hamilton is far from happy – and he won’t be, even if he manages to get the edge over his team-mate. Because his goal with Ferrari isn’t to beat theContinue Reading
The Miami Grand Prix consternation between Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz over team orders was “resolved in two minutes”, according to Williams team principal James Vowles, who blamed team miscommunication.During the Formula 1 grand prix weekend in Florida, Sainz was in a combative mood over the radio, having felt thatContinue Reading
Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula 4 will appear at the same event for the first time after non-championship British F4 races have been added to the British Grand Prix bill.This will be the maiden appearance for the British category on the British GP undercard, an aspiration thatContinue Reading
This weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is poised to spell an end to Imola as a grand prix venue, at least for now, with the classic track south east of Bologna running down its contract and no more room on the 2026 calendar to renew it.The undulating 4.909km circuit canContinue Reading
This week we are doing something a little different. It’s the season so far in numbers.We are a quarter of the F1 season down already, six rounds to analyse and comb through for narratives, patterns and trends. Whether it’s points, killer stats or fractions of seconds, we have all theContinue Reading