Fernando Alonso has an open invitation to return to the Indianapolis 500 whenever he’s ready, courtesy of McLaren CEO Zak Brown.The Spanish driver, who is currently preparing for the 2026 Formula 1 season with Aston Martin and its new power unit partner Honda, hasn’t competed at Indy 500 since 2020,Continue Reading
Formula 1 has constantly been in search of extremely close racing with lots of overtaking as almost every regulation change is designed to help further reach that goal – and 2026 is no different. This year will introduce what’s arguably the biggest rule switch in the championship’s history, with changesContinue Reading
McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has backed the team’s finetuned approach to letting the Australian and team-mate Lando Norris compete on an equal footing, hoping the squad can avoid “causing some headaches for ourselves that we didn’t need”.Speaking at the 2026 Autosport Awards, Stella reaffirmed the team’s commitment toContinue Reading
Lando Norris’s battle to become Formula 1 world champion was one of the most fraught with challenges in recent years. The 26-year-old did the job in 2025 after a season-long battle with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri, while Max Verstappen entered the frame across the final rounds – but it wasContinue Reading
The 2026 Williams Formula 1 car finally hit the track for the first time with a shakedown at Silverstone just a week after the British squad skipped the Barcelona shakedown.F1 hosted its first collective test of the 2026 season last week with five days of private running at the CatalanContinue Reading
Although every Formula 1 team has some degree of confidence that it has chosen the best platform for 2026’s new rules, it pays to build some leeway into the design – giving the engineers space to adapt to emerging trends.The best approach should become clear over the opening rounds. BackContinue Reading
George Russell is eager to contest a Formula 1 title battle against Max Verstappen in 2026 with the Mercedes driver heading into the campaign as the world championship favourite. F1 will introduce a new set of regulations this year meaning the car is completely new and with such wholesale changes, theContinue 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