“The scary thing is he’s getting better.” This is how Sebastian Vettel views fellow four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen, who recently completed a remarkable 2025 campaign.Despite his Red Bull RB21 being inferior to the McLaren MCL39 for most of this season, Verstappen took more wins and more poleContinue Reading
Formula 1’s new 2026 power units will debut at the Circuit de Catalunya in just over five weeks’ time, but questions over a grey area of the new regulations have already come to light.German outlet Motorsport Magazin revealed that some engine manufacturers have sent a request for clarification to theContinue Reading
While Charles Leclerc empathised with Lewis Hamilton’s tribulations in his first Formula 1 season with Ferrari, the Monegasque felt he had little leeway over 2025 to help the seven-time champion adapt to the team.Hamilton’s struggles were well-publicised over the year, especially in the wake of the attention that his moveContinue Reading
Max Verstappen says Lewis Hamilton’s tough 2025 Formula 1 season was “not nice to see”.Despite a sprint victory at the Chinese Grand Prix, Hamilton most often struggled to match team-mate Charles Leclerc and failed to record a single podium finish in his maiden campaign at Ferrari.By the end of theContinue Reading
In 2026 Formula 1 faces its biggest technical shake-up in decades, since the rules governing both cars and engines are undergoing far-reaching change.Inevitably some will arrive at the first race of the season with better solutions than others. But for those left behind, the task of catching up will beContinue Reading
The FIA has published the Formula 1 entry list for the 2026 season featuring 11 teams, including newcomer Cadillac and a surprise mention of the Sauber name as the team morphs into Audi.After 33 years in F1, the Sauber name is set to disappear from the grid after being taken overContinue Reading
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Laurent Mekies says it would be “naive” to think his squad will nail the 2026 power unit regulations from the start, and admitted the team is bracing for a few “very tough months”.Red Bull will introduce its first-ever F1 engines for the 2026 regulationsContinue Reading
Much was expected from Oliver Bearman after his stellar debut substituting for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Saudi Arabia the previous season, a drive so confident and assured that it masked the two rather less auspicious ones for Haas later in the season.His full-time rookie year also provided highs andContinue Reading
Much hype accompanied Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari this season, but any hopes that Maranello could carry forward its strong late-2024 form into the new season were quickly scuppered.That meant a fourth successive season of angst and self-doubt as Hamilton’s year dissolved after the high point of the sprint winContinue Reading
Across his previous three years at Williams, Alex Albon had found points hard to come by, so his fifth-place finish at Melbourne demonstrated how far the team had come over the winter.His early-season performances were strong, with points in seven of the opening eight rounds, before mid-term reliability issues ratherContinue Reading