Formula 1 is evaluating the idea of a rookie sprint race to be held after the post-Abu Dhabi Grand Prix tyre test.As part of a discussion that began at the most recent F1 Commission meeting, series bosses and team principals have been pondering how best to offer further track opportunitiesContinue Reading
For the first time since his home race joined the Formula 1 calendar in 2021, Max Verstappen wasn’t the man to beat in Zandvoort.Verstappen was soundly beaten by McLaren’s Lando Norris in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix – to the tune of three tenths – and while another stutteringContinue Reading
Formula 1 has been steadily increasing the electrical element of its power units since introducing KERS in 2009 and making the switch from howling 2.4-litre V8s to 1.6-litre hybrid power units in 2014. In the new 2026 regulations, the power split will be 50/50 between the stored electrical energy and theContinue Reading
Williams has spent the last few days evaluating a driver change, with the squad increasingly frustrated with Sargeant’s performance off the back of yet another high-speed crash during practice for last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix.With the American having failed to score a point so far this season, the latest bruisingContinue Reading
Alex Albon reckons a “grey area” over braking in the middle of corners to hold up following cars during races will eventually cause a crash, in response to Kevin Magnussen’s defence at the Dutch Grand Prix.Magnussen was running on a contra-strategy to the majority of the field to get trackContinue Reading
The Dutch Grand Prix’s winner utterly dominated the race, winning by over 22s – and this time it was Lando Norris! But why made sure that no other driver, not even Max Verstappen, could get close to Lando in Zandvoort? What happened to Mercedes’ chances? And what about Williams’ futureContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas has bemoaned Sauber’s ‘weakest’ performance of the Formula 1 season at the Dutch Grand Prix but hopes the circuit will serve as an “outlier”.The Finn and team-mate Zhou Guanyu failed to make an impression on the battle for points, propping up the field in 19th and 20th atContinue Reading
Formula 1 teams face a step into the unknown this weekend with a newly resurfaced Monza set to throw up some surprises at the Italian Grand Prix.As part of a major revamp to modernise the famous Autodromo, which has included work on access tunnels and infrastructure, the entire track hasContinue Reading
While Lando Norris recovered from a poor getaway to win Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix, McLaren is under no illusions that it needs to get on top of its starts.Even at Zandvoort, a similarly bad launch for Oscar Piastri dropped him behind George Russell and into the dirty air thatContinue Reading
On the one hand, Williams’ revisions showed some huge promise in practice and qualifying – as Alex Albon put the team back in Q3.As boss James Vowles explained: “We’re in a situation where that update is producing good results, and in a very tight midfield we’re able to put theContinue Reading