Formula 1 is unlikely to switch to V8 power units before the original 2031 timeframe after an engine meeting in London to try and fast-track the switch was called off by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.Ben Sulayem has long been keen for F1 to switch to simpler and cheaper engines as soonContinue Reading
Pierre Gasly will remain with Alpine in Formula 1 until at least the end of the 2028 season, the team confirmed on Saturday during the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Monza.Gasly joined the Enstone-based squad in 2023 from AlphaTauri and has since taken two podium finishes – at the 2023Continue Reading
Formula 1 has “no more room” to welcome a 12th team in the paddock, CEO Stefano Domenicali has warned.The new Cadillac outfit will become F1’s 11th squad in 2026 after a years-long vetting process, benefitting from automotive giant General Motors’ backing and, eventually, engines; it will use Ferrari powertrains untilContinue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli insists his confidence hasn’t been dented by his off in second practice at the Italian Grand Prix, which came as the Formula 1 rookie aims to rebound from a tough period for Mercedes.Inside 10 minutes of Friday afternoon’s second one-hour practice, Antonelli caught a slide in theContinue Reading
McLaren driver Lando Norris has topped second practice at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari hero Charles Leclerc.Norris, who is looking to start clawing back a 34-point championship deficit to team-mate Oscar Piastri after a costly retirement in Zandvoort, led early medium-tyre running from the Australian atContinue Reading
Red Bull Formula 1 chief Laurent Mekies admitted that his team’s decision to build its own power units for 2026 is “as crazy as it gets”, but feels this is why it fits Red Bull’s DNA. Under Mekies’ predecessor Christian Horner, Red Bull went all-in on its own engine programme forContinue Reading
Toto Wolff revealed he would “vacate the spot immediately” as Mercedes Formula 1 boss should the ideal successor arise. Wolff has run the Silver Arrows since 2013, during which time he has led Mercedes to a record-breaking eight consecutive constructors’ titles, plus seven drivers’ crowns.But the introduction of ground-effect cars inContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton led a Ferrari 1-2 in the Italian Grand Prix’s opening practice session of the weekend, leading Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.169s in the timesheets.Hamilton fired in a 1m20.117s in the final five minutes of the session to overturn Leclerc’s line-leading time, as the Monegasque had foundContinue Reading
McLaren is bullish it can prevent a repeat of Lando Norris’ reliability issues in last week’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, and explained what is happening with the Briton’s power unit pool.Norris’ McLaren MCL39 started developing problems with seven laps to go at Zandvoort and the title protagonist soon groundContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton says he would be happy to provide Ferrari stablemate Charles Leclerc with a slipstream in Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix qualifying.Leclerc and Hamilton are set for their biggest weekend of the year as winless Ferrari is under pressure to perform in front of its adoring tifosi at theContinue Reading