With new regulations on the way, drivers only have two more race weekends in the current generation of Formula 1 cars. Max Verstappen – along with Fernando Alonso and George Russell – said in Las Vegas that they won’t miss the current machines.This is partly because the ground-effect cars areContinue Reading
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has further explained how the lap limit imposed at this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix will work and addressed concerns over it restricting strategy options.The Italian manufacturer has mandated a 25-lap limit per stint at the Losail International Circuit after concerns prompted from analysis of last year’s event.PirelliContinue Reading
Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso reckons the final two rounds of the 2025 season will act as a “celebration” to mark the end of an underwhelming year. The Aston Martin driver heads into this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix 13th in the championship, three spots above team-mate Lance Stroll, withContinue Reading
This week we go inside the minds of the competitors for the F1 world championship.We explain some of the things that happened during an intense Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend – including the dramatic double disqualification of the McLaren cars that sets up an incredibly tense final two rounds forContinue Reading
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the team will not change its approach of supporting both drivers equally in the title fight. The stance comes after a major setback in the championship, with both McLaren cars excluded from the Las Vegas Grand Prix results – a penalty that allowed Verstappen toContinue Reading
The Formula 1 paddock, like many villages, has grown in recent years but still not by so much as to acquire town or city status. Add in the fact that most of the teams on the grid are either based in Britain’s ‘motorsport valley’ or have R&D footprints there, facilitatingContinue Reading
Team principal Andrea Stella provided answers to the main questions following McLaren’s double disqualification last weekend, after the team completed its internal investigation.Both McLaren drivers were removed from the final classification of the Las Vegas Grand Prix following post-race technical checks, resulting in Lando Norris losing his second-place finish andContinue Reading
Cadillac’s Graeme Lowdon was encouraged by Sergio Perez’s first test with Formula 1’s new team for 2026, saying the Mexican veteran is “re-entering Formula 1 with exactly the right attitude”.Two weeks ago at Imola, Perez took the wheel of a 2023 Ferrari car, which the Scuderia loaned to its 2026Continue Reading
Aston Martin has named Adrian Newey as its new Formula 1 team principal for the 2026 season.The legendary engineer, who joined Aston Martin as managing technical partner on 1 March, will step into his new role as Andy Cowell moves on to a chief strategy officer position.This restructure was describedContinue Reading
Mercedes Formula 1 trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has explained Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s marginal jump start in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.Antonelli was detected as moving before the five lights went out in the Nevadan race, though the jump start was not strikingly obvious on the broadcast.The penalty nearly costContinue Reading