21 April 2026 18:18
It’s undeniable that this era of Formula 1 doesn’t appeal to everyone. While television audience data shows increasing viewership in major European countries, many long-term fans continue to criticise the new rules.
“Formula 1 was better before,” or “F1 used to be much better,” are the kinds of comments heard in some factions. However, it’s worth noting that people tend to view ...
21 April 2026 17:16
Formula 1 doesn’t have direct equivalents to other sports, but the personalities, pressure and pecking order of the pinnacle of auto racing translates surprisingly well to elite basketball players and teams.
Stack today’s grid against the NBA, and the parallels start to line up: dominant champions, rising stars, quiet operators and young prospects already carrying the expectations of ...
21 April 2026 10:53
Formula 1's teams and fans were forced into a five-week break after the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudia Arabian grands prix due to the conflict in the Middle East. But while fans were left twiddling their thumbs and wondering what to fill their weekends with, the teams never stopped.
As teams rush to bring upgrades to their cars ahead of the next race in Miami, and prepare to adapt to ...
20 April 2026 18:57
Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has opened up about the huge impact that Mercedes CEO and team chief Toto Wolff had on his career.
After spending over a decade at Mercedes as chief strategist and later motorsport strategy director, Vowles made the move to Williams ahead of the 2023 season.
While he recently revealed he had multiple opportunities on the table, the Briton has ...
20 April 2026 18:29
After two discussions with technical chiefs, Monday marked the long-awaited meeting between the FIA, Formula 1, the teams and power unit manufacturers. The agenda revolved around how the technical regulations could be improved based on the opening three rounds, and ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
Both the FIA and F1 had made it clear beforehand that major changes were highly unlikely, also ...
20 April 2026 18:20
Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques has delivered a damning verdict on Williams' troublesome start to the 2026 season, claiming "it's like talking about a really special family holiday for two years and missing the flight."
Expectations were high for the Grove outfit heading into 2026. Team principal James Vowles had been open with fans throughout 2025 to manage their expectations as the ...
20 April 2026 17:59
To prevent a repeat of 2014, the FIA has included a safety net in the current Formula 1 power unit regulations: the Additional Design and Upgrade Opportunities, or ADUO.
The initial idea was to measure the pure output of the internal combustion engine every six races (1–6, 7–12, 13–18, and 19–24). Manufacturers that are between 2% and 4% down on the best ICE on the grid are granted one ...
20 April 2026 16:33
Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman has revealed the extravagant gift he bought his younger brother for Christmas.
Bearman opened up on one of the big perks of having an F1 driver in the family during an appearance on the Up To Speed podcast. The Briton explained that he gifted his younger brother, who is 16, a Fiat Topolino, even though he has not yet acquired a standard driving ...
20 April 2026 16:22
Martin Brundle's pre-race grid walk has become a fan-favourite moment of a Formula 1 grand prix weekend.
As he makes his way through the chaotic sea of mechanics, team members and celebrities, the impromptu comments and interviews have provided some of the most memorable live moments.
While reflecting on the famous grid walk in an interview with Sky Sports F1, Brundle remembered the moment ...
20 April 2026 15:44
Formula 1 has undergone rapid development in recent years, especially commercially. The global fanbase has grown significantly, with the series reaching new audiences.
The share of younger and female fans has increased – also at the tracks, as reflected in the attendance figures – and the same applies to F1’s appeal in the United States.
Part of this is linked to the sporting side – ...
20 April 2026 13:51
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok has urged Red Bull to make a "big name signing" to avoid more key personnel exits.
Four-time champion Max Verstappen's race engineer Gianpiero (GP) Lambiase is the latest high-profile figure to announce his exit from the Milton Keynes outfit, with the Briton moving to McLaren as chief racing officer by 2028.
While discussing ...
20 April 2026 13:37
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff hopes that Formula 1 and the FIA will take a considered approach to the changes due to be made to the 2026 regulations after "constructive" talks, to avoid making "erratic" decisions over the championship's short-term future.
The reaction to 2026's all-new technical regulations has been mixed; while the chassis changes have generally received positive reviews ...
20 April 2026 12:57
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes that the younger generation of drivers has adapted more quickly to the new regulations introduced for the 2026 season.
Steiner explained that the younger drivers don't have the years under their belts to develop bad habits, which he argued is also giving current championship leader Kimi Antonelli an advantage over his experienced ...
20 April 2026 11:00
Formula 1 safety car driver Bernd Maylander has admitted that he still feels nervous when he is leading the field, even after 500 races.
Having been in the position since 2000, Maylander has guided the pack through some of the more dramatic moments in the championship.
Yet, despite recently surpassing the milestone of 500 races, the German driver has revealed that having 20, and now 22, of ...
20 April 2026 11:00
Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman has revealed what his main change to the new regulations would be after the first three rounds of the 2026 season.
During the unexpected April break due to the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian and Bahrain Grands Prix, the FIA and F1 have been considering potential tweaks to the regulations after concerns were raised by drivers and teams.
The new ...
20 April 2026 10:21
When Jacques Villeneuve arrived in the Formula 1 paddock ahead of his debut in 1996, he brought with him experience in the IndyCar Series, including the 1995 championship title and a prestigious Indianapolis 500 victory.
But, despite an impressive debut that included pole position for his first grand prix, the Canadian driver has revealed that going up against his Williams team-mate Damon Hill ...
20 April 2026 07:00
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports F1 analyst Karun Chandhok has urged Ollie Bearman to keep reminding Ferrari that he is ready for when a seat becomes available at the Maranello outfit.
Thrown into the deep end at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as he stood in for Carlos Sainz, Bearman impressed by scoring points on his debut. His performance, and further outings with Haas in the same ...
20 April 2026 03:00
Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques has championed the new Cadillac F1 team for exceeding expectations in the first three rounds of the 2026 season.
The American outfit joined the championship in 2026 as the grid expanded to 11 teams. With the experienced driver lineup of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez under the leadership of team principal Graeme Lowdon, the team has already impressed ...
20 April 2026 00:00
Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft hopes that the FIA will introduce tweaks to the new regulations in time for the British Grand Prix, arguing that he doesn't want to see "great corners Maggotts and Becketts suffer".
The regulations, introduced for 2026, are being reviewed during the unexpected April break after complaints from teams and drivers. A major talking point is the ...
19 April 2026 23:44
James Vowles has revealed why he chose to sign with Williams as team principal over other opportunities.
The Briton joined Williams as team principal in 2023 after serving as chief strategist of Brawn GP in 2009 and remaining with the team when it was bought by Mercedes. He was promoted from chief strategist to motorsport strategy director in 2019 and was seen as a potential successor to team ...
19 April 2026 23:01
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has taken a trip down memory lane, returning to his early karting roots to support the next generation of motorsport talent, including Jack Wolff.
Russell joined his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff to watch their son at South Garda Karting.
"Same track, 23 years later! Very cool to be back at the kart track ...
19 April 2026 17:29
With the Formula 1 calendar locked at 24 races and the series continuing to grow its metrics, securing a spot on the schedule appears harder than ever.
F1's popularity has led to a surge of interest from prospective host cities, countries and governments, with some more credible than others.
However, politicians prematurely declaring a grand prix being a done deal are unlikely to impress the ...
19 April 2026 17:00
All racing drivers dream of making it to Formula 1. They dream of a once-in-a-lifetime invitation to motorsport’s most exclusive table and, once there, emulating the greats in their quest for Champagne, championships and commendations.
What they don’t dream of is finding their way to F1, crashing out of the race metres before the first corner, and never dining at the motorsporting ...
19 April 2026 15:18
Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has revealed the "harsh" way he found out he had lost his seat.
Brundle made his F1 debut at the 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix with Tyrrell, finishing fifth in his first race. While he suffered a horrific crash during the Dallas Grand Prix in his rookie season, which led doctors to consider an amputation of his left foot while also leaving him with permanent ...
19 April 2026 15:00
Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson is eager to join his Formula 1 rivals in contesting other racing championships, with Supercars being one series he’d “love” to try.
Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll are two drivers to have gone GT racing this year after growing frustrated with the 2026 F1 regulations, and Lawson was mooted for something similar.
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19 April 2026 14:54
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes it was a "natural development" for Mark Webber to take a step back from his trackside role as Oscar Piastri's manager.
The Australian driver announced a change-up in his personal team ahead of the 2026 season. While Webber is still his manager, he took a step back from his trackside support role and put his focus on commercial matters ...
19 April 2026 13:59
All three Brawn BGP 001 chassis were brought together for the first time at the Goodwood Members' Meeting.
Jenson Button, who won the 2009 drivers' championship with Brawn GP, was reunited with the machinery in his first appearance at the Members' Meeting.
The story of Brawn GP is one of the most fascinating in the history of Formula 1, with it becoming the centre of the Brawn: The ...
19 April 2026 13:28
Exactly two years ago, on April 17, Kimi Antonelli drove a Formula 1 car for the first time, during a Mercedes test at the Red Bull Ring in the rain. Today, at the start of his second season in the top series, the young Italian already has two wins and leads the championship. The road to the end of the season is still long, but daring to dream is allowed – that is how ambitions are ...
19 April 2026 11:32
Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt has revealed that Ayrton Senna had been interested in joining the Maranello outfit in 1995.
During an appearance on the High Performance podcast, Todt explained that the Brazilian driver was a primary target during the early stages of Ferrari's ambitious rebuilding phase in the 1990s.
"Ferrari was not successful at all, and they were dying to try to ...
19 April 2026 11:27
Logan Sargeant has been through an eventful period. In 2024, he lost his Williams Formula 1 seat midway through the season to Franco Colapinto, bringing his F1 career to an end after fewer than two full campaigns.
Since then, Sargeant has sampled a range of motorsport categories, from IndyCar to IMSA’s LMP2 class. He had also been set for a move to the European Le Mans Series through a deal ...
18 April 2026 23:35
Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has argued that former Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley is not the answer to Aston Martin's problems.
Audi confirmed on 20 March 2026 that Wheatley was to leave with immediate effect after only joining the team in 2025. While Wheatley has not officially confirmed what his next move will be, Motorsport.com understands he will sign with Aston Martin ...
18 April 2026 23:10
Charles Leclerc has shared his verdict on the progress of the Ferrari Formula 1 team, explaining that the Maranello outfit has "made good progress with the car".
The Monegasque driver currently sits third in the drivers' standings with 49 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli and his Mercedes team-mate George Russell.
Ferrari has seen a jump in performance from 2025 to 2026 after ...
18 April 2026 18:21
During the enforced break caused by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, a series of high-level meetings are taking place to discuss potential changes to the Formula 1 rules introduced only this year.
It's not unheard of for the rules to be adjusted in-season. And in the case of the new regulations, there was broad agreement among the stakeholders and the teams that ...
18 April 2026 17:53
2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has completed her maiden Formula 1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone.
The French driver drove the constructors' championship-winning W12 from the 2021 season and completed 76 laps of the Silverstone Circuit, totalling 200km. Current Mercedes F1 drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were seen supporting Pin in the garage for the milestone ...
18 April 2026 17:34
F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff sent a heartfelt message to Doriane Pin ahead of her Formula 1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone.
The 22-year-old driver got behind the wheel of the Mercedes W12, which was driven by Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas in their 2021 campaign, at Silverstone. She became the first female driver to test a Mercedes F1 car.
Wolff, who was the last woman ...
18 April 2026 16:45
Former Formula 1 driver and F1 pundit Jolyon Palmer has given a damning verdict of Aston Martin's start to the 2026 season, claiming they don't talk about the Silverstone outfit "because they're not even in contention".
Aston Martin entered the season with Adrian Newey as both team principal and managing technical partner alongside a new power unit partnership with Honda. Expectations were ...
18 April 2026 15:33
In Formula 1, time is everything. Not just the time ticking away on the stopwatch, but also the time needed to design, develop and refine. It is the invisible factor that separates success from failure. The teams are constantly racing against the clock: every detail is planned, every task is meticulously timed, and every margin for error is reduced to a minimum. Nothing is left to ...
18 April 2026 13:48
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has revealed how his famous grid walks began.
For nearly three decades, the tense moments leading up to lights out have featured the chaotic grid walk, which has become a fan-favourite moment during a grand prix weekend.
The TV segment has had fans in stitches, with many loving Brundle's impromptu celebrity interviews ...
18 April 2026 12:46
Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques has claimed that Fernando Alonso hasn't got enough years left in the championship to see the Aston Martin and Honda partnership come good.
At 44 years old, Alonso is the oldest driver on the grid. With the new partnership between Honda and Aston Martin, and the first car from the Silverstone outfit designed under the leadership of Adrian Newey ...
18 April 2026 11:47
2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has taken part in a Formula 1 test with Mercedes.
The French driver recently revealed in an interview on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast that the plan was to take part in an F1 test with the Brackley outfit. Now, Mercedes has shared photos of the milestone moment with the caption, "A milestone moment for Doriane Pin. Getting behind the wheel of an F1 car ...
18 April 2026 10:38
George Russell is eager for Max Verstappen to stay in Formula 1 but isn’t worried by any impact his departure would have - arguing no driver is bigger than the championship.
The four-time world champion is currently weighing up his future after being left incredibly frustrated by the new-for-2026 regulations, which he claimed are “anti-racing”.
It also doesn’t help that his Red ...
18 April 2026 08:00
Formula 1's long-serving safety car driver Bernd Maylander has explained how the tragic events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix served as a catalyst in dramatically improving the championship's safety car system.
Maylander reflected on the era before widespread standardisation during an appearance on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast.
"I think the medical car was always a part of it, or ...
18 April 2026 01:00
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has labelled Williams' start to the 2026 season as "very concerning".
Despite team principal James Vowles heavily backing the Grove outfit's long-term 2026 project last year, the reality on track has so far fallen short of expectations.
After missing private testing in Barcelona at the end of January, Williams was already on the ...
18 April 2026 00:05
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes Red Bull will inevitably be forced to place Max Verstappen's departing race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase on gardening leave to protect highly sensitive future car developments.
Lambiase, affectionately known as GP, has signed to join McLaren in 2028 as chief racing officer. While the move will come when his current contract with Red Bull expires ...
17 April 2026 22:57
Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman has revealed that Lewis Hamilton was one of the first people to reach out to the Briton after he made his F1 debut with Ferrari at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Bearman was brought in at the last minute to stand in for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the Spanish driver was taken ill with appendicitis. He impressed ...
17 April 2026 20:50
Colton Herta has ruled out attempting to run the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula 2 round at Montreal on the same day. The California native, who is a test driver for Cadillac’s Formula 1 team and currently running his maiden season in F2, was previously rumored to contest this year’s Indy 500 with Andretti Global, his IndyCar team for six years (2020-25). Although the option existed prior ...
17 April 2026 18:17
The highly anticipated prequel to the Ocean's franchise is set to have a Formula 1 link.
Speaking during a Warner Bros. showcase at CinemaCon, Margot Robbie, who will star in the film alongside Bradley Cooper, explained that the heist movie will be set around the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix.
“Before Danny Ocean ever stepped foot in Vegas, two masterminds taught him everything he knows — his ...
17 April 2026 18:13
Two years ago, Pato O’Ward said there was a deadline to consider the possibility of reaching Formula 1. Now that he is 26 and has established himself as one of the benchmarks in IndyCar, that deadline has passed; however, the Arrow McLaren driver has also lost interest in the F1 due to the new cars and rules.
In an interview with FOX Deportes ahead of this weekend's Long Beach race, the ...
17 April 2026 17:38
Alpine’s strong 2026 Formula 1 form is no surprise and Racing Bulls is set to bring many upgrades to fight back, says the Italian team’s principal Alan Permane.
Having all but stopped developing its 2025 challenger at the end of May to devote its resources to its 2026 project, Alpine finished dead last in last year’s constructors’ championship but has jumped to fifth in the current ...
17 April 2026 16:38
Cadillac has confirmed Colton Herta’s free practice programme for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with the ex-IndyCar star contesting four FP1 sessions this season.
The 26-year-old will make his F1 weekend debut at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on 12-14 June, with his other three appearances to be confirmed at a later date.
This comes amid a year of change for Herta, who ended a ...
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