28 August 2026 20:00
Williams team principal James Vowles says the Grove outfit is running a "huge number of projects" to rectify development mistakes made last winter that are still compromising its 2026 campaign.
Speaking in his post-race The Vowles Verdict debrief following a difficult Dutch Grand Prix, Vowles said the team is actively restructuring behind the scenes to address the causes of its current lack of ...
28 August 2026 16:42
Red Bull's driver swap at the Dutch Grand Prix has renewed paddock discussions about two Formula 1 teams sharing the same ownership.
Following a wrist fracture sustained by Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar ahead of the Zandvoort race weekend, the Milton Keynes outfit called up Liam Lawson from sister team Racing Bulls to take his place alongside Max Verstappen.
To fill the resulting vacancy at ...
28 August 2026 15:31
Ferrari will use its ADUO-permitted upgrade on its engine for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, while also bringing aerodynamic updates and track-specific parts for its home round.
Following reliability checks and the announcement of Ferrari being over 4% behind on the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) benchmark – and therefore permitted to two upgrades this season – ...
28 August 2026 15:12
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has revealed the team allowed him to keep the original winner's trophy from his maiden Formula 1 victory.
Speaking to GQ Magazine in a 10 Things F1 Driver Kimi Antonelli Can’t Live Without feature, the Italian showed the original trophy he received on the podium following his breakthrough win at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix.
In F1, it is standard practice ...
28 August 2026 15:01
Sergio Perez reckons that he has "maybe three more years" before he reaches his sell-by date in Formula 1, and wants to devote that to helping the Cadillac project move forward.
The Mexican found himself out of F1 at the end of 2024 when he was released by Red Bull, following a difficult campaign. This had its genesis in 2023; although Perez finished second in that season's championship, his ...
28 August 2026 14:10
Ukraine has lodged a formal complaint to the FIA ethics committee following the lift to the ban on Russian competitors in international motorsport.
The Ukrainian Automobile Federation (FAU) requested an urgent investigation into the Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) on Thursday, stating it is in breach of FIA rules over national sporting authorities.
The FAU has alleged that the RAF has ...
28 August 2026 13:59
Ferrari has officially revealed the special Formula 1 race suits that Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will wear at the team's home Italian Grand Prix, paying tribute to the legacy of seven-time champion Michael Schumacher.
The Maranello outfit is currently preparing for its home race at Monza, which is scheduled to take place next weekend from 4-6 September. Ferrari is dedicating the weekend ...
28 August 2026 13:29
BMW has cited a lack of opportunities for technology transfer as the key reason why it is not interested in joining Mercedes and Audi in Formula 1.
The Munich-based manufacturer has remained absent from F1 since it sold its majority stake in Sauber in 2009, despite the series’ growing popularity making it more attractive to carmakers than ever before.
The same Sauber team that BMW ...
28 August 2026 13:01
Mercedes Formula 1 driver and current championship leader Kimi Antonelli has featured as a driving instructor in Amelia Dimoldenberg's YouTube series, Passenger Princess.
Produced in collaboration with F1 as part of the championship's ongoing push to engage a younger and more diverse audience, the show's second season tasks current drivers with teaching the Briton how to drive.
Antonelli's ...
28 August 2026 12:04
Red Bull has given Nikola Tsolov his first Formula 1 test as it continues to assess its options for its 2027 driver line-up at Racing Bulls.
The current Formula 2 championship leader completed 690km in a VCARB 02 – Racing Bulls’ 2025 F1 car – at Imola on Thursday as part of the team’s testing of previous cars (TPC) programme, which gave Red Bull a chance to assess its junior in grand ...
28 August 2026 11:52
Mercedes has reviewed its Dutch Grand Prix team orders and is certain getting Kimi Antonelli to overtake George Russell late on ensured it secured a double Formula 1 podium – and would have made the exact same call the other way around.
In the closing stages of the Zandvoort race, Esteban Ocon triggered a virtual safety car on lap 55, with Antonelli in second and Russell in fourth – split ...
28 August 2026 11:43
Williams team principal James Vowles has admitted the Grove outfit must shoulder some of the blame for the late-race collision between Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz at the Dutch Grand Prix.
During a chaotic race at Zandvoort, won by McLaren's Lando Norris, the two Williams drivers came together on track while battling outside the points-paying positions.
Speaking in the team's post-race video ...
28 August 2026 11:30
Mike Krack has admitted Fernando Alonso’s ninth-place finish in the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix was facilitated by Zandvoort’s track characteristics, while Aston Martin is yet to extract the full potential of the upgraded AMR26.
After qualifying down in 18th, Alonso made the most of an opportunistic one-stop strategy to take an unexpected ninth-place finish, right ahead of a frustrated ...
28 August 2026 11:06
Whereas Lando Norris thought his Formula 1 title dream had gone up in smoke at Zandvoort last year – resulting in some iconic images in the dunes – this year he won the final edition of the Dutch Grand Prix.
Even more important than bouncing back from last year’s DNF is the fact that Norris now has momentum firmly on his side. His victory at Zandvoort, following an earlier triumph in ...
28 August 2026 11:00
Alex Albon has shed light on his partnership with Williams team-mate Carlos Sainz, explaining why the pair share set-up information rather than keep secrets on their respective sides of the garage.
It has been a challenging 2026 Formula 1 season for the Grove outfit. The team currently sits ninth in the constructors' championship with 11 points, while Sainz and Albon are 16th and 17th in the ...
28 August 2026 10:08
Carlos Sainz says he never considered leaving the Williams Formula 1 team, having signed a new deal for 2027 last week alongside team-mate Alexander Albon.
For the legendary British team, a nine-time constructors’ championship winner, 2026 has been a tough season so far. The FW48 has been losing ground in the pecking order and has failed to score any points in the last six rounds. This openly ...
27 August 2026 23:12
Red Bull is auctioning a special-edition Max Verstappen race suit worn during the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the Wings for Life charity.
The auction, hosted via F1 Authentics, offers collectors the opportunity to acquire the race suit worn by the four-time champion at his final home grand prix at Zandvoort. The winning bidder will receive the suit ...
27 August 2026 21:00
Alex Albon has opened up about his struggles with burnout during the 2025 Formula 1 season, admitting that the championship's increasing demands and relentless commercial schedule left him feeling severely drained.
Speaking from Monaco just days after a frustrating early retirement at the Dutch Grand Prix, Albon discussed the challenges of balancing off-track commitments.
Appearing on The ...
27 August 2026 19:00
Alex Brundle has warned that Mercedes could have a major "problem on their hands" if McLaren carries its race-winning Dutch Grand Prix form into Monza and beyond.
Lando Norris secured his second consecutive victory of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Zandvoort. Armed with recent car upgrades, the McLaren driver overcame a chaotic race to beat the Mercedes drivers, Kimi Antonelli and George ...
27 August 2026 17:53
Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has announced a new three-part documentary series on Prime Video, scheduled for release in 2027.
The project, currently carrying the working title Lando, is being produced by Box to Box Films - the London-based production company behind Netflix's Formula 1: Drive to Survive.
While the series will track Norris's current 2026 campaign as he defends his ...
27 August 2026 17:46
The Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix turned out to be a race in which Ferrari didn't manage to convert its strong race pace into the best possible outcome – which, according to team principal Fred Vasseur, was down to the team experiencing a difficult qualifying and not executing the race perfectly.
With Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc finishing right behind George Russell, Vasseur believes ...
27 August 2026 16:34
Marc Marquez has explained why he advised Isack Hadjar against competing in Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix while recovering from a wrist injury.
The Red Bull driver was keen to race at Zandvoort last weekend despite having injured his wrist the week before while working out in a gym.
But the 21-year-old ultimately elected to sit out the race after discussing the situation with team principal ...
27 August 2026 15:41
Just over a month ago, it seemed pretty clear that McLaren was going to be unable to successfully defend the Formula 1 drivers’ title in 2026.
Coming into the Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli led the standings with 204 points to his name, while the papaya drivers combined couldn’t even match that tally – Lando Norris was on 103, Oscar Piastri on 92.
However, McLaren ...
27 August 2026 15:24
Formula 1 fans have shared their thoughts on Franco Colapinto's contract extension with Alpine.
The Argentine has officially secured his F1 future with Alpine, signing a contract extension to remain alongside Pierre Gasly for the 2027 season. Colapinto has impressed the Enstone outfit since stepping up from a reserve driver role to replace Jack Doohan during the 2025 season.
After the first ...
27 August 2026 15:00
Sergio Perez says that Cadillac's recent stall in development has rendered the past few Formula 1 races "a disappointment", but believes that the team can find another second's worth of development in 2026.
In the first part of the season, Cadillac developed its car significantly to move clear of the struggling Aston Martin, consistently beating the Silverstone team to avoid the wooden spoon ...
27 August 2026 14:38
After a difficult start to the 2026 Formula 1 season – with a limited understanding of the Mercedes power unit in Australia and even a double DNS in China – McLaren now appears to be back where the Woking-based team has most often been seen in recent years: at the front of the grid.
Consecutive victories in Budapest and Zandvoort have reduced Lando Norris' deficit to championship leader ...
27 August 2026 14:27
Alex Albon has played down any tension with Williams team-mate Carlos Sainz following their collision at the Dutch Grand Prix, revealing the pair cleared the air over breakfast on Monday.
Sainz accepted full responsibility for the intra-team clash at Zandvoort, which earned him a 10-second penalty. Defending on old hard tyres into Turn 1, the Spaniard hit a bump on the inside line, locked up ...
27 August 2026 13:07
Formula 1 fans have shared their verdict on Lewis Hamilton's "sassy" team radio messages throughout the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort.
The seven-time champion vented his frustration to the Ferrari team when he felt he was being held up by his team-mate Charles Leclerc despite the Monegasque driver being on a different strategy.
He later asked if he was being used as a "guinea pig" when he ...
27 August 2026 13:04
Alpine has retained Franco Colapinto for the 2027 Formula 1 season, signing a new deal with the Argentinian for a second full-time campaign.
The 23-year-old will remain alongside Alpine’s lead driver Pierre Gasly, who has been Colapinto’s team-mate since he joined the French marque for round seven of 2025.
Colapinto faced a big 2026 season as he aimed to impress team executive Flavio ...
27 August 2026 12:44
Almost three months after the Monaco Grand Prix, the result of Formula 1’s most prestigious race is still not definitive.
Pierre Gasly’s time penalty for pitlane speeding was overturned in the week after the race, restoring him to third place at the expense of Isack Hadjar, but that was far from the end of the matter.
McLaren and Red Bull have since challenged the decision before the ...
27 August 2026 12:06
F1 TV analyst Alex Brundle has labelled the drive-through penalty handed to Arvid Lindblad at the Dutch Grand Prix as "harsh", arguing that drivers should not be punished for secondary overtakes while taking evasive action.
The race at Zandvoort was heavily disrupted on the opening lap when home hero Max Verstappen crashed at Turn 14. As Lindblad, who was one of the drivers behind the ...
27 August 2026 11:16
2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg has lauded Nico Hulkenberg's "spectacular" reactions to avoid a high-speed collision with his Audi team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto during a chaotic opening lap of the Dutch Grand Prix.
While the rain had stopped before the start of the race, there were still some wet patches on the track. As Red Bull's Max Verstappen made his way around the banked final corner ...
27 August 2026 10:54
Carlos Sainz says the Williams Formula 1 team now only leads Cadillac in terms of on-track performance, as team-mate Alexander Albon laments an excessive amount of blue flags.
F1’s new era started just about decently for Williams, which scored 11 points across the first six rounds of the season and lay eighth in the constructors’ standings following the Monaco Grand Prix.
But Sainz ...
27 August 2026 10:08
George Russell detailed the defensive tactics that he had to deploy as he faced a late challenge from Lewis Hamilton for the podium in Formula 1's Dutch Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver qualified second for the Zandvoort race, but was passed on the opening lap by team-mate Kimi Antonelli. Russell made it ahead of the young Italian after the stops, but as the championship leader was on an ...
27 August 2026 10:00
Former Red Bull mechanic and current team ambassador Calum Nicholas has praised Liam Lawson's "absolutely brilliant" adaptation after the New Zealander stepped up to the Milton Keynes outfit at the Dutch Grand Prix.
Lawson was unexpectedly called up to the Red Bull seat to replace Isack Hadjar, who withdrew from the final Formula 1 event at Zandvoort due to a wrist injury. Despite the extremely ...
27 August 2026 09:40
The FIA’s ADUO announcement – the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities for Formula 1 power units – had been a long time coming. In fact, after the results of the first period were shared with all teams and manufacturers at the Monaco Grand Prix, the press release was ready to go in exactly this form. The only thing missing was the sentence about the second period.
The long ...
26 August 2026 19:00
Isack Hadjar's decision to withdraw from the Dutch Grand Prix due to a wrist injury was a demonstration of confidence rather than a sign of weakness, according to former Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas.
Hadjar, who has had an impressive start to the 2026 campaign alongside four-time champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull, opted to step aside for the Zandvoort weekend after sustaining the injury ...
26 August 2026 18:01
Ferrari was awarded two upgrade tokens through Formula 1’s Additional Upgrades and Opportunities (ADUO) system to modify the power unit in its SF-26. After assembling the two updated engines for Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, the team must now decide whether to run the new power units at next week's Italian Grand Prix.
The final decision will be made at the end of this week, when the ...
26 August 2026 17:23
The FIA has published the results of the latest Additional Upgrades and Opportunities (ADUO) evaluation for Formula 1 power units, with Red Bull-Ford still considered the benchmark.
According to the federation’s analysis, which is inclusive of all races from the season-opening Australian Grand Prix to the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Red Bull-Ford internal combustion engine is the most powerful ...
26 August 2026 16:15
Formula 1 will soon have to make a decision about the final races of the 2026 season as the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States continues to shake the Middle East and cast doubt on the Abu Dhabi and Qatar grands prix. Now, an unlikely alternative has reportedly come to the fore, with Italy preparing for a second world championship race.
On 29 November, the Formula 1 World ...
26 August 2026 14:45
Mercedes has launched a “deep dive” into Kimi Antonelli’s performance at the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix after the championship leader revealed he had a “difficult second half” of the race as he struggled with the balance of his W17.
Antonelli had a strong start to the grand prix. After qualifying third, he jumped team-mate George Russell off the line to secure second place before the ...
26 August 2026 14:01
Esteban Ocon has defended his controversial overtake on Alexander Albon in the Dutch Grand Prix and criticised the Formula 1 rule that meant he was pegged back for the second start.
As Max Verstappen crashed out and Gabriel Bortoleto endured a 360-degree spin on lap one at a slightly damp Zandvoort track, an opportunistic Ocon re-accelerated faster than Albon at the end of the yellow-flag zone ...
26 August 2026 13:33
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella is sceptical about his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff's claims that Mercedes doesn't have the available budget to fast-track car upgrades.
In recent weeks Ferrari and especially McLaren have made drastic improvements to their 2026 cars, allowing them to take two wins apiece and put significant pressure on the erstwhile dominant Mercedes ...
26 August 2026 12:29
Fernando Alonso was full of self-praise at the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, claiming that being “a very good driver” allowed him to convert a one-stop strategy into a shock points finish for Aston martin
The Spanish racer finished ninth at Zandvoort on Sunday from 18th on the grid, claiming his second points results of the 2026 campaign after 10th at Monaco in June.
The way ...
26 August 2026 12:03
Former Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas believes that even if Max Verstappen had avoided his opening-lap crash at the Dutch Grand Prix, the team simply lacked the pace to fight for the podium positions.
The final Formula 1 grand prix at Zandvoort got off to a dramatic start. While the rain had cleared before the start of the race, there were still some damp patches on the track. Home hero ...
26 August 2026 11:35
Max Verstappen has shared a farewell message to the Dutch Grand Prix, paying tribute to his loyal home fans after a premature end to his race in Zandvoort's final Formula 1 appearance.
F1's return to the Netherlands in 2021 was linked to the Red Bull driver's impressive rise in the championship, ending the venue's 36-year absence from the calendar.
Despite its immense popularity, the ...
26 August 2026 10:22
Ferrari is preparing for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza next week, where there is growing anticipation for the debut of the new engine that should significantly reduce the power gap to Mercedes. In the process, the Scuderia hopes to reopen the world championship battle, given that Lewis Hamilton is second (level with George Russell) behind world championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
As well as ...
26 August 2026 01:00
While Red Bull stand-in Liam Lawson says it is impossible to compare the current RB22 with the previous Formula 1 car he drove with the Austrian outfit, the Kiwi admits he felt much “more comfortable” in the car than he did during his first stint at Red Bull Racing.
The Racing Bulls driver was called up to race for the senior team at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix in the place of the ...
25 August 2026 19:45
Netflix has officially confirmed that its Formula 1 docuseries Drive to Survive will return for a ninth season. The series is set to document the ongoing 2026 championship, so we are taking a look at what could feature in the series.
While information is yet to be released on the episodes for the ninth instalment of the show, there are already several storylines that could form the expected 10 ...
25 August 2026 18:30
Mercedes used team orders during the Dutch GP last weekend to help George Russell secure third at Zandvoort, says Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin.
The call for Russell to let his team-mate Kimi Antonelli through came late in the race, after the VSC period on lap 55 of 72. The Italian, who led for the majority of the distance, came in for a fresh set of rubber, while ...
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