30 July 2026 19:10
Max Verstappen and Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff have been photographed together on holiday during the first week of the summer break, sparking fresh paddock speculation regarding the four-time champion's long-term future.
Images have been circulating across social media showing the Dutchman and his partner Kelly Piquet with Wolff and his wife, F1 Academy managing director ...
30 July 2026 17:29
Kimi Antonelli has given new insight into how Mercedes handled Lewis Hamilton’s departure ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 campaign.
On 1 February 2024, it was announced that Hamilton was going to leave his longtime Mercedes squad to join Ferrari from the 2025 season onwards.
The move was a direct consequence of Mercedes not giving the seven-time world champion a firm contract for 2025 – the ...
30 July 2026 17:12
Haas Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon attended the premiere for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, celebrating an official collaboration that saw the Frenchman sport a bespoke helmet design during the Belgian and Hungarian Grands Prix.
Ocon, accompanied by his partner Flavy Barla, appeared at the exclusive screening ahead of the film's global theatrical release on 31 July 2026.
The 29-year-old was ...
30 July 2026 16:30
Formula 1's 2026 energy deployment rules and the lack of available energy from the battery mean that high-speed circuits with limited braking zones have been a tough watch in qualifying, and equally painful for drivers as they resorted to harvesting energy through some of F1's fastest corners.
But with Budapest's Hungaroring offering plenty of braking zones connected by some of the shortest ...
30 July 2026 16:14
Alex Albon has concluded a month-long Williams Formula 1 roadshow in South Africa, marking the first official visit to the country by an active driver for the Grove outfit since 1993.
Throughout July, a Williams FW48-liveried show car toured shopping centres across Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. Albon's appearance on 27 July completed the tour.
The Thai-British driver was the first ...
30 July 2026 15:02
Mercedes was impressed by Lando Norris' victory aboard the upgraded McLaren at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, while detailing its own efforts to improve both reliability and performance.
Norris ended Mercedes' perfect pole record during 2026 in Budapest before going on to dominate Sunday's race for the Woking outfit’s first grand prix win of the season.
It came after McLaren fitted a ...
30 July 2026 14:32
The pressure on James Vowles could be mounting at Williams, according to former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner, who has offered a blunt assessment of the Grove outfit's current performance.
Following a challenging Hungarian Grand Prix where Williams continued to struggle for pace, Steiner did not mince his words regarding Vowles's tenure, suggesting that the team is "going ...
30 July 2026 13:00
While Alpine's Franco Colapinto and Audi Formula 1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto completed a second day of Pirelli testing to finalise the 2027 tyre line-up, Aston Martin moved on from the previous day's tyre work and instead deployed its second filming day of the season at the Hungaroring.
It was too good an opportunity to miss, given that the B-spec AMR26 made its first appearance at last ...
30 July 2026 12:59
Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has claimed that Michael Schumacher "changed the game" for car development, explaining that the seven-time champion was a major influence on his own leadership style.
Speaking alongside 1996 champion Damon Hill, who currently serves as an ambassador for the Grove outfit, during a live recording of the Up To Speed podcast, Vowles discussed the key ...
30 July 2026 12:30
Malaysia will end its nine-year absence from the Formula 1 calendar by making a long-awaited return in 2026, replacing Bahrain due to the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict.
This news was announced last Sunday and Sepang will host its first race since 2017 on 2-4 October, though under the ‘Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia’ tag.
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30 July 2026 12:29
Sergio Perez has described partnering with four-time champion Max Verstappen at Red Bull as the "toughest" job in Formula 1.
Perez drove for Red Bull from 2021 to the end of 2024 before he was replaced by Liam Lawson for the 2025 season. After taking a year out of the championship, the Mexican signed with new F1 team Cadillac for 2026.
The Milton Keynes outfit has struggled for some time to ...
30 July 2026 11:56
Following a challenging opening half of the 2026 Formula 1 season, Haas driver Esteban Ocon has shared his plans for the summer break.
The Frenchman currently sits 17th in the drivers' standings on three points following the Hungarian Grand Prix, with his best result of the season a ninth place at the Monaco Grand Prix. He picked up the other point with a 10th place at the Japanese Grand ...
30 July 2026 11:35
Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas and Australian Olympic cyclist Tiffany Cromwell have shown off their home in South Australia's McLaren Vale wine region.
The couple acquired the estate following Bottas's initial visit in 2020. "We actually stayed here back in 2020 when I first came to South Australia," he explained to Domain. "It came on the market, and we just had to make it ...
30 July 2026 10:57
Former Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok has argued that Esteban Ocon "would be feeling twitchy" about his Haas seat after the strong performance of his team-mate Ollie Bearman.
Since joining the American outfit at the start of 2025, Ocon has found himself increasingly under pressure from his team-mate. In his rookie F1 season, Bearman finished 13th in the standings with 41 points and Ocon ...
30 July 2026 10:37
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella thinks Lando Norris overcoming his early 2025 slump to win the championship turned him into a "much more confident" driver, as the reigning world champion got off to a strong start in 2026.
Last year, Norris freely admitted that at times he lacked the ultimate self-belief, with him clinching his maiden world championship at last year's Abu Dhabi ...
29 July 2026 18:00
The long-held dream of many motorsport fans – seeing Formula 1 and MotoGP share the same stage during a single race weekend – may be a step closer to becoming reality.
Motorsport.com understands that Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of both championships, is exploring the possibility of putting MotoGP machinery on track at the United States Grand Prix, which is scheduled to take ...
29 July 2026 17:01
Franco Colapinto has warned that Aston Martin has become “a lot quicker” than Alpine in corners, as the Silverstone-based team recovers from a tricky start in Formula 1’s new era.
As F1 switched to new machinery featuring greater emphasis on energy management with a 53/47 split between combustion and electrical power, Aston Martin has struggled, with an overhauled Honda F1 squad designing ...
29 July 2026 14:50
Red Bull heads into the Formula 1 summer break fourth in the constructors' championship, but that does not tell the whole story. Since the season opener in Melbourne, the Milton Keynes-based team has made significant progress.
Figures from data partner Paceteq show that Red Bull was as much as 1.3 seconds per lap down in terms of outright race pace in both Australia and China, meaning it was ...
29 July 2026 13:31
Halfway through the 2026 Formula 1 season, the new technical regulations – with a much greater emphasis on electric power and energy management – continue to divide opinion among fans and drivers.
F1 says its fanbase has responded largely positively to the races so far, according to its Formula 1 Fan Voice programme. This consists of a group of 60,000 fans who rate the entertainment value ...
29 July 2026 13:00
In arranging for Malaysia to host the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula 1 has creatively resolved one of the problems generated by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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29 July 2026 10:13
Ferrari hasn’t quite had the best of times and the worst of times, as Charles Dickens would put it, so far in the 2026 Formula 1 season, but team principal Fred Vasseur still views the first 11 rounds of the year as following a twofold pattern.
Ferrari has held second in the constructors’ championship ever since the opening round of the campaign, but has been challenging Mercedes’ ...
28 July 2026 16:15
After winning the first six races of the season, Mercedes has finally had its Formula 1 dominance challenged in recent weeks – winning just two out of the last five grands prix. However, despite advances for McLaren that helped it take the win from pole at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, Silver Arrows boss Toto Wolff isn’t too worried about his rivals’ progress.
Mercedes was the ...
28 July 2026 14:03
The announcement that Formula 1's return to Malaysia this year would be branded as the Bahrain Grand Prix prompted both amusement and confusion.
Sepang, after all, was the first of the Hermann Tilke-designed generation of modern F1 circuits in Asia, making Malaysia an important fixture on the calendar. Even after the country terminated its contract with FOM in 2017, the circuit has remained ...
28 July 2026 13:43
Former Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas has warned that Formula 1 personnel face "genuine professional burnout" amid the extensive calendar.
It was announced during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend that the Bahrain Grand Prix, which had previously been cancelled in April along with the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to the conflict in the Middle East, will be held in Malaysia from 2-4 ...
28 July 2026 13:30
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur admitted his squad was caught out by Verstappen's 29-lap stint on soft tyres that yielded Red Bull second in Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix, with team principal Laurent Mekies praising his team for a "spicy" strategy call.
Verstappen clinched second in Budapest despite suffering another difficult weekend in the Red Bull, while both Ferrari drivers ...
28 July 2026 11:49
Carlos Sainz has shared his plans for the Formula 1 summer break, explaining that he will be in the Balearic Islands with his family.
Sainz finished 18th and two laps down at the Hungaroring on Sunday, a race won by McLaren's Lando Norris. The Spaniard's Hungarian Grand Prix was further compromised by a collision with Oscar Piastri while being lapped, which hampered the McLaren driver and ...
28 July 2026 10:20
With Mercedes' uncontested early season dominance now in the rearview mirror, Formula 1 2026 has finally turned into the development war it was always promising to be.
The ebb and flow of teams bringing significant aerodynamic upgrades keeps changing the pecking order week to week.
Following rafts of improvements from Red Bull and especially Ferrari in recent weeks, it was McLaren's turn to ...
27 July 2026 18:54
George Russell insists he will focus on the positives as he reflects on the first half of the 2026 Formula 1 season, following a seventh-place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
As the F1 paddock packs up for the mandatory summer shutdown, the Mercedes driver is determined to maintain a glass-half-full perspective. The Briton concluded the first 11 races with a hard-fought seventh place at ...
27 July 2026 18:26
Former Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas says the Milton Keynes outfit's Red Bull Ford Powertrains project has surpassed internal expectations.
Ahead of the introduction of Formula 1's new regulations in 2026, which feature an almost 50:50 split between the internal combustion engine and electrical power, Red Bull took on the task of manufacturing its own power units in a works partnership with ...
27 July 2026 17:10
George Russell suffered a Mercedes Formula 1 engine software issue that put the revs out of control while on the Hungarian Grand Prix grid and triggered his slow start.
On Saturday, a water leak caused by hitting a kerb destroyed his engine, forcing Mercedes into an engine change ahead of the race. But on the grid an issue at the start triggered anti‑stall, costing him several positions and ...
27 July 2026 16:30
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff refused to call Kimi Antonelli the Formula 1 world championship favourite despite increasing his points lead at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Antonelli fought back from a grid penalty to take third place at the Hungaroring and coupled with Lewis Hamilton’s poor race and penalty that left him fifth, plus George Russell’s nightmare start and recovery drive to seventh, the ...
27 July 2026 16:25
Williams driver Carlos Sainz has been subjected to a humbling 'Community Note' on social media platform X after explaining his collision with Oscar Piastri during the Hungarian Grand Prix.
The incident occurred on lap 38 at the Hungaroring. McLaren's Piastri, who had taken the lead on the opening lap from his team-mate Lando Norris, was attempting to lap Sainz as the Williams driver was in ...
27 July 2026 15:30
After stepping onto the podium at the Hungaroring, Max Verstappen was left wondering one thing during the post-race press conference:
"How the hell did I end up here? I was shocked, I'm actually still shocked."
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27 July 2026 14:14
Mercedes has confirmed the departure of young driver guru Gwen Lagrue, with the Frenchman officially joining Red Bull as junior programme director
As previously reported by Motorsport.com over the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, long-standing junior driver guru Lagrue is joining the Red Bull Formula 1 team in a similar role to the one he held at Mercedes. On Monday afternoon, Mercedes officially ...
27 July 2026 14:04
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has owned up to the Scuderia’s “very poor” execution in a Hungarian Grand Prix where it made “too many mistakes” and “everything went wrong”.
Ferrari was hoping for a third race victory in 2026 after topping Friday practice and taking second and third on the grid at the Hungaroring, with pole position eluding Lewis Hamilton by a mere 0.012s to ...
27 July 2026 12:46
Formula 1 fans have debated seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton's Hungarian Grand Prix penalty.
Hamilton was handed a five-second penalty for exceeding the pitlane speed limit. Making his third pitstop under a virtual safety car while fighting current championship leader Kimi Antonelli for a podium spot, Hamilton was clocked at 80.1km/h, just 0.1km/h over the limit.
He crossed the line in ...
27 July 2026 12:20
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle was "intrigued" by Max Verstappen following the Dutchman's second-place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Although the Hungaroring is less power-dependent, Red Bull struggled with cornering instability throughout the weekend. Verstappen nonetheless managed to secure second place behind a dominant McLaren, while team-mate Isack ...
27 July 2026 11:53
Former IndyCar Series driver and F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe believes Aston Martin's patience will soon pay off, backing the Silverstone outfit to become a regular points scorer following the debut of its heavily upgraded car at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Aston Martin endured a torrid start under the new 2026 regulations, entering the Hungaroring weekend 10th in the constructors' standings ...
27 July 2026 11:32
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has argued that the series' upcoming return to Malaysia will favour four-time champion Max Verstappen and current championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
F1 recently confirmed that the Bahrain Grand Prix, which had been cancelled in April due to the conflict in the Middle East, will be hosted at Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit over the 2-4 ...
27 July 2026 11:11
Lando Norris claims he was “just better in every sense” relative to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri on his way to a resounding victory in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
After snatching pole position by 0.012s over Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, Norris lost the lead to Piastri on lap one as he slid on the dirty outside line in Hamilton corner.
The Briton easily kept up with the sister ...
27 July 2026 09:13
Rivals claim Ferrari has the most agile chassis in Formula 1, if not the best engine or aerodynamics, so its SF-26 is generally expected to shine at circuits where straightline speed is less valuable than an ability to carry high speeds into slow corners.
And yet neither Lewis Hamilton nor Charles Leclerc were able to claim pole position in Hungary. More remarkable still, and contrary to ...
27 July 2026 07:36
Andrea Stella doesn’t approve of chaos - or, frankly, any other form of imperfection.
It’s already a well-known tradition even outside the paddock. The Italian’s media sessions are always delayed by a minute or two simply because he absolutely must sort out the mess on the table, created by journalists tossing their phones and recording devices onto it. He takes them one by one to create ...
27 July 2026 07:36
Fred Vasseur already knew it after practice: "We are not looking for the best Friday, we are looking for the best Sunday." But the Easter Bunny – I know, it’s late July – seems to have hidden the best Sunday exceedingly well. At least, Ferrari couldn't find it.
The Scuderia truly delivered a masterclass in Budapest – namely, in how to completely blow a promising weekend.
Never before ...
27 July 2026 00:57
Former IndyCar Series driver and F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe believes Lando Norris would have comfortably defeated his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri at the Hungarian Grand Prix, regardless of the Australian's contact with backmarker Carlos Sainz.
The reigning Formula 1 champion delivered a commanding drive at the Hungaroring to claim his first victory of the 2026 season. While Norris ...
26 July 2026 23:53
Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has delivered a scathing assessment of Ferrari's performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix, taking aim at the Maranello outfit's strategy.
The weekend at the Hungaroring proved frustrating for Ferrari. After showing strong pace in free practice, Hamilton initially qualified second, narrowly missing out on pole position to McLaren's Lando Norris.
But a ...
26 July 2026 21:12
As F1 prepares for its annual summer shutdown, the 2026 season saw a new winner as McLaren joined Mercedes and Ferrari in the victor column off the back of an impressive car upgrade. The campaign looks set to be decided by which top team has the most bullets left in its chamber as the development war rages on. But some drivers and teams will head to the beach with a better feeling than ...
26 July 2026 20:43
Formula 1 is a game of fine margins and there is no greater example than the five-second penalty Lewis Hamilton received at the Hungarian Grand Prix for pitlane speeding.
The seven-time world champion was second at the Hungaroring before pitting on lap 56 under virtual safety car conditions due to a gearbox failure forcing Oscar Piastri to stop before Turn 4.
It was a costly stop for two ...
26 July 2026 20:30
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has explained the Formula 1 squad's thinking behind its second pitstop sequence in the Hungarian Grand Prix amid frustration from Oscar Piastri over his run-in with backmarker Carlos Sainz.
In their quest to deliver a first grand prix win of the season, both Piastri and team-mate Lando Norris showed frustration in the heat of the moment, belying the sense of ...
26 July 2026 20:19
Lando Norris reckons his driving has significantly improved in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, even though he’s unlikely to defend his world championship.
The McLaren driver claimed his maiden crown last year by beating team-mate Oscar Piastri and then reigning champion Max Verstappen, who attempted a late comeback for a fifth title.
But the fact that Verstappen was in the mix on the final ...
26 July 2026 19:38
After Max Verstappen revealed in the paddock on Saturday that Red Bull seems to encounter new problems every Formula 1 grand prix weekend, Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix turned out far better than expected.
Verstappen secured his fourth podium finish of the season at the circuit near Budapest, although given Red Bull's struggles he never thought that would be possible.
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