25 June 2026 20:00
Formula 1 heads to the Red Bull Ring this weekend with the title fight tightened after Lewis Hamilton’s breakthrough Ferrari win at the Barcelona grand prix.
Hamilton’s victory, combined with kimi Antonelli’s late retirement, cut into the Mercedes driver’s championship lead and gave Ferrari fresh momentum heading to Austria. Antonelli still leads the standings, but Hamilton is now 41 ...
25 June 2026 18:57
Ahead of Red Bull's home race in Spielberg, there is once again plenty of attention on Max Verstappen's Formula 1 future, just as there is on the option in George Russell's Mercedes contract – something that has been speculated about in the Italian media.
In theory, Verstappen's situation remains the same as it has been in recent weeks: although Red Bull would like him to express his ...
25 June 2026 18:09
Lewis Hamilton has revealed he was carrying a neck injury at the start of the 2025 Formula 1 campaign after suffering a pre-season crash.
To prepare for his maiden season with Ferrari last year, the seven-time world champion conducted a private three-day testing of previous cars programme at Barcelona in January.
But on day two, he crashed aboard the SF-23 causing a less than ideal start to ...
25 June 2026 17:01
The FIA's Extraordinary General Assemblies in Macau has voted to remove term limits for its bodies, including the FIA presidency, in a move seen as president Mohammed Ben Sulayem continuing to consolidate his power.
At this week's gathering in Macau, FIA member clubs and delegates from around the world voted through a raft of changes to the motorsport governing body's statutes and its internal ...
25 June 2026 16:36
Pierre Gasly has finally got his hands on his third-place trophy from the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Alpine driver originally crossed the line third at the race around the streets of Monte Carlo in early June. However, two separate five-second time penalties for speeding in the pitlane demoted him to seventh in the final classification. As a result, Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was promoted to the third ...
25 June 2026 16:29
George Russell has labelled Ferrari as a “huge threat” to Mercedes hopes of clinching the 2026 Formula 1 title after Lewis Hamilton’s emotional victory at the Barcelona Grand Prix.
The seven-time world champion finally took his maiden win for Ferrari last time out, beating runner-up Russell whose Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli retired from second late on.
It ended a perfect start to ...
25 June 2026 16:27
McLaren is currently relying on being able to "take advantage of situations around us" as its MCL40 chassis is currently running at a deficit in all facets versus Ferrari and Mercedes, according to Oscar Piastri.
The Woking squad has faced a stern test of its ability to defend both championships from 2025, and on current form it appears that the team and Lando Norris will be handing both ...
25 June 2026 14:47
Kimi Antonelli has detailed what caused his Barcelona Grand Prix retirement and that Mercedes is set to introduce measures to solve its Formula 1 power unit unreliability from the Austrian GP.
During an Italian media interview at the Red Bull Ring, Antonelli confirmed that he will run a new power unit paired with an updated battery pack featuring several corrective measures made by Mercedes ...
25 June 2026 14:21
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner says Charles Leclerc must learn from Lewis Hamilton's assertiveness and mental approach to extract the maximum from Ferrari.
Following Hamilton's breakthrough victory for the Maranello outfit at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Steiner argued that Leclerc should not only focus on the telemetry data or technical set-ups, but also on how ...
25 June 2026 14:00
Anthony Hamilton, father and former manager of seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton, is set to auction his private collection of 27 classic cars, estimated to be worth over £3million.
The sale, which is being managed by Iconic Auctioneers, will take place on 25 July during the British Racing Drivers' Club Classic weekend at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix.
The ...
25 June 2026 13:52
Aston Martin Formula 1 power unit partner Honda says it will just bring one power unit improvement for this year despite being afforded two upgrade tokens.
For the brand-new 2026 power units, F1's governing body the FIA devised an upgrade scheme called ADUO (Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities), which grants manufacturers additional dyno hours and cost cap allowance on a sliding ...
25 June 2026 13:12
Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr referenced seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton following an emotional return to international football at the ongoing 2026 World Cup tournament.
After a 981-day absence from the Brazil squad due to a torn ACL sustained against Uruguay in October 2023, Neymar made his highly anticipated return during a group stage match against Scotland in Miami.
The ...
25 June 2026 12:54
What exactly is causing the delay?
All Formula 1 manufacturers were informed of the initial results of the first ADUO (Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities) period during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend and therefore know where they stand, subject to the additional check. That extra verification is taking place at the insistence of Red Bull-Ford Powertrains.
The newcomer was ...
25 June 2026 11:00
Formula 1's governing body the FIA has declared a Heat Hazard for this weekend's Austrian GP, encouraging drivers to either wear cooling vests or attach ballast to their F1 cars.
Mainland Europe has been smothered by its first major heatwave of the summer, with Austria one of several countries breaking June temperature records.
With temperatures at Spielberg's Red Bull Ring expected to ...
25 June 2026 10:54
Guenther Steiner has warned Ferrari against getting carried away following Lewis Hamilton's spectacular maiden victory for the Maranello outfit at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
Hamilton and Ferrari perfectly executed a three-stop strategy in Barcelona to secure Ferrari's first win of the season and the first non-Mercedes victory of 2026.
While Hamilton's resurgence has inevitably ...
24 June 2026 18:05
Longtime Sky Sports Formula 1 broadcaster Rachel Brookes has confirmed she has left her role with immediate effect.
Brookes joined the media conglomerate in 2009 before becoming an integral part of its F1 team from when Sky Sports obtained the broadcast rights for the United Kingdom in 2012.
She is best known for interviewing drivers in the media pen, becoming one of the most famous members ...
24 June 2026 17:38
Formula 1 enjoyed one of its biggest feel-good stories of the 2026 campaign last time out at the Barcelona Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton finally tasted victory for Ferrari.
The seven-time world champion took the chequered flag on his 31st start for the Scuderia to give Ferrari its first race win since the end of 2024, ending Mercedes’ perfect start to 2026.
It leaves Hamilton second in ...
24 June 2026 17:04
Liam Lawson has opened up about the somewhat toxic reality of modern Formula 1 fandom, revealing he was forced to completely mute all F1-related social media accounts after being targeted with horrific online abuse.
The New Zealander replaced Daniel Ricciardo at Racing Bulls following the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix. After completing the remainder of the season, he signed with Red Bull to replace ...
24 June 2026 15:45
It was almost seven years ago. As Formula 1 wrapped up its Saturday running, with the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel locking out the front row of the Belgian Grand Prix grid ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, Formula 2 took centre stage for its feature race.
Unfortunately, everyone knows what happened next. A chain of events at the top of Raidillon on the ...
24 June 2026 14:50
After Williams finished fifth in the Formula 1 constructors’ standings last season, team principal James Vowles described that position as a “new baseline” on the journey towards being a genuine world championship contender.
But now, less than halfway through the 2026 season, even maintaining that position seems a distant prospect since the team is currently languishing in eighth – and ...
24 June 2026 12:31
Ferrari has already plotted its second ADUO-influenced power unit update for 2026, with a new turbocharger expected to arrive after the summer break to help close the gap to Mercedes.
Following the first ADUO (Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities) checkpoint post-Montreal, Ferrari has been granted the opportunity to make two engine developments this season.
Its performance gap ...
24 June 2026 10:07
The debate surrounding common ownership in Formula 1, often linked to the two Red Bull teams, was recently reignited by Mercedes and Toto Wolff's apparent interest in acquiring shares in the Alpine outfit.
While that interest never materialised into a deal, it was exactly that which prompted McLaren CEO Zak Brown to write a letter to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem outlining his concerns ...
24 June 2026 01:11
Reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has finally come face to face with his first-ever Madame Tussauds London wax figure.
The waxwork will go on display in London ahead of his home race, the British Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver, who secured his maiden F1 drivers' championship title at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, spent months working alongside artists from the renowned Baker Street ...
24 June 2026 00:41
Formula 1 fans have praised the McLaren team dynamic after the Woking outfit shared a fun video of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri scrapbooking.
The short, laid-back video, which was released on the team's official YouTube channel, showed the drivers joking together as they looked back at their careers so far.
"We're making a scrapbook of McLaren's history," Piastri said to the camera ...
24 June 2026 00:08
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes Mercedes boss Toto Wolff will not shy away from imposing team orders if Ferrari and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton emerge as a genuine threat for the constructors' and drivers' championships.
Following a strong comeback performance by Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, where Hamilton secured his maiden win with the ...
23 June 2026 20:44
The McLaren Formula 1 team is the latest squad to trial an upside-down rear wing concept at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, following similar designs at Ferrari and Red Bull.
Ferrari shocked the F1 paddock in winter testing with a rear wing that rotated 180 degrees as straight mode was enabled, drawing interest from rivals as they looked to explore developing their own versions.
Red ...
23 June 2026 17:49
Audi introduced a new Formula 1 power unit as early as the Barcelona Grand Prix, after the FIA communicated the results of the first ADUO period.
The Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities mechanism allows engine providers who lack power to introduce extra updates, and the first review took place following the Canadian GP, with the FIA releasing the results to the manufacturers in ...
23 June 2026 17:17
Formula 1 teams have the power to appeal penalties or reprimands imposed by the stewards over a race weekend. But to do so, they must present new evidence that hasn’t yet been seen before by F1’s law enforcement.
As a result, teams have investigated every avenue of the series to uncover new, creative and clever evidence that they believe could help them attempt to overturn a racing ...
23 June 2026 15:44
The Cadillac Formula 1 team has revealed it is bringing another “substantial upgrade package” to this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
The new American team unsurprisingly started life in F1 as a backmarker but has been making inroads performance-wise, courtesy of consistent updates to the MAC-26.
This included an upgraded rear wing and exhaust in Monaco, followed by further rear wing ...
23 June 2026 13:17
The FIA's World Motor Sport Council has formally greenlit Formula 1's move towards a 60/40 power unit split over the next two years, as it makes two key safety changes for 2026.
For 2027, F1 is moving to a 58-42 split between combustion power and electric energy to further fine-tune the racing amid driver complaints, moving to a 60-40 split by 2028. To enable those changes without drastic ...
23 June 2026 12:42
When Formula E unleashes its brand-new generation of machinery – the 600kW, all-wheel drive Gen4 car – it will do so on its most diverse calendar yet, with a mixture of street circuits, classic permanent venues and abridged grand prix tracks.
The time when relatively slow and unimpressive FE cars had to be kept to tight, chicane-laden venues to keep their batteries humming along appears ...
23 June 2026 12:03
The Mercedes Formula 1 team has officially revealed its plans for the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed, including a paddock experience and on-track outings.
Leading the on-track running from Friday to Sunday will be Mercedes reserve driver Frederik Vesti. The Dane is scheduled to pilot the W13 up the 1.17-mile Goodwood hillclimb, the machinery in which George Russell claimed his maiden F1 ...
23 June 2026 12:00
It is time for Ferrari to make Lewis Hamilton its number-one driver in the 2026 Formula 1 title battle, Jacques Villeneuve believes.
After struggling early on at the Scuderia, Hamilton has enjoyed his best results by far in the last three rounds, taking second in Canada and Monaco before winning on merit at Barcelona.
Before this, the seven-time world champion lay only fifth in the ...
23 June 2026 11:37
Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso has been spotted driving a Nissan GT-R Black Edition in Monaco.
The two-time F1 champion was seen around the streets of Monte Carlo in the Japanese supercar. The GT-R Black Edition is powered by a hand-built, twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre V6 engine. It features an all-wheel-drive system, a rear-mounted transaxle for optimal distribution, and a bespoke ...
23 June 2026 09:05
Charles Leclerc believes that expanding his portfolio of business ventures is helping him become a "more open-minded" Formula 1 driver, but insists his target of becoming world champion remains his absolute priority.
While many drivers wait until retirement to explore entrepreneurial interests, the Ferrari driver has actively begun building businesses and investing in companies outside of ...
23 June 2026 00:34
Ferrari has offered fans a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the monumental weekend on which Lewis Hamilton claimed his maiden grand prix victory for the Maranello outfit at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
Following a challenging 2025 transition period, the seven-time champion secured his first grand prix victory in red after successfully executing a three-stop strategy to defeat ...
23 June 2026 00:24
Following a difficult Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has confirmed that the weaknesses plaguing the Grove outfit's challenger will not be fixed in the immediate future. However, he remains optimistic, insisting that there is still time to salvage their season.
Williams arrived at pre-season testing in Bahrain already on the back foot, having ...
22 June 2026 17:58
McLaren and Red Bull are currently awaiting a date for their International Court of Appeal hearing after they took issue with the Monaco Grand Prix stewards reinstating Pierre Gasly's Formula 1 podium. Here's what happens next.
How we got here
At this month's Monaco Grand Prix, several drivers were handed time penalties for exceeding pitlane speed limits, including Gasly, his Alpine ...
22 June 2026 17:03
Lewis Hamilton's Barcelona victory, his first with Ferrari, is one of the standout feel-good moments of the 2026 Formula 1 season so far, coming after a difficult maiden campaign with the Italian team last year. He says he managed to come back "from really quite a low place" - not least because of the support he received from both his team and his fans.
"I really feel like my fans really ...
22 June 2026 16:49
Liam Lawson has strongly shot down suggestions that his sudden demotion from Red Bull was a protective measure due to mental strength struggles, branding the public narrative around his exit as entirely false.
The New Zealander endured a difficult and very short-lived stint at Red Bull alongside four-time champion Max Verstappen, which only lasted two race weekends at the start of ...
22 June 2026 16:38
1996 Formula 1 champion Damon Hill has claimed that Ferrari would have been "silly" to ignore Lewis Hamilton's feedback after making such a significant financial investment in the seven-time champion.
Speaking on the BBC's Chequered Flag podcast following Hamilton's emotional victory for the Maranello outfit at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Hill outlined how the Briton has reshaped the ...
22 June 2026 16:32
Oliver Bearman has revealed that the infectious dedication and high targets set by the Haas Formula 1 team are boosting his own motivation to bring the American outfit towards the front of the grid.
The British driver is in his second full-time season in the championship. Now with seven rounds of the 2026 season, which featured a new wave of regulations, under his belt, the 21-year-old ...
22 June 2026 14:57
The first two race weekends of Formula 1’s European season have served as another reality check for Aston Martin and its engine partner Honda. Although Fernando Alonso scored the team’s first point of the season in Monaco, he immediately added that it was no reason for celebration.
During qualifying in the principality, both Aston Martin cars occupied the last two positions, and that ...
22 June 2026 14:43
Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has revealed the reasoning behind Alex Albon's extended pit visit during the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, explaining how a loose onboard camera prompted the team to turn a compromised race into a testing session.
It was a difficult weekend for the Grove outfit in Barcelona, with car weaknesses exposed by the high-speed, high-temperature demands ...
22 June 2026 13:30
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton called on the FIA and F1 to implement further changes to make motorsport more accessible, citing the "ridiculous" costs of karting.
Hamilton feels motorsport is going in the "wrong direction" with its cost of entry, which is making it much harder for children from lower- and middle-income households to participate.
"I've not spent any time really ...
22 June 2026 12:23
Isack Hadjar has reflected on his relationship with Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen after he joined the team alongside the four-time Formula 1 world champion.
Hadjar’s convincing maiden F1 campaign earned him a graduation to the Milton Keynes-based outfit, after previous drivers repeatedly struggled to even come close to Verstappen’s level – including Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda in ...
22 June 2026 10:21
There's no competition for the "worst surprise" award of the 2026 Formula 1 season start, as Aston Martin - despite all the hype around Adrian Newey joining the team and leading it into the new era - sits second from last in the constructors' championship after seven rounds.
With one point on the board, it is only ahead of Cadillac, the completely new project that was expected to struggle in ...
22 June 2026 10:11
Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has warned that the upcoming Austrian Grand Prix could see a repeat of the team's recent struggles, anticipating a "fast and frantic" weekend.
Following a difficult weekend at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, where the underlying flaws of the Williams challenger were laid bare, Vowles offered an honest assessment of how the team could fare at ...
21 June 2026 19:00
George Russell has opened up about the harrowing first-lap crash at the 2022 British Grand Prix, explaining that human instinct rapidly kicked in when he rushed to the aid of Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu.
Reflecting on his first 100 races with Mercedes, the 28-year-old pinpointed the Silverstone incident as one of the most terrifying moments of his Formula 1 career. Russell was entering his ...
21 June 2026 15:55
Mercedes technical director James Allison blasted speculation about the team favouring one of its drivers in the Formula 1 world title fight, calling the idea “alien”.
In the team’s Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show, it took the unusual step to address online speculation about Mercedes prioritising its drivers – with various comments accusing the team of somehow favouring both George Russell ...
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