08 July 2026 18:29
Although Red Bull topped the initial internal combustion engine rankings – something that is partly due to how each manufacturer has chosen to run its power unit during the opening Formula 1 races of 2026 – the newcomer still appears to be lacking on the electrical side.
According to Max Verstappen, that becomes particularly apparent at energy starved circuits, where energy management plays ...
08 July 2026 16:52
Last weekend’s British Grand Prix victory was almost a moment of relief for Charles Leclerc, who had been looking for answers to the set-up changes introduced after the sprint in an effort to regain the feeling he had lost with the SF‑26. It is a win that carries a far deeper meaning than his smile on the podium suggests, as his gaze settles on a trophy almost weighted by the difficult weeks ...
08 July 2026 16:05
Mercedes driver George Russell has insisted that he "didn't really lose faith" during a challenging start to his 2026 campaign.
While the British driver won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, he endured a series of unlucky moments as his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli took the championship lead.
After winning the sprint race in Shanghai, he faced car ...
08 July 2026 15:02
Toto Wolff expects Ferrari to continue challenging Mercedes' dominance of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign after Charles Leclerc’s victory at the British Grand Prix.
The Silver Arrows mastered the switch to the 2026 regulations by winning the opening six grands prix, but then Ferrari closed the gap with a substantial upgrade package for Barcelona.
That was the sight of Lewis Hamilton’s maiden ...
08 July 2026 13:22
Fernando Alonso has launched another scathing review of the 2026 Formula 1 regulations by claiming no “driver talent” is required after the British Grand Prix.
This year F1 has introduced its latest regulation overhaul with radical changes to both the chassis and power unit, the latter being the more contentious point.
That’s because F1 edged towards a 50-50 split between electric ...
08 July 2026 13:02
The FIA guarantees customer Formula 1 teams access to the same power unit specification as the works’ outfit, but the complexity of the 2026 systems has placed experience at the forefront.
This is witnessed in the McLaren case with its engine partner Mercedes, where the real difference no longer lies in the hardware, but in how effectively it is exploited.
Throughout F1 history, being a ...
08 July 2026 13:00
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has warned followers of the team that the Brackley outfit faces an escalating threat from a resurgent Ferrari and Red Bull.
Speaking after the British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone, where George Russell salvage a second-place finish while team-mate Kimi Antonelli suffered a dislodged wheel shield, Shovlin noted the steps taken by ...
08 July 2026 10:15
After Red Bull launched its own investigation into Max Verstappen's Silverstone crash, with team principal Laurent Mekies insisting the squad would leave "no stone unturned", the FIA has also requested additional information.
Motorsport.com has learned that the governing body has contacted both Ferrari and Red Bull regarding their rotating rear wings, which have become known as the 'Macarena ...
08 July 2026 10:04
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has reflected on his podium finish at the British Grand Prix as he shared his long-term connection to the iconic Silverstone circuit.
For the British driver, standing on the podium at his home race was part of a journey that began in his childhood. Russell recalled visiting the Northamptonshire venue for the very first time as an 11-year-old boy.
He ...
08 July 2026 08:05
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle has urged the FIA to overhaul its safety car regulations, proposing three fixes following the anticlimactic end to the British Grand Prix.
The race at the iconic Silverstone circuit looked to be on course for an exciting end with Charles Leclerc leading the race in the closing laps, but under threat from a charging Kimi ...
08 July 2026 01:05
Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffered a harsh but necessary learning experience during the British Grand Prix, with former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle noting a communication breakdown that derailed the Italian's charge for victory.
The Silverstone weekend initially looked poised to be another strong showing for Antonelli. The 19-year-old had already ...
08 July 2026 00:05
Former Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer has argued that the FIA missed a prime opportunity to deliver a spectacular finish to the British Grand Prix, insisting the race should have been red-flagged following Max Verstappen's late retirement.
The Silverstone race ended behind the safety car. Charles Leclerc secured a much-needed victory, his first of the season, taking the chequered flag ...
07 July 2026 23:05
Juan Pablo Montoya believes the battle for the Formula 1 championship could become "really exciting" if Charles Leclerc can build on his British Grand Prix victory with the same consistency shown by his Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Leclerc took his first grand prix win of the season, and his first at Silverstone, on Sunday. The Monegasque driver took the lead at the start of the race and ...
07 July 2026 22:05
Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer has claimed that championship leader Kimi Antonelli must learn how to manage a compromised car if he wants to secure titles, drawing comparisons to Michael Schumacher's ability to nurse damaged machinery.
The 19-year-old driver endured a bruising British Grand Prix at Silverstone, finishing 15th. While he looked in contention to fight Charles Leclerc ...
07 July 2026 20:57
Former Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley believes the Maranello outfit might have to make the decision to prioritise seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton over Charles Leclerc if it is to stand any real chance of clinching the 2026 drivers' championship.
Smedley's comments came after a dramatic British Grand Prix at Silverstone, where Leclerc took an emotional victory, his first grand ...
07 July 2026 18:05
Ferrari didn’t start its British Grand Prix weekend in the most optimistic of ways, as its engineers estimated a possible six tenths deficit to Formula 1’s dominant outfit Mercedes on the straights.
But then it took a completely unexpected turn, surprising even the drivers, as Lewis Hamilton took a shock pole last Friday for the sprint race.
Although victory eventually went to Mercedes ...
07 July 2026 16:11
The 2026 Formula 1 British Grand Prix endured a very anticlimactic end as drivers crossed the finish line under safety car conditions, which prompted boos from the SIlverstone crowd.
It came after Max Verstappen crashed at Stowe with six laps remaining and once his Red Bull had been cleared, race control followed its standard procedures by allowing cars to unlap themselves.
Those cars were ...
07 July 2026 14:28
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says he doesn't want to hear about the Scuderia's championship chances yet given the team's fluctuating performances.
A large upgrade package in Spain yielded the team a surprise Barcelona Grand Prix win, and a first for Lewis Hamilton in red. And at last weekend's British Grand Prix, his team-mate Charles Leclerc also got off the mark, bouncing ...
07 July 2026 13:48
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli made a high-profile appearance at Wimbledon just 24 hours after the British Grand Prix.
The current championship leader attended the All England Club on Monday, supporting Jannik Sinner on Centre Court alongside tennis legend Roger Federer.
"My worlds colliding. Really love how Kimi is becoming a tennis fan. Already noticed him supporting Sinner ...
07 July 2026 13:25
A race-worn helmet of three-time Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna has seen a dramatic £100,000 surge in bidding over the British Grand Prix weekend, pushing its current bid to £260,000 at the time of writing.
The iconic piece of motorsport history, which was used by the Brazilian legend during the 1992 F1 season, is currently up for auction for the first time with BUDDS Auctions.
The ...
07 July 2026 13:19
Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has cautioned against prematurely labelling Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli as a fundamentally better driver than his team-mate George Russell.
The intra-team dynamic at the Brackley outfit was under scrutiny once again at the British Grand Prix. While Russell inherited second place behind Ferrari's race winner Charles Leclerc, it was Antonelli who demonstrated ...
07 July 2026 12:44
Max Verstappen's recurring active aero failures have been noted as a safety concern after the Red Bull driver went off the circuit at high speed for the second time in eight days at the British Grand Prix.
The four-time Formula 1 champion endured a miserable weekend at Silverstone, which ultimately resulted in a retirement on lap 48 after he became beached in the gravel.
The incident ...
07 July 2026 12:09
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff's blunt post-race radio message to George Russell at the British Grand Prix has been likened to Mark Webber's infamous 2010 quote by Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques.
Russell finished second at his home race, inheriting the position after his team-mate Kimi Antonelli fell down to 15th position with a dislodged wheel shield and a track limits penalty, and he ...
07 July 2026 11:31
For the second consecutive race weekend, Max Verstappen crashed due to an issue with Red Bull's rear wing, although the four-time world champion immediately stressed that the two failures were caused by different problems.
"A different fault, let's say, but the same outcome," Verstappen explained.
After the crash in Spielberg, where Verstappen went off at the end of Q3, Red Bull said it ...
07 July 2026 10:40
Ferrari is set for a filming day this week at the new home of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, Motorsport.com has learned.
The Scuderia will take to the Madrid street track on Thursday, labelled ‘Madring’, which is set to host its first grand prix on 11-13 September after replacing Barcelona as the Spanish GP venue.
It will see the SF-26 become the first F1 car to run on the Madrid ...
07 July 2026 10:11
Lewis Hamilton expects Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli to face grid penalties for exceeding power unit component usage later in the 2026 Formula 1 season.
The seven-time F1 world champion, who initially praised Ferrari’s reliability, put the spotlight on Mercedes given its reliability woes at the start of the season.
“Massively impressed,” Hamilton said about ...
06 July 2026 19:19
The FIA, F1's governing body, is considering offering a third-party supply of engines to customer teams from 2031 as the series looks set to move to cheaper V8 power units.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 chief Stefano Domenicali have long been aligned on the series moving to cheaper, lighter and louder power units for the next regulations cycle, which should start in 2031.
The ...
06 July 2026 17:35
Naomi Schiff has praised Kimi Antonelli for demonstrating the fighting mentality required to win a Formula 1 championship during his frustrating British Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver had the race win in his sights as he closed down the gap to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc but saw a potential victory slip away from him due to a bizarre mechanical failure. Running a 10-lap tyre offset strategy ...
06 July 2026 16:51
During qualifying for both races over the British Grand Prix weekend, one curious detail caught the eye: both Mercedes drivers completely lifted off the accelerator just a few metres before crossing the finish line. It's unusual behaviour, because drivers normally try to cross the line with the throttle pinned to squeeze out every last hundredth of a second.
Paradoxical as it may seem, there ...
06 July 2026 16:00
Lewis Hamilton has conceded he wouldn't have pitted for a second time under the late safety car at the British Grand Prix had he known he would have lost second place to George Russell.
Seven-time champion Hamilton had been behind Ferrari team-mate and eventual race winner Charles Leclerc when the race was neutralised in the closing stages after Max Verstappen crashed at Stowe, his Red Bull ...
06 July 2026 15:42
David Coulthard believes that George Russell will leave the British Grand Prix feeling like he "got away with it", as his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli continues to extract a level of performance that the Briton is currently struggling to match.
Russell secured his first-ever podium finish at his home grand prix at Silverstone on Sunday. But the milestone result did not truly represent ...
06 July 2026 15:39
Former Red Bull Formula 1 mechanic Calum Nicholas has shared that replica helmets were stolen from the Red Bull STEMx van following the British Grand Prix.
Nicholas has publicly called out the thieves who stole the replica helmets from the STEMx educational van during the race weekend at Silverstone.
The theft took place after a dramatic British Grand Prix, which saw Charles Leclerc claim ...
06 July 2026 13:56
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has urged the FIA to prioritise "entertainment" following the anticlimactic safety car finish at the British Grand Prix.
The race at Silverstone saw Charles Leclerc secure his first victory at the iconic circuit and Ferrari's 250th grand prix win. However, the race lacked an exciting finish after a late-race crash involving Red Bull's Max Verstappen ...
06 July 2026 13:42
Kimi Antonelli has seen his Formula 1 championship lead shrink to just 25 points over nearest rival George Russell and 32 over Ferrari challenger Lewis Hamilton in the space of three race weekends.
Where Antonelli struggled for outright performance during last year's European leg of the season, the picture is completely different this time.
In Barcelona, the young Italian retired from second ...
06 July 2026 12:31
Ferrari has been chasing a world title since 2008 in the constructors' championship and 2007 in the drivers' championship, but remains the most successful team in Formula 1. Winner of the British Grand Prix on Sunday, Charles Leclerc even allowed the Scuderia to reach a new symbolic milestone.
The Monegasque driver claimed Ferrari's 250th victory in F1, at the circuit where, 75 years earlier ...
06 July 2026 12:00
The British Grand Prix ended behind the safety car, much to the disappointment of many fans at Silverstone. Boos echoed around the grandstands, although part of that reaction was prompted by a communication error.
The timing screens briefly displayed the message "Safety Car ending", but this later proved to be incorrect. The FIA subsequently clarified that the message should never have ...
06 July 2026 10:58
Juan Pablo Montoya has urged George Russell to stop focusing on his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli and instead concentrate on adapting his own driving style if he hopes to challenge for the championship.
Russell finished second at the British Grand Prix, benefiting from a late-race gamble by Mercedes to maintain track position on used medium tyres during a safety car period, which continued ...
06 July 2026 07:35
First things first: I can’t picture Max Verstappen actually having sleepless nights. Not with four world championships under his belt, a loving family at home, and plenty of enticing options tempting him outside of Formula 1.
And yet, the fact that things are going so badly for him in F1 right now must really sting. What’s worse, there is no sign improvements in the short- or medium-term ...
06 July 2026 07:13
It must not be easy to be a top athlete these days. Perhaps not so much when you're winning - because praise comes from all angles, and it's great to feel loved and appreciated. But winning isn't easy when you're competing against other top athletes - and more often than not you'll get everything but praise and appreciation.
It probably hasn't been easy to be Charles Leclerc lately, with the ...
06 July 2026 00:56
Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has called for a track limits rule rethink after Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli was penalised during the British Grand Prix.
The Italian driver had been on course to challenge Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for the victory at Silverstone before his car suffered a left-hand wheel shield failure in the closing stages. The resulting loss of aerodynamic load severely ...
05 July 2026 22:35
We're at that frantic point of the 2026 Formula 1 season where races are coming thick and fast.
And top performing teams can either inflict a lot of damage on their rivals, or catch up after a botched start to 2026.
Winner: Charles Leclerc
Last year it looked like Leclerc was going to end Lewis Hamilton's storied career, only for Hamilton to turn up reinvigorated and much more ...
05 July 2026 22:30
Carlos Sainz was hit with a rare penalty following the 2026 British Grand Prix after the Williams Formula 1 driver incorrectly unlapped himself under a late safety car.
A lap 46 crash from Max Verstappen at Stowe caused Sunday’s Silverstone race to be run under safety car conditions for its final six tours, with Charles Leclerc winning for Ferrari.
But his former team-mate endured a much ...
05 July 2026 22:08
Ferrari president John Elkann has reacted to Charles Leclerc's victory at the 2026 British Grand Prix, which marked the Maranello outfit's 250th grand prix victory.
After starting from second on the grid, Leclerc took the lead at the race start, overtaking polesitter Kimi Antonelli, who slipped to third behind Leclerc's team-mate Lewis Hamilton. After coming out on top during the round of ...
05 July 2026 21:54
In an otherwise anonymous race, Lance Stroll managed to get noticed at Silverstone by collecting three penalties in the space of just nine laps, each one for exceeding track limits.
The Aston Martin driver had little chance of shining in Sunday's race. Struggling badly for outright pace, the AMR26 is currently the slowest car on the grid, and onboard footage throughout the weekend showed ...
05 July 2026 21:35
Max Verstappen had a litany of complaints after the British Grand Prix, where his Red Bull spun off into the gravel at Stowe corner with six laps to run.
Verstappen had been in contention for third place at the time despite battling with poor handling balance, electrical deployment and gearbox issues throughout.
Afterwards he expressed his frustration – not just at the wing failure that ...
05 July 2026 21:10
Charles Leclerc rediscovered his mojo by winning the 2026 Formula 1 British Grand Prix and he has credited behind-the-scenes changes for doing so.
The Ferrari driver overtook Mercedes polesitter Kimi Antonelli on lap one for his first victory since the 2024 United States Grand Prix and the ninth of his career.
It put an end to a recent poor run in the 2026 campaign where he had just four ...
05 July 2026 20:28
The Mercedes Formula 1 team will not contest Kimi Antonelli's five-second penalty in the British GP as the championship leader finished outside the points.
At Silverstone, Antonelli was running second, with a significant tyre life advantage on leader Charles Leclerc, when the Italian started experiencing severe handling issues with his Mercedes W17.
The team called Antonelli in twice to try ...
05 July 2026 20:08
George Russell has called upon himself to improve his performances to become the 2026 Formula 1 world champion after early domination from Kimi Antonelli.
Russell was the pre-season favourite due to Mercedes being expected to master the regulation switch and although that’s been the case, his team-mate Antonelli has held the upper hand.
The 19-year-old has won five of the opening nine ...
05 July 2026 19:59
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton will keep his third place in the British Grand Prix after getting off with a reprimand for a yellow-flag infringement.
Hamilton was investigated by the FIA race stewards for allegedly speeding through a yellow-flag zone during the Silverstone race, passing the stranded Audi of Nico Hulkenberg.
Video evidence showed that Hamilton entered the yellow ...
05 July 2026 19:52
The British Grand Prix turned into a particularly strange race for Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen.
The four-time world champion said he was still struggling with both power unit and balance issues, yet despite those problems he appeared to be on course for his third podium finish of the season before crashing out.
After qualifying, Verstappen urged Red Bull to replace the power ...
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