15 May 2026 20:52
Ollie Bearman has revealed that Formula 2 did not prepare him for the physical demands of Formula 1 ahead of his debut at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The British driver stepped in at the last-minute for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari after the Spaniard was taken for emergency appendix surgery. While reflecting on his impressive debut, at which he scored points with a seventh-place finish ...
15 May 2026 16:48
Computing giant Intel is returning to Formula 1 after nearly 20 years with a new partnership with McLaren Racing.
The Woking outfit announced the new multi-year agreement this week with Intel joining as the official compute partner, providing Intel Xeon and Intel Core Ultra processors to support McLaren's workload.
In addition to returning to F1, Intel's logos will feature on one ...
15 May 2026 16:37
The idea that Formula 1 drivers sit behind a velvet rope and look down at the IndyCar Series has been a talking point for a while. American racing driver Conor Daly has said that the series deserves "more respect from over there." So, when Daniel Ricciardo joined him on his Speed Street podcast ahead of the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500, the question was quickly asked.
The eight-time ...
15 May 2026 16:11
F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff has shed light on how she managed to get all 10 Formula 1 teams to support the all-female racing series in 2024.
After the first season of F1 Academy made it clear that work needed to be done to get more eyes on the series, Wolff set out to gain the support of every F1 team.
"I remember when I took on the role, I drove to the first race we raced ...
15 May 2026 14:40
The question of which car defined a driver's career tends to produce diplomatic answers. Two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi doesn't need to be diplomatic. Speaking on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast, the Brazilian got straight to it: the Lotus 72 was the finest machine he ever sat in.
"The Lotus 72, to me, was the best car I ever drove in my career," he confirmed. "From the ...
15 May 2026 14:28
George Russell's viral 'T-pose' was created by accident, according to the Mercedes Formula 1 driver.
What started as a moment of rest for the Briton during a long photo shoot ahead of the 2023 season ended up being one of the most viral moments of the year. It quickly made its way across social media with many fans taking the opportunity to recreate the pose.
All of the drivers have to take ...
15 May 2026 14:08
Former FIA head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has officially joined the Alpine Formula 1 team after completing six months of gardening leave.
As first reported by Motorsport.com in November, Somerville agreed a deal to join Alpine and then served a six-month notice period before joining his new employer.
With that gardening leave period having now concluded, during which Somerville was ...
15 May 2026 14:02
The engineering work is done and the parts exist, at least on paper. Williams team principal James Vowles has confirmed that the solutions for addressing his car's weight problem are in hand, but Formula 1's cost cap makes deploying these upgrades all at once financially impossible.
Speaking on The Vowles Verdict on YouTube, the Grove chief offered a detailed explanation of why fans of the ...
15 May 2026 13:58
Jenson Button has detailed the mental challenges of driving in Formula 1.
The 2009 F1 champion said that the extreme ratio of race wins to losses makes the series incredibly tough mentally. Over his 18 years in the championship, he entered 309 grands prix and won 15. While that is an impressive number of wins and he has a drivers' championship title to his name, he noted that he had to go ...
15 May 2026 13:18
Ahead of the progress shown in Miami, the opening weeks of the 2026 season had not been easy for Red Bull. While the new power unit surprised some of its rivals in the paddock, the picture on the chassis and aero side initially proved underwhelming.
Moreover, news emerged that Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen’s right-hand man and also Red Bull’s Head of Racing, will leave the team for ...
15 May 2026 13:08
2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has praised Lando Norris for speaking openly about mental health.
While reflecting on his own career in the championship, Button detailed how every driver is "flawed" and "insecure", which he argued could be seen in some of Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari radio messages.
"As drivers, we're flawed. We are insecure," Button told Tom Clarkson during an appearance ...
14 May 2026 21:41
The McLaren Racing CEO has taken a clear stance against the prospect of Mercedes acquiring a shareholding in a second Formula 1 team. While the position of Racing Bulls has been tolerated due to a structure that dates back two decades, Brown believes this model should not be allowed to spread over the medium to long term.
Zak Brown has reportedly sent a six-page letter to Mohammed Ben Sulayem ...
14 May 2026 17:07
Cadillac Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas has revealed that his car was stolen during the Miami Grand Prix weekend, leaving the thief with his paddock pass and VIP parking pass, and the FBI was involved.
The Finnish driver detailed how the Cadillac Escalade provided by the team was taken from the driveway of his Airbnb during the What's Next podcast with Paul Ripke for the Cadillac driver's ...
14 May 2026 13:23
While the opening race weekends of the year proved particularly challenging on the chassis side for Red Bull – before it made significant progress during the April break – the team managed to surprise some of its rivals on the power unit front.
Although Toto Wolff’s remark in Bahrain about Red Bull being the “absolute benchmark” was clearly politically motivated, it did underline ...
14 May 2026 11:43
Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles believes that the Grove outfit should be in a position to consistently score points following the summer break in August.
After a rocky start to the 2026 season due to delays on the FW48, Vowles hopes the team will be able to turn things around in the latter half of the year. The five-week break between the Japanese and Miami Grands Prix offered ...
14 May 2026 10:11
After the Japanese Grand Prix, Haas sat in the heady heights of fourth in Formula 1's constructors' championship, two points clear of Alpine. Yet, a muted weekend at its 'home' race in Miami has now put it five points behind the Anglo-French outfit, courtesy of Pierre Gasly's sprint race point and Franco Colapinto's run to seventh.
Much of that can be put down to the efficacy of their ...
13 May 2026 17:00
Kimi Antonelli has received praise from former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok after successfully dealing with the pressure of reigning drivers’ champion Lando Norris at the Miami Grand Prix.
While Antonelli started the race from pole position at the Hard Rock Stadium, he had a fight on his hands when he lost the lead at the start to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and ...
13 May 2026 15:05
Williams Formula 1 driver Alex Albon discussed the evolution of the Miami Grand Prix, and how the event at the Hard Rock Stadium has grown on him over the years.
The Miami Grand Prix was introduced to the F1 line-up in 2022 and has since been handed a contract extension, which will keep it on the calendar until 2041.
During a Williams video with former F1 driver David Coulthard, Albon ...
13 May 2026 13:05
Two-time Formula 1 champion Emerson Fittipaldi has described the emotional experience of being reunited with his iconic McLaren M23.
The reunion between the Brazilian driver and the machinery in which he secured the 1974 championship was part of the Woking outfit's 1000th grand prix celebrations during the Miami Grand Prix weekend.
"It was exactly the same," Fittipaldi told Tom Clarkson ...
13 May 2026 11:39
Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has warned Kimi Antonelli that his poor race starts could become a major weakness at the Monaco Grand Prix.
While Antonelli extended his lead in the drivers’ standings to 20 points after winning the Miami Grand Prix, the Italian driver is still struggling with race starts. After starting from pole position at the Hard Rock Stadium, Antonelli lost the lead ...
13 May 2026 10:35
When Max Verstappen hustles his Winward team's Mercedes GT3 car around the Nordschleife this weekend in his quest to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours, record numbers of fans are expected to watch on, either at the sold-out event or via the broadcast. Among them will likely be a number of his F1 colleagues, and some of them might even be tinged with envy.
McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri ...
12 May 2026 16:00
The cancellation of the April grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the conflict in the Middle East reshaped the 2026 Formula 1 calendar. The double withdrawal left a one-month gap without races, while also creating several issues regarding how to reorganise the second half of the championship.
Formally, the two events have never been officially cancelled by Formula 1, which merely ...
12 May 2026 13:45
Although many of the stakeholders remain publicly in denial, it's clear Formula 1's latest technical regulations have displeased a broad section of the fanbase as well as attracting loud criticism from the drivers themselves.
The recent implementation of tweaks to the electrical deployment and harvesting regime, followed by confirmation of more extensive changes to come next season, represent a ...
12 May 2026 10:24
“We're getting there, we're not the same yet.”
This was Max Verstappen’s reaction to McLaren team boss Andrea Stella’s comment that there are “four teams in such a tight competition”, following an encouraging Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Mercedes prevailing and Ferrari also in the mix.
Isack Hadjar had a nightmare weekend, well off Verstappen’s pace before being excluded ...
12 May 2026 08:35
As Kimi Antonelli leads the Formula 1 drivers' championship, David Coulthard has spoken about the importance of the Italian driver's support system.
The former driver believes that those closest to Antonelli will be crucial in keeping him "undistracted" as he fights for his first championship title.
Antonelli has surprised the paddock with an incredible start to the season. While it was ...
12 May 2026 04:05
Formula 1 fans have flocked to social media after an interview with American Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and Red Bull drivers Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar has gone viral.
After Fallon kicked off the interaction, Verstappen said, “I love being here,” before the TV host continued: “Max Verstappen, like Ver-stopping at the store, Ver-stopping to get coffee, you know?” But it was the ...
12 May 2026 02:45
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard and former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton have shared their verdict on the return of V8s to the championship by 2031.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has promised the return of V8 engines to F1 by 2031, with the possibility of introducing them a year earlier. "It’s coming," Sulayem told the media. "In 2031, the FIA will have the power to do it, without ...
12 May 2026 01:30
Former Formula 1 engineer Rob Smedley has branded Ferrari's Miami Grand Prix upgrades as "slightly soul-destroying" after McLaren saw a larger boost in performance than the Maranello outfit.
After a strong start to 2026, including Lewis Hamilton's first podium finish with Ferrari at the Chinese Grand Prix, McLaren closed the gap to the Fred Vasseur-led team with second and third-place ...
12 May 2026 00:16
F1 TV presenters Jolyon Palmer and James Hinchcliffe have shared their verdict on the Audi Formula 1 team’s disastrous Miami Grand Prix.
Audi endured a difficult Miami Grand Prix weekend plagued by reliability issues. Nico Hulkenberg missed the sprint race due to a power unit failure before retiring early from the grand prix, and his team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto was disqualified from the ...
11 May 2026 17:35
Just two months ago, it was nearly unthinkable for an Aston Martin car to complete a Formula 1 grand prix.
The team’s switch to a works Honda power unit deal from customer Mercedes powertrains backfired, with the Japanese engine generating vibrations that repeatedly damaged batteries and tended to numb drivers’ bodies.
As a consequence, Aston Martin recorded just one official finish over ...
11 May 2026 17:12
Daniel Ricciardo has failed to rule out a return to racing in the future, but insists that if he does return to the cockpit, it would not be to chase a championship victory.
The Australian driver left the world of Formula 1 behind him after his abrupt exit from the championship at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, when he was replaced at Racing Bulls by Liam Lawson.
Ricciardo has opened up ...
11 May 2026 16:50
Most car deliveries don't come with a matching child seat. Then again, most car deliveries don't involve a one-of-one hypercar valued at an eight-figure sum. Fernando Alonso isn't like most people, however, with the Aston Martin driver recently taking delivery of a rare and very expensive Pagani Zonda in Monaco.
He took the keys to a bespoke Pagani Zonda 760 Roadster Diamante Verde, a ...
11 May 2026 16:23
Rob Smedley, speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast, has pushed back against the idea that a secondary driver can leave a top Formula 1 team and successfully launch a championship challenge from another.
The former Ferrari and Williams race engineer drew from his experience in top teams:
"If you're a driver in that team and you're struggling against your team-mate - I'm going back ...
11 May 2026 15:55
Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft has argued that Audi’s reliability issues are becoming “a little bit embarrassing” after a troublesome Miami Grand Prix weekend.
The German marque’s start to 2026 has included multiple reliability issues. While Gabriel Bortoleto secured two points with a ninth-place finish at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, his team-mate Nico ...
11 May 2026 14:45
There is much more at stake than just a matter of technology behind the debate over the engine that will power the Formula 1 cars of the future. Over the past five years, the championship’s financial growth has been staggering: revenue has risen from $2.1billion in 2021 to $3.9bn in 2025, drastically changing the landscape. F1 teams have become companies capable of closing their annual financial ...
11 May 2026 14:31
Max Verstappen's spin at the start of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix has been applauded by former driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle, who claimed it showed off the four-time champion's "genius" as he recovered from the moment.
The chaotic start of the race at the Hard Rock Stadium saw Verstappen, who started from P2 alongside polesitter Kimi Antonelli, run side-by-side with ...
11 May 2026 14:00
Max Verstappen will make his debut in the Nurburgring 24 Hours on May 16. In doing so, he joins a long list of Formula 1 drivers who have taken part in the endurance classic.
Verstappen’s entry is not only big news because of his status, but also because he becomes part of a select group. Since 1970 – the first year of the race – more than 30 Formula 1 drivers have competed in this ...
11 May 2026 13:53
Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has argued that Mercedes won the Miami Grand Prix with Kimi Antonelli because they were proactive when McLaren hesitated.
McLaren’s Lando Norris was leading the race at the Hard Rock Stadium with Antonelli in second, but he lost the lead when Mercedes successfully pulled off an undercut. The Brackley outfit initiated the strategy by pitting Antonelli for ...
11 May 2026 12:30
Audi suffered a third consecutive point-less Formula 1 round at the Miami Grand Prix, amid numerous technical problems on both cars.
Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg qualified an encouraging 11th and 12th for the sprint, but the German failed to even start the race as his car caught fire due to a leak, while the Brazilian finished 11th but was disqualified over a spike in air pressure ...
11 May 2026 11:03
After a difficult start to the season, Red Bull appears to have taken a significant step forward in Miami. Max Verstappen even described it as “light at the end of the tunnel” for the team led by Laurent Mekies.
His fifth place in the Miami Grand Prix did not fully reflect that progress, but in terms of pure pace Red Bull looked considerably more competitive than during the first three ...
11 May 2026 10:48
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has predicted that George Russell will end the 2026 season as runner-up if Kimi Antonelli can "keep his cool".
While we are only four rounds into the season, Steiner has seen enough to boldly predict the final drivers' championship standings.
During an appearance on The Red Flags Podcast, Steiner discussed Antonelli's impressive start ...
10 May 2026 16:40
In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook revealed that the American marque is having “regular discussions” with Max Verstappen about doing more in sportscars - including hypercar.
Ford will join the top class of the World Endurance Championship from 2027 onwards, which also means it will compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours. That race has been on ...
10 May 2026 15:39
Guenther Steiner believes there are multiple, smaller problems to be fixed at Ferrari rather than one big issue.
While Ferrari has had a strong start to the 2026 season, with Lewis Hamilton celebrating his first grand prix podium finish with the Maranello outfit at the Chinese Grand Prix, the team arrived at the Miami Grand Prix under threat from McLaren.
The unexpected five-week break in ...
10 May 2026 15:25
Ollie Bearman walked into the 2025 Formula 1 season with three standout appearances. By the end of his rookie season, he led his team-mate Esteban Ocon by three points and two places in the standings, finishing 13th. His 2026 season has been just as impressive so far.
In a new video from the Haas F1 team, the Briton has reflected on his debut season with the American outfit.
The move from ...
10 May 2026 14:32
Williams arrived in Miami carrying a substantial upgrade package developed over the five-week break, and left Florida with points on the board and a growing momentum. Now, before the cars land in Montreal, team principal James Vowles has confirmed the upgrade pipeline doesn't stop there.
In a new Vowles Verdict from the Grove team, the former Mercedes strategy director reflected on the scale ...
10 May 2026 14:23
Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft believes that alarm bells will be ringing if George Russell does not beat his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli at the Canadian Grand Prix.
While the Briton won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from pole position and the Chinese sprint race the week after, he has since been overtaken in the standings by his teenage team-mate.
After ...
10 May 2026 14:07
Williams driver Carlos Sainz has been among the more vocal critics of the new Formula 1 regulations, but he now says he’s going to be less negative in public – while still having major reservations.
Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix last weekend, the FIA introduced tweaks to the amount of energy which could be harvested and deployed in qualifying and race scenarios.
Safety and the ...
10 May 2026 13:02
Former W Series driver and Sky Sports analyst Naomi Schiff has argued that Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff is not someone who drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli would want to cross in team orders discussions.
Russell was a clear favourite heading into the 2026 season. But after winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, his 19-year-old team-mate ...
10 May 2026 12:20
Mercedes Formula 1 third driver Fred Vesti has revealed that he completed approximately 1000 laps on the simulator in the impromptu April break ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
The five-week break between the Japanese and Miami Grands Prix offered teams an unexpected opportunity to get back to the factory and almost reset before the season resumed.
"Honestly, I was amazed at how cool the ...
10 May 2026 11:32
A post-Miami Grand Prix moment between Alpine’s Franco Colapinto and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton has earned praise from fans for “good sportsmanship”.
During the opening lap of the race at the Miami International Autodrome, the two drivers collided, resulting in aerodynamic damage to Hamilton’s Ferrari that compromised his race pace.
Frustrated by the contact, the seven-time champion ...
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