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Bortoleto commits to Audi's F1 project through 2030 with long-term contract
Gabriel Bortoleto has confirmed he holds a multi-year contract with Audi F1, ruling out any near-term exit as the team builds toward its long-term ambitions. The Brazilian has contributed 10 of Audi's 12 points in 2026, including a standout ninth-place qualifying effort at the Belgian Grand Prix.
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FIA targets 80kg weight cut as Tombazis backs 2026 chassis rules despite power unit storm
The FIA wants Formula 1 cars to shed a further 80kg under the next regulations overhaul, with single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis arguing the 2026 chassis rules are already a step forward — even as power unit complaints have dominated the season.
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Honda targets late 2027 return to F1 front after painful Aston Martin start
Honda chief engineer Shintaro Orihara has outlined a timeline to make the Japanese manufacturer a top-tier F1 power unit supplier again, targeting late 2027 or early 2028 after a difficult opening season alongside Aston Martin.
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Lindblad credits Lawson rivalry for Racing Bulls overtaking Alpine in constructors' standings
Nineteen-year-old Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad says a competitive but genuinely friendly relationship with team-mate Liam Lawson has driven six consecutive points finishes and helped the team climb above Alpine in the constructors' championship.
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Cadillac replace Lowdon with ex-Alpine director Budkowski as F1 team principal
Cadillac Formula 1 have appointed Marcin Budkowski as team principal, replacing Graeme Lowdon just months after the American outfit made its F1 debut. Budkowski, 49, previously served as executive director at Alpine and spent 25 years across multiple senior F1 roles.
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Szafnauer open to F1 return but rules out another team principal role
Otmar Szafnauer, who led Force India, Aston Martin and Alpine, says he misses Formula 1's competitive environment but would consider a comeback in a different capacity, having "been there, done that" as team principal.
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Hadjar immortalises his broken Dutch GP trophy in a special Red Bull helmet design
Red Bull has unveiled one-off helmets and race suits for Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar ahead of Zandvoort's farewell F1 race. Hadjar's design features an illustration of the Delft Blue trophy he accidentally smashed during his maiden podium celebrations in 2025.
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Mercedes' late-freeze gamble explains its W17 dominance and mid-season leapfrog swings
Technical director James Allison has revealed Mercedes pushed its W17 design freeze later than ever before, compressing manufacturing time to pack maximum aerodynamic development into the launch car — a strategy he says is finding lap time at six to seven times last season's rate.
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Colapinto admits World Cup final nerves dwarf Belgian GP anxiety after Argentina stun England
Franco Colapinto arrived at the Belgian Grand Prix paddock in a Lionel Messi shirt and confessed he will be far more nervous watching Argentina face Spain in the World Cup final than racing on Sunday. The Alpine driver, 13th in the championship, called it 'the best final we could ask for.'
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Red Bull plans to revive 'Macarena' wing at Hungary after fixing Silverstone fault
Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache says the team's rotating rear wing — shelved after two Verstappen crashes — will return at the Hungarian Grand Prix once a mechanical fault identified at Silverstone is proven fixed.
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Brundle backs Verstappen to stay at Red Bull but Button senses a frustrated champion eyeing exit
Martin Brundle says his 'gut feeling' is that Max Verstappen will remain at Red Bull in 2027, even as Jenson Button argues the four-time champion is frustrated and likely looking elsewhere ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Antonelli leads Norris by two tenths in red-flag-hit Belgian GP practice
Andrea Kimi Antonelli set the pace in FP2 at the Belgian Grand Prix, clocking a 1m45.944s to edge Lando Norris by 0.190 seconds. Pierre Gasly's crash in the closing minutes brought out a second red flag and cut short the teams' long-run programmes.
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Championship leader Antonelli opens up on fame's pressures ahead of Belgian GP
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, who leads the Formula 1 drivers' championship by 25 points, has spoken candidly about the downsides of his rising profile in Italy, admitting there are moments when he wishes he could go unrecognised.
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Ocon reveals Spider-Man helmet to Tom Holland ahead of Belgian and Hungarian GPs
Haas driver Esteban Ocon has unveiled a custom Spider-Man: Brand New Day-inspired helmet to actor Tom Holland, which he will wear at the Belgian and Hungarian Grands Prix on 17-19 and 24-26 July.
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Montoya warns Antonelli that a shrinking points lead is a mental trap
Juan Pablo Montoya believes championship leader Kimi Antonelli's greatest threat in the Formula 1 title race is his own mindset, not Ferrari or reliability issues. The Colombian urged Mercedes to shield the teenager as George Russell closed to within 25 points after Silverstone.
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Verstappen edges Hamilton by a tenth to lead Ferrari-Red Bull battle in Belgian GP practice
Max Verstappen set the pace in FP1 at Spa-Francorchamps, clocking a 1m47.070s to finish 0.145s ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, with Charles Leclerc third and Red Bull's Isack Hadjar fourth.
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Championship leader Antonelli reveals Federer's pressure advice ahead of Belgian Grand Prix
Formula 1 points leader Kimi Antonelli has shared the advice Roger Federer gave him at Wimbledon — focus on one race at a time and control the emotions that cause mistakes — as the 19-year-old Mercedes driver heads to Spa with a 25-point lead over George Russell.
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Verstappen takes 15-year-old McLaren junior under his wing in first outside management deal
Max Verstappen has announced a partnership with Belgian teenager Dries Van Langendonck, a McLaren F1 junior competing in British Formula 4. The four-time world champion will manage and financially back the 15-year-old through Verstappen Racing, marking the first time the camp has represented an outside driver.
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Stroll warns Hungary upgrade package must work or Honda engine fix won't save Aston Martin
Lance Stroll has admitted Aston Martin's AMR26 has 'no strengths' ahead of a near B-spec upgrade package at the Hungarian Grand Prix. If the Hungaroring overhaul fails to cure the car's chronic understeer and aerodynamic stalling, Stroll says improved Honda power alone cannot rescue the team's season.
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Sainz 'getting nowhere' as Williams upgrades fail to close midfield gap
Former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer has criticised Williams for failing to make progress despite Carlos Sainz's efforts to drive a turnaround, with the team sitting eighth in the constructors' standings on just 11 points after nine rounds.
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