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Honda to introduce upgraded Aston Martin power unit at Dutch Grand Prix after Zandvoort break
Honda trackside chief Shintaro Orihara has confirmed the Japanese manufacturer will bring an upgraded power unit to Aston Martin's car at the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, with two races — Belgium and Hungary — still to run on the current spec.
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Lawson left shaking after driving Bruce McLaren's Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 at Goodwood
Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson described the experience as "indescribable" after a last-minute request to drive the iconic #2 Ford GT40 — the car Bruce McLaren steered to victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans — up the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb.
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Steiner says Verstappen 'absolutely regrets' missing his chance to join Mercedes
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Max Verstappen regrets turning down past offers from Mercedes, and that the window for the four-time champion to make that move has now closed for good.
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Perez joins Cadillac to prove he is still one of F1's best after toxic Red Bull exit
Sergio Perez has opened up on his decision to join Cadillac for the 2026 season, saying a demoralising final six months at Red Bull left him needing to rebuild his confidence and prove he remains among Formula 1's elite.
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Wolff admits Mercedes must fix reliability after nine poles yield just seven wins
Toto Wolff insists he would rather have a fast, unreliable car than a slow, dependable one, but concedes Mercedes should have converted all nine pole positions into victories during the 2026 Formula 1 season.
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Perez reveals Horner told him Red Bull's second car existed only 'because they have to'
Sergio Perez has disclosed that Christian Horner greeted him at Red Bull with a blunt warning: the team ran two cars out of obligation, not desire, with everything built around Max Verstappen. The Mexican, now racing for Cadillac, says he still overdelivered across four seasons.
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Racing Bulls rookie Lindblad eyes rally career after first WRC taste at Goodwood
Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls' 18-year-old F1 rookie, drove an M-Sport-Ford Puma Rally1 car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and said rallying is something he would like to pursue once his Formula 1 career is over.
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Vowles concedes Williams' Silverstone upgrades fell well short of expectations
Williams team principal James Vowles has admitted the upgrades brought to the British Grand Prix underdelivered significantly, with the Silverstone weekend also generating more technical unknowns than the team had going in.
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Binotto insists Audi will push for turbo retention in F1's 2031 engine overhaul
Audi F1 chief Mattia Binotto has called for the sport's next power unit formula to remain 'highly efficient', as the FIA and manufacturers begin shaping regulations for 2031 amid growing momentum toward simpler, cheaper V8 engines.
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Ocon to face reader questions at Spa as Haas driver opens up on F1 journey
Esteban Ocon will sit down for a reader-driven interview in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock on 16 July, with the Haas driver set to discuss his path to Formula 1 and his years alongside two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.
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Steiner calls for full-time FIA stewards and AI tools after Silverstone safety car debacle
Former Haas principal Guenther Steiner has urged the FIA to hire permanent stewards and expand its use of artificial intelligence following the British Grand Prix's anticlimactic finish behind the safety car, which he labelled the sport's biggest debacle in 50 years.
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Vowles vows Williams will 'come back swinging' at Belgian GP after Silverstone struggles
Williams team principal James Vowles has promised a full internal reset following a difficult British Grand Prix, with the Grove outfit targeting a stronger showing at Spa-Francorchamps in the 10th round of the 2026 season.
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Norris relives childhood dream on Goodwood balcony after maiden F1 title
Lando Norris took the McLaren MCL60 up the Goodwood hillclimb before joining the Duke of Richmond on the iconic Goodwood House balcony, where the 2025 Formula 1 champion reflected on visiting the Festival of Speed as a boy dreaming of becoming a racing driver.
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Norris eyes Le Mans dream with childhood hero Rossi as McLaren Hypercar nears
Lando Norris has confirmed he would love to share a car with MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with McLaren's planned 2027 Hypercar programme opening a realistic path to the iconic endurance race.
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Binotto sets 2030 title target for Audi as power unit gap remains F1's biggest challenge
Audi F1 boss Mattia Binotto has outlined a long-term roadmap to championship contention by 2030, describing 2026 and 2027 as construction years while acknowledging the team's power unit currently lags more than 4% behind the Red Bull Ford benchmark.
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Steiner doubts Mercedes will pursue Verstappen, calling Wolff too smart to disrupt strong line-up
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has dismissed speculation linking Max Verstappen to Mercedes, arguing Toto Wolff would not risk unsettling George Russell and Kimi Antonelli for a costly signing that makes little strategic sense.
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Hamilton slams F1's software dependency after losing three-tenths to a glitch in Miami
Lewis Hamilton has criticised Formula 1's growing reliance on energy management software, revealing he lost three-tenths of a second during the Miami Grand Prix weekend due to a system failure he was unaware of until debriefing with his engineers.
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Vowles admits Williams development rate falls short and launches two-week review
Williams team principal James Vowles has conceded the team's current rate of car development is insufficient to climb the F1 grid, triggering an intensive two-week review of its upgrade programme following a difficult British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
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Alonso warns F1 cars could drop below F2 power levels at Spa-Francorchamps
Fernando Alonso has cautioned that the new F1 cars may run with zero battery deployment for an entire minute through Spa's second sector, leaving them producing less power than a Formula 2 car during the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Championship leader Antonelli ignores orders on Goodwood Festival of Speed debut
Kimi Antonelli, currently leading the Formula 1 drivers' championship, made his Goodwood Festival of Speed debut behind the wheel of the Mercedes-AMG PureSpeed, admitting he ignored instructions to take it easy on the hillclimb and vowing to return next year.
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