Formula 1 news
1860 stories
-
Stella credits McLaren's Hungary surge to upgrades as F1 2026 development race intensifies
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the five-component upgrade package that powered Lando Norris to a 15-second victory at the Hungaroring is proof that the 2026 title fight will be decided by who develops fastest — and he expects that race to run all the way to the season finale.
Formula 1 -
Haas boss Komatsu admits team is 'fighting with both hands tied' by F1 budget gap
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has acknowledged the American squad is operating well below Formula 1's $215m budget cap, leaving them outgunned in the development race despite a promising start to the 2025 season.
Formula 1 -
Audi confirms no further F1 power unit upgrades until 2027 as budget cap shapes strategy
Audi racing director Allan McNish has confirmed the team will not introduce another power unit upgrade before the end of the 2026 season, with the next significant hardware step reserved for 2027 due to budget cap constraints.
Formula 1 -
Verstappen admits he could quit F1 but insists love of racing keeps him at Red Bull
Max Verstappen says he could "easily stop" racing but his passion for the sport is keeping him committed, even as Red Bull sits winless and fourth in the standings heading into the summer break.
Formula 1 -
Russell reveals physical scars from squeezing into Hamilton's seat at 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix
George Russell has disclosed he still bears scars on his hips from forcing himself into Lewis Hamilton's ill-fitting Mercedes seat at the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix, a race he led before a botched pit stop and late puncture denied him a debut victory.
Formula 1 -
Wolff plots second-half upgrade strategy as Mercedes eye F1 2026 title defence
Toto Wolff says Mercedes will deploy upgrades strategically in the final 12 rounds of the 2026 F1 season, while the team braces for near-certain grid penalties due to engine usage by Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.
Formula 1 -
Verstappen, 110 points adrift, identifies Red Bull's biggest weakness heading into F1 2026's second half
Max Verstappen has described the first half of the 2026 Formula 1 season as "tough" and flagged an unusual form of "car degradation" — the RB22 losing performance across a single weekend — as Red Bull's most urgent problem to solve.
Formula 1 -
Steiner says Mercedes has found 'the next Verstappen' in Antonelli — ending the chase
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Mercedes no longer needs to pursue Max Verstappen, arguing that teenage debutant Kimi Antonelli has already filled that void. Steiner also questioned whether McLaren represents a genuine step up for the four-time champion.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.'
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1 -
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.
Formula 1
