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Cadillac replaces Lowdon with ex-Alpine boss Budkowski as F1 team principal
Cadillac Formula 1 has appointed Marcin Budkowski as team principal, replacing Graeme Lowdon just months after his December 2024 hire. The 49-year-old Pole previously served as executive director at Renault/Alpine and has held roles at Prost, Ferrari, McLaren and the FIA.
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Cadillac CEO confirms Lowdon sacking was unilateral and delivered on the morning
Cadillac F1 CEO Dan Towriss has admitted that Graeme Lowdon's removal as team principal was not a mutual agreement and that Lowdon was only informed on the morning of the announcement. Marcin Budkowski, formerly of Alpine, has been named as his replacement.
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Piastri tells Sainz to 'look in the mirror' after blue-flag clash costs him Hungarian GP lead
Oscar Piastri lost the lead of the Hungarian Grand Prix after a lapped Carlos Sainz veered into his McLaren at Turn 2, ignoring blue flags shown by trackside marshals. Piastri called the incident 'unacceptable' and said Sainz should reflect on his own track behaviour.
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Honda debuts new F1 engine in Aston Martin filming day before Dutch GP
Honda will run its updated Formula 1 power unit for the first time at an Aston Martin filming day at the Hungaroring on Wednesday, ahead of its competitive debut at the Dutch Grand Prix on 21-23 August.
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Cadillac CEO dismisses Williams rumours and backs Perez to stay for 2027
Cadillac team boss Marcin Budkowski and CEO Dan Towriss have publicly backed Sergio Perez to remain with the debutant outfit, dismissing speculation linking the 36-year-old with a move to Williams despite his pointless start to the 2026 season.
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Stella defends McLaren's Hungarian GP strategy after Piastri's furious radio outburst at Sainz
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has backed the team's pitstop call in the Hungarian Grand Prix after Oscar Piastri erupted on team radio, blaming backmarker Carlos Sainz and his own team for costing him a likely race win.
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Cadillac CEO denies Camara rumours but leaves 2027 driver line-up door open
Cadillac CEO Dan Towriss has called reports linking Ferrari junior Rafael Camara to a 2027 race seat "unsubstantiated", but stopped short of ruling out a driver change, saying "things can always change" in Formula 1.
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Red Bull poaches Mercedes junior driver chief Lagrue to fill Marko void
Gwen Lagrue, the architect of Mercedes' driver development programme, has officially joined Red Bull as its junior programme director, filling the vacancy left by Helmut Marko's retirement at the end of last year.
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Bottas backs Cadillac's progress despite pointless and troubled F1 debut season
Valtteri Bottas says Cadillac has made genuine strides in the first half of its maiden Formula 1 season, even as the new American outfit remains pointless and has been hit by reliability failures and multiple retirements.
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Leclerc's holiday photos and Instagram post fuel first-child rumours
Charles Leclerc and his wife Alexandra are holidaying in Sardinia, where recent yacht photos showing an apparent baby bump have intensified speculation the Ferrari driver is expecting his first child. His brother Arthur and a telling Instagram soundtrack have added to the intrigue.
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Hadjar trails Verstappen by 0.49 seconds per lap on Sundays and knows exactly why
Isack Hadjar has impressed in his debut Red Bull season, trailing Max Verstappen by just 0.237 seconds in qualifying — but data shows his race-day gap widens to 0.490 seconds per lap, an area the 21-year-old Frenchman has identified as his priority for the second half of 2026.
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Domenicali defends 2026 F1 rules as driver criticism mounts halfway through season
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has pushed back on growing driver dissatisfaction with the 2026 technical regulations, citing fan survey data showing 66% of respondents rated races 'good' or 'excellent' — up from 60% in 2025.
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Stroll cruises Monaco in one of 22 ultra-rare £3m Aston Martin DBR22s during F1 summer break
Lance Stroll was spotted driving a £3 million Aston Martin DBR22 speedster through Monaco during the F1 summer break. Only 22 of the open-cockpit V12s were ever built, with values now estimated between £2.5m and £3m.
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Lindblad calls Racing Bulls debut a 'dream' after eight Q3s and six straight points
Arvid Lindblad says his maiden Formula 1 season has exceeded every expectation after the 19-year-old Racing Bulls driver reached Q3 eight times and scored points in six consecutive races across the first half of 2026.
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Norris's dominant Hungary win leaves Mercedes impressed but firmly focused on closing reliability gap
Lando Norris ended Mercedes' unbeaten pole run in Budapest and dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix to give McLaren its first win of the 2026 season. Mercedes deputy technical director Simone Resta credited a combination of McLaren's redesigned floor and Norris's own execution.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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