Formula 1 chief Stefano Domenicali says it is “crucial” for the new 2026 power unit regulations to allow manufacturers who are falling behind to catch up.Domenicali, the FIA and F1’s present and future power unit manufacturers gathered in Bahrain last week to discuss possible future engine options for the series, Read more…
Not many aspiring race drivers from Saudi Arabia will be aware of the 1980s British stock car scene – but those wet, windy days of 40 years ago inspired a passion in motorsport for one man now looking to boost interest in the Middle East.Ryan Trutch grew up watching all Read more…
The question is one Max Verstappen became very well-practised at answering during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend. Following the shock revelation that he would make his Formula 1 debut for Scuderia Toro Rosso next season at the age of 17, how could a driver so young and in only their Read more…
While the previous week’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka was very much a qualifying race, Bahrain’s high degradation contest offered a better spectacle and with it more opportunities for midfield teams to make something happen.And only just as well, as Haas started on the backfoot with a crash for Esteban Read more…
Formula 1 has taken some very interesting turns in the last week.After last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris have all admitted to ongoing struggles while Oscar Piastri put himself firmly in contention for the 2025 title. The FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem also made his first Read more…
It’s easy to lose all awareness of the outside world when one is in the thick of covering a MotoGP weekend. But not even fundamentalist motorcycle people, who wouldn’t be seen dead in a car paddock, could pretend to not know that Formula 1 was running its circus roughly 400 Read more…
Saudi Arabia is open to buying a Formula 1 team as Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal has admitted it is something he would like to see in the future.The Middle Eastern country has invested heavily in motorsport partnerships in recent years with Aramco and Maaden both sponsors of the Read more…
The Sauber Formula 1 team is still searching for answers over Nico Hulkenberg’s Bahrain Grand Prix disqualification.Hulkenberg crossed the finish line in 13th place after a tough evening trying to contend for points, but was disqualified because his skid plank had been ground down to 8.4mm, below the minimum thickness of Read more…
In 2024 George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished over 45 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen as the season got under way in Bahrain. Thirteen months on, Russell split the supreme McLarens in second place as the Silver Arrows appeared to pass an important stress test.As Red Bull wrestles with car Read more…
George Russell’s strong start to the 2025 Formula 1 season appears to be paying off both on and off the track, as talks over a new Mercedes contract move forward.Russell currently sits fourth in the drivers’ championship after the opening four rounds, just 14 points behind leader Lando Norris. His Read more…