Williams Formula 1 driver and GPDA president Carlos Sainz says he hopes F1 management and governing body the FIA remain “tough” to push through power unit changes for 2027.The sports’ stakeholders are currently discussing significant regulation tweaks for next season to further improve the new-for-2026 rules. On the table is a Read more
Lewis Hamilton is not entertaining thoughts of retirement from Formula 1, refuting suggestions by those “trying to retire me” that he should call time on his illustrious career.Hamilton stated that he planned to stay in F1 for “quite some time”, with the intent to remain at Ferrari for the next Read more
Following the tweaks introduced ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, the FIA and Formula 1 are set to take another step next season to address the biggest concerns in the paddock surrounding the current regulations. There is an agreement in principle to change the balance between the internal combustion engine Read more
Max Verstappen falls back to reality this weekend with the Canadian Grand Prix just a week after the Formula 1 world champion’s heroics at the Nurburgring 24 Hours.The 28-year-old shared a Mercedes with Daniel Juncadella, Jules Gounon and Lucas Auer for the famous Nordschleife event as part of his growing Read more
As far as motorsport challenges go, it doesn’t get much bigger than setting up a new Formula 1 team from scratch. Building one across continents to debut under the extremely complex 2026 regulations? If not mission impossible, then at least mission improbable.The fact that Cadillac has pulled it off, meeting Read more
Three weeks on from Miami’s upgrade bonanza, the 2026 Formula 1 season is set for another twist as Mercedes and McLaren both bring a big package to the Canadian Grand Prix.There has been little doubt over who the dominant force is at the dawn of the 2026 rules era, with Mercedes sweeping Read more
Although 2026 is only the first year of the current cycle, discussions about Formula 1’s future engine regulations are already taking place behind the scenes. Several tweaks have been agreed for the current ruleset, next year the balance will shift to 60-40 in favour of the combustion engine, and in the Read more
While the theory of Mercedes’ Formula 1 title favouritism ahead of the dawn of the championship’s latest era has been proven correct, the name at the top of the drivers’ standings is somewhat of a surprise.Many would have believed that George Russell would be the man to beat given his Read more
Honda has presented its worst financial report since the Japanese manufacturer was listed on the stock exchange in 1957. Honda Motor had already forecast a loss in March based on its financial predictions, and that picture was confirmed last Thursday with the official figures.Over the financial year, which ended in Read more
Former FIA head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has officially joined the Alpine Formula 1 team after completing six months of gardening leave.As first reported by Autosport in November, Somerville agreed a deal to join Alpine and then served a six-month notice period before joining his new employer.With that gardening leave period having Read more