May 1994 brought an existential crisis in Formula 1. Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna were killed in separate accidents during the San Marino weekend, inviting the harshest possible scrutiny – and then, shortly after their emotional funerals, Karl Wendlinger suffered major head injuries when his Sauber hit a barrier sideways Read more
Speaking on stage at the launch of Aston Martin’s hotly anticipated 2026 Formula 1 challenger, Adrian Newey confirmed an essential truism of the creative process: you can take the engineer out of the office, but you can’t take the ideas out of their head.Newey, architect of 12 constructors’ championship winners, Read more
Aston Martin has revealed the livery at the official launch of its AMR26 Formula 1 challenger for 2026, the team’s first car design led by Adrian Newey.The Silverstone squad has retained its British Racing Green colour scheme using a matte finish, at an event at the Ithra cultural centre in Read more
General Motors brand Cadillac spent up to $20m on its Formula 1 livery reveal during the NFL’s Super Bowl, team CEO Dan Towriss has suggested.Cadillac’s first-ever F1 car took part in the Barcelona shakedown with a testing livery in late January, as it targeted the biggest possible audience – especially Read more
Alongside the big-ticket items such as a move away from ground-effect floors, a bigger hybrid component and active aerodynamics, Formula 1 cars have also become smaller and safer in 2026.The wheelbase of the 2026 generation of cars has been reduced from 3,600mm to 3,400mm, while the width has dropped from Read more
McLaren CEO Zak Brown thinks the ongoing saga around Mercedes and the compression ratio of its power unit is “typical politics of Formula 1”.The compression ratio of the V6 combustion engines, which measures how much the air-fuel mixture inside a cylinder can be compressed, has been reduced to 16:1 for this Read more
DAWSONVILLE, Ga., Feb. 3, 2026 — Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP), the Southeast’s premier private motorsports country club and motorsport destination, is proud to announce the addition of its first in-house AI Specialist – known internally as the “AI Czar”. This forward-thinking move is the latest in a series of groundbreaking initiatives that Read more
There is no lack of ambition at Cadillac and its US owners, TWG Motorsports and the brand’s parent company General Motors. That’s reflected in its push to reveal the squad’s first-ever race livery during a Super Bowl half-time ad, but that is just one example of the lengths the organisation Read more
Mattia Binotto has “never seen such a long list” of jobs ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season as he prepares Audi for its maiden campaign in the championship.The German marque will finally make its much anticipated F1 debut this year after completing a full takeover of the historic Sauber Read more
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is confident that Formula 1’s more inexperienced drivers will benefit from the 2026 regulation overhaul due to the need to adapt. F1 promises to look totally different this year with changes to both the chassis, lighter by 32kg plus less downforce, and engine, more reliant on electric power, Read more