Zhou Guanyu has been announced as a Cadillac Formula 1 reserve driver for the 2026 season just three days after his Ferrari exit was revealed.The 26-year-old spent the 2025 campaign in a reserve role for the Scuderia, but has left the team for a new challenge with F1’s latest outfit, Read more
A sense of trepidation accosts the arrival of Formula 1’s incoming cycle of regulations. While the birth of F1’s 2026 generation has been admittedly problematic, with genuine concerns raised throughout the development of the new rules, many have tended to err on the side of caution in their predictions.Of course, Read more
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur reckons “pure performance” is quite irrelevant at the first pre-season test for the 2026 Formula 1 season due to the regulation change coming in.The 2026 campaign will introduce changes to both the power unit and chassis, as cars will become lighter and smaller and there’ll be Read more
Max Verstappen has emerged as the best Formula 1 driver from the 2025 season, according to team principals, drivers themselves, as well as Autosport and their readers.All current team bosses and racers were asked by F1 to submit their top 10s, applying the 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system to create separate standings. Read more
Major regulation changes usually lead to bigger gaps in Formula 1. Both the teams and the FIA expect a bigger field spread than last year, although the governing body has introduced several measures to prevent a repeat of 2014.At the start of the hybrid era, Mercedes arrived with a superior Read more
Oscar Piastri has reflected on the contractual saga that occurred in mid-2022, when he signed a McLaren Formula 1 deal as an Alpine junior.Piastri joined the Renault Sport Academy, as it was then called, for the 2020 season after narrowly clinching the Formula Renault Eurocup title.The Australian went on to Read more
In the latest episode of our look at the greatest races in world championship history, we select the 10 best surprise victories. Host Kevin Turner and author Roger Smith outlines the reasons for their choices, while leading motorsport journalist Damien Smith casts his critical eye over the ranking.If you want Read more
Later this month, both Red Bull teams will get the first taste of the all-new in-house power unit and although the first winter test in Barcelona will take place behind closed doors, it’s still an important benchmark for both Ford and Red Bull.Ford Performance director Mark Rushbrook said the test Read more
Sebastian Vettel has given insight into the advice he gave Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Briton’s move to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season.Vettel raced for the Scuderia from 2015 to 2020, becoming its third-most successful driver in terms of grand prix victories, though he was twice beaten to Read more
Max Verstappen still speaks glowingly of Christian Horner with the pair maintaining a great relationship even after the Briton’s sacking as the Red Bull Formula 1 team boss. Horner surprisingly departed the Austrian outfit in July after starting the role when Red Bull entered F1 in 2005, in which it then Read more