Formula 1’s drastic 2026 rule changes are not just causing the teams various engineering headaches, but they are also “one of the most challenging” regulation revamps for brake designs.The biggest regulatory overhaul in modern F1 will see the balance between combustion versus electric power change from around 80/20 to 50/50. Currently, F1 cars use a 120-kilowatt (161-horsepower) MGU-K, but …Keep reading
Williams driving academy member Luke Browning will get his latest Formula 1 outing when he replaces Carlos Sainz in Friday FP1 for the Mexico Grand Prix.Browning stepped into Williams’ 2025 car during FP1 in Bahrain and will now get his second outing in the FW47 in Mexico City, which is expected to be a popular venue for the mandated rookie FP1 sessions. “I’m hugely grateful to be …Keep reading
Any Formula 1 driver can rightfully say they didn’t quite have the same childhood as regular kids, but that’s even truer as far as Esteban Ocon is concerned.Ocon’s parents ran his early karting career on a tight budget; they even had to sell their house and automobile repair shop and live in a caravan to make ends meet, with father Laurent his mechanic and engineer.While the …Keep reading
As May’s Spanish Grand Prix gets underway, a team of around 60 engineers is manning the battle stations in mission control, keenly observing how its car is performing.Except the car isn’t on the Formula 1 grid in Barcelona. It’s in a simulator in Charlotte, while the squad is divided into two ops rooms in North Carolina and Silverstone in the UK. This isn’t your usual race support team. But …Keep reading
Williams boss James Vowles reckons overtaking will look much different in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with more emphasis on technical skill rather than driver aids.The championship is in the process of introducing what’s arguably its biggest regulation change in history, with overhauls to both the chassis and power unit. There will be more emphasis on electrical energy, a near 50-50 …Keep reading
Now that Red Bull has passed the high-downforce test in the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, it’s clear that its progress over recent weeks hasn’t been limited to just one type of circuit.Of course, the Circuit of the Americas up next will pose a completely different challenge with its many medium-speed corners – the very type of corners that team boss Laurent Mekies pointed out to at …Keep reading
Fastest laps may have been, at times, of limited significance in Formula 1; still, Lewis Hamilton’s quickest race lap in the Singapore Grand Prix marked his 16th consecutive season with the feat, which shouldn’t be understated.Michael Schumacher was the previous record holder, having achieved fastest laps every year from his first full F1 campaign, in 1992, to his initial retirement at the …Keep reading
With less than two months until the fire-up of Cadillac’s first Formula 1 car, the series’ 11th squad is currently resorting to the virtual world to both develop its maiden challenger and prepare its trackside team.Cadillac recently announced a full complement of simulator drivers, with 2016 IndyCar champion Simon Pagenaud, Corvette works driver Charlie Eastwood and two-time F1 starter Pietro …Keep reading
Esteban Ocon has reflected on his 2022 Miami crash as possibly the most violent accident he has experienced in his Formula 1 career.The one-time grand prix winner, who made his F1 debut in 2016, tackled the subject in an in-depth talk with French YouTube channel Legend, when interviewer Guillaume Pley brought up French rugby player Sebastien Chabal suffering from partial amnesia – which may …Keep reading
Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna reaffirmed the manufacturer’s desire to end its Formula 1 title drought after presenting the marque’s economic targets on Capital Markets Day.The Italian outfit, which is historically F1’s most successful team, has not won the constructors’ championship since 2008, with its last drivers’ title coming via Kimi Raikkonen in 2007.That is despite success in …Keep reading