Both McLaren and Red Bull have followed through with their intention to appeal against the FIA stewards rescinding Pierre Gasly’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix penalty.Last Friday, FIA stewards reinstated Gasly’s podium after the Alpine driver was handed two five-second time penalties at the end of the Monaco race for separate speeding violations.Based on evidence provided by FOM, which is …Keep reading
The McLaren Formula 1 team is gradually starting to hone in on regaining its famous tyre management prowess that helped make it so successful in 2024 and 2025.Speaking to Autosport over the course of last year, team boss Andrea Stella was bullish about McLaren being able to carry over some of its title winning strengths across an entirely different set of regulations because of the knowhow …Keep reading
Formula 2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli is set for a Haas Formula 1 test at Jerez as part of a two-day Testing of Previous Cars programme, Autosport understands.The 21-year-old will tackle the Spanish circuit on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, as Fornaroli starts to seek potential opportunities to join the F1 grid in 2027.It comes less than a week after he made his F1 session debut …Keep reading
Mercedes has dominated the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, but Lando Norris reckons Ferrari would “embarrass” the competition if it had a stronger engine.The Silver Arrows won the opening six grands prix of the season through George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, but Barcelona saw Lewis Hamilton end that streak by winning for Ferrari.Hamilton had already been close to victory with consecutive …Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton’s performance in Barcelona, which delivered his first victory for Ferrari, prompted McLaren team boss Andrea Stella to conclude that the Scuderia now has the best chassis in Formula 1.The Italian believes the Barcelona Grand Prix provided “clear indications” that the SF-26 is now the fastest car through the corners – particularly in medium-speed sections – while Mercedes …Keep reading
In his 31st grand prix start for Ferrari, Lewis Hamilton has finally taken the Scuderia to the top step of the podium, his first Formula 1 win in two years and his 106th career victory. In an upgraded SF-26, Hamilton opted for a front-footed three-stop strategy to put pressure on Mercedes’ George Russell. And while aided by a virtual safety car to get track position on his former team-mate …Keep reading
In Monaco, Lewis Hamilton was amused to share the podium with two drivers, Kimi Antonelli and Isack Hadjar, whose combined age was lower than his own. A week later, he can boast of being on the list of the oldest winners in Formula 1 history – while still remaining on that of the youngest.To grasp the scale of the British driver’s performance, it is best to go back to his first season. On 10 …Keep Read more
Although the Barcelona Grand Prix has already been completed, the result of the Monaco race is still being contested in the Formula 1 paddock. Pierre Gasly’s pair of penalties for speeding in the pitlane has been overturned, but not all teams are happy with that outcome.McLaren and Red Bull lodged an intention to appeal with the FIA, effectively buying themselves 96 hours to decide whether …Keep reading
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says Lewis Hamilton would have won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix without the virtual safety car, such was the Briton’s pace on his three-stop strategy. With the expectation of high tyre degradation, Ferrari committed to the three-stopper early with Hamilton and opened with its first pit stop at the end of his 11th tour to trade his soft …Keep reading
Few people in Formula 1 know Lewis Hamilton better than Toto Wolff. The pair enjoyed one of the most successful partnerships in the sport’s history, winning six drivers’ championships together during a spell of more than a decade at Mercedes.Hamilton’s move to Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season failed to deliver immediate success, with the seven-time world champion enduring a difficult maiden …Keep reading