McLaren’s Oscar Piastri says his crash-filled Baku F1 performance was the “worst weekend I had in racing”, and hinted that the team’s position swap in Monza on the previous race weekend was still playing on his mind.Piastri was on the back foot in Azerbaijan after being struck by a reliability issue in practice, and then proceeded to suffer a costly crash in qualifying that left him ninth on …Keep reading
Oracle Red Bull Racing’s entry into the 2026 regulations comes with the hurdle of building its own powertrain. For the first time in the team’s history, the Milton Keynes outfit is supplying its drivers with an in-house power unit developed in partnership with Ford. To support these substantial changes, the organisation built a digital infrastructure that will help enable the team to be …Keep reading
Red Bull has announced both its Formula 1 teams’ 2026 liveries will be unveiled at its season launch on 15 January in Detroit, Michigan, where new engine partner Ford is based.Next year will mark the end of Red Bull’s successful Honda partnership and the beginning of its new era, as the Red Bull Ford powertrains equip the upcoming RB22 as well as the next Racing Bulls car.F1’s …Keep reading
Franco Colapinto offered his support to Brazil Grand Prix fan favourite Gabriel Bortoleto following his first lap exit – and criticised Lance Stroll’s defence against Bortoleto into Turn 10.Bortoleto, who had endured a dismal return home after crashing out in the sprint race, had attempted to mount an early recovery from the back of the field in Sunday’s contest. The Sauber driver followed …Keep reading
One year on from winning from 17th on the grid, Max Verstappen delivered another heroic Sao Paulo drive to romp from the pitlane to the Formula 1 podium. But could the world champion have even won it?Last year, Verstappen received a helping hand from the weather gods to deploy his wet weather skills, opening up different racing lines on the Interlagos track for the Dutchman to scythe through …Keep reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff doesn’t believe Max Verstappen can still keep McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the 2025 Formula 1 title after falling 49 points behind following Brazil.Red Bull’s reigning world champion Verstappen suffered a poor start to the Brazil Grand Prix weekend with fourth in Saturday’s sprint and an unprecedented Q1 exit on pure pace.But from the pitlane …Keep reading
Oscar Piastri’s 10-second penalty for colliding with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc at Turn 1 during the Brazil Grand Prix divided opinion in the Formula 1 paddock.While Piastri defended his actions, with both McLaren team boss Andrea Stella and Leclerc pointing to a portion of blame needing to fall on Antonelli, the FIA stewards judged the Australian driver “wholly” at fault …Keep reading
McLaren has signed the 2025 Formula Regional European runner-up Matteo De Palo to its driver development programme as part of an academy shake-up. The 18-year-old secured his best result since moving to single-seaters in 2023 by finishing second to FRECA champion Freddie Slater ahead of his graduation to Formula 3 with Trident next year.De Palo will now also contest F3 with the backing of …Keep reading
Ferrari chairman John Elkann says Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton need to “focus on driving and talk less” in a shock criticism of the Ferrari Formula 1 drivers.Speaking after a double DNF for Ferrari at the Brazil Grand Prix, which resulted in the Maranello outfit slipping from second to fourth in the constructors’ standings, while the Italian manufacturer sealed both WEC manufacturers’ …Keep reading
Toto Wolff explained why the highlights of Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s rookie Formula 1 season have all come at unfamiliar circuits after he finished second at the Brazilian Grand Prix.That was the 19-year-old’s second podium of 2025, after taking third place in Canada, with the other positive highlight of Antonelli’s campaign being when the Mercedes driver took pole for the Miami sprint …Keep reading