Williams has confirmed its driver line-up for the 2027 Formula 1 season after announcing the commitment of Carlos Sainz on a multi-year deal.The Spaniard’s news comes a day after team-mate Alex Albon agreed just a one-season extension for next year, which will be the Thai-Briton’s sixth campaign with the Grove Read more
Call it cosmic karma or poetic justice, but on the scene of Liam Lawson’s Formula 1 debut, deputising for Daniel Ricciardo in 2023, the New Zealander is again replacing a driver in the Red Bull stable at Zandvoort because of a hand injury.Lawson eventually used his five-race stint with AlphaTauri Read more
After the practice starts during winter testing in Bahrain proved rather problematic for several Formula 1 outfits, the issue quickly sparked a political debate in the paddock.Many teams wanted more time during the starting procedure to spool their turbochargers and build up the revs, but Ferrari was not keen on Read more
Alex Albon will stay at Williams for a sixth consecutive Formula 1 season in 2027 after agreeing a short-term contract extension.Albon joined Williams ahead of the 2022 season and was one of several drivers out of contract at the end of this year, amid speculation over his and team-mate Carlos Sainz’s Read more
When brand-new entrant Cadillac started its search for a race team manager, still a full year removed from joining the 2026 Formula 1 grid, it didn’t have to look very long, or far, to identify the right target.Over at Haas, F1’s previous start-up team in 2016, long serving team manager Read more
One of the most eye-catching innovations of the first half of the 2026 Formula 1 season has been the rotating rear wing, quickly dubbed the Macarena wing by Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur.Ferrari was the first to unveil the concept during winter testing and managed to surprise several rivals – including Read more
When Adrian Newey appeared at the FIA team principals’ press conference during the Formula 1 season opener in Melbourne, the legendary designer attracted attention for several reasons.Newey spoke openly about Honda’s battery problems, acknowledged that his role as team principal had distracted him from his design duties to some extent, Read more
Formula 1’s competitive order was shaken up in 2026 with the roll out of sweeping new regulations across the chassis, aerodynamics and power units. Mercedes came out on top, with it now leading the constructors’ standings and Kimi Antonelli is on top in the drivers’ championship.But the team hasn’t been Read more
During Formula 1’s summer break, Max Verstappen finds himself no fewer than 110 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli.Last season, the four-time world champion launched a spectacular comeback from Zandvoort onwards and finished on the podium in every grand prix during the second half of the season, but this time he Read more
The FIA has revised its emergency measures to lift restrictions on Russian and Belarusian drivers and no longer binds them to a commitment of ‘neutrality’, walking back on the measures placed on them following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the FIA introduced a Read more