“I’ll put my money on a red flag, that’s for sure,” said Pierre Gasly when asked what he thought of Formula 1’s new Madring street circuit.Risk and difficulty level have been the common denominators in conversation with drivers about the Spanish Grand Prix track and its layout. Well perhaps not Lance Read more
Lewis Hamilton says preferential treatment over team-mate Charles Leclerc is not what he’s been asking Ferrari for, despite his position as a potential Formula 1 title contender in 2026.Leclerc’s retirement from the Italian Grand Prix means he’s now 112 points adrift of championship leader Kimi Antonelli, with a maximum of 258 Read more
Fred Vasseur does not deny that there were things to clear up between Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at Monza and the Ferrari team principal has spoken to both drivers after the Italian Grand Prix, addressing what happened on track as well as some of the comments made.What Vasseur does Read more
Charles Leclerc admitted that he went “too far” when battling against Lewis Hamilton in the opening chicane of Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix, and said he and Hamilton have since buried the hatchet over the incident.Leclerc and Hamilton had been side by side through the opening chicane, but the Monegasque Read more
McLaren is parking its H-wing concept for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, with its version of the rotating Formula 1 rear wing set to return in Baku.The Woking-based team had been working on its own interpretation of the rear wing, which rotates 180 degrees between Corner Mode and Read more
Madrid’s 10-year tenure of the Spanish Grand Prix, taking over the moniker from the now biennial Barcelona race, is Formula 1’s latest effort to bring its series to urban population centres.It does so for 57 laps on a two-headed monster of a circuit that will take drivers and teams some Read more
When stars die young, they inevitably become trapped in the popular consciousness in a state of eternal youth, embodying romanticised notions of heroic nobility and sacrifice.For motor racing fans, Gilles Villeneuve’s spectacular and aggressive style came to represent the epitome of what a racing driver should be. His death at the Read more
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admits that even he has been surprised by the rapid growth shown by Kimi Antonelli over the course of the 2026 Formula 1 season, likening him to an “AI agent” that is always improving.The 20-year-old Italian is in just his second F1 season after being fast-tracked Read more
There have been several examples of Formula 1 2026’s regulations radically changing the style of racing at some of the 24 circuits on the calendar, but Monza’s slipstream festival was the most dramatic example yet.A brand-new term coined to describe this year’s spectacle is the so-called yo-yo racing, where cars are Read more
Isack Hadjar requires more time to recover from his wrist injury, which will see the Frenchman sit out his third consecutive grand prix at this weekend’s Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid. Liam Lawson will return to the RB22 to partner Max Verstappen, while Yuki Tsunoda gets another race with Racing Read more