Key Highlights Mercedes dominates Azerbaijan GP Friday practice with George Russell topping FP2 by over half a second ahead of championship leader and teammate Kimi Antonelli. Opening day disrupted by multiple incidents: Arvid Lindblad crashed at the castle section, Oliver Bearman suffered a power unit failure, and Fernando Alonso completed just nine laps due to ...
Key Highlights Formula 1 has authorized Imola’s Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari to begin constructing grandstands and preparing for a potential 2026 season finale as a contingency plan (Plan B) should the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix be cancelled due to Middle East unrest. Formula One Management (FOM) is covering all financial risks for ...
Key Highlights George Russell topped the opening practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a 1m45.387s lap for Mercedes, leading Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari). Championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffered a hydraulic failure on his Mercedes W17 at Turn 7, bringing out a virtual safety car and ending his running prematurely. ...
Key Highlights Formula 1 has confirmed a 2027 calendar featuring 10 sprint weekends, including the season opener in Bahrain and the finale in Abu Dhabi. The designation of Monaco as a sprint venue caught drivers by surprise, with Sergio Perez learning of the decision via the drivers’ WhatsApp group. Max Verstappen reiterated his opposition to ...
Key Highlights James Hinchcliffe asserts Ferrari welcomes the intensifying rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, calling it the expected outcome of signing the seven-time champion. Hamilton rebounded in 2026 with his first Ferrari podium in China and maiden victory for the Scuderia in Barcelona, sitting third in the standings with 191 points. Hinchcliffe describes ...
Key Highlights Charles Leclerc has reaffirmed his long-term commitment to Ferrari, stating he wants to achieve his “ultimate goal” of becoming a world champion with the Scuderia and expressing 200% belief in team principal Frederic Vasseur. Leclerc’s manager, Nicolas Todt, explored opportunities with Mercedes, McLaren, and Aston Martin, but negotiations with Ferrari concluded rapidly once ...
Key Highlights The Formula 1 Commission has approved a 15 km reduction in grand prix race distance for 2027, dropping the standard from 305 km to 290 km pending FIA World Motor Sport Council ratification. Power unit regulations shift toward combustion: the internal combustion engine (ICE) output rises to 420 kW while MGU-K deployment falls ...
Key Highlights Carlos Sainz advises 13-year-old Williams Academy driver Will Green to prioritize finding the limit over consistency in his transition from karting to single-seaters. The Spanish Formula 1 driver emphasizes that making mistakes while pushing hard is essential for learning and confidence-building at the junior level. Green, the 2026 Karting European Championship junior champion, ...
Key Highlights Mercedes Formula 1 development driver Doriane Pin has set a five-year target to secure a race seat on the F1 grid. The 2025 F1 Academy champion became the first woman to drive a Mercedes F1 car at Silverstone in April 2026, testing the 2021 W12 challenger. Pin advocates for greater diversity and inclusion ...
The 2026 Formula 1 season enters its final stretch with 14 of the scheduled 23 rounds complete following last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli claimed victory in Madrid on Sunday, closing out the European leg of the calendar before the series heads to Azerbaijan and a run of Asian and American flyaway races. Why ...