Key Highlights: Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna firmly dismissed rumours of tension with team principal Frederic Vasseur, recalling how he once read reports that the pair could not stand each other while sharing dinner together. Vigna emphasized that Maranello intervened publicly to back Vasseur to shield team personnel and their families from misleading speculation amplified by ...
Key Highlights: The debate regarding Formula 1 driver cooling vests has resurfaced during the race weekend in Malaysia. George Russell advocated for an FIA budget cap allowance to develop cooling equipment, citing extreme cockpit heat. Max Verstappen rejected the proposal, maintaining that heat resilience is down to driver fitness and physical conditioning. The contentious debate ...
Key Highlights: George Russell advocated for FIA intervention to mandate cooling systems or supply standardized driver gear after Mercedes prioritized car performance over bespoke cooling vest development. Formula 1 regulations already permit up to $125,000 in cumulative cost cap exemptions for teams developing effective, comfortable driver cooling systems during declared heat hazards. Rather than neglecting ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured third on the starting grid after initially believing he had qualified fourth, trailing polesitter Max Verstappen by five-tenths of a second. Antonelli gained the higher starting spot due to an engine-related grid penalty handed to Isack Hadjar, who exceeded allocations with his seventh internal combustion engine. The promotion ...
Key Highlights: McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri hosted Harry, a young two-stroke kart racer and two-time leukaemia survivor, for a special garage tour during a busy Grand Prix race weekend. Piastri signed memorabilia, showed Harry the inner workings of an F1 steering wheel, and passed along valuable racing guidance focused on fun and purposeful ...
Key Highlights: Lando Norris suffered an ongoing straightline speed deficit costing an estimated 0.1 to 0.2 seconds per lap during qualifying. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella clarified that the problem centers on top speed rather than an overt, detectable Mercedes power unit deployment malfunction. The team acknowledged the performance gap on Norris’ car across multiple ...
Key Highlights Lewis Hamilton secured a front-row start alongside pole-sitter Max Verstappen, claiming it was his “best lap of the year.” Hamilton’s time of 1m35.428s put his Ferrari within 0.298s of Verstappen, ending a front-row qualifying drought dating back to July. Ferrari faces tire degradation and straightline speed challenges against Red Bull at the Sepang ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang, capturing his first pole since the 2025 season finale in Abu Dhabi. The qualifying triumph marks the maiden pole position for the technical partnership between Red Bull and Ford’s power unit. Verstappen outpaced Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton by nearly three-tenths of ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen clinched his first pole position of 2026 at the Sepang International Circuit, signaling major progress for Red Bull Racing after earlier car degradation woes. Verstappen attributes the turnaround to setup refinements, effective Baku upgrades led by Pierre Waché, and the punishing Malaysian heat negatively impacting Mercedes. Despite the top qualifying spot, ...
Key Highlights: Two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mika Hakkinen takes the wheel of Ayrton Senna’s 1991 title-winning McLaren MP4/6 at the Allwyn x McLaren Racing: Live in Athens event. The public demonstration at the Olympic Athletic Center (OAKA) features a bespoke street circuit alongside McLaren’s 2025 constructors’ championship-winning MCL39. Organized with partner Allwyn, the fan ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes committed to an extensive aerodynamic and cooling overhaul on both W17 cars, preventing direct back-to-back testing against their previous specification. Kimi Antonelli qualified fourth and George Russell took eighth at Sepang, with both gaining one grid spot due to an engine penalty for Isack Hadjar. The team struggled with uncharacteristic understeer, excessive ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar has received a five-place grid penalty for introducing a new power unit element exceeding his restricted allocation. Franco Colapinto of Alpine faces a combined 15-place grid drop, stemming from a Baku collision penalty and a new internal combustion engine (V6) component. Racing Bulls driver Arvid Lindblad has been hit ...