Key Highlights: LEGO has captured Max Verstappen’s fourth championship-winning Formula 1 machine in the 1,639-piece LEGO Technic Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 set. Priced at $229.99 in the United States and £199.99 in the UK, the detailed 18+ collectible features a functional V6 engine, two-speed gearbox, and working suspension. Following high consumer demand since its ...
Key Highlights: General Motors will officially open its dedicated Formula 1 engine facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, on December 18. Cadillac aims to become a full works power unit supplier for the 2029 season after receiving official FIA approval in 2025. While managing a difficult debut season with customer Ferrari engines, GM is navigating potential ...
Key Highlights: Audi junior driver Freddie Slater will make his Formula 1 weekend debut with FP1 outings at the Mexico City and Sao Paulo Grands Prix. Slater will replace race drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto for one session each, completing Audi’s mandatory rookie practice requirements. Cadillac test and development driver Colton Herta will take ...
Key Highlights: Former Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner revealed that Red Bull shareholders and CEO Oliver Mintzlaff personally contacted him following Red Bull Ford Powertrains’ first Formula 1 victory. Horner, who was dismissed in July 2025 and replaced by Laurent Mekies, was the driving architect behind creating the Milton Keynes engine division following ...
Key Highlights Cadillac has introduced the exclusive Escalade-V Checo Perez Edition, limiting production strictly to 11 units in honor of Sergio Perez’s Formula 1 racing number. Priced at 4,099,000 pesos (approximately $222,500), the bespoke luxury SUV features cosmetic enhancements, carbon fiber accents, and serialized plaques bearing Perez’s signature. The unveiling coincides with Perez’s upcoming 300th ...
Key Highlights: TAG Heuer has introduced the special-edition Formula 1 Solargraph x Oracle Red Bull Racing timepiece to celebrate a decade-long partnership with the Formula 1 team. Priced at £1,900 (around $2,250), the 38 mm solar-powered timepiece incorporates Red Bull’s signature livery colors and advanced materials. The unveiling coincides with the United States Grand Prix ...
Key Highlights: McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has launched “Lando’s Original Service Department,” a 12-piece retro workwear clothing line under his LN4 brand, at a converted 1970s-style Austin fuel station. The pop-up store, located at 1500 San Jacinto Boulevard, runs through race weekend and includes interactive activations supported by McLaren partner Google Gemini. The ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes standout Andrea Kimi Antonelli holds a 102-point lead over George Russell and has his first theoretical mathematical chance to secure the 2026 Drivers’ World Championship at Austin. Red Bull enters the United States Grand Prix in peak form after Max Verstappen captured three consecutive race victories from pole position with the upgraded ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes maintains championship leads with Kimi Antonelli closing in on a maiden title in Austin, despite rivals erasing the Silver Arrows’ early-season advantage. Ferrari, McLaren, and Red Bull have each captured multiple victories in 2026, marking only the second season since 1990 where four different teams have taken more than one win. Mercedes ...
Key Highlights: Oscar Piastri concedes that McLaren is unlikely to cure the handling and balance issues plaguing the MCL40 before the end of the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. Team principal Andrea Stella has corroborated that the car’s underlying flaws will not be resolved until the 2027 challenger debuts, with reigning champion Lando Norris describing the ...
Key Highlights: The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved new regulations to strictly ban non-F1 staff from contributing to Formula 1 projects. Introduced across five new articles in the 2027 operational regulations, the mandate closes cost-cap loopholes involving shared personnel and facilities like wind tunnels and simulators. New protocols establish physical and technological “fortresses,” ...
Key Highlights Charles Leclerc identifies a baseline deficit in “raw performance” rather than car set-up as Ferrari’s primary limitation against top Formula 1 rivals. Ferrari plans to introduce its most extensive aerodynamic and technical upgrade package of the season at the upcoming United States Grand Prix. Despite engine power constraints and straight-line speed deficits, Ferrari ...