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George Russell has topped second practice at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix, nudging Ferrari's Charles Leclerc off the top of the timesheets.Russell set a 1m22.559s lap in the second half of the session as part of a mid-session shootout between the Briton, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Russell's Mer
Read ArticleAlpine Formula 1 boss Flavio Briatore has questioned the fairness of the appeal procedure against the Monaco Grand Prix results, claiming one judge has a close relationship with McLaren.Pierre Gasly was one of several drivers penalised in Monaco for exceeding the pitlane speed limit, which was later
Read ArticleLando Norris says he hopes establishing his own junior team and driver programme can help guide underfunded talent all the way to the Formula 1.On Wednesday Norris announced two separate projects; a single-seater race team called LN4 Fusion and the LN4 Legacy programme which aims to support a young
Read ArticleCharles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 to set the fastest time in first free practice at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix.Leclerc's time of 1m23.008s, set on medium tyres, was quick enough to pip team-mate Lewis Hamilton on a hot summer afternoon at the historic Monza circuit.Leclerc set his time halfway t
Read ArticleAlpine Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly has lost his Monaco Grand Prix podium finish after all, as his penalties for pitlane speeding stand, the FIA’s International Court of Appeal (ICA) has ruled.Gasly was one of several drivers who were pinged for pitlane speeding during the race in the principality,
Read ArticleFormula 1 does not want to stop and contemplate the numbers of a particularly positive historical phase. This is the message Stefano Domenicali wanted to reiterate at Monza, ranging from the technical future of the championship to the evolution of the calendar, via the relationship with manufacturer
Read ArticleFormula 1 grands prix are set to become shorter in 2027 as the series changes the balance between electrical and internal-combustion power.This has been a possibility since changes to the technical formula were discussed by the stakeholders earlier this season, but at that stage it was believed only
Read ArticleYou cannot walk more than a few steps around the Formula 1 paddock at Monza without seeing a sign reminding you that this is the fabled "Temple of Speed". Less so in 2026, it seems.Conversation ahead of the Italian Grand Prix weekend has been dominated by intrigue over how the racing will pan out –
Read ArticleDuring Formula 1’s media day in Monza, one topic dominated all conversations with the drivers: energy management. After two energy-rich circuits in Budapest and Zandvoort, this promises to be another race weekend in which the weaknesses of the current regulations will be fully exposed.Top speeds at
Read ArticleFernando Alonso insisted that his points finish at the Dutch Grand Prix is not enough to keep him in Formula 1, arguing it is more about tweaks to the regulations.The 45-year-old’s contract with Aston Martin expires at the end of the 2026 season so questions surrounding his future have been a consta
Read ArticleMonza's high-speed 5.5km layout has always been seen as the ultimate test of speed and horsepower in Formula 1, with a throwback layout that hasn't undergone too many dramatic changes over the last 50 years.In 2026, though? It's complicated. Long straights and high-speed circuits have had a difficul
Read ArticleFormula 1's governing body the FIA has declared a heat hazard for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix, forcing drivers to either wear cooling vests or attach ballast to their cars.Temperatures across Italy have soared once again in recent days, with a sixth heatwave of the summer affecting the country
Read ArticleIsack Hadjar will sit out this weekend's Italian Grand Prix at Monza as he recovers from a wrist injury he sustained during Formula 1's summer break. As a result, Liam Lawson will once again replace him at Red Bull and Yuki Tsunoda slots back into the Racing Bulls car.Hadjar sustained a wrist fractu
Read ArticleFerrari will introduce an upgrade to its Formula 1 power unit at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix with it permitted under the Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities system.This year, F1 introduced the ADUO system, which grants manufacturers extra opportunities to improve their engines sho
Read ArticleThe Red Bull Formula 1 team has confirmed it has hired long-time Aston Martin engineer Tom McCullough to replace McLaren bound Gianpiero Lambiase as head of racing.Lambiase will join McLaren in 2028 to become its chief racing officer, reporting into team principal Andrea Stella. The Briton is curren
Read ArticleMcLaren will introduce the H-Wing, its own version of the rotating rear wing, at this weekend's Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix.McLaren had been working on its own interpretation of the rotating rear wing, which flips 180 degrees between cornering mode and straight mode, after seeing Ferrari introduce
Read ArticleAfter starting the 2026 Formula 1 season strongly, Haas admits that it has been overtaken and out-developed by its rivals this year. However, team boss Ayao Komatsu and driver Oliver Bearman both remain hopeful that it can catch back up with the pack “soon”.Haas has traditionally started the season
Read ArticleFerrari will "push until the end" of the 2026 Formula 1 season with car upgrades, team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed, as he shrugged off suggestions the team will have to slow down its development because of cost cap limitations.Ferrari has rolled out an impressive number of incremental upgrades
Read ArticleMario Andretti and Jacky Ickx were remarkably versatile even by the standards of their generation, competing and succeeding across multiple disciplines. Having won some of the biggest prizes in motorsport between them, both can look back on their journeys with immense pride. But competition was only
Read ArticleMcLaren’s win in Zandvoort, their second in a row after Budapest, highlighted a key point: the updates introduced on either side of the summer break did more than restore the aerodynamic load the car had been missing. They also enabled the team to take a decisive step forward.At the Barcelona Grand
Read ArticleWhen Toto Wolff held his annual media session with a select group of Dutch journalists at Zandvoort, one of the topics that came up was how a Formula 1 team can get the maximum out of a driver and, related to that, how much freedom a team principal should give a star driver.The most recent example i
Read ArticleHaas has completed its latest Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) run with Ryo Hirakawa, Leonardo Fornaroli and Rafael Camara in action, as focus on its 2027 Formula 1 driver line-up increases.With the 2027 F1 silly season picking up speed since the end of the summer break, Haas is one of the few teams t
Read ArticleWith what is undoubtedly coming with a salary befitting a world champion, Lando Norris has put pen to paper to a deal tying him to the Woking-based team until 2030, with options for multiple additional years after that, taking Norris into his 30s.Imagining Norris wearing a different-coloured race su
Read ArticleLando Norris and McLaren have agreed to a long-term contract extension, keeping the world champion at the Formula 1 team until at least 2030.On Saturday morning McLaren announced it had tied Norris to the team until 2030, with multi-year options to further extend the 26-year-old's stay. Norris perso
Read ArticleMercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin rated the team’s pace through Zandvoort’s high-speed corners as “rubbish” and is looking for answers on its inconsistency between both stints and drivers in the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix.After a strong start to the Zandvoort weekend, with Georg
Read ArticleFerrari will use its ADUO-permitted upgrade on its engine for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, while also bringing aerodynamic updates and track-specific parts for its home round.Following reliability checks and the announcement of Ferrari being over 4% behind on the Additional Development and Upgr
Read ArticleUkraine has lodged a formal complaint to the FIA ethics committee following the lift to the ban on Russian competitors in international motorsport.The Ukrainian Automobile Federation (FAU) requested an urgent investigation into the Russian Automobile Federation (RAF) on Thursday, stating it is in br
Read ArticleMarc Marquez has explained why he advised Isack Hadjar against competing in Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix while recovering from a wrist injury.The Red Bull driver was keen to race at Zandvoort last weekend despite having injured his wrist the week before while working out in a gym.But the 21-year-old
Read ArticleJust over a month ago, it seemed pretty clear that McLaren was going to be unable to successfully defend the Formula 1 drivers’ title in 2026.Coming into the Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli led the standings with 204 points to his name, while the papaya drivers combined couldn’t even
Read ArticleAlpine has retained Franco Colapinto for the 2027 Formula 1 season, signing a new deal with the Argentinian for a second full-time campaign.The 23-year-old will remain alongside Alpine’s lead driver Pierre Gasly, who has been Colapinto’s team-mate since he joined the French marque for round seven of
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