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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has dismissed concerns relating to the high-intensity battles between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc this year.The Ferrari pair have gone wheel-to-wheel on numerous occasions in the early stages of the campaign – including at last Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.However, the duo have so far been able to avoid a clash despite the close proximity of their battles.Vasseur has insisted that both drivers know that the team comes first when it comes to their on-track behaviour.“As long as we have the two cars at the end, I’m happy that it’s a good emulation,” Vasseur told F1. “Everybody…

1997 F1 champion Jacques Villenueve has stated Mercedes should be “worried” over the security of its placement at the head of the pecking order.The Brackley-based squad has enjoyed a strong start to the new campaign, winning the opening three grands prix.It has stretched out a strong lead in the constructors’ championship as George Russell and Kimi Antonelli attempt to battle it out for the drivers’ title.However, last time out in Japan, Oscar Piastri enjoyed a positive opening stint for McLaren and managed to stay ahead of Russell in the lead.As a result, Villeneuve has suggested McLaren’s pace around Suzuka should…

Red Bull is ‘paying the price’ for its 2025 Formula 1 title bid with Max Verstappen, as resources were diverted from its 2026 challenger, team principal Laurent Mekies has admitted. Last season, Verstappen managed to overturn Oscar Piastri’s 104-point championship lead in the last nine grands prix of the season, falling just two points short of the Australian’s McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. The effort came at a significant cost to Red Bull, with spending restricted by the budget cap while wind tunnel and CFD tests are limited by the Aerodynamic Testing Restrictions regulations – all the more so for top teams.…

Alex Albon has described that F1 drivers are afraid to make usual defensive moves on track, believing such manoeuvres have become “awkward.”After the huge crash of Oliver Bearman in the Japanese GP, where he was caught out by the closing speeds, whilst Franco Colapinto’s Alpine harvested energy on the run to Spoon curve.The closing speed involved was around 30mph, with such high speeds one area of concern raised by McLaren boss Andrea Stella in pre-season testing. Now, Albon has detailed how in the drivers’ briefing, it has been discussed how a usual defensive move on track is now prompting second thoughts…

It is often said that the hard part is not getting there, but staying there – so perhaps the real challenge isn’t winning in Formula 1 (which it absolutely is, very much so), but repeating it. Kimi Antonelli has done just that: after becoming the second-youngest driver to win in F1 history at the Chinese Grand Prix, he followed it up by winning again in the Japanese Grand Prix a few weeks later. His second F1 race win made him the youngest championship leader in history. But which other drivers managed to make their first two wins consecutively? Well, only…

The Japanese Grand Prix highlighted how the 2026 Formula 1 regulations can create exciting races, but with critical issues which need addressing – starting at next week’s meeting between F1, the FIA, and the teams. Precisely because of this dynamic of overtakes and counter-overtakes, Suzuka offered a chance to observe how certain behaviours of the complex new power units can affect how drivers must handle their cars – almost unnaturally – forcing them to adapt more to energy management logic than to instinct. This is something that also affects qualifying, and it’s one of the reasons many drivers have pointed…

While the 2026 F1 season is still in its infancy, Alpine are amongst those to start the campaign off in promising form – marking quite a step forwards from their tough outing last year. After ending 2025 with 22 points at the bottom of the Teams’ Championship, the Enstone-based outfit have already achieved a tally of 16 across the opening three rounds of the campaign, resulting in them leaping up to fifth in the standings – and putting them equal on points with sixth-placed Red Bull, while Haas are only two points ahead in fourth. All of this bodes well…

Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto has conceded the German manufacturer is enduring “terrible” starts, which is denting its progress and ability to bag strong results.The German manufacturer scored a point at the season-opening round in Australia to kickstart a dream debut.Bortoleto sought to follow up his point-scoring result with another top 10 finish last time out in Japan as he lined up in ninth place.However, the Brazilian found himself slipping down the order on the opening lap along with team-mate Nico Hulkenberg, with both going on to finish outside the top 10.Bortoleto pointed to the team’s poor starts as a clear…

Available for 271 daysIzzy Hammond and Harry Benjamin look back at the Japanese GP, digesting the latest F1 trends and biggest discussion points. Could Max Verstappen be on his way out of F1? How hard is it to change F1’s new regs? And do we currently have too many overtakes going on?  Plus, Izzy presents her favourite memes of the week, we discuss your hot takes, and call for Jack Black to be at every F1 race!Programme WebsiteShow less

The Suzuka race highlighted why the 2026 Formula 1 regulations can both create exciting races – thanks to hybrid energy deployment strategies that cause near-constant passing – but also what the critical issues are that need addressing, starting at next week’s meeting between F1, the FIA, and the teams. Precisely because of this dynamic of overtakes and counter-overtakes, the Japanese race also offered a chance to observe how certain behaviours of the complex new power units can affect how drivers must handle their cars – almost unnaturally – forcing them to adapt more to energy management logic than to instinct.…