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Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur believes May’s Miami Grand Prix will be the start of a “new championship” as teams “push like crazy” for a first real opportunity to roll out major upgrades. Some teams had already trickled out upgrades at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, but most frontrunners are keeping their powder dry for Miami on the first weekend of May. In some cases, their hand was forced by the cancellation of the April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, due to the US-Israel war on Iran. Vasseur had long pointed out that the season opener in Australia would…
Aston Martin chief trackside officer Mike Krack has denied the handshake between Lawrence Stroll and Koji Watanabe on the grid in Japan was a “peace” offering.Prior to the start of the race, the two heads of the Aston Martin and Honda projects were photographed shaking hands.It came amid a highly challenging start to the year for the team as it competes with a car that is both unreliable and uncompetitive.The third round of the season last weekend in Japan marked Honda’s home event, and in the build-up to the race, Stroll and Watanabe posed for a photograph while shaking hands.But…
The 2026 season has already delivered enough shocks and surprises through its opening three rounds to leave the paddock talking. Mercedes has emerged with startling dominance, sweeping all three grands prix and establishing a 45-point cushion in the constructors' standings Meanwhile, defending champions McLaren sit a distant third with just 46 points, trailing Mercedes by nearly 90 points after reliability woes and a significant pace deficit. Red Bull's struggles have been equally dramatic, with Max Verstappen languishing in ninth place with only 12 points. Aston Martin's pre-season crisis, marked by catastrophic reliability failures and just 65 laps in Barcelona testing,…
Former F1 driver Martin Brundle has brushed off Max Verstappen’s criticism of the new F1 cars, insisting his complaints are getting “boring”.Verstappen has been vocal in his disappointment with the new cars, which heavily rely on energy management and deployment to overtake a rival.The four-time champion has warned that the cars could lead him to walk away from the sport at the end of the current season.But Brundle has admitted to being tired of hearing about Verstappen’s grumblings and threats to retire, insisting he should make a decision without calling attention to his predicament.“Max is very unfiltered, he always has…
Pierre Gasly described Alpine’s 2026 challenger as the best Formula 1 car he’s had in his career, after beating Max Verstappen to seventh position in the Japanese Grand Prix. After Alpine sacrificed its 2025 campaign to focus on F1’s new technical regulations, Gasly has again spearheaded its effort – and this time higher up the grid. The 30-year-old qualified seventh in the last three sessions (sprint included), each time faster than both Red Bulls; in the Japanese Grand Prix, Gasly comfortably pulled away from the remainder of the pack before the safety car bunched up the field, erasing his three-second…
Fresh images have been shared of the Qiddiya Speed Park Track as construction continues on the track poised to join the calendar from 2028.Plans for the circuit were unveiled two years ago, forming part of the megaproject funded by the Saudi Arabian government.Although Jeddah has hosted F1 in Saudi Arabia since 2021, Qiddyia is seeking to take over as host in the near future. Qiddiya itself is currently still under construction, as is the circuit that is to run through it. Designed by Herman Tilke and Alexander Wurz, the circuit is going to have 21 corners and will replace Spa-Francorchamps as the…
With his victory at the 2026 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix and his team-mate’s fourth-place finish, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli became the new championship leader. In the process, he earned the record as the youngest driver ever to top the F1 championship. Antonelli’s achievement is even more remarkable when you remember he is the first driver to lead the championship at under 20 years old – and in fact the first to do so before turning 22. Read Also: Usually, drivers reach the top of the standings years later than the young Italian. Among the youngest, five drivers first led the…
The 2026 Japanese Grand Prix was one which created more questions than answers, and featured the biggest and most concerning crash of the season so far. Join RacingNews365’s Ian Parkes and Nick Golding in this fan Q&A special as they answer YOUR biggest questions from the Japanese GP weekend. We break down Verstappen’s involvement in fixing Red Bull, how lucky Bearman was, Lewis Hamilton’s strange loss of pace, and whether George Russell is feeling the pressure! Drop your thoughts in the comments – what surprised YOU most?
Just days after the Japanese Grand Prix, Ferrari is preparing to return to the track. During the forced break caused by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix, the Scuderia has planned two on-track sessions with the SF-25. Tomorrow, Ferrari’s test team will be at Mugello to begin two days of TPC (Testing of Previous Cars). There will be no race drivers at Ferrari’s home circuit; instead, the test drivers who contribute to the car’s development in the simulator will take part. The drivers rotating behind the wheel will therefore be Antonio Giovinazzi, Arthur Leclerc, and Antonio…
For so long had the Formula 1 paddock only seen sponsor-laden team wear before Lewis Hamilton. Yes, there were hints of an interest in fashion from a number of drivers – Michael Schumacher knew how to throw on some leather and fur once upon a time. But it was Lewis Hamilton that really intertwined fashion with F1, and his impact in this way has been transformative. Now in his second year with the Ferrari team, he’s discussed how he dismantled the stigma around dressing the way he wanted. “To be a racing driver, you had to fit a certain shape:…