When Max Verstappen hustles his Winward team's Mercedes GT3 car around the Nordschleife this weekend in his quest to win the Nurburgring 24 Hours, record numbers of fans are expected to watch on, either at the sold-out event or via the broadcast. Among them will likely be a number of his Formula 1 colleagues, and some of them might even be tinged with envy.
McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar ...Keep reading

The cancellation of the April grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the conflict in the Middle East reshaped the 2026 Formula 1 calendar. The double withdrawal left a one-month gap without races, while also creating several issues regarding how to reorganise the second half of the championship.
Formally, the two events have never been officially cancelled by Formula 1, which merely ...Keep reading

“We're getting there, we're not the same yet.”
This was Max Verstappen’s reaction to McLaren team boss Andrea Stella’s comment that there are “four teams in such a tight competition”, following an encouraging Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Mercedes prevailing and Ferrari also in the mix.
Isack Hadjar had a nightmare weekend, well off Verstappen’s pace before being excluded ...Keep reading

On 21 May, Valtteri Bottas will sit down with Autosport for our very first ‘You Ask The Questions’ interview.
You, the Autosport reader, have an opportunity to ask questions to the 10-time Formula 1 grand prix winner.
Perhaps you’d like to ask him about his recent column about mental health and eating disorders, his time at title-winning Mercedes, or his new challenge at ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen will make his debut in the Nurburgring 24 Hours this weekend. In doing so, he joins a long list of Formula 1 drivers who have taken part in the endurance classic.
Verstappen’s entry is not only big news because of his status, but also because he becomes part of a select group. Since 1970 – the first year of the race – more than 30 F1 drivers have competed in this legendary ...Keep reading

There is much more at stake than just a matter of technology behind the debate over the engine that will power the Formula 1 cars of the future. Over the past five years, the championship’s financial growth has been staggering: revenue has risen from $2.1billion in 2021 to $3.9bn in 2025, drastically changing the landscape. F1 teams have become companies capable of closing their annual financial ...Keep reading

After a difficult start to the season, Red Bull appears to have taken a significant step forward in Miami, with Max Verstappen describing it as “light at the end of the tunnel” for the team.
His fifth place in the Miami Grand Prix did not fully reflect that progress, but in terms of pure pace Red Bull looked considerably more competitive than during the first three race weekends of ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen is drawn to GT3 racing because it offers him a chance to make a difference in a level-playing field, according to the category’s architect Stephane Ratel.
While Formula 1 drivers have largely stopped competing regularly outside grand prix weekends in recent decades, aside from an occasional appearance in the Race of Champions, Verstappen has bucked the trend by exploring a wide ...Keep reading

Ford will make its Hypercar debut in the World Endurance Championship next year, and the company's racing chief Mark Rushbrook would love to see Max Verstappen race the car one day.
Ford has returned to Formula 1 this year thanks to its partnership with Red Bull Racing. The two parties have joined forces for the development and production of power units for Red Bull and its sister team Racing ...Keep reading

Formula 1 will shift away from the current split between combustion and electric power, which is close to 50:50 this year, for the 2027 season, the FIA has announced.
F1’s new-for-2026 rules quickly became a controversial topic this season, with the longed-for smaller, nimbler cars overshadowed by the greater emphasis on energy management.
F1 racers have been dissatisfied with the driving ...Keep reading