The Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix which will conclude Formula 1’s 2026 season are set to proceed as planned, provided there is no dramatic escalation of the Iran war.
The Middle Eastern conflict, which started in late February as the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, has destabilised the region. The calendars of many motorsport championships have been impacted – not least ...Keep reading

The FIA has announced its final Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) results for the 2026 Formula 1 season, with no changes granted for any of the power unit manufacturers.
From this season, the FIA installed a mechanism in the F1 regulations which allowed power unit manufacturers the ability to make updates, if they fell behind the leading engine, in the form of tokens ...Keep reading

On the Monday after the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber announced in a joint statement that the latter and Ann Neal would no longer manage the 25-year-old McLaren driver. The timing may come as a surprise – now rather than at the end of the season – but the news itself had been on the cards for some time.
The clearest hint came from Piastri during pre-season ...Keep reading

When job security is in short supply, there's one solution for an Formula 1 driver. Be so good they can't ignore you.
That's easier said than done, but it certainly seems to be what Liam Lawson has taken to heart as he battled for his future over the recent Americas triple-header. Having been an integral part of Racing Bulls' rise to fifth in the constructors' championship, which will be the ...Keep reading

Oscar Piastri and Mark Webber have mutually agreed to terminate their management agreement, the pair have announced.
Webber and his wife Ann – who ran Mark’s career herself back in the day – became Piastri’s managers in 2019, the year the youngster narrowly beat Victor Martins to the Formula Renault Eurocup title and a spot on Renault’s F1 academy.
Piastri’s rise was meteoric ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc was handed a five-second penalty after the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix for his clash with Liam Lawson, dropping the Ferrari driver down to eighth place in the final results.
The Monegasque was battling the Racing Bulls driver for seventh place on lap 69 of the Sao Paulo race when the pair made contact into Juncao, Turn 12, but both were able to continue and finish the ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli vowed to put aside his Brazilian Grand Prix anger to celebrate Mercedes winning the Formula 1 constructors' title, as he rued the balance issues and the spin that took him out of victory contention.
The new world champion had picked up the lead from polesitter Lando Norris at the start, and was building a pretty healthy lead over the Briton in the opening laps of the race. He ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has snared his third win of 2026 in a mixed weather Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix, defeating a resurgent Max Verstappen while Mercedes claimed the world constructors' championship.
After reclaiming the lead from his world champion successor Kimi Antonelli early on when he spun off, polesitter Norris thwarted Verstappen's latest stunning Brazil comeback in a race which both started ...Keep reading

With Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen 20th and 21st on the grid of the Brazilian Grand Prix, Sunday’s Formula 1 race promises to be fascinating – regardless of weather conditions.
Hamilton and Verstappen happen to be two drivers who performed memorable recoveries at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, a track where overtaking has always been easier than most.
Back in 2021, the seven-time world ...Keep reading

One hour, 23 minutes. You could've squeezed most of a football match into the rain delay during Formula 1 qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, and it looked for all the world like the session wouldn't actually get going again.
A repeat of 2024, where qualifying was squeezed onto Sunday morning, looked likely. Yet, a saviour arrived when a break in the clouds emerged, and the circuit had ...Keep reading