Jonathan Wheatley is officially leaving the Audi Formula 1 team, ahead of his impending move to Aston Martin.
Autosport revealed on Thursday that Adrian Newey was set to step down from his team principal duties, which he assumed three months ago, to focus on technical matters – and would be replaced by Audi team boss Wheatley.
The decision was made amid Aston Martin’s disastrous start to ...Keep reading

March 20, 2016 remains one of those days when Formula 1 frightened us, but also demonstrated its continuous progress in safety and its determination to always go further. It was 10 years ago, during the Australian Grand Prix, and a shocking crash sustained by Fernando Alonso is still vivid in some memories.
On lap 17 of the race, while battling for 19th place at the wheel of an underperforming ...Keep reading

After two races, Oliver Bearman sits fifth in Formula 1's 2026 drivers' championship – and has remarked upon his pleasure of the balance in Haas' VF-26 chassis.
While only early days, Bearman has been one of the most impressive performers in the early stages of the season, scoring all of Haas' 17-point total thus far as team-mate Esteban Ocon has endured a less fortuitous run.
After ...Keep reading

Formula 1’s team principals have met to review findings from the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix weekends as the championship’s new regulations remain under scrutiny.
According to reports, all present agreed that the races were of a high standard in terms of on-track action and were happy with the response from the public and fans and thus not currently a cause for concern.
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Aston Martin is set to welcome Jonathan Wheatley as team principal, with the news that Adrian Newey is to step down from the role.
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Autosport reported earlier on Thursday that the British technical guru, who had stepped in to replace Andy Cowell only at the start of ...Keep reading

Adrian Newey is set to step down from his team principal position at the Aston Martin Formula 1 team, where he’ll be replaced by current Audi team boss Jonathan Wheatley.
Autosport understands Newey will step down in order to focus exclusively on technical matters, as Aston Martin has experienced a more than underwhelming start to the 2026 F1 season. Power unit trouble with new partner Honda ...Keep reading

The FIA has appointed a new deputy race director in Formula 1, promoting Paul Burns to the role to work with current lead Rui Marques.
This follows Claire Dubbelman's departure from the FIA at the start of 2026 to join the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, leaving the deputy post open for the opening two rounds of the season.
The FIA has since promoted Burns, who has experience in ...Keep reading

The first two races of the Formula 1 season have revealed an under-the-radar trend, one that offers a clearer picture of what had been hinted at in the Bahrain tests and of certain characteristics of the Red Bull power unit.
As seen in Melbourne and confirmed in China, the Racing Bulls VCARB 03 is one of the most difficult cars to overtake on the entire grid.
This was something that Oliver ...Keep reading

From 1 June, new FIA tests for Formula 1 engines mean Mercedes’compression ratio loophole will be closed – but it may not be sufficient for Ferrari to catch up.
As the world championship switched to new power units for 2026, the internal combustion engine’s compression ratio was reduced from 18:1 to 16:1. However, the ratio is checked at ambient temperature, and Mercedes found a way to ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says he is ‘back to his best’, though he insists there’s still “room to improve”, following his first podium with Ferrari at Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix.
At a Shanghai International Circuit where his sprint win was a rare highlight last year, Hamilton outqualified team-mate Charles Leclerc in both sessions and came out on top in their lengthy Sunday battle.
This ...Keep reading