This writer’s first working grand prix was Austria 2002, a race that for most sticks in the mind for reasons pertaining to Ferrari team orders.
A far happier memory is of borrowing a tabard for qualifying and venturing into the trees behind the pits, on the inside of the Jochen Rindt Kurve, where one could stand by the barrier and revel at the sight of Formula 1 cars being driven at maximum ...Keep reading

 
Formula 1® race weekends, especially pivotal races like the Miami Grand Prix, extend far beyond Sunday’s race. Practice, qualifying and sprint sessions shape the story as teams develop their cars through the 2026 season. In Miami, the focus is on whether Mercedes can hold its advantage, or if rivals like Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull can close the gap. 
Drivers, engineers and entire ...Keep reading

Sepang – Oleg Karpov
It’s ironic to think that some welcomed the return of the Istanbul track to the calendar on the basis that F1 was going back to ‘historical’ venues – because Hermann Tilke and his company were commonly blamed for creating lookalike circuits. The only real basis for that argument is that all Tilke tracks are, indeed, the same in the sense that they feature ...Keep reading

Audi's Formula 1 team has announced Allan McNish as its new racing director, assuming many of the responsibilities held by team principal Jonathan Wheatley before his unexpected departure in March.
Following that move, Audi's F1 CEO Mattia Binotto confirmed that he would add the team principal title to his portfolio and discharge most of the duties required of that position – but also that ...Keep reading

The Turkish Grand Prix will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2027 after securing a five-year deal.
Having lobbied for a permanent spot on the F1 schedule since its two-year stint as COVID-enforced replacement races in 2020 and 2021, Istanbul Park will welcome back grand prix racing from next year following a deal agreed between series bosses, the Turkish government and the Turkish ...Keep reading

Judging and executing in-season development has become one of McLaren's strongest suits in recent Formula 1 seasons, most significantly in 2023 and '24, when it introduced upgrade packages early in the campaign which proved transformative.
So when team principal Andrea Stella used the forum of a special event for select media at McLaren's Woking factory to describe the MCL40 it will bring to ...Keep reading

“I sympathise with the drivers; I'm very critical not to lose the DNA and the heart of the sport, which is finding the fastest driver in the fastest machine to win the race.”
Like many in the paddock, Sebastian Vettel simply isn’t a fan of Formula 1’s new-for-2026 regulations. The four-time world champion has made that much clear on Swedish TV channel SVT.
The greater emphasis on ...Keep reading

Formula E boss Jeff Dodds reckons his championship is helping Formula 1 to understand its new set of regulations which he thinks have been unfairly criticised.
F1 introduced a radical new ruleset for 2026 with battery management now playing a key role in grands prix due to the power unit almost being 50% electrical alongside a nimbler chassis.
That’s led to F1 teams signing various ...Keep reading

The relationship between a Formula 1 driver and their race engineer has always been important, and this has been amplified in 2026 due to the complexity of the regulations.
To understand their bond, we've spoken to ex-F1 engineer Julien Simon-Chautemps, who offered guidance from the pit wall to drivers like Kimi Raikkonen, Romain Grosjean, Pastor Maldonado, Vitaly Petrov, and Jolyon Palmer ...Keep reading

After two discussions with technical chiefs, Monday marked the long-awaited meeting between the FIA, Formula 1, the teams and power unit manufacturers. The agenda revolved around how the technical regulations could be improved based on the opening rounds, and ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
Both the FIA and F1 had made it clear beforehand that major changes were highly unlikely, also because ...Keep reading