In Formula 1, time is everything. Not just the time ticking away on the stopwatch, but also the time needed to design, develop and refine. It is the invisible factor that separates success from failure. The teams are constantly racing against the clock: every detail is planned, every task is meticulously timed, and every margin for error is reduced to a minimum. Nothing is left to ...Keep reading

When the media gathered at Red Bull’s hospitality unit during the first week of winter testing in Bahrain, most colleagues were wondering how Max Verstappen would respond to the new regulations. After all, the Dutchman had already warned about this engine formula in the summer of 2023 and had openly stated that, in his view, it was heading in the wrong direction.
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For many years the finest comestible one could look forward to at the British Grand Prix was a greasy bacon sandwich.
The home of the first world championship race spent a long time running on the fumes of former glories, slipping ever further behind the times, arguably reaching its nadir in PR terms in 2002 when low cloud prevented commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone’s helicopter ...Keep reading

Red Bull has recruited Racing Bulls' deputy technical director Andrea Landi into a senior position, with Dan Fallows now starting his role as the sister team's technical director.
On Friday, Red Bull announced it had promoted its long-time head of performance engineering Ben Waterhouse into a more senior role.
Waterhouse moves to the position of chief performance and design engineer ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 race director Michael Masi has received support from his successor Niels Wittich with regards to his controversial officiating in the title-deciding 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton were tied on points going into the Yas Marina race, meaning whoever finished ahead would claim the title – unless they both ended up out of the top 10, in which case ...Keep reading

Oliver Bearman has spoken for the first time about the accident he suffered at the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix - placing full responsibility on Franco Colapinto.
The incident occurred on lap 22 of the 53-lap race, where Bearman started around one second behind the Alpine through Suzuka’s sector two.
But he suddenly closed as Colapinto suffered from a lack of energy and with a speed ...Keep reading

Formula 1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali believes the series as a whole should try and agree on a future power unit formula as early as this year, backing a push for a lighter and simpler engine.
Initiated by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem's public desire for F1 to move to simpler, cheaper power units in the future, F1 stakeholders held meetings 12 months ago on what a future engine ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls team principal Alan Permane thinks Formula 1 should be ready to continuously trial energy management tweaks because of the upcoming pair of sprint weekends.
F1 stakeholders, including governing body the FIA, the 11 teams and their respective power unit representatives, are holding a series of meetings to formulate and then vote on solutions to improve the 2026 regulations.
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After the first three race weekends under the new-for-2026 ruleset, the April break offers a few weeks of reflection for the FIA and Formula 1.
On 20 April, team principals will meet to further discuss possible adjustments that have been brought up in technical discussions, including a meeting of technical experts last Thursday.
The possible tweaks are mainly related to energy management to ...Keep reading

Formula 1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali is confident the world championship will make the required adjustments to improve the 2026 regulations - but insists F1 is on the right track amid growing worldwide interest.
F1 overhauled its technical regulations for 2026 with a much bigger reliance on electric energy, featuring a near 50-50 split between the internal combustion engine and a ...Keep reading