The FIA has published the results of the latest Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) evaluation for Formula 1 power units - with Red Bull-Ford still considered the benchmark.
According to the governing body’s analysis, which is inclusive of all races from the Melbourne season opener to round 11 at Budapest, the Red Bull-Ford internal combustion engine is the most powerful ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella is sceptical about his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff's claims that Mercedes doesn't have the available budget to fast-track car upgrades.
In recent weeks Ferrari and especially McLaren have made drastic improvements to their 2026 cars, allowing them to take two wins apiece and put significant pressure on the erstwhile dominant Mercedes ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says his Dutch Grand Prix frustration "wasn’t the best version of me" as he apologised to his Ferrari Formula 1 team for it boiling over on team radio.
During the second half of the race, Hamilton grew increasingly frustrated at the lack of strategy updates from Ferrari, especially once he got stuck behind team-mate Charles Leclerc, who was slower than the Briton on older ...Keep reading

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella says its appeal against the Monaco Grand Prix result, which is being held on Tuesday, stems from its concern for "the integrity of the sport".
On Tuesday, the FIA's International Court of Appeal is handling an appeal by McLaren and Red Bull against the result of June's Monaco Grand Prix, in which several drivers were handed time penalties for ...Keep reading

Formula 1's governing body the FIA condemned the online harassment directed at its race stewards following their decision to apply the rulebook and penalise Alpine driver Franco Colapinto at Zandvoort.
Colapinto and Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad were both handed drive-through penalties for overtaking under a double-waved yellow flag on lap one of the race.
At the end of the lap, the ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says his squad "hasn't got the money" to develop its 2026 car as much as McLaren and Ferrari are doing.
Both McLaren and Ferrari have made significant progress in recent months by piling on upgrades to their respective cars, which has turned both into multiple race winners.
Meanwhile, a more conservative upgrade plan at Mercedes, with little ...Keep reading

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has clarified what led to Lewis Hamilton’s radio outbursts during a tough Dutch Grand Prix weekend for the Formula 1 outfit.
The Scuderia finished off the podium for a second, consecutive race as Hamilton took fourth with team-mate Charles Leclerc in fifth – the reverse of Budapest – and it is clear what the defining moments were for Ferrari during Sunday’s ...Keep reading

Mercedes has officially decided its Formula 1 world championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start from the back of the grid at the upcoming Italian Grand Prix after it decided to give him a new power unit, exceeding his allowance for the year.
Drivers are allowed to use up to four power units for the season, but Mercedes' reliability woes over the first half of the campaign meant it has always ...Keep reading

The 2026 Formula 1 championship finds itself at a curious intersection where nobody is willing to entertain the idea that they have the best car.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli said after finishing second to Lando Norris in the Dutch Grand Prix that Mercedes no longer has the best car – indeed, that it may only be the third best.
But Norris, now fourth in the standings with 159 points ...Keep reading

The opening stages of the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort descended into chaos after rain had started to fall during the grid procedure.
Max Verstappen crashed heavily on the exit of the final corner on the opening lap of the race. The Red Bull driver admitted that it was entirely his own mistake. The Dutchman thought he could get back on the throttle, but that part of the track was ...Keep reading