F1 to decide before summer break on recovering Middle Eastern race
Formula 1 has set a summer break deadline to recover one of its postponed Middle Eastern races as it still aims to add Bahrain or Saudi Arabia to the calendar. Both Middle Eastern races were called off in March amid the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, with the protracted hostilities in recent months requiring […]
«Emotional» Vasseur misunderstood comments on Ferrari
Toto Wolff reckons the “very emotional” Fred Vasseur failed to interpret his comments about Ferrari and its upgrades in the 2026 Formula 1 campaign in the manner that they were intended. This has been a developing storyline at the British Grand Prix, after Wolff revealed, last weekend in Austria, his surprise at the manner in […]
F1 drivers criticise ‘dangerous’ yo-yo racing in British GP sprint race
“Lap one was just chaos with the energy usage,” said McLaren’s Oscar Piastri after finishing seventh in Saturday’s sprint race at Silverstone. “Pretty dangerous at some points, to be honest, but that’s what we’ve got… Then after that the following [other cars] was just very, very difficult in terms of staying on top of the […]
Hamilton pips Antonelli to Silverstone sprint pole
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1’s British Grand Prix sprint, holding off his Mercedes successor Kimi Antonelli at Silverstone. In a single-lap shoot-out on soft tyres, Antonelli set the provisionally fastest time, only for Hamilton to dip a mere 0.011s below the Italian’s effort to clinch his first sprint pole since […]
«They scared me yesterday» – Hamilton expected Ferrari to be six tenths off at Silverstone
Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari’s predictions «scared» him about being «six tenths off» down Silverstone’s straights, before taking a surprise British Grand Prix sprint race pole position. During Thursday’s media day for the British Grand Prix, and even after this weekend’s sole practice session, Ferrari kept expectations firmly in check. With nine victories at Silverstone, Hamilton […]
Why Russell believes energy-starved Silverstone will have better racing
George Russell shrugged off complaints over the expected energy starvation at Formula 1’s British Grand Prix and stated that, although the drivers may find the increased energy management aspect challenging, it will create «better racing». The opening round of the 2026 season in Melbourne played out to mixed reviews; while some enjoyed the chaotic ‘yo-yo’ brand of […]
How «charging station» Silverstone will really look different in F1 2026
If you thought Formula 1’s favourite water cooler topic of energy management had gone away because of the band-aid fixes applied in Miami and the bigger changes agreed for 2027, then think again. Recent races at circuits where cars were less energy limited had perhaps put vexatious talk of energy management on the backburner. But […]
Why Ferrari fears «deficit could be twice as big» to Mercedes at Silverstone and Spa
After Lewis Hamilton’s victory in Barcelona, hopes grew that Ferrari could become a genuine contender in this year’s Formula 1 title fight, but the seven-time world champion insists there is still a long way to go. That is partly because of what Hamilton describes as the «phenomenal» strength of his former employer Mercedes, but also […]
Remembering the 1987 British GP
The 1987 British Grand Prix provided a dramatic duel between Williams team-mates and championship rivals Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell, culminating in one of Formula 1’s greatest passes. In the latest episode of our From the Archive series, host Kevin Turner is joined by Maurice Hamilton and Damien Smith – both were there on that day […]