Andretti Global nears decision on fourth Indianapolis 500 entry
Andretti Global is close to a verdict on if it will run a fourth car for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in May. The organization has added a one-off entry to the Indianapolis 500 each of the last five years with Marco Andretti, who announced his retirement over the offseason. Even with that […]
Verstappen “in a horror show” – Wolff responds to 2026 F1 criticism
After the Chinese Grand Prix, Max Verstappen once again voiced his strong dissatisfaction with the new Formula 1 regulations. The Dutchman said that fans who enjoy this type of on-track action “don’t understand racing” and that the new ruleset is fundamentally flawed. “It’s not fun at all. It’s playing Mario Kart. This is not racing,” […]
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia F1 races officially called off as Iran conflict rages
F1 and governing body the FIA have officially announced the series will not travel to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. The two Middle Eastern races will not be replaced, meaning there is a five-week gap in the calendar between the end-of-March Japan round and the Miami Grand […]
Every lap is survival in «undriveable» Red Bull F1 car
Max Verstappen lamented Red Bull’s «undriveable» Formula 1 car as he suggested «every lap is like survival» after qualifying eighth for the Chinese Grand Prix. Verstappen finished ninth in Saturday morning’s sprint after a disastrous start dropped him down the order like a brick, and will be eighth on the grid after Red Bull was […]
Mercedes yet to understand problem that nearly ruined Russell’s qualifying
Qualifying in China went anything but smoothly for George Russell after he suffered a front-wing breakage in Q2 and then briefly halted on track at Turn 5 during Q3. Russell had won the earlier sprint race from pole position but looked far less assured during what proved to be a fraught qualifying session. Mercedes says […]
Decision imminent on F1 Bahrain and Saudi races as time runs out
Following talks at last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, F1 had set itself a 10-day deadline to make a final call on the fate of April’s Bahrain and Saudi Grands Prix, a timeline largely dictated by freight logistics to the Gulf as the US and Israeli war on Iran continues to engulf the region. The two […]
Why Mercedes is playing down rift with F1 engine customers
In the aftermath of George Russell securing pole position for the sprint race in China by 0.289s from Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, and a substantial 0.621s from third-placed Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has moved to quell talk of a schism with its customer teams. After qualifying for last weekend’s Australian Grand […]
Briatore confirms Mercedes hoping to buy Alpine F1 team share
The Mercedes Formula 1 team intends to acquire a stake in the rival Alpine outfit, Flavio Briatore has confirmed. Recent reports about the potential transaction – which Autosport clarified on Thursday involves Mercedes itself, not just Toto Wolff – have been corroborated by the Alpine team boss in Friday’s press conference at the Chinese Grand […]
Lowdon on what’s next for Cadillac after short F1 honeymoon
Cadillac’s rocky road to an eventually accepted Formula 1 entry has been well documented, but it is hard to underestimate the challenge the series’ first bona fide start-up team in a decade has faced as it rapidly built up its workforce across its UK headquarters in Silverstone and its various US bases. Appreciating the challenge […]