Alberto Puig to step down as HRC team manager in 2027, take on advisory role
Alberto Puig will step down as team manager of Honda’s factory squad at the end of the current MotoGP season to become an advisor to the Japanese manufacturer. The news comes less than a week after it emerged that Davide Brivio, currently team principal at Trackhouse and previously a senior executive at Yamaha and Suzuki, […]
Carmelo Ezpeleta confident MotoGP will «reach an agreement» with manufacturers
Carmelo Ezpeleta says MotoGP is confident it will reach an agreement with manufacturers over the next commercial cycle from 2027 to 2031, despite negotiations dragging on for nearly a year. Talks between the series promoter, now operating as MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, and manufacturers are still ongoing, with key aspects of the future structure of […]
Barcelona joins F1 rotation with new three-race deal
Formula 1 has concluded fresh terms with the organisers of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, keeping the race at Montmelo on the calendar for three out of the next six years. Barcelona has gone into the final year of its existing contract and has been under severe pressure to invest in its outdated facilities and safeguard […]
Haas has tried to leave «door open» for F1 2026 development trends
Although every Formula 1 team has some degree of confidence that it has chosen the best platform for 2026’s new rules, it pays to build some leeway into the design — giving the engineers space to adapt to emerging trends. The best approach should become clear over the opening rounds. Back in 2022, for example, […]
Aston Martin was four months late with 2026 F1 car design, Newey reveals
Adrian Newey has revealed Aston Martin didn’t start its 2026 wind tunnel programme until mid-April 2025, which accounts for the team’s current setback. As Formula 1 held a five-day shakedown last week at Barcelona, where each team was allowed to run on three days, Aston completed just one full day of testing, on Friday, after […]
The challenges facing Williams ahead of F1 2026
It’s a demonstration of the merciless nature of Formula 1 that Williams, statistically one of the most successful teams of all time in terms of championships won, has been bumping along the bottom for more than two decades and narrowly avoided financial extinction at the turn of the decade. Williams last claimed the drivers’ and […]
What happened on day five of F1’s secretive 2026 shakedown
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap on the final day of Formula 1’s 2026 shakedown in Barcelona, while Mercedes conducted the most mileage across the week. The Ferrari driver completed an unofficial 1m16.348s towards the end of day five at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, knocking former Mercedes stablemate George Russell off top spot. In what can […]
What caused Hadjar’s Red Bull crash at Barcelona F1 shakedown
Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar has explained what caused his crash on Tuesday at the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown. The new Red Bull driver suffered the only major accident of the shakedown week at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as he went off at the final corner late on Tuesday in wet conditions. Hadjar’s Red Bull car reportedly […]
Why Hamilton has found the new F1 cars more fun to drive
Lewis Hamilton’s wealth of Formula 1 experience puts him in the best place to assess the new generation of cars – and he’s enjoying what he is driving so far. The seven-time F1 world champion is entering the fifth major regulations overhaul of his career and has often been vocal about which era of car […]