Why Mercedes’ praise of Red Bull’s F1 engine may not tell the full story
Formula 1’s 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix currently looks like a race nobody wants to win. Of course, that’s not the case, but it jokingly underlines that, at this stage of the pre-season, everyone is keen to avoid the role of clear favourite. Although that has always been the game during F1 testing, this year […]
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 […]
Hamilton to get new Ferrari F1 race engineer in 2026
Riccardo Adami will no longer serve as Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer at Ferrari as the Italian has taken up a new role within the Formula 1 team’s young driver programme. Adami, who was previously the race engineer with both Sebastian Vettel and Carlos Sainz at the team, will now oversee the testing of previous cars […]
WEC 2025 BoP analysis: Ferrari
In 2025, Ferrari and AF Corse have pushed the Hypercar class to a new level, extracting even more performance from the 499P than in previous seasons, when the Italian LMH was already one of the fastest cars in the field. The 2025 season was defined by the Prancing Horse. Above all, the winning streak in the first […]
‘We are closing the gap to F1’
Ferrari’s Alessandro Pier Guidi believes the World Endurance Championship has become a genuine pathway for young drivers and now stands as the second-biggest series after Formula 1. Endurance racing has grown in popularity in recent years, fuelled by the introduction of new LMDh and LMH regulations that have attracted some of the world’s biggest brands […]
First F1 2026 test about mileage and not «pure performance»
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur reckons “pure performance” is quite irrelevant at the first pre-season test for the 2026 Formula 1 season due to the regulation change coming in. The 2026 campaign will introduce changes to both the power unit and chassis, as cars will become lighter and smaller and there’ll be more emphasis on electrical […]
Vettel reveals advice he gave to Hamilton for Ferrari switch
Sebastian Vettel has given insight into the advice he gave Lewis Hamilton ahead of the Briton’s move to Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Vettel raced for the Scuderia from 2015 to 2020, becoming its third-most successful driver in terms of grand prix victories, though he was twice beaten to the title by Hamilton. […]
It doesn’t matter if we’re P1 or P10 in Melbourne
Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur is expecting to see rapid in-season development as squads get to grips with the new regulations and doesn’t believe the pecking order will remain static after the opening race in Melbourne. The 2026 regulations change, encompassing new power units, energy deployment and aerodynamics, is one of the biggest rule […]
Hamilton «praying» for F1 2026 success after ground-effect woes
Lewis Hamilton is simply “praying” for better fortune in the next Formula 1 rules cycle after enduring a torrid time since the start of ground-effect cars in 2022. Just two of the seven-time world champion’s 105 grand prix victories have come in the current era, having particularly struggled in qualifying because these cars don’t necessarily […]