How Newey hopes to help Aston Martin party like it’s 1998
Speaking on stage at the launch of Aston Martin’s hotly anticipated 2026 Formula 1 challenger, Adrian Newey confirmed an essential truism of the creative process: you can take the engineer out of the office, but you can’t take the ideas out of their head. Newey, architect of 12 constructors’ championship winners, admitted that he spent […]
Cadillac reveals cost of Super Bowl advert for its F1 livery reveal
General Motors brand Cadillac spent up to $20m on its Formula 1 livery reveal during the NFL’s Super Bowl, team CEO Dan Towriss has suggested. Cadillac’s first-ever F1 car took part in the Barcelona shakedown with a testing livery in late January, as it targeted the biggest possible audience – especially on its home market […]
Cadillac reveals two-sided livery for its maiden F1 season
Cadillac unveiled its first Formula 1 car livery ever in an advertisement which aired during the NFL’s Super Bowl. The American brand’s Ferrari-powered challenger, whose name is yet to be disclosed, will sport a two-sided livery; its left side will be a grayish white, while its right flank will be black. The design is […]
Audi F1 boss Binotto on biggest ever jobs list for new season
Mattia Binotto has «never seen such a long list” of jobs ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season as he prepares Audi for its maiden campaign in the championship. The German marque will finally make its much anticipated F1 debut this year after completing a full takeover of the historic Sauber squad ahead of the […]
Younger drivers should benefit from F1 regulation change
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is confident that Formula 1’s more inexperienced drivers will benefit from the 2026 regulation overhaul due to the need to adapt. F1 promises to look totally different this year with changes to both the chassis, lighter by 32kg plus less downforce, and engine, more reliant on electric power, after four years of […]
Komatsu: «Nobody’s satisfied» with Ocon’s F1 2025
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has admitted he expected better from Esteban Ocon in the 2025 Formula 1 season. Ocon joined Haas last year after leaving his longtime Alpine outfit, teaming up with Oliver Bearman, but against all expectations he was outscored by his rookie team-mate over the 2025 campaign, with 38 points to 41. […]
Why closing speeds are no longer a big concern with F1 2026 regulations
“We can forget everything that we’ve learned since go-karts” is how Esteban Ocon summed up the regulation overhaul for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. He isn’t alone in thinking that either, because one of the major talking points ahead of this forthcoming season is how drivers are having to significantly adapt their styles to these […]
Mercedes rivals push for intervention over F1 engine loophole
Under the new Formula 1 power unit regulations, discussion about the compression ratio flared up even before a single wheel had turned with the 2026 machinery. The ratio between cylinder volume with the piston at the bottom of its stroke and at the top was 18:1 under the previous regulations, but has been reduced to […]
The balancing act the new F1 cars will expose in qualifying
One of the biggest learning curves of the new Formula 1 regulations has been the increase and required management of electrical energy, an area where drivers could be exposed in the early rounds if they fail to optimise deployment. Almost all the drivers have detailed the challenge of where and when to deploy F1’s new […]