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 […]
How e-fuels and advanced additives will be an F1 2026 development battleground
While the headline changes in the power unit regulations for the new Formula 1 era in 2026 centre around the mix of power between internal combustion and electrical deployment, the way the FIA measures, controls, and interprets the fuel that reaches the engine through the flow meter is shifting too. The dual verification system required a […]
These are the least used flags in F1
When race stewards and officials need to send a message to Formula 1 drivers on track, they can call on teams to relay the information over the radio, or can throw up a flag around the track to instantly alert drivers. Marshals at F1 circuits can wave nine different flags, and some are used a […]
Why drastic 2026 F1 targets still weigh on teams
When Formula 1’s new generation of cars turn up in Barcelona at the end of January for the first collective shakedown, few of them are expected to meet the FIA’s 2026 minimum weight. As part of its 2026 rules overhaul, which features a departure from ground effect cars as well a much bigger electric component to […]
Get the best value for your motorsport memorabilia with upcoming BUDDS Auction
If you’re looking to sell your motorsport memorabilia and hoping to maximize your profits, BUDDS’ upcoming auction might be exactly what you need. From 13-27 February, BUDDS will run its Full Throttle Future – The 2026 Motorsport Auction. Several memorable items already are up for sale, including an Ayrton Senna artwork depicting him in his 1986 […]
F1 manufacturers to discuss 2026 engine loophole in FIA meeting
Even before the first collective on-track Formula 1 action of 2026, there has been talk about the new engine regulations. More specifically, the focus is on the compression ratio of the internal combustion engine (ICE) – the ratio between the cylinder’s maximum and minimum volume. Under the previous regulations, this ratio was 18:1, but for […]
Why Williams doesn’t expect F1 2026 to define its next steps
Off the back of a much-improved 2025 campaign which yielded a comfortable fifth place in the Formula 1 world constructors’ standings, Williams is now a team that is looking up rather than over down. Over the past 18 months the Grove-based squad harvested bountiful low-hanging fruit that was holding it back, and that meant that […]
Why Alpine believes 2025 discoveries can be benefitted from with Mercedes power
In many respects, 2025 has been a frustrating year for Alpine. The team decided early on to shift its full focus to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations and therefore to virtually abandon the development of the A525. Alpine admitted it was surprised by some of its rivals, who continued to introduce upgrades even late in […]
Secrets of the sophisticated new tech monitoring the 2026 F1 engines
If there is one lesson the era of turbo-hybrid Formula 1 cars has taught us, it is how important and complex the role of the flow meter is. Limiting the amount of fuel the cars could carry, as well as its flow rate, forced manufacturers to innovate to improve combustion efficiency – making this instrument […]