Eight shock Formula 1 team principal changes
2007 — Ferrari hero Ross Brawn moves to Honda Having played a key role in every world title won by Michael Schumacher as technical director at Benetton and at Ferrari, Ross Brawn left the Scuderia at the same time as the German, in late 2006. One year later, he was appointed as Honda team principal, […]
How Fernando Alonso’s terrifying 2016 Australian GP crash broke down barriers
March 20, 2016 remains one of those days when Formula 1 frightened us, but also demonstrated its continuous progress in safety and its determination to always go further. It was 10 years ago, during the Australian Grand Prix, and a shocking crash sustained by Fernando Alonso is still vivid in some memories. On lap 17 […]
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 […]
My F1 2026 practice starts were my worst ever
George Russell claimed his two practice starts in testing for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign “were worse” than his worst ever, with Ferrari looking the strongest in that regard. Changes to the race start procedure has been one of the main talking points during pre-season, as drivers must now rev their engines for at least […]
F1 drivers have «nothing to complain about» with 2026 car
Reigning world champion Lando Norris feels Formula 1 drivers have little to complain about following Max Verstappen’s explosive criticism on the new generation of cars. Speaking his mind on the new regulations, which feature a much bigger reliance on electric energy that forces drivers and teams to focus heavily on energy management, Verstappen said the […]
Norris leads from Verstappen on opening day
McLaren’s Lando Norris opened the book on the first day of official Formula 1 pre-season testing by going 0.129s faster than Max Verstappen, although the Red Bull driver completed more laps than McLaren managed all day. Oscar Piastri set a best time of 1m35.602s over 54 laps in the morning, before Norris took over the […]
Piastri wants McLaren to avoid papaya rules «headaches» in 2026
McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri has backed the team’s finetuned approach to letting the Australian and team-mate Lando Norris compete on an equal footing, hoping the squad can avoid «causing some headaches for ourselves that we didn’t need». Speaking at the 2026 Autosport Awards, Stella reaffirmed the team’s commitment to its equal driver policy, […]
«Surreal» to see number 1 on my car as McLaren kicks off F1 2026 testing
Lando Norris says driving around as the reigning Formula 1 world champion was a «surreal» feeling as he took to the track in Barcelona for a day of discovering his 2026 McLaren MCL40. McLaren delayed its start to pre-season testing until Wednesday, the third of five shakedown days at the Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya. With […]
McLaren announces first driver for 2027 WEC Hypercar programme
McLaren has named former Peugeot driver Mikkel Jensen as the first signing for its World Endurance Championship Hypercar programme for 2027. The Dane will race for McLaren United Autosports in the WEC next year, while also playing a «significant» role in the development of the as-yet-unnamed LMDh prototype that will succeed the McLaren F1 GTR […]