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Hadjar Settles in at Red Bull and Admits He Thought Hard About Verstappen's Teammates
Isack Hadjar has had a complicated start to his first full Formula 1 season. The Australian Grand Prix debut ended in a crash during the formation lap before the race had even s...
30 Apr 2026 15:40 -
Never Forgotten: Roland Ratzenberger (1960 - 1994)
Thirty-two years ago today, Formula 1 lost Roland Ratzenberger during qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola. His death came one day before Ayrton Senna's, and th...
30 Apr 2026 14:37 -
Steiner Tells Impatient Antonelli to Stay Calm: "You Are Going to Be World Champion"
Gunther Steiner has watched Kimi Antonelli lead the championship after three races and his conclusion is straightforward: the talent is real, the future is bright, and the great...
30 Apr 2026 13:34 -
Mental Coach Explains Why Leclerc Is Mentally Stronger Than Almost Anyone Else on the Grid
Charles Leclerc arrives in Miami in the form of his career. His mental preparation coach believes that is not a coincidence, and that the psychological habits Leclerc built as a...
30 Apr 2026 12:32 -
Piastri Admits He Needs Someone to Explain the New F1 Rules to Him Properly
Oscar Piastri is one of the fastest drivers on the grid and is currently fighting for the championship. He would also like someone to explain exactly what the FIA changed before...
30 Apr 2026 11:30 -
Norris Hoping for a Verstappen-Style Scenario at Mercedes — But in McLaren's Favour
Lando Norris won his world championship last year partly because Max Verstappen and his Red Bull teammate were fighting each other at critical moments. He is watching the Merced...
30 Apr 2026 10:29 -
Dutch F1 Commentator Reveals Someone Turned Up at His Home After Death Threats
Nelson Valkenburg has been the voice of Formula 1 in the Netherlands for Viaplay since 2022. What has gone largely unreported until now is how far some of the hostility toward h...
30 Apr 2026 09:26 -
Verstappen Makes His Choice: Fifth Title Over Le Mans Victory Every Time
Max Verstappen has been spending considerable time at the Nurburgring lately, and his passion for endurance racing is genuine. But when someone put the question directly to him,...
22 Apr 2026 18:25 -
Leclerc Says He Can Win the World Championship With Ferrari This Season
Charles Leclerc is not being cautious about his ambitions. After two podiums in the first three races and third place in the standings, the Ferrari driver is prepared to say wha...
22 Apr 2026 17:23 -
Norris Reveals He Struggled With Mental Problems During His Title-Winning Season
Lando Norris has spoken openly about a period of real self-doubt during his world championship season, the year he held off Verstappen to become the first McLaren world champion...
22 Apr 2026 16:21 -
Hill Says Hamilton Has Accepted the End Is Approaching: "The Things That Used to Come Naturally No Longer Work the Same Way"
Lewis Hamilton is back on the podium and back in the conversation at Ferrari, but Damon Hill sees something different when he watches his countryman race in 2026. Not decline ex...
22 Apr 2026 15:18 -
The Rule Changes May Actually Benefit Antonelli More Than Anyone Else
When Formula 1 announced its regulatory tweaks for Miami, most observers assumed the target was slowing Mercedes down. The reality may be more ironic than that. The specific cha...
22 Apr 2026 14:17 -
Steiner Claims Wolff Is Taking Revenge on Verstappen Through Antonelli
Guenther Steiner has made a pointed suggestion about the motivation behind Toto Wolff's investment in Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and it goes beyond pure sporting logic. The form...
22 Apr 2026 13:15 -
Verstappen Faces the Most Demanding Month of His Year Starting in Miami
The enforced April break in Formula 1 is almost over. The season resumes in Miami in just over a week, and for Max Verstappen that starting gun marks the beginning of a May sche...
22 Apr 2026 12:13 -
Formula 1 Announces Immediate Rule Changes to Tackle Safety and Energy Management
The FIA has acted. After weeks of pressure from drivers, teams, and the public following the Bearman crash in Japan, Formula 1 has confirmed a package of regulatory changes that...
21 Apr 2026 15:53 -
Steiner Says the 2026 Rules Are Helping Antonelli and Hurting Russell
Kimi Antonelli's lead in the championship after three races has surprised many people. Gunther Steiner is not one of them. The former Haas team principal has a specific theo...
21 Apr 2026 14:50 -
McLaren Reserve O'Ward Rules Out Formula 1 Move: "This Is Not Mario Kart"
Pato O'Ward spent years working toward a Formula 1 seat through his reserve driver role at McLaren. That ambition is now definitively gone, and the 2026 regulations are the ...
21 Apr 2026 13:48 -
Chandhok Says Bearman Is Putting Himself in Pole Position for a Ferrari Seat
Oliver Bearman is doing exactly what the Ferrari Driver Academy would want to see from a driver waiting for his opportunity at the top team. He is performing at a level that mak...
21 Apr 2026 12:46 -
Coulthard Warns Red Bull Will Have to Block Lambiase From Parts of the Factory
The departure of Gianpiero Lambiase to McLaren is already painful for Red Bull. But according to David Coulthard, there is a further awkward chapter still to come, and it will b...
21 Apr 2026 11:44 -
"It Is Entirely Realistic That Verstappen Takes a Few Years Away From F1"
The conversation about Max Verstappen's future in Formula 1 is no longer a fringe topic. Jan Lammers, sports director of the Dutch Grand Prix and a former Formula 1 driver h...
21 Apr 2026 10:42 -
Verstappen Can Overtake Senna on the All-Time Front Row Starts List
Max Verstappen's title chances in 2026 look remote after a difficult opening three weekends. But records do not require a championship battle, and one significant milestone ...
21 Apr 2026 09:39 -
Lindblad on Surviving His First F1 Races: "I Only Look at Myself"
Arvid Lindblad is the only true rookie on the 2026 Formula 1 grid, and through the first three weekends he has already shown that the step up from junior categories has not over...
20 Apr 2026 15:52 -
Sargeant Breaks Silence After F1 Exit: "Honestly, I Could Not Care Less"
Logan Sargeant has been quiet since losing his Williams seat at the end of 2024. Now he is back racing in the World Endurance Championship with Ford, and his feelings about the ...
20 Apr 2026 14:50 -
Domenicali Says Antonelli Is a Source of Inspiration for a Generation
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is not trying to hide how proud he is of what Andrea Kimi Antonelli has achieved in the opening weeks of the season. The two share a region of I...
20 Apr 2026 13:48 -
Leclerc Optimistic About Ferrari's Title Chances: "I Cannot Afford to Make Mistakes"
Charles Leclerc arrived at the mid-season break with genuine confidence about where Ferrari stand. The Monegask has two podiums from the first three races, sits third in the cha...
20 Apr 2026 12:46 -
Steiner Warns Red Bull: "Mekies Is Not a Magician"
Guenther Steiner has seen enough of Red Bull's recent history to know that rebuilding a fallen giant takes considerably longer than the people outside the garage tend to ass...
20 Apr 2026 11:44 -
Antonelli Wants to Race Alongside Verstappen at the Nurburgring
Kimi Antonelli leads the Formula 1 world championship after three races and is already thinking about what he wants to do when he is not chasing titles. The answer involves a lo...
20 Apr 2026 10:42 -
Report Says Wolff Is Quietly Planning His Exit From Mercedes
Toto Wolff may be the most successful team principal in Formula 1 history, but according to ESPN journalist Nate Saunders, the Austrian is already thinking seriously about when ...
20 Apr 2026 09:38 -
Verstappen Faces Strong Field at the Nurburgring This Weekend
Max Verstappen returns to the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend and the entry list for the two four-hour qualifying races is not going to make life easy for him. With 132 ca...
16 Apr 2026 16:15 -
Mansell Says Hamilton Is Smiling Again at Ferrari: "They Are Right in the Fight
Lewis Hamilton looks like himself again. After a 2025 season without a single podium and a difficult first year adapting to Ferrari, the seven-time world champion has found some...
16 Apr 2026 15:13 -
Why Red Bull Cannot Match the Top Teams: The Technical Problems With the RB22 Explained
Max Verstappen's difficult start to the 2026 season is not primarily a driver problem. The RB22 has genuine technical issues that are limiting what is possible regardless of...
16 Apr 2026 13:55 -
Russell Warns Ferrari's Start Advantage Will Not Last: "We Will Improve"
Mercedes have dominated the first three race weekends of 2026 in pace terms, but there is one area where they have consistently given back ground: the start. Despite occupying t...
16 Apr 2026 12:58 -
Surer Says History Is Repeating Itself at Red Bull, Just Like the End of the Vettel Era
Marc Surer has watched this story before. A dominant Red Bull driver, new regulations that remove the specific advantage he was built around, and a growing sense that the partne...
16 Apr 2026 11:56 -
Opinion: Verstappen's Hard Criticism Is Protecting Formula 1, Not Damaging It
Max Verstappen has made no secret of his feelings about the 2026 regulations, and the people running Formula 1 have started to push back. Stefano Domenicali reportedly had a con...
16 Apr 2026 10:54 -
Croft Says a Verstappen Sabbatical Could Leave Him With Only Aston Martin as a Way Back In
The idea of Max Verstappen taking a year away from Formula 1 has been circulating with increasing frequency, but Sky Sports commentator David Croft thinks the cost of that decis...
16 Apr 2026 09:52 -
Schumacher Floats Verstappen to McLaren and Piastri to Red Bull Swap
The paddock rumour mill has produced a new scenario this week, and this one comes from Ralf Schumacher. The Lambiase announcement has added fuel to the Verstappen transfer conve...
15 Apr 2026 16:02 -
Stella Says McLaren Are Stronger Than Ever and Ready to Attack From Miami
Andrea Stella is not pretending the season has gone to plan so far. McLaren lost both cars before the start in China, Oscar Piastri crashed out in Melbourne, and the team has sp...
15 Apr 2026 14:59 -
Sky Sports Panel Says Aston Martin Situation Is a Nightmare With No Quick Fix
Aston Martin have endured one of the worst starts to a season in the modern era of Formula 1, and the people analysing it from the outside are not offering much comfort. Three r...
15 Apr 2026 13:56 -
McLaren Targeting Miami With Norris and Piastri After Quiet but Real Progress
McLaren's progress between China and Japan was real, but understanding exactly what happened requires more than a glance at the results. The two weekends were very different...
15 Apr 2026 12:54 -
Verstappen Stays at Red Bull, Hamilton Extends at Ferrari — How the Driver Market Actually Looks
The silly season has started unusually early in 2026, but the noise around driver moves is running well ahead of any actual decisions. Spanish outlet Marca has mapped out the re...
15 Apr 2026 11:52 -
Leclerc Pushes Back on Red Bull Rumours: "Ferrari Is My Family"
Charles Leclerc is not going anywhere. Despite the ongoing speculation about driver movements across the top teams, the Ferrari driver was unambiguous this week about where his ...
15 Apr 2026 10:50 -
What Is Actually at Stake for Verstappen at the Nurburgring This Weekend
Max Verstappen returns to the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend, but the two four-hour races on Saturday and Sunday are not quite what their name suggests. The qualifying ra...
15 Apr 2026 09:49 -
Alguersuari: "Alonso Felt Nervous Whenever I Was Around"
Jaime Alguersuari has given a candid account of his complicated relationship with Fernando Alonso during his time in Formula 1. The Spaniard, who raced in the sport from 2009 to...
13 Apr 2026 16:59 -
Lindblad on Managing Pressure as a Rookie: "By Race 10 You Would Be Exhausted"
Arvid Lindblad is living his dream. Three Formula 1 races in, he has already scored points, sits eleventh in the championship, and is the only true rookie on the 2026 grid. He i...
13 Apr 2026 15:58 -
Chandhok Calls Lambiase Signing a Major Coup for McLaren
Karun Chandhok did not need long to assess McLaren's capture of Gianpiero Lambiase. The former driver, now an analyst and presenter at Sky Sports, described it as one of the...
13 Apr 2026 14:54 -
Journalist Says Stella Would Achieve Nothing at Ferrari and Is Wise Enough to Know It
The rumours linking McLaren team principal Andrea Stella to Ferrari have been circulating since the Lambiase announcement, but one well-connected journalist is questioning wheth...
13 Apr 2026 13:52 -
Plooij Says Lambiase's Real Dream Is to Become Ferrari Team Principal
The news that Gianpiero Lambiase is leaving Red Bull for McLaren has sent a wave of speculation through the paddock, not just about what it means for Verstappen, but about where...
13 Apr 2026 12:49 -
Red Bull Reportedly Want Lawson as Verstappen's Successor
The question of who drives for Red Bull Racing beyond Max Verstappen's current contract is becoming one of the most discussed topics in the paddock. According to a report fr...
13 Apr 2026 11:47 -
Meet Lucas Auer, Verstappen's New Teammate at the Nurburgring
Max Verstappen heads back to the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend for the qualifying races ahead of the 24 Hours in May. Alongside him will be Austrian driver Lucas Auer, a...
13 Apr 2026 10:45 -
Red Bull Boss Mekies: Tsunoda Deserves a Place on the Grid
Yuki Tsunoda's Formula 1 story has taken an unexpected turn. After four seasons with the Red Bull junior team, he finally received his promotion to the main team in 2025, on...
09 Apr 2026 17:04 -
Danner Reassures Russell: "Antonelli Will Not Keep This Up"
George Russell is sitting nine points behind his teammate in the championship after three rounds, and the narrative has shifted firmly in Antonelli's direction. Christian Da...
09 Apr 2026 16:01 -
Doornbos Predicts Hamilton Will Win a Race This Season as Ferrari Close In
Ferrari left Suzuka with mixed feelings. The car showed genuine top-end pace through the corners, Charles Leclerc pushed hard enough to finish on the podium, and Lewis Hamilton ...
09 Apr 2026 14:58 -
Honda Calls Newey's Criticism of Their Aston Martin Partnership a "Misunderstanding"
The relationship between Aston Martin and Honda has not started well, but Honda's leadership wants to push back on the narrative that has formed around it. After Adrian Newe...
09 Apr 2026 13:56 -
Schumacher Says Leclerc to Red Bull Makes No Sense — Piastri Is the Logical Choice
Speculation about who might replace Max Verstappen at Red Bull if he were to leave has produced one name more than any other: Charles Leclerc. Ralf Schumacher does not buy it, a...
09 Apr 2026 12:54 -
"Worst Red Bull Ever Built" — The Contradictory Signals Surrounding the RB22
The rumours and counter-rumours around Red Bull Racing's current situation are multiplying fast. On one hand, reports suggest the Red Bull Powertrains combustion engine has ...
09 Apr 2026 11:52 -
Verstappen Racing Skips the Nurburgring This Weekend to Race in France
Max Verstappen's team will not be at the Nurburgring Nordschleife this weekend, and the reason is straightforward: they are racing somewhere else entirely. A Team Wit...
09 Apr 2026 10:50 -
Verstappen's Worst Season Start in Ten Years: The Numbers Behind the Slump
Three races in, Max Verstappen has twelve points and sits ninth in the world championship. By his own exceptional standards, that is not a slow start to a season. It is the wors...
03 Apr 2026 16:14 -
Drivers' WhatsApp Group Has "Exploded" as GPDA Confirms Widespread Frustration With 2026 Rules
The discontent among Formula 1 drivers over the 2026 regulations is not a Max Verstappen problem. It is a paddock-wide problem, and the organisation that represents all of them ...
03 Apr 2026 14:58 -
Windsor Predicts Verstappen Will Leave F1: "The Rules Have Reduced Him to an Ordinary Driver"
Peter Windsor has gone further than most analysts in his assessment of Max Verstappen's future. The veteran journalist and commentator believes Verstappen may not see out th...
03 Apr 2026 13:57 -
Reconstruction: Antonelli Is Creating a Verstappen-Style Culture Shock at Mercedes
Formula 1 appears to have a new prodigy. Andrea Kimi Antonelli has won his first two races in China and Japan, taken the championship lead, and is already drawing comparisons to...
03 Apr 2026 12:58 -
Argentina Is Seriously Pursuing a Return to the Formula 1 Calendar
Franco Colapinto has done something for Argentine motorsport that no amount of marketing could replicate: he has made an entire country care about Formula 1 again. Now the count...
03 Apr 2026 11:56 -
Dutch Commentator Mol Proposes Specific Technical Changes to Fix the 2026 Rules
The criticism of the 2026 Formula 1 regulations is no longer just coming from drivers. Dutch F1 commentator Olav Mol has put forward a specific set of technical proposals he bel...
03 Apr 2026 10:54 -
Wolff Calls for Urgent Rule Review After Bearman Crash: "This Cannot Happen Again"
Toto Wolff has broken with his usual caution around the 2026 regulations and is now calling openly for a thorough review. The crash that sent Oliver Bearman into the barriers at...
03 Apr 2026 09:53 -
Analysis: Verstappen Has Become More Vulnerable Under the 2026 Rules
Formula 1 in 2026 is a different sport to the one Max Verstappen dominated for four consecutive seasons. The regulatory overhaul has not just changed the cars. It has changed wh...
02 Apr 2026 16:57 -
Gasly Beats Verstappen in Japan and Calls the Alpine the Best Car of His Career
Pierre Gasly had a very good weekend at Suzuka. He finished seventh, held off Max Verstappen across the second half of the race, and came away believing he is currently driving ...
02 Apr 2026 15:57 -
Patrese Sounds the Alarm: "Formula 1 Cannot Afford to Lose Verstappen"
Riccardo Patrese is worried about Max Verstappen's future in Formula 1, and he wants the sport to take that seriously. The former driver believes Verstappen is genuinely con...
02 Apr 2026 14:59 -
Stella Warns the Grid: "This Is the Best Version of Piastri We Have Ever Seen"
McLaren arrived at Suzuka without Oscar Piastri having scored a point in 2026. He left Japan with a second-place finish and a glowing assessment from his team principal. Andrea ...
02 Apr 2026 13:58 -
Vasseur Warns That Every Team Will Improve in Miami, Not Just Ferrari
Fred Vasseur has a habit of managing expectations carefully, and his message ahead of the Miami Grand Prix is no different. The four-week break caused by the cancellation of the...
02 Apr 2026 12:55 -
Button Says Only One Thing Will Fix Verstappen's Attitude Toward Formula 1
Jenson Button has watched Max Verstappen spend time at the Nurburgring, test GT3 cars, and talk openly about questioning his future in Formula 1. The former world champion has a...
02 Apr 2026 11:53 -
Russell Losing Ground to Antonelli and Blames the Complexity of the New Cars
George Russell is having the kind of start to a season that would test anyone's patience. He won in Australia, which felt like the beginning of a title charge. Since then, K...
02 Apr 2026 10:50
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