Formula 1 News

Cadillac has announced a new partnership with IFS Software, which will act as the American outfit's official technology partner, ahead of its Formula 1 debut this year.
The team began using IFS Software before it had received the official approval to join the F1 grid as the 11th team in areas such as financials and procurement capabilities. According to the outfit, IFS now also supports areas ...Keep reading

At the end of this month, the first collective test with 2026 machinery will take place in Barcelona. Logically, much of the 2026 rulebook has been finalised, but the FIA has deliberately left several aspects somewhat open. According to Nikolas Tombazis, those are the “levers” that the governing body can play with if the on-track picture is unsatisfactory in any way.
One of the elements ...Keep reading

It’s the first week of January, the slate has been wiped clean, a whole new year of Formula 1 lies ahead. Before a car is launched and a wheel has turned everything is possible and all the teams and drivers are equal.
At this stage we like to look ahead to the new season and do some superforecasting.
We did it last year and some of the forecasts were pretty accurate, while others haven’t ...Keep reading

Ahead of Formula 1’s rules shake-up in 2026, the series will host three rounds of testing to help teams get to grips with their new machines. Two tests are scheduled for Bahrain next month, where fans will get their first glimpse at the new machinery on track, while the January test in Barcelona will be a closed-door event.
This means that teams will keep their 2026 cars from fans for a ...Keep reading

Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. But has it ever been what it used to be?
Complaints about the interpretation and implementation of F1’s ‘Driving Standards Guidelines’ have intensified even as the document enshrining them has thickened in response with caveats and clarifications. In tandem with this phenomenon there has developed a widespread longing for a halcyon era in which race ...Keep reading

The future of Gianpiero Lambiase has been a major topic of discussion in recent months. Immediately after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, sources told Autosport that his exact role for 2026 would be discussed during the winter, linked to private circumstances.
Those private conditions also explain why Lambiase missed the Austrian and Belgian grands prix, and why he allowed his emotions to show after ...Keep reading

Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen believes Franco Colapinto needs time “for that talent to mature and deliver”, as the Argentine prepares to embark on his first full Formula 1 season in 2026.
Colapinto first experienced F1 when he replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams midway through the 2024 season and immediately showed strong pace. He reached Q3 and scored his first points in only his ...Keep reading

Arvid Lindblad is bracing for a tough Formula 1 debut in 2026, following advice from Racing Bulls team bosses Alan Permane and Peter Bayer.
Snapped up by Red Bull in his successful karting days back in January 2021, Lindblad has since ascended the single-seater pyramid swiftly, though he won just one championship: Formula Regional Oceania, formerly known as the Toyota Racing Series, last ...Keep reading

If there's one thing the F1 movie did well, it was the expansive use of technology to bring the viewer closer than they'd ever been to a Formula 1 race. It's no surprise the movie recently won two Critics' Choice Awards, one for editing and one for sound. In a recent video from Apple TV, it walks us through the ins and outs of how technology was used. 
"Formula 1 history is filled with ...Keep reading

The 2026 Formula 1 season is already creeping up on us with team and car launches set for as early as 15 January.
While McLaren is yet to confirm its reveal dates, all other teams have announced when fans will be able to see their 2026 designs ahead of the season.
Red Bull and Racing Bulls are set to kick off the launches on 15 January with an event in Detroit, and it is currently Aston ...Keep reading