Formula 1 News

Recent changes to Mercedes' 2025 Formula 1 car may well be to blame for the team's drop in form, according to trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, who theorises this is hurting rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli more than his more experienced team-mate. 
Antonelli has endured a miserable run of form over the last seven races, with four retirements and two non-scoring finishes ...Keep reading

Formula 1 confirmed its 2026 calendar last month, but Turkish Grand Prix bosses are ready to step in and host a race as early as next year if any event is forced to cancel. 
Istanbul Park was recently transferred to TOSFED, the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation, with federation president Eren Uclertopragi adamant that he would like to see F1 back in Turkey on a permanent basis – rather ...Keep reading

Formula 1 confirmed the 2026 calendar last month, but Turkish Grand Prix bosses are ready to step in and host an F1 race as early as next year if any race is forced to cancel. 
Istanbul Park was recently transferred to TOSFED, the Turkish Automobile Sports Federation, with federation president Eren Uclertopragi adamant that he would like to see F1 back in Turkey on a permanent basis – rather ...Keep reading

After receiving the latest-spec floor on his Red Bull RB21, Yuki Tsunoda was delighted to qualify seventh in Belgium – his first appearance in Q3 since the Miami GP weekend more than two months ago. 
He held on to that position at the belated start of the race but then, apparently inexplicably, pitted for slick tyres a lap later than team-mate Max Verstappen, who had stopped at the end of ...Keep reading

After receiving the latest-spec floor on his Red Bull RB21, Yuki Tsunoda was delighted to qualify seventh in Belgium – his first appearance in Q3 since the Miami GP weekend more than two months ago. 
He held on to that position at the belated start of the race but then, apparently inexplicably, pitted for slick tyres a lap later than team-mate Max Verstappen, who had stopped at the end of ...Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli revealed Lewis Hamilton paid him an uplifting visit following the Formula 1 rookie’s poor showing in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. 
Antonelli was outqualified by Mercedes team-mate George Russell for the eighth time in a row on Saturday, again failing to emerge out of Q1 as he took 18th place, 0.355s slower than the Briton. 
The 18-year-old Italian was ...Keep reading

As McLaren's intra-team title rivalry heats up, these are the three key phases that enabled Oscar Piastri to defeat Lando Norris in a closely contested Belgian Grand Prix.
Piastri's Eau Rouge bravery
The main turning point of the race was obviously the rolling start after four laps behind the safety car, with Piastri wasting little time to pass Norris on the Kemmel Straight.
The clearest ...Keep reading

As McLaren's intra-team title rivalry heats up, these are the three key phases that enabled Oscar Piastri to defeat Lando Norris in a closely contested Belgian Grand Prix.
Piastri's Eau Rouge bravery
The main turning point of the race was obviously the rolling start after four laps behind the safety car, with Piastri wasting little time to pass Norris on the Kemmel Straight.
The clearest ...Keep reading

Heavy rain in the morning triggered flashbacks of 2021 for many in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock. Back then, unrelenting rain in the Ardennes resulted in a “race” of just two laps behind the safety car. Four years on, a repeat of that scenario was avoided - but the race was far from a thriller, despite promising ingredients like a legendary circuit, an interesting starting grid, and wet ...Keep reading

Heavy rain in the morning triggered flashbacks of 2021 for many in the Spa-Francorchamps paddock. Back then, unrelenting rain in the Ardennes resulted in a “race” of just two laps behind the safety car. Four years on, a repeat of that scenario was avoided - but the race was far from a thriller, despite promising ingredients like a legendary circuit, an interesting starting grid, and wet ...Keep reading