Formula 1 News

Audi’s first ever Formula 1 car will take to the track as early as 9 January at Barcelona, Autosport understands.
The brand-new R26 will perform a filming day with drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto at the wheel.
This means Audi will likely be the first team to get some track time in F1’s new era, as the world championship moves to new regulations featuring active aerodynamics ...Keep reading

Director Joseph Kosinski has revealed the extent of Lewis Hamilton's involvement in the F1 movie, with several others involved in the film, including Brad Pitt, adding that it would have been impossible without the driver's input. 
The Ferrari driver's time as an executive producer of the movie began with a cold email from Kosinski, who was keen to have Hamilton's input before attempting ...Keep reading

Audi’s first ever Formula 1 car will take to the track as early as 9 January at Barcelona, Motorsport understands.
The brand-new R26 will perform a filming day with drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto at the wheel.
This means Audi will likely be the first team to get some track time in F1’s new era, as the world championship moves to new regulations featuring active ...Keep reading

The family of the late Formula 1 legend Sir Stirling Moss is reportedly involved in a legal dispute over the estate of his widow, Lady Susie. The dispute sees his son, Elliot Moss, fighting against his daughter, Allison Bradley over assets valued at approximately £28million, including historic racing memorabilia. 
Following the death of Lady Susie in 2023, her 2022 will left the entirety of ...Keep reading

With his 2026 Formula 1 campaign edging closer, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a different kind of winter training, swapping his usual Ducati for a KTM and asphalt for mud. 
While several on the grid chose a relaxing holiday on a yacht or playing padel, the Ferrari driver was keen to keep his skin in the game with some serious off-road machinery in the shape of a KTM 250 EXC-F ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil is in pre-trial custody over alleged fraud charges. But now, according to an update from his lawyer, Dirk Schmitz, the German racing driver is claimed to be the victim of an extortion plot, with him and his family all targeted in a blackmail scheme. This has resulted in the loss of a number of high-priced vehicles valued at approximately ...Keep reading

Philippe Bianchi, father of late Formula 1 driver Jules, has revealed his home was burgled early this week.
Nine karts were stolen, including the last one Jules raced ahead of his move to single-seaters. Bianchi went on to win the F3 Euro Series in 2009 and eventually competed in Formula 1 for two years. He died in July 2015 from injuries he sustained in a horrific crash in the 2014 Japanese ...Keep reading

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