Formula 1 News

2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris is set for a hefty €1,023,658 superlicence fee for 2026.
Every driver must pay a superlicence fee to compete in the championship, although it is worth noting that the bill is usually picked up by the driver's team. The fee consists of a flat rate plus an amount per point scored in the previous season. For Norris, he scored 423 points in 2025, so ...Keep reading

With Cadillac joining the grid for the 2026 Formula 1 season, there will be 22 cars on the grid, two more than we're currently used to. Because of this, qualifying will see a small change to include the extra two cars. This is what you need to know. 
F1's 2026 qualifying format will still have the familiar three-part knockout structure that we're all accustomed to. With a larger grid this ...Keep reading

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has revealed that he, George Russell and Alex Albon held an "UNO World Championship" that took place during travel days between some of the races of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Admitting there were "questionable rules" between the trio, he opened up on what he did during his downtime. 
Talking on F1's Off The Grid with presenter Lawrence Barretto, the Australian ...Keep reading

The F1 movie picked up two wins at the 2026 Critics' Choice Awards on 4 January.
The blockbuster, directed by Joseph Kosinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, was awarded the Critics' Choice Awards for Best Sound (Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo, Juan Peralta and Gareth John) and Best Editing (Stephen Mirrione).
In the editing category, Mirrione competed against Kirk ...Keep reading

Will Courtenay has completed his long-awaited move to McLaren's Formula 1 team to take up a new role as sporting director, after being granted approval to leave his position at Red Bull.
McLaren had announced its signing of Courtenay as early as 2024, but the Briton was not able to negotiate an exit from his contract ahead of 2025 and remained the team's head of strategy.
Red Bull had ...Keep reading

Will Courtenay has completed his long-awaited move to McLaren's Formula 1 team to take up a new role as sporting director, after being granted approval to leave his position at Red Bull.
McLaren had announced its signing of Courtenay as early as 2024, but the Briton was not able to negotiate an exit from his contract ahead of 2025 and remained the team's head of strategy.
Red Bull had ...Keep reading

Zhou Guanyu has been announced as a Cadillac Formula 1 reserve driver for the 2026 season just three days after his Ferrari exit was revealed.
The 26-year-old spent the 2025 campaign in a reserve role for the Scuderia, but has left the team for a new challenge with F1’s latest outfit, which is set to make its debut this season.
It will see Zhou join forces with Cadillac team principal ...Keep reading

A sense of trepidation accosts the arrival of Formula 1's incoming cycle of regulations. While the birth of F1's 2026 generation has been admittedly problematic, with genuine concerns raised throughout the development of the new rules, many have tended to err on the side of caution in their predictions.
Of course, the landscape will change and it'll be a very different F1 that we need to get ...Keep reading

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur reckons “pure performance” is quite irrelevant at the first pre-season test for the 2026 Formula 1 season due to the regulation change coming in.
The 2026 campaign will introduce changes to both the power unit and chassis, as cars will become lighter and smaller and there’ll be more emphasis on electrical power. 
With a huge regulation switch for the upcoming ...Keep reading

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur reckons “pure performance” is quite irrelevant at the first pre-season test for the 2026 Formula 1 season due to the regulation change coming in.
The 2026 campaign will introduce changes to both the power unit and chassis, as cars will become lighter and smaller and there’ll be more emphasis on electrical power. 
With a huge regulation switch for the upcoming ...Keep reading