Formula 1 News

Competing for a Formula 1 championship "feels similar" to fighting for titles in the junior categories, says Oscar Piastri, who notes that his intra-team battle with McLaren team-mate Lando Norris is the key differentiating factor.
Piastri won the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup, 2020 Formula 3, and 2021 Formula 2 seasons consecutively before spending 2022 on the sidelines as Alpine's ...Keep reading

Competing for a Formula 1 championship "feels similar" to fighting for those in the junior categories, says Oscar Piastri, who notes that his intra-team battle with McLaren stablemate Lando Norris is the key differentiating factor.
Piastri won the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup, 2020 Formula 3, and 2021 Formula 2 titles consecutively before spending 2022 on the sidelines as Alpine's reserve ...Keep reading

Sometimes in Formula 1 the flow of dynamic young drivers splutters or even takes a year off. 2025 wasn’t going to be one of those seasons; in recent years only 2019, where the likes of Lando Norris, George Russell and Alex Albon arrived hot from F2, provided such a rich and exciting influx of talent.
But many of those either new or new-ish to the game have struggled to make an impact. Jack ...Keep reading

Sometimes in Formula 1 the flow of dynamic young drivers splutters or even takes a year off. 2025 wasn’t going to be one of those seasons; in recent years only 2019, where the likes of Lando Norris, George Russell and Alex Albon arrived hot from F2, provided such a rich and exciting influx of talent.
But many of those either new or new-ish to the game have struggled to make an impact. Jack ...Keep reading

Current Formula 2 championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli is something of a rarity in modern motorsport: he is currently in the lead of a top-level junior championship in his first year, but remains conspicuously unaffiliated to a Formula 1 academy.
This is a quirk that Invicta team principal James Robinson believes is "absolutely mind-blowing", as he marked Fornaroli as a potential "Moneyball" ...Keep reading

Current Formula 2 championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli is something of a rarity in modern motorsport: he is currently in the lead of a top-level junior championship in his first year, but remains conspicuously unaffiliated to a Formula 1 academy.
This is a quirk that Invicta team principal James Robinson believes is "absolutely mind-blowing", as he marked Fornaroli as a potential "Moneyball" ...Keep reading

Teams are currently preparing for Formula 1's technical overhaul on both the chassis and engine side for 2026, although the prospect of new regulations is not welcomed equally by all.
Several drivers have spoken out after their first runs in the simulator. Max Verstappen was the first one two years ago, followed more recently by Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon and Lance Stroll. Drivers fear that ...Keep reading

Teams are currently preparing for Formula 1's technical overhaul on both the chassis and engine side for 2026, although the prospect of new regulations is not welcomed equally by all.
Several drivers have spoken out after their first runs in the simulator. Max Verstappen was the first one two years ago, followed more recently by Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon and Lance Stroll. Drivers fear that ...Keep reading

From the outside, Andrea Stella's tenure as a McLaren team boss has looked pretty straightforward.
After taking over from Andreas Seidl ahead of the 2023 season, the Italian oversaw a technical restructuring that turned the team into a regular podium finisher over the second half of a Red Bull-dominated campaign, and then the next major step in May 2024 saw it become F1's most consistently ...Keep reading

From the outside, Andrea Stella's tenure as a McLaren team boss has looked pretty straightforward.
After taking over from Andreas Seidl ahead of the 2023 season, the Italian oversaw a technical restructuring that turned the team into a regular podium finisher over the second half of a Red Bull-dominated season, and then the next major step in May 2024 saw it become F1's most consistently ...Keep reading