Arrow McLaren Team Principal, Tony Kanaan, utilizing Ryan Hunter-Reay’s racing “experience” after signing Hunter-Reay for the 2026 Indy 500. Arrow McLaren announced that Ryan Hunter-Reay will hop into the team’s fourth car for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on Thursday. Team Principal, Tony Kanaan, reminisced on the “chemistry” he had with Hunter-Reay as…
As the F1 paddock prepares to return to the 2025 Las Vegas GP, McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about the significant challenges his team faced at this track. He outlined the comprehensive plan to turn their fortunes around this weekend as compared to the previous two years. Reflecting on the previous season,…
Jonathan Wheatley, the team principal of the forthcoming Audi F1 outfit, has proclaimed that he would like to secure Max Verstappen’s services once they are worthy of the four-time world champion. Verstappen found himself at the centre of driver market speculation throughout the first half of the 2025 F1 season, with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff…
F1’s last triple header of the season kicks off at the Las Vegas strip before the paddock heads east to Qatar for the year’s final Sprint. And as the sport returns to Lusail, the FIA, F1 and Pirelli have moved early to introduce a strict maximum tyre mandate for the Qatar GP. This ruling comes…
McLaren Racing has confirmed that 14 year-old Ella Häkkinen, daughter of two-time F1 World Champion Mika Häkkinen, joins its Driver Development Programme as she moves toward her single-seater debut. Set to make the jump from karting to single-seaters in 2027, Häkkinen has already built an impressive karting résumé. She claimed her first major international win…
McLaren Racing has announced an expansion in its Driver Development Programme and will enter a second car into the 2026 F1 Academy season. Ella Lloyd will continue driving for McLaren and will be joined by Ella Stevens. The pair will drive in cars operated by Rodin Motorsport. Additionally, Mika Häkkinen’s daughter, Ella Häkkinen, will also…
Théophile Naël’s rookie season in the 2025 FIA F3 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing (VAR) stands as a testament to resilience, adaptability, and raw pace. Entering one of the toughest junior categories in world motorsport, the 18-year-old Frenchman impressed from the outset, claiming three podiums and finishing eighth overall in the Drivers’ Championship. His journey…
Oscar Piastri opened up about his disastrous F1 Baku GP weekend, calling it the “worst weekend I’ve ever had in racing.” The McLaren driver suffered multiple crashes and unforced errors in Azerbaijan back in mid-September. Speaking recently on a F1’s Beyond the Grid podcast, Piastri revealed that Monza’s team orders from the previous race weekend…
James Vowles says Franco Colapinto has “earned” his seat for next year after Alpine confirmed the rookie’s F1 2026 contract, insisting the Argentinian has shown exactly why he deserved a full-time seat. Speaking ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix, Vowles immediately highlighted the Argentinian’s rapid progress. He said, “I’m really proud of what he’s…
After the recent news circulating regarding Ferrari chairman John Elkann criticising the Italian team, Jacques Villeneuve voiced his opinion. The pransing horses suffered both cars retiring at the F1 Sao Paulo GP. Villeneuve: “Ferrari will always protect Ferrari” The bad results had Elkann stating the drivers “need to focus on driving and talk less”, which…
