Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) have announced that Hunter McElrea will become the team’s reserve driver for the remainder of the 2026 IndyCar season. The New Zealander has a strong pedigree. After finishing P4 in the 2022 Indy Lights championship, he went even better in 2023 as he finished 2nd in points to Christian Rasmussen when…
FP1 at the 2026 F1 Japanese GP has been completed, view the full report here. Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton kicked off the session with a 1:37.256, although he was beaten almost instantly by 0.010s as teammate Charles Leclerc pipped him. After Oscar Piastri smashed in a 1:34.053, championship leader George Russell went 0.741s clear…
Italian driver Kimi Antonelli became the 116th driver to win a F1 race last time out in China, and the 19-year-old is hoping to carry that momentum into the 2026 Japanese GP. Enjoying the glory Speaking in a print media session at Suzuka on Thursday afternoon, the Mercedes driver discussed how he celebrated victory with…
2024 F3 and 2025 F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has completed his first laps in an F1 car with McLaren at the Circuit de Catalunya on Monday and Tuesday. He drove the MCL60, the team’s 2023 challenger. This opportunity came via the TPC programme. Every team can run a reserve driver in a car for private…
Audi F1 Team have confirmed that Jonathan Wheatley has left his role as their team principal, with Mattia Binotto taking over. It remains to be seen whether the Italian will take this position on a full-time basis or a replacement for the former Red Bull man can be found. On Thursday, Autosport/Motorsport reported Jonathan Wheatley…
Mercedes have confirmed that Bradley Lord will become the team’s F1 Deputy Team Principal, working closely with their boss Toto Wolff. It is a role he starts immediately. The Brit has been involved in Formula 1 for 25 years. He started at Renault as a press officer in the early 2000s, becoming a senior press…
Following a superb debut at the 2026 Australian GP, F1 rookie Arvid Lindblad had a far tougher time at the Chinese round last weekend. He finished the race in P12. Having stopped on track in FP1, and then an early end to his Sprint race following an opening lap spin, the Brit qualified in P15….
Six time Constructors’ Champions Red Bull Racing and Indeed have agreed to a multi-year partnership, with branding from the #1 worldwide job site and top hiring company appearing on the cars at the F1 Chinese GP, along with the Red Bull-backed Alisha Palmowski in F1 Academy through 2026. It was a mixed weekend on circuit…
For Scuderia Ferrari and Fred Vasseur, it has been a pretty good start to the 2026 F1 season as they bagged another podium at the Chinese GP. This time it was Lewis Hamilton on the rostrum. Charles Leclerc backed him up in P4. Both drivers finished in the top 3 in the Sprint, with the…
On Sunday at the 2026 Grand Prix of Arlington, Kyle Kirkwood produced a masterclass to take his sixth victory in IndyCar. Five of them have now come on street tracks. It also meant he was the inaugural winner of this race. The winning move by Kyle Kirkwood in the 2026 Arlington IndyCar race Starting P7…
