McLaren Technical Director of Applied Engineering Neil Houldey believes the team must remain cautious heading into the 2026 F1 Italian GP despite arriving at Monza on the back of consecutive victories. After securing back-to-back victories in Hungary and the Netherlands with Lando Norris, the Woking-based outfit faces a very different challenge at the Autodromo Nazionale…
Red Bull Racing have confirmed that F1 stalwart Tom McCullough will join the team as Head of Racing in 2027. This comes in response to GianPiero Lambiase leaving for McLaren in the not too distant future. The British engineer has been involved in the sport since the early 2000s. He started out at Williams as…
As the European leg of the 2026 F1 season comes to a close with the upcoming Italian GP at Monza and the inaugural race around the newly built Madridring, Mercedes CEO and team principal Toto Wolff looks ahead to “an important period” for the team in their fight to claim both titles. While Mercedes quickly…
Haas arrives at Monza for the 2026 F1 Italian GP to make up for a costly setback following a double DNF at the Dutch GP. The American-owned outfit is eyeing valuable performance gains by bringing a major upgrade package to the VF-26, repositioning itself as a contender in the highly anticipated midfield battle where they…
The 2026 F1 season will see teams having to give rookies a chance in FP1 sessions, view the full list here. A driver who has not started more than two Grands Prix in Formula 1 is eligible to do a FP1 session for a team. Just like in 2025, all eleven teams must have a…
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 22-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
F1’s reigning World Champion Lando Norris made his long-term future official last week as he extended his contract with McLaren until the end of 2030. In an interview with Sky Sports that followed the announcement, he explained exactly why the choice was straightforward. Norris’ F1 McLaren extension was an easy call When asked how simple…
Allan McNish has opened up about Audi’s prospects in the midfield battle in the second half of the 2026 F1 season, whether they will introduce more upgrades, how impressive Nico Hülkenberg’s performance was at the Dutch GP, and why their overall execution has improved in recent rounds. While the German driver cleared Q1 and set…
Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez reacted to Cadillac’s Team Principal change at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP. During the summer break, Cadillac announced they replaced Team Principal Graeme Lowdon with Marcin Budkowski. While a new Team Principal appeared to always be part of Cadillac’s plan, many did not expect a change to occur this soon….
Nikola Tsolov has completed his first laps in a Formula 1 (F1) car after taking part in a Testing of Previous Cars outing with Racing Bulls at Imola. The Red Bull Junior Team driver drove the VCARB02 on Thursday and completed 690km during the test day. The run marked an important milestone for the Bulgarian,…
