The 2025 F1 Academy season marked Ella Lloyd’s first full campaign in the series, following an impressive Wild Card appearance in Singapore. Lloyd joined Rodin Motorsport with backing from McLaren and delivered a strong debut season. She finished the year fourth in the Championship Standings, with 109 points. Speaking in a media session attended by…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella called on the FIA to review and amend the F1 2026 regulations before the season opener in Australia amid safety concerns regarding race start procedures. Andrea Stella raised the issue following the recent three-day Bahrain pre-season test, where teams conducted their first meaningful running with the new-gen 2026 cars in…
Oscar Piastri and McLaren have successfully completed the first round of F1 2026 Bahrain testing. Piastri did the second most laps, putting in 215 laps over three sessions. Speaking to F1.com after 2026 Bahrain testing, he was satisfied with how things went. “The biggest positive from the test has just been how smoothly it’s gone…
F1 could be heading for a “recipe for disaster” if it doesn’t make any changes around the race start procedures in 2026 – that’s the view from McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after the first Bahrain testing session, as he believes the all-new power units for the season are too complicated to get up and running…
Garage 59 is preparing for its long-awaited 2026 debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), and despite recognising the scale of the challenge ahead, the British outfit has clear ambitions for the future. Team Principal Andrew Kirkaldy insists that the team’s objectives remain unchanged, even as it steps onto the world championship stage. “As…
As the 2026 season approaches, the F1 paddock has transitioned from a state of curiosity to one of intense political friction. Rival manufacturers are lobbying for an immediate rule change regarding power unit (PU) compression ratios after allegations of rule breaking. McLaren CEO Zak Brown has offered a firm defence of his team’s engine partner:…
McLaren launched their 2026 challenger, the MCL40, with a livestream event from Bahrain, during which McLaren team principal Andrea Stella and CEO Zak Brown weighed in on the new era of F1. The Italian discussed his excitement for the new regulations. All teams face a huge task due to the scale of them. “I look…
McLaren have unveiled their striking 2026 F1 Academy liveries, with Ella Lloyd and Ella Stevens set to represent the papaya squad in style this season. Returning for her second campaign in the all-female championship, 20-year-old Welsh driver Lloyd continues her journey with McLaren after a promising rookie year. Before stepping up to F1 Academy, Lloyd…
With the start of the season in Melbourne quickly approaching, the teams are revealing their 2026 challengers in quick succession. Missed one? Fear not, we have listed the 2026 F1 cars in a neat little livery launch overview below. Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Racing was the first team to reveal their 2026 challenger….
McLaren, the reigning F1 Constructors’ World Champions two years in a row, launch their much anticipated 2026 livery on the MCL40. The Woking-based team have risen to success in the last 2 years, winning the 2024 and 2025 Constructors Championships along with their British driver Lando Norris winning the F1 World Drivers’ Championship last season….
