Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson delivered an impressive qualifying performance, in which he qualified P5. Lawson will start the 2026 F1 São Paulo GP from a career-best P3 after capitalising on the penalties of George Russell and Charles Leclerc. A position he has only achieved at one other race weekend, the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan GP. Nonetheless,…
With a wet track and more rain coming in, the form book from free practice was out of the window for qualifying for the 2026 F1 São Paulo GP. The drivers lined up early in pit lane anticipating the incoming shower. Unfortunately, right before the lights turned green the heavens opened. This prompted Aston Martin,…
Racing Bulls Team Principal Alan Permane has insisted that the team will not rush its decision over its 2027 Formula 1 driver line-up, despite growing uncertainty surrounding Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad and Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov. Speaking ahead of the 2026 F1 São Paulo GP, Permane explained that the organisation continues evaluating its options,…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 São Paulo GP, Racing Bulls announced that Alan Permane has signed a long-term contract extension, keeping him in his role as Team Principal and Co-CEO Sporting until the end of 2031. Following Christian Horner’s dismissal from Red Bull, Permane was promoted to Team Principal midway through the 2025 season. Since…
FIA Formula 2 (F2) CEO Bruno Michel believes Nikola Tsolov has demonstrated the ability to compete in F1, although he acknowledges that Racing Bulls faces a difficult decision when selecting its 2027 driver line-up. His assessment comes as championship rival Rafael Câmara prepares to join Haas, while Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad continue fighting to…
Arvid Lindblad and Oscar Piastri offered their perspectives on their collision at the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP. The Brit and Aussie came together on Lap 59 approaching Turn 2 when the two of them were fighting for 7th place. On the second standing start, the rookie got ahead of car #81 and was relatively…
Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson apologised for the incident with Max Verstappen during FP2 at the F1 2026 Mexico City GP and reacted to the Red Bull driver’s comments. Both Verstappen and Lawson had missed out on FP1 due to their seats being taken by rookie drivers Ayumu Iwasa and Nikola Tsolov. Later on Friday, they…
The stewards have disqualified Liam Lawson from Qualifying for the F1 Mexico City GP after finding a technical breach on his Racing Bulls car. The New Zealander will now start Sunday’s race from the back of the grid. Lawson had put in a strong performance in a tightly contested session, qualifying eighth and beating his…
Among the 10 rookies who took part in FP1 at the 2026 Mexico City GP, Nikola Tsolov, Gabriele Minì, and Freddie Slater reached an important milestone by making their first official F1 weekend appearance. Driving for Racing Bulls, Alpine, and Audi, respectively, the trio had contrasting experiences, with Tsolov finishing P12, Minì P14, and Slater…
Arvid Lindblad had an eventful but ultimately encouraging afternoon at the 2026 F1 United States GP. The Racing Bulls rookie qualified ninth but received a five-place grid penalty after taking his sixth internal combustion engine (ICE) of the season, exceeding the permitted allocation and dropping him to P14 on the starting grid. Lindblad eventually crossed…
