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 23-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…
Following the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP, Fred Vasseur reflected on a difficult race for Ferrari as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished P4 and P6 respectively. In qualifying on Friday, the driver from Monaco finished up in P2, a full 0.8s slower than George Russell. The seven-time World Champion was 1.3s off pole in P6….
Charles Leclerc had a quiet but good performance at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP as the driver from Monaco finished P4. Ferrari clearly lacked the pace of Red Bull and Mercedes around Baku, with McLaren driver Oscar Piastri also ahead of the 28-year-old and Lewis Hamilton throughout the race. Starting on the front row following…
Lewis Hamilton attributed his P6 finish at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP to persistent tyre struggles, admitting he never “really got the tyres to switch on.” The Ferrari driver kicked off the Baku weekend with P4 in FP1 and P5 in FP3 before making changes to his SF-26 and improving to P3 in FP3. However,…
Scuderia Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton had to settle for qualifying P6 for the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. Hamilton was unable to get a tow on the long final straight, which, by his figuring, was at least the 0.498 second difference between him and Charles Leclerc in 2nd. In FP3, he had a monster tow from three…
Lewis Hamilton and Fred Vasseur assessed Ferrari’s performance following FP2 on Thursday at the 2026 F1 Azerbaijan GP. Speaking after the session, Hamilton and team principal Fred Vasseur talked about the challenges of track evolution, traffic management and car balance. Hamilton discusses street circuit challenges Reflecting on the unique characteristics of the Baku layout, Lewis…
Kimi Antonelli has opened up about who poses the biggest threat to his maiden Drivers’ Championship bid going forward, his approach to take each race as it comes, whether Mercedes still have an edge over the rest of the F1 grid, and their Sepang upgrades heading into the 2026 Azerbaijan GP weekend. Climbing onto the…
Team Principal Ayao Komatsu has shared his thoughts on Haas’s driver line-up for the 2027 F1 season and the factors they are taking into account ahead of the final selection. Despite their strong start to the campaign, which saw Ollie Bearman secure a P5 finish at the Chinese GP, the Kannapolis-based outfit quickly faltered, leaving…
George Russell and Lando Norris have shared their thoughts on how the 2026 F1 regulations interact with different driving styles and whether the new generation of cars has altered the balance of power between teammates on the grid. The new engines, featuring a near 50-50 split between the internal combustion engine and electrical energy, have…
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has identified qualifying as one of the areas the team needs to focus on, as the 2026 F1 Spanish GP showed that the drivers have the pace to compete but are disadvantaged by a comparatively poor starting position. During Sunday’s 2026 F1 Spanish GP, Charles Leclerc took the lead of…
