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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has confirmed that his team had no prior knowledge of Ferrari’s filming day at the newly-built Madring circuit in Madrid. Ferrari became the first Formula 1 team to run their cars at the brand new Spanish venue, heading to the capital last month to complete their 200km filming day allocation.

When Cadillac began searching for a race team manager ahead of its 2026 Formula 1 debut, it identified Peter Crolla at Haas as the ideal candidate almost immediately. Crolla had spent over nine years at Haas, which itself was F1’s previous start-up team when it entered the championship in 2016, and he was ready for

The 2026 Monaco Grand Prix result remains in flux, with the FIA confirming a fresh hearing at its Paris headquarters will take place next Tuesday, August 25. Both Red Bull and McLaren have lodged appeals against the stewards’ decisions that ultimately saw Pierre Gasly restored to the podium after his original penalties were rescinded. The

Alex Albon has committed to a sixth consecutive season with Williams by signing a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the team through 2027. The 30-year-old Anglo-Thai driver first joined Williams ahead of the 2022 campaign and has since become the most tenured driver in the team’s current era. Albon recently surpassed Nigel

Chief Honda engineer Shintaro Orihara has named the deeply controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as his favourite moment in Formula 1. Orihara made the admission in a Honda Racing F1 video, singling out the final lap of that infamous season finale as his most cherished memory with the manufacturer. “The best moment is 2021,”

Former Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda has been linked with a full-time switch to IndyCar, following a chain of events triggered by a McLaren signing in the series. Tsunoda came through the Red Bull academy during the team’s partnership with Honda, making his full-time F1 debut with AlphaTauri in 2021. The Japanese driver remained at

Fernando Alonso’s hopes of challenging for wins and titles with Aston Martin have been dampened by a frank assessment from Honda’s Chief engineer Shintaro Orihara. Before the summer break, a significant upgrade package raised optimism that Aston Martin could become more competitive across the second half of the 2026 season. A Honda power unit upgrade

Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov has spoken openly about the growing calls from senior figures for him to be promoted to Formula 1 racing. F2 team owner Adrian Campos made headlines earlier this summer when he stated that Tsolov “really deserves” a chance to compete at the highest level of motorsport. The 19-year-old Bulgarian rookie

F1’s silly season is firmly in full swing, with major developments surrounding Max Verstappen, Audi, and the 2027 driver market all emerging this week. Former F1 team principal Guenther Steiner has issued a warning to Verstappen over a potential switch to McLaren, citing their engine situation as a key concern. Steiner pointed out that McLaren

Formula 1 heads into the second half of the 2026 season with several major storylines dominating the conversation during the summer break. George Russell has been forced to revisit one of the most painful moments of his career, reliving his disqualification from the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. Russell had crossed the line in