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Mercedes may be dominating the 2026 Formula 1 season, but the finest performances of the year belong to drivers right across the grid. Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers’ championship for Mercedes, with the constructor also heading the standings heading into the summer break after the Dutch Grand Prix. Yet standout drives from Lewis Hamilton, Max

McLaren’s test and development driver Leonardo Fornaroli has confirmed he is actively pursuing a full-time Formula 1 seat amid growing links to Haas. The 21-year-old Italian joined McLaren ahead of the 2026 campaign following his F2 championship triumph the previous season. Fornaroli has already made two FP1 appearances for McLaren this year, taking part in

Formula 1’s silly season is in full swing heading into the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, with several major storylines developing simultaneously across the paddock. Christian Horner, the 52-year-old Englishman sacked by Red Bull in July 2025, is fast approaching a key deadline that could determine his chances of returning to Formula 1 in 2027. Horner’s

Former Formula 1 driver and pundit Ralf Schumacher has declared that things have ‘broken down’ between Max Verstappen and Red Bull amid growing transfer speculation. Schumacher made his assessment while evaluating the possibility of Verstappen making a switch to McLaren, a move that has dominated F1 headlines throughout the summer break. Verstappen holds an exit

Two years on from one of the most painful moments of his Formula 1 career, George Russell has revisited his Belgian Grand Prix disqualification in striking detail. The Mercedes driver was speaking to team sponsor SAP when he was asked to relive the events of that dramatic July 2024 race at Spa-Francorchamps. Russell had driven

Lewis Hamilton is enjoying a remarkable 2026, with his fortunes rising both on and off the Formula 1 track in dramatic fashion. The 41-year-old seven-time world champion has staged an impressive comeback after a difficult debut season with Ferrari, now sitting second in the drivers’ championship standings. Hamilton trails Italian prodigy Kimi Antonelli by 50

Mercedes technical director James Allison has explained how a bold late-development strategy left the team temporarily out of step with its Formula 1 rivals. The W17 has been the dominant car of the 2026 season, claiming a 1-2 finish on debut in Australia and going on to win eight of the first eleven races under

1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill has opened up about the circumstances that led to him losing his Williams seat despite clinching the drivers’ championship. Hill won the title that year, finishing ahead of rookie teammate Jacques Villeneuve in the standings, yet Williams had already moved on before the season was even over. Heinz

Driver complaints about software intervention in the 2026 Formula 1 cars have been building since before the season even began this year. The frustration intensifies particularly at so-called energy-starved circuits, where corner-heavy layouts prevent the new-generation cars from adequately recharging their batteries throughout a lap. A regulatory tweak introduced ahead of the Miami Grand Prix

NASCAR star Denny Hamlin has recalled the moment he genuinely feared that Danica Patrick was about to punch him during a fierce pit road confrontation. The incident took place back in 2015 at Daytona International Speedway, following one of the qualifying races for the iconic Daytona 500. Patrick, who would later go on to become