Kimi Antonelli claimed victory at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, extending his championship lead over Mercedes team-mate George Russell in Montreal. Russell had led the race following an intense battle with Antonelli before his Mercedes suffered a power unit failure on lap 30 of the contest. The retirement proved costly for Russell in the
MoreRed Bull secured its first podium finish of the 2024 season in Montreal, a result that looked unlikely based on Saturday’s qualifying performance. Max Verstappen qualified sixth at the Canadian Grand Prix, leaving him visibly frustrated and vocal in his criticism of the car’s performance. Verstappen was particularly candid when speaking to Dutch media in
MoreGeorge Russell endured a painful end to his Canadian Grand Prix challenge but still voiced strong support for Formula 1’s new 2026 technical regulations. Russell started from pole position in Montreal yet got off to a sluggish start, losing ground in the early stages of the race to his Mercedes team-mate. Kimi Antonelli initially held
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When the FIA World Endurance Championship season gets underway at Imola this weekend, Ferrari will be defending back-to-back manufacturers’ and drivers’ titles with a version of the 499P that has been repositioned aerodynamically in ways that even the engineers in Maranello are still in the process of fully characterising. The changes were not Ferrari’s choice
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Martin Brundle has confirmed that his Sky Sports F1 schedule for 2026 covers 16 races, a step back from the 18 rounds he attended in 2025, as the veteran broadcaster manages his workload across what promises to be one of the more eventful mid-season breaks in recent memory. Brundle, who turns 67 in June and
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Max Verstappen’s decade-long partnership with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase is set to end, after it emerged that “GP” has agreed to join McLaren when his Red Bull contract expires at the end of 2027. Red Bull confirmed the move in an official statement, acknowledging the significance of the loss with careful diplomatic language. “Oracle Red
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The 2026 Formula One season is barely a handful of rounds old, yet the storylines competing for attention are already enough to sustain an entire campaign. Two teams, two internal battles, and according to former Formula One driver Robert Doornbos, two outcomes that most people in the sport are not yet prepared to say out
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Bookmakers may have made their call early, but the reality inside Ferrari tells a far more balanced story after the opening phase of the 2026 Formula One season. Despite just a single point separating Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton following the Chinese Grand Prix, betting markets are already heavily tilted in one direction. An analysis
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Max Verstappen retired from sixth place in Shanghai with an ERS cooling failure and immediately used the post-race pen to deliver his most savage verdict yet on the 2026 regulatory framework. He has been openly critical of the new rules since pre-season testing, but the language that emerged on Sunday afternoon felt like a significant
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Oscar Piastri has confirmed that his long-time manager Mark Webber will scale back his presence at race weekends this season, although the former Formula 1 driver remains closely involved in shaping his career decisions behind the scenes. The Australian driver explained that the adjustment was not prompted by any specific incident, but rather a collective
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