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The Balance of Performance in the World Endurance Championship will no longer be made public in 2026, in a move aimed at preventing speculation and misinterpretation, the FIA and ACO officials explained during a media briefing at Imola.
As teams were still arriving at the circuit on Thursday morning, a small group of media outlets – including Motorsport.com – heard from Bruno Famin and ...Keep reading

F1.com takes a look back at some of the sport’s most striking liveries, designs that it would be fun to see race again on the modern-day grid.

This season has seen sweeping new regulations implemented, and a new era of cars always means plenty of intriguing technical innovations.

Stefano Domenicali has shared an insight into how all parties in Formula 1 will work to find the “right adjustments” to the 2026 technical regulations amid discussions during the current April break, with the President and CEO confident that everything is going in the “right direction”.

The Mexican veteran has already shown early signs of improvement in the first three races.

Paul Di Resta may have never achieved a Formula 1 podium, but there was a time when he beat a future four-time world champion – and many other upcoming grand prix drivers.
Back in 2006, the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Giedo van der Garde, Kazuki Nakajima, Kamui Kobayashi, Sebastien Buemi and Romain Grosjean featured on the grid of the Formula 3 Euro Series – a championship whose reigning ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports F1 analyst Martin Brundle argued that George Russell "lost his head a little bit" during the Japanese Grand Prix. 
The Briton started the 2026 season as the favourite as Mercedes was expected to bring dominant machinery to the new era of regulations.
And while Russell started off strong with wins in the Australian Grand Prix and Chinese sprint race ...Keep reading

Supercars will make a parity change to the Chevrolet Camaro teams in time for this weekend’s fourth round at Ruapuna Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.
On Thursday, the Supercars Commission notified the teams that small changes will be made to the Camaro front splitter and rear wing to shift the car's aerodynamic balance rearwards.
In a note to the teams the Commission said: “Following ...Keep reading

Mercedes, McLaren and Alpine took to the track this week with their 2026 Formula 1 cars.
Mercedes and McLaren partook in a Pirelli test at the Nurburgring, with all four race drivers in action.
On Tuesday, George Russell covered 127 laps, with Oscar Piastri down on 65 due to a technical issue. Yesterday, championship leader Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris completed 109 and 108 laps ...Keep reading

Formula 1 CEO and president Stefano Domenicali believes the series as a whole should try and agree on a future power unit formula as early as this year, backing a push for a lighter and simpler engine.
Initiated by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem's public desire for F1 to move to simpler, cheaper power units in the future, F1 stakeholders held meetings 12 months ago on what a future engine ...Keep reading

How are F1’s smallest team performing so well?

A new F1 season means a fresh set of challenges for the drivers, with Audi pair Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto the first to feature in 2026’s ‘Grid Games’ series.

Safety Car driver Bernd Maylander is Tom Clarkson’s guest on this week’s Beyond The Grid podcast.

The McLaren star has already shown potential for Grand Prix wins despite only starting one race this season.

Mick Schumacher has completed the first four races of his rookie season in the IndyCar Series with at least one race weekend on every track type – oval, road course, and street circuit. 
But the biggest challenge is still ahead and the official pre-test for the Indianapolis 500 will take place at the end of April. Free practice for the Indy 500 will begin in the second week of May.
In an ...Keep reading

M-Sport-Ford’s new signing Jon Armstrong feels his head turning pace in Croatia last weekend has proved he belongs in the World Rally Championship’s top tier.
At the start of the year, the 2025 European Rally Championship runner-up outlined that one of his objectives was to prove he deserves a place in rallying’s elite after M-Sport showed faith in the Northern Irishman to make the leap ...Keep reading

Reigning F1 ACADEMY champion Doriane Pin tells F1.com about how she is finding her new role as a Mercedes Development Driver and what the year ahead holds as she continues to work towards her dream of reaching Formula 1.

Mercedes and McLaren were back in action on Tuesday as they helped tyre supplier Pirelli with another development test – this time staged at the famed Nurburgring track, which last hosted F1 back in 2020.

After the Japanese Grand Prix – and due to the cancellation of the Middle Eastern races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia – Formula 1 has entered an extended break, which provides an ideal opportunity to take a closer look at the data and analyse how the new regulations have impacted the field.
After looking into the team-mate battles in 2026 and the dominance Mercedes is exhibiting, we’ll now ...Keep reading

Mike O’Gara is joining IndyCar and taking on the role as its Vice President of Competition, Race Engineering.
A longtime veteran of the industry, O’Gara will serve as the “senior technical authority” for IndyCar, and lead everything that includes vehicle performance strategy, race engineering, and technical governance across the IndyCar Series and Indy NXT. Additionally, he will be ...Keep reading