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After two discussions with technical chiefs, Monday marked the long-awaited meeting between the FIA, Formula 1, the teams and power unit manufacturers. The agenda revolved around how the technical regulations could be improved based on the opening three rounds, and ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
Both the FIA and F1 had made it clear beforehand that major changes were highly unlikely, also ...Keep reading

Formula 1 commentator Alex Jacques has delivered a damning verdict on Williams' troublesome start to the 2026 season, claiming "it's like talking about a really special family holiday for two years and missing the flight."
Expectations were high for the Grove outfit heading into 2026. Team principal James Vowles had been open with fans throughout 2025 to manage their expectations as the ...Keep reading

To prevent a repeat of 2014, the FIA has included a safety net in the current Formula 1 power unit regulations: the Additional Design and Upgrade Opportunities, or ADUO.
The initial idea was to measure the pure output of the internal combustion engine every six races (1–6, 7–12, 13–18, and 19–24). Manufacturers that are between 2% and 4% down on the best ICE on the grid are granted one ...Keep reading

Following insensitive comments made against IndyCar star David Malukas on a whatnot livestream, Daniel Dye was suspended from NASCAR until he completed sensitivity training. He also lost his full-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series ride with the Kaulig Racing Ram team.
Since being reinstated, Dye made his return this past weekend, finishing second in the ARCA Menards Series race at Kansas ...Keep reading

Giacomo Agostini has welcomed MotoGP’s sweeping rule changes for 2027, saying they should help restore the balance between rider and machine.
MotoGP is running under the current technical regulations for the final time this year before introducing a completely new ruleset in 2027. The overhaul includes the removal of ride-height devices, tighter restrictions on aerodynamic wings and a ...Keep reading

Following Sunday's running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach, IndyCar officials revealed that there was a software failure during the one and only restart on Lap 61 of 90. 
The issue involved the Push 2 Pass system, and it made it available to all drivers when it should not have been, as the field had yet to cross the alternate start/finish line the following lap.
Officials revealed that 12 ...Keep reading

Abel Motorsports is entering the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 with Jacob Abel, the team confirmed on Monday morning. 
Abel, who has spent this year honing his craft in the Asian Le Mans Series and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, will run a Chevrolet-powered #51 entry. He competed in the IndyCar Series as a rookie last season with Dale Coyne Racing, earning a career-best ...Keep reading

Former W Series driver Abbie Eaton has cautioned that the F1 Academy must not be viewed as the 'long-term solution' for female representation in motorsport, insisting that champions require more long-term financial backing to successfully climb the single-seater ladder.
While Eaton has championed the all-female racing series for what it has done for women in motorsport so far, including the ...Keep reading

It has been approximately 19 months since the rally world last saw Dani Sordo contest a World Rally Championship event in a Rally1 car. But that streak ends at this weekend’s Rally Islas Canarias.
The three-time winner is back competing in the WRC’s top tier for the first time since finishing second at 2024 Acropolis Rally Greece for Hyundai. This week, the WRC veteran and co-driver Candido ...Keep reading

Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman has revealed the extravagant gift he bought his younger brother for Christmas.
Bearman opened up on one of the big perks of having an F1 driver in the family during an appearance on the Up To Speed podcast. The Briton explained that he gifted his younger brother, who is 16, a Fiat Topolino, even though he has not yet acquired a standard driving ...Keep reading

Martin Brundle's pre-race grid walk has become a fan-favourite moment of a Formula 1 grand prix weekend.
As he makes his way through the chaotic sea of mechanics, team members and celebrities, the impromptu comments and interviews have provided some of the most memorable live moments.
While reflecting on the famous grid walk in an interview with Sky Sports F1, Brundle remembered the moment ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has undergone rapid development in recent years, especially commercially. The global fanbase has grown significantly, with the series reaching new audiences.
The share of younger and female fans has increased – also at the tracks, as reflected in the attendance figures – and the same applies to F1’s appeal in the United States.
Part of this is linked to the sporting side – ...Keep reading

F1 TV Lead Commentator Alex Jacques assesses one thing each team needs to work on for the Miami Grand Prix, and also into the future.

The World Endurance Championship has reached a turning point regarding its sporting integrity. As announced by the FIA and the ACO during a briefing on Thursday morning, all Balance of Performance documentation will be kept strictly confidential starting in 2026.
While framed as a measure to stabilise the paddock, this decision effectively results in the systematic exclusion of the public from ...Keep reading

F1 bosses will use "a scalpel rather than a baseball bat" in making changes to the sport's rules at a meeting on Monday, says Toto Wolff.

Ayrton Senna knew that the 1993 Formula 1 season was likely to end in massive disappointment. 
His McLaren team had lost its Honda engines, and the triple champion knew customer Ford power would be impotent against the Williams-Renault of his arch rival, Alain Prost.
Senna was pondering his options, and wanted to feel what an Indycar was really like – a car without all the electronic ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok has urged Red Bull to make a "big name signing" to avoid more key personnel exits.
Four-time champion Max Verstappen's race engineer Gianpiero (GP) Lambiase is the latest high-profile figure to announce his exit from the Milton Keynes outfit, with the Briton moving to McLaren as chief racing officer by 2028.
While discussing ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff hopes that Formula 1 and the FIA will take a considered approach to the changes due to be made to the 2026 regulations after "constructive" talks, to avoid making "erratic" decisions over the championship's short-term future.
The reaction to 2026's all-new technical regulations has been mixed; while the chassis changes have generally received positive reviews ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes that the younger generation of drivers has adapted more quickly to the new regulations introduced for the 2026 season.
Steiner explained that the younger drivers don't have the years under their belts to develop bad habits, which he argued is also giving current championship leader Kimi Antonelli an advantage over his experienced ...Keep reading

The new DTM season kicks off this coming weekend in Spielberg with a field of 21 drivers. Compared to last year, there are four notable departures: in addition to Manthey champion Ayhancan Guven, who is moving to Formula E, three-time champion Rene Rast, Emil Frey Ferrari driver Jack Aitken, and Grasser star Jordan Pepper will no longer be competing.
Rast and Aitken are focusing on prototypes ...Keep reading