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F1 ACADEMY Champion Alisha Palmowski will make the step up to the Formula Regional European Championship (FREC), with F1 ACADEMY and Red Bull Racing announcing she will receive a fully-funded seat with Rodin Motorsport for the 2027 season.

As Mercedes claim their ninth F1 Constructors' title in 2026, discover the Silver Arrows' incredible history in Formula 1.

Red Bull pitted a Formula 1 car, MotoGP bike, rally car, Pro 4 truck and a snowmobile against each other in the first Ultimate Winter race.
Former MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa won, riding a KTM MotoGP bike on the custom frozen lake course.
The event, held in Eagle River, Wisconsin, brought five motorsport disciplines together on the same grid. Each machine ran on custom studded tyres, and Red ...Keep reading

Williams F1 team boss James Vowles says it was "horribly painful" for the squad to forego 2026 aero upgrades and save the resources for 2027 instead.
Williams has been forced into playing the long game for some time now, but was hoping its progress behind the scenes in 2025 would carry over into the new regulations. Instead, Williams faced a huge wake-up call as the huge workload required to ...Keep reading

2026 F1 Academy champion Alisha Palmowski has confirmed her next career move after clinching the title of the all-female racing series in Austin, Texas.
The Briton will race in the Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) in 2027 after F1 Academy and Red Bull confirmed a fully funded seat for this year's champion.
The 20-year-old driver will join Rodin Motorsport for her move to FREC ...Keep reading

Iker Lecuona had to adapt to a different Ducati during the MotoGP weekend in Qatar. Having previously ridden Fermin Aldeguer's GP25, the Spaniard took over Alex Marquez's bike in Losail, giving him access to the latest specification of the Desmosedici.
Asked about the differences between the two Ducati versions, Lecuona said: "It feels different, feels different. We need to ride in a little bit ...Keep reading

Etihad Airways has taken its partnership with McLaren from the track to the sky, officially unveiling a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner wrapped in the Formula 1 team's iconic papaya orange. 
The custom livery was revealed on 9 November 2026 at an Etihad Engineering facility in Abu Dhabi. During the unveiling, Etihad claimed a Guinness World Record for the largest single-piece "kabuki reveal"—a ...Keep reading

Mercedes mechanics have learned to watch their backs. Not because of the dangers of a pitstop, but because of Kimi Antonelli. Formula 1's newly crowned world champion has a rather unusual habit. He approaches members of his crew, greets them and, when they least expect it, gives their nipples a pinch - so nobody appears to be safe!
It is just one of the many practical jokes through which the ...Keep reading

Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing after the Formula 1 car it was attached to crashed?

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has questioned whether Lewis Hamilton is the driver to turn Ferrari's fortunes around, suggesting Max Verstappen might be better suited to the role.
Hamilton joined Ferrari in 2025 after a successful 12-year stint with Mercedes, during which time he won six of his seven world titles.
After a tricky first season with Ferrari, the ...Keep reading

Following Racing Bulls’ confirmation of their unchanged driver line-up, Lawrence Barretto dissects everything that’s still left to play for on the 2027 grid.

Formula 2 racer Nikola Tsolov will step up to a role as Red Bull and Racing Bulls’ reserve driver next season.

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has warned that Oscar Piastri could find his McLaren future under threat if he has another season like 2026.
Piastri, who fought for the world title in 2025, has endured a much tougher campaign this time around and is out of the fight for second in the championship with three rounds to go. 
Speaking on The Red Flags Podcast, Steiner was ...Keep reading

The 2026 IndyCar Series season was a year of elevated expectations, persistent growing pains, and missed opportunities for ECR.
Entering the second full campaign under the strengthened ownership structure backed by Heartland Food Products Group founder Ted Gelov, the Indianapolis-based outfit aimed to build on the momentum of Christian Rasmussen’s breakthrough 2025 Milwaukee victory and ...Keep reading

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the squad wasn’t “complete losers” in its four years without a Formula 1 world title.
The Silver Arrows claimed their ninth constructors’ championship on Sunday at the Brazilian Grand Prix, one week after Kimi Antonelli became F1’s youngest world drivers’ champion.
Mercedes came out on top as F1 switched to new chassis and power unit ...Keep reading

Hello Kitty is heading back to the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with a new F1 Academy merchandise collection on sale ahead of the all-female series' finale on the Strip.
Sanrio, the Japanese company that owns Hello Kitty and Friends, first teamed up with F1 Academy at last year's Las Vegas round, in what was the championship's first merchandise collection. The partnership will return for the 2026 ...Keep reading

Ahead of another fiercely competitive Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) campaign in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Tower Motorsports has assembled a formidable roster for its #8 ORECA LMP2 07 as it sets its sights on a championship run.
Team mainstay John Farano will share full-season duties with Renger van der Zande. Series rookie Griffin Peebles is slated to join the squad for the ...Keep reading

On Thursday, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing  announced that Nick Sanchez will compete for the 2027 NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series championship with the team, driving the No. 18 entry.
“This is a tremendous opportunity to join MHR and compete full time again at a high level”, Sanchez said. “I’ve always held myself to a high standard and I know the entire team is incredibly motivated and ...Keep reading

The 2026 São Paulo Grand Prix was a monumental weekend for Red Bull Racing. While Max Verstappen stole the headlines with a logic-defying charge from 21st to finish second, his team-mate Isack Hadjar quietly delivered what team principal Laurent Mekies believes is his most impressive drive yet. 
Securing a double podium for the Milton Keynes squad, Hadjar finished third at Interlagos after ...Keep reading