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Red Bull has given Alan Permane a new contract as the Racing Bulls Formula 1 squad’s team principal.
Permane will retain the reins of the Faenza-based outfit until the end of the 2031 season.
A stalwart of the current Alpine squad, where he worked from 1989 to 2023 in various capacities including race engineer and sporting director, Permane joined Racing Bulls (then known as RB) ahead of ...Keep reading

F1.com's Mike Seymour rounds up all the big talking points ahead of the 2026 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

McLaren will introduce new upgrades for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix this weekend, with Lando Norris stating he wants "to believe that we can still make improvements" to this year's car.

All Kimi Antonelli needed to do at the Mexico City Grand Prix was finish ninth. Instead, the new world champion chose to clinch the title with a late-braking lunge on Charles Leclerc into Turn 1, and not everyone at Mercedes was comfortable watching it.
Speaking on the Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show, Antonelli revealed that some members of the team questioned why he had taken the risk, with the ...Keep reading

George Russell has admitted he is mentally exhausted after a season in which he has repeatedly had to overcome challenges.
The Mercedes driver started 2026 as the favourite for the title, but after a string of issues outside of his control and incredible performances from his team-mate Kimi Antonelli, he watched on as the Italian became world champion in Mexico.
Speaking to the media at ...Keep reading

Before speaking to the media in an official press conference on Friday, Carson Hocevar has taken to YouTube to address his fans directly, posting an 18-minute apology video.
Hocevar was suspended by Spire Motorsports earlier this week, and later penalized by NASCAR with a $100,000 fine and the loss of 25 driver championship points. This comes after an incident at Martinsville, where he ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli admits that "the support has been incredible" since he became Formula 1's youngest World Champion, and has revealed his favourite messages ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Nearly a week on from the Mexico City Grand Prix, George Russell has dissected his immediate reaction to Kimi Antonelli being crowned champion.

Lewis Hamilton admits that face-to-face talks between himself and Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc need to take place at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix this weekend after their on-track battle in Mexico.

Max Verstappen has reflected on how Red Bull’s turnaround has helped him improve to P2 in the Drivers’ Championship.

Liam Lawson has explained how he’s doing everything he can at Racing Bulls in order to retain his seat on the F1 grid.

Valtteri Bottas admits that his Cadillac Formula 1 future "should be okay" amid speculation that the Finn will not be retained by the American team next season.

Let’s not sugarcoat it: George Russell had an incredibly tough 2026 campaign. With a magnet-like attraction to bad luck, the Briton spent a massive chunk of the season watching his 20-year-old team-mate storm away with the world drivers' championship.
But if you think that means Kimi Antonelli is treating the other side of the garage like chopped liver, you don't understand how Formula 1 ...Keep reading

2026 Formula 1 champion Kimi Antonelli has opened up about his recent visit to Ayrton Senna's family home ahead of this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver went to Fazenda Dois Lagos, the Senna family estate, on Tuesday, two days after clinching the F1 title in Mexico. He shared a photo of himself sitting in the Lotus 98T that Senna raced in 1986 and thanked the family for an ...Keep reading

New world champion Kimi Antonelli says he is treating the final races of the season as the beginnings of his campaign to retain the title next year.

Long-time NASCAR driver Timmy Hill will be back full-time in 2027, after shutting down his part-time NASCAR Truck Series team. Hill will drive the No. 2 Ford for Team Reaume, and will actually begin his tenure this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Hill is a journeyman driver with 146 Cup starts since 2012, and 243 NASCAR O'Reilly starts since 2011. In Trucks, he has 132 starts dating back ...Keep reading

Securing the 2026 world drivers' championship at just 20 years and 68 days old is a massive, history-book-shattering achievement. But for Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the most overwhelming part of the Mexico City Grand Prix did not even happen on the asphalt. It happened after the chequered flag.
Sharing the podium with race winner Max Verstappen and runner-up Lewis Hamilton is intimidating enough ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has responded to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff's claim that the era of the "ruthless" F1 driver is over.
After Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli clinched his maiden world championship at the Mexican Grand Prix last weekend, Wolff used the 20-year-old as an example of a new kind of champion. 
"This notion of win at all costs, selfish, opportunistic ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli became the youngest F1 champion last weekend in Mexico, as with four rounds to go, his closest rivals lost even a theoretical chance of challenging him for the title this year. The Italian's strong performances allowed him to dominate the season - but the picture looked different last year, when he entered Formula 1 at the age of 18. Despite several standout races, much of his ...Keep reading

Formula 1 heads to Interlagos this weekend with Kimi Antonelli arriving as world champion after clinching his first title at the Mexico Grand Prix.
The 20-year-old became Formula 1’s youngest-ever world champion and Italy’s first since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Mercedes could now complete the double in Brazil, carrying a 126-point constructors’ championship lead over Ferrari into the ...Keep reading