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Williams team principal James Vowles says he is "not concerned at all" about missing the first pre-season test last week.

Williams has unveiled the livery for its delayed 2026 Formula 1 car.
The FW48 will feature a mainly dark blue and black design like its predecessors, but will also feature light blue and white on its sidepods, accommodating the Barclays and Komatsu logos, with more white on the front and rear wings.
The team announced on Wednesday that the British bank would be its “official banking ...Keep reading

F1 design legend and Aston Martin Team Principal Adrian Newey has spoken about the process behind his maiden creation for the squad, the AMR26, and how the entire workforce “rose to the challenge” in preparing it.

Max Verstappen has confirmed that he does not see himself returning to Formula 1 in a management role when he decides to retire from racing.
The four-time champion has often made it clear that he is in the championship to win and has left the door open to a potential exit if he fails to enjoy the new regulations in 2026 or after his current contract with Red Bull ends in 2028.
"I'm only ...Keep reading

Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli has likened upcoming Formula 1 racing to “speed chess” based on the world championship’s new technical regulations.
Entering a new era, F1 has discarded the DRS and introduced new tools such as active aerodynamics (mobile front and rear wings) and Overtake Mode (a power boost that will be used just like DRS was).
More interestingly, the new machinery ...Keep reading

Williams has announced a new partnership with Barclays ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season, marking the British bank's first-ever F1 collaboration.
Barclays will become the official banking partner of the Grove outfit and its branding will appear on the FW48, which is set to be unveiled later today (3 February), as well as on the helmets of both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, team clothing and ...Keep reading

Adrian Newey has revealed Aston Martin didn’t start its 2026 wind tunnel programme until mid-April 2025, which accounts for the team’s current setback.
As Formula 1 held a five-day shakedown last week at Barcelona, where each team was allowed to run on three days, Aston completed just one full day of testing, on Friday, after covering a handful of laps on Thursday evening.
This required ...Keep reading

The iconic Ouninpohja stage, regarded as one of most revered in the World Rally Championship, has been dropped from Rally Finland this year as part of an event itinerary revamp.
The 32.98km gravel rollercoaster, which has earned cult status over the years, made its return to Rally Finland in 2024 after a then-seven-year hiatus. Last year, the stage became the Super Sunday centrepiece as two ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman hit career F1 highs. Cadillac stage a race simulation.

Hollywood comes to Cadillac. Racers Ollie Bearman & Kimi Antonelli are in the spotlight.

F1 race winners Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez make their comeback for Cadillac.

We’re on board with stars Kimi Antonelli and Ollie Bearman and tour Cadillac’s F1 factory.

Haas Formula 1 team principal Ayao Komatsu has revealed that he almost left the American outfit in 2023.
Serving as trackside engineering director at the time with Guenther Steiner as team principal, Komatsu explained that there was no transparency or alignment within the team.
"If I'm totally honest, I was ready to quit in Baku '23," Komatsu said during an appearance on the High Performance ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo will sit out the remainder of MotoGP’s Sepang pre-season test after breaking a finger in a crash on Tuesday.
Just an hour into the start of collective testing in Malaysia, Quartararo went down at Turn 5 on his V4-powered Yamaha M1 and had to be taken to the medical centre for checks.
Although he was initially released with only arm soreness and even returned to the track ...Keep reading

George Russell has described Adrian Newey’s debut Aston Martin as “pretty spectacular” and “probably the most standout” design of those seen at the Barcelona Shakedown.

Former Alpine racer Jack Doohan has signed with Haas as a reserve driver for the 2026 F1 campaign.

Ducati’s star rider Marc Marquez topped the opening day of MotoGP’s official pre-season test in Malaysia, while a crash sidelined Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo for much of the running.
Riding a MotoGP bike for the first time since his incident with Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia in October, Marquez leapt to the top spot on the leaderboard with just 20 minutes left to run, posting an impressive ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has been filmed arriving in central Monaco in a classic Ferrari 275 GTB, a famed Maranello sports car worth upwards of £2.5million. 
As a Ferrari driver since the 2019 Formula 1 season, Leclerc has built a large collection of rare Italian supercars, with the driver being no stranger to a road trip with his fiancée, Alexandra Saint Mleux. Usually, however, the Monegasque would ...Keep reading

Haas has signed Jack Doohan as a reserve driver for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.
Doohan will join Ryo Hirakawa in the role, with Toyota’s Hypercar driver having held the position since last April as the Japanese brand expanded its involvement in the American outfit.
A product of the Red Bull and Alpine academies, Doohan started seven grands prix with the Enstone-based squad but was ...Keep reading

Australian Jack Doohan secures a role as reserve driver at Haas after being released by the Alpine team.