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Formula 1 team Williams choose Briton Luke Browning as their reserve driver for 2026.

Formula 1 team Williams choose Briton Luke Browning as their reserve driver for 2026.

Formula 1 team Williams choose Briton Luke Browning as their reserve driver for 2026.

Williams have announced that Luke Browning will act as their Formula 1 Reserve Driver for 2026, while also switching from Formula 2 to the Japanese Super Formula Championship.

Martins Sesks has announced plans to contest a partial campaign in the 2026 World Rally Championship with M-Sport-Ford.
Sesks and co-driver Renars Francis are set to team up with the British squad for a third season, aiming to pilot a Ford Puma Rally1 in seven WRC events beginning in Rally Sweden (12-15 February) next month. Outings in Portugal, Greece, Estonia, Finland, Sardinia and Saudi ...Keep reading

Nasser Al-Attiyah moved a step closer to a sixth Dakar Rally crown by claiming victory on the penultimate stage of the 2026 event on Friday.
The Dacia driver led the majority of the 311km test between Al Henakiyah and Yanbu, with Ford duo Mitch Guthrie and Mattias Ekstrom only briefly interrupting his hold during the day.​Al-Attiyah first shot to the front just before the 100km mark ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls revealed its 2026 Formula 1 livery alongside its sister team, Red Bull, during an event in Detroit, Michigan, on 15 January. While some fans have commented on the fact that the design hasn't seen a big change from 2025, there is one feature receiving a lot of praise from fans of the championship.
The 2025 design was easily one of the fan-favourites from last season, so it's not a ...Keep reading

The Imola circuit is undertaking a huge overhaul as it aims to keep the door open to an Formula 1 return.
The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari returned to F1 in recent years as a COVID 19 stop-gap and was subsequently awarded a three-year contract extension to 2025. But with the number of European races coming under pressure, and F1 hosting two races in Spain in 2026 - in Barcelona and Madrid - ...Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies presented the team's 2026 livery in Detroit, drawing considerable praise from fans of Formula 1. But with the outfit's new powertrain being backed by Ford Racing, he used this moment to send a tribute to the late founder Dietrich Mateschitz, whose "dream" for the team has now been fulfilled.
Both Red Bull and sister squad Racing Bulls opened the 2026 ...Keep reading

Formula 1's shift to power units with an almost 50% split between electrical deployment and conventional internal combustion power has had far-reaching effects, not just in the engine bay but also throughout the chassis.
Another consequence is a huge increase in driver workload, both before and during races, because maximising the potential of the new power units will require an astute approach ...Keep reading

Red Bull's 2026 livery was revealed exactly how you'd expect from the energy drink brand: through an adrenaline-spiked feat of aerobatics. Czech aerobatic specialist and 2018 Red Bull Air Race world champion Martin Šonka used a low cobra manoeuvre to tear the cover of the RB22 show car ahead of its Detroit launch.
Alongside the reveal of the Racing Bulls livery, Red Bull kicked off the season ...Keep reading

Formula 1 fans have been quick to share their thoughts on the new Red Bull livery for the 2026 season.
The Milton Keynes outfit and its sister team, Racing Bulls, kicked off the 2026 launch season at an event with Ford Racing in Detroit, Michigan. 
For years, Red Bull has only made small changes to its matte livery, but the RB22 has seen a return of the gloss-finish design and pops of the ...Keep reading

Our Ask Me Anything team explain when Formula 1 teams will launch their cars for the 2026 season.

Williams has announced Luke Browning as the team’s reserve driver for the 2026 Formula 1 season.
The Grove-based squad did not previously have a reserve driver, though it theoretically could call upon Mercedes’ third driver, Williams’ own former racer Valtteri Bottas, throughout 2025.
A member of the Williams Driver Academy since 2023, Browning took part in three Free Practice 1 ...Keep reading

Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen shared his approval of Red Bull's 2026 livery after the team launched its new look at an event with Ford Racing in Detroit, Michigan.
The event with Ford, Red Bull and Racing Bulls marked the first launch ahead of the 2026 season, which will introduce a new wave of regulations to the championship. In addition to the new rules, 2026 welcomes a big ...Keep reading

Chili Bowl can be such a rollercoaster of emotion and Christopher Bell rode it all the way back to a record he once again shares with Kyle Larson on Thursday night in the Tulsa Expo Center.
Nine preliminary night victories.
With five laps to go, it didn’t look like Bell was going to make it happen, and much of it wasn’t his fault. Success in this event requires execution but also ...Keep reading

Red Bull say it would be "naive" to expect them to be able to compete at the very front in F1 from the beginning of their new engine partnership with Ford.

Red Bull say it would be "naive" to expect them to be able to compete at the very front in F1 from the beginning of their new engine partnership with Ford.

Red Bull say it would be "naive" to expect them to be able to compete at the very front in F1 from the beginning of their new engine partnership with Ford.

Red Bull say it would be "naive" to expect them to be able to compete at the very front in F1 from the beginning of their new engine partnership with Ford.