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Off the back of a much-improved 2025 campaign which yielded a comfortable fifth place in the Formula 1 world constructors' standings, Williams is now a team that is looking up rather than over down.
Over the past 18 months the Grove-based squad harvested bountiful low-hanging fruit that was holding it back, and that meant that while its aerodynamic development has largely been focused on 2026 ...Keep reading

Here are the 11 Team Principals preparing to lead their respective outfits into the 2026 F1 season.

Ford’s Mattias Ekstrom has been gifted victory on Stage 7 of the 2026 Dakar Rally after long-time leader Henk Lategan hit trouble in the closing part and dropped over 10 minutes.
Lategan had been poised to take both the stage win and the overall lead as the Toyota driver headed the pack at the final checkpoint before the finish, having led Ekstrom by 1m46s, but the South African lost all of ...Keep reading

Aprilia ambassador and four-time 250cc world champion Max Biaggi says there is no track on the MotoGP calendar that now “scares” the Noale factory.
Aprilia enjoyed a strong end to the 2025 MotoGP season, winning three out of the last four grands prix and ending up runner-up in the manufacturers’ championship for the first time in its history.
While the jury is out on whether it can ...Keep reading

As 18-year-old Arvid Lindblad prepares to share the grid with 44-year-old Fernando Alonso, F1.com looks back at other drivers from different eras who have raced together.

Nick Cassidy branded the Mexico City E-Prix as the “dream start” for Formula E newcomer Citroen after winning in just its second race.
The French marque is new to the championship for the 2025/26 season and it already made a good start by taking third with Cassidy at the Sao Paulo opener.
But then the 31-year-old went even better by winning at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, despite ...Keep reading

In many respects, 2025 has been a frustrating year for Alpine. The team decided early on to shift its full focus to the 2026 Formula 1 regulations and therefore to virtually abandon the development of the A525.
Alpine admitted it was surprised by some of its rivals, who continued to introduce upgrades even late in the season. That, combined with a Renault engine that was still lacking some ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly has hinted at a future career move into the fashion industry. 
The Alpine Formula 1 driver has often shown his interest in fashion in the paddock, but in an interview on F1's Off The Grid series with Lawrence Barretto, Gasly has shared how his motivation to expand his career into the industry has grown after moving to Milan.
"I'm definitely going to get into this world at some ...Keep reading

Nick Cassidy pulled off a strategic masterclass to win the Mexico City E-Prix from 13th on the grid to give Citroen its first Formula E victory in only its second race.
The French marque is new to the all-electric championship in the 2025/26 season and has already made a stellar start, adding to Cassidy's third in the Sao Paulo opener with a win at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. 
A ...Keep reading

The next Cup Series star in the making is already waiting in the wings, and in stock car racing, the final two steps before the big show on Sunday are the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS)
Last year, we named Connor Zilisch as our No. 1 prospect, and it should surprise no one that he went on to dominate the season as an Xfinity Series driver ...Keep reading

During the first week of the 2026 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, there have been numerous tyre failures. Almost every team and vehicle in the top class has been affected, with some drivers suffering multiple punctures in a single day. On some stages, pit stops for tyre changes were introduced as some teams were even struggling to complete the distance. 
This has led some drivers to describe the ...Keep reading

Every sport has its ‘stars of tomorrow’ for everyone to get hyped about, and the same is true in the IndyCar Series.
The criteria for this list is a bit different than our NASCAR counterpart in that we’re not dipping down into the lower categories, which would have been Indy NXT, to showcase prospects with potential to be a contender on the grid of North America’s premier open-wheel ...Keep reading

MotoGP is undergoing a major transformation following Liberty Media’s purchase of an 84% stake in the series’ rightsholder Dorna Sports. While the actual day-to-day management of MotoGP remains in the hands of the Ezpeleta family, Liberty will be able to influence MotoGP’s strategic direction – and potentially help take the series to new heights.
Liberty’s experience in global sports ...Keep reading

For Red Bull, the 2026 season marks a new chapter in the team’s history: for the first time since taking over Jaguar in 2005, it will compete with its own power unit in Formula 1.
In the longer term, this should bring advantages – especially with the integration of the power unit into the chassis – although questions remain over how competitive the new package can be in the short ...Keep reading

As Yuki Tsunoda finds himself without a race seat in 2026, F1.com relives the comeback stories of the drivers who returned to the grid after previously losing their spot.

Toyota has outlined its objectives for the 2026 World Endurance Championship, stating it wants to end its Le Mans 24 Hours victory drought and reduce operational errors.
Once the benchmark in the WEC’s top division, Toyota went the first seven rounds of the 2025 season without scoring a race win, before finally breaking through in the season finale in Bahrain.
It is now three years since ...Keep reading

M-Sport favouring youth over experience when it comes to its World Rally Championship driver line-up is nothing new, having developed a reputation for being perennial producer of star talent.
The British squad has provided a valuable proving ground for WRC stars of the future, with many of those going on to win or challenge for world titles. Its most recent success alumni being Ott Tanak and ...Keep reading

If there is one lesson the era of turbo-hybrid Formula 1 cars has taught us, it is how important and complex the role of the flow meter is. Limiting the amount of fuel the cars could carry, as well as its flow rate, forced manufacturers to innovate to improve combustion efficiency – making this instrument the vital enforcer of those limits.
From 2026, with the arrival of new power units with ...Keep reading

Audi have given their new F1 car its debut track run ahead of the team’s first official season in 2026, with the squad holding a filming day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Following the WEC's lead, IMSA imposes strict rules on BoP-related comments by drivers, teams and manufacturers whilst releasing the BoP for the 64th Daytona 24 Hours.
Mirroring the World Endurance Championship (WEC), IMSA has introduced stricter communication rules concerning the Balance of Performance (BoP). Critical remarks from participants can now lead to significant penalties.
The new ...Keep reading