Red Bull holds F1's most valuable title sponsorship for 2026, underlining its financial strength, as Ferrari's Fred Vasseur forecasts a competitive shake-up from new rules. The FIA's deadline for 2026 power unit submissions has passed, and Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari progresses as the team seeks his ideal race engineer.
Cadillac F1 has appointed Marc Hynes, the former manager of Lewis Hamilton, as its Chief Racing Officer. Team principal Graeme Lowdon explains the hire is a critical move to bridge the gap between engineering and racing, ensuring precise feedback loops as the new team builds towards its 2026 entry.
Before the current era of COTA, Miami, and Las Vegas, Formula 1's history in the United States was written at a series of iconic but often temporary circuits. This ranking explores the top five historical U.S. tracks—from the long-standing Watkins Glen to the brilliant but lost street circuit of Long Beach—that hosted the memorable races and champions who kept the American dream alive through years of struggle.
F1 presenter Will Buxton revealed a touching story from the 2015 Belgian GP, where a young Max Verstappen jokingly told Buxton's ill father that Buxton had taught him everything. The spontaneous and kind gesture, which Verstappen had no obligation to make, meant the world to Buxton's father and highlights the champion's considerate nature away from the track.
Reigning F1 champion Lando Norris says he feels no 'responsibility' to defend his title, instead treating the 2026 season as a new challenge. While confident personally after his 2025 win, he admits McLaren must improve the car to fight at the very front, setting the stage for a development-focused campaign.
Aston Martin's new works engine partnership with Honda has begun with severe reliability problems, eerily reminiscent of Honda's disastrous McLaren era in 2017. While Honda has climbed from such a hole before with Red Bull, recovery is now harder under cost cap rules and with far greater immediate expectations from the ambitious Aston Martin team.
The FIA World Endurance Championship is rigorously assessing the Middle East crisis, putting its season-opening event in Qatar under a cloud of doubt. With regional airports damaged and closed due to military strikes, the safety of personnel is the top priority, complicating logistics for the race scheduled in less than three weeks.
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur forecasts that F1's 2026 regulation reset will lead to quicker performance convergence between teams, with the cost cap and testing limits allowing backmarkers to rapidly close the gap and potentially overtake early leaders during the season.
Formula 1 has officially scrapped the mandatory two-pit-stop rule for the Monaco Grand Prix after a single season. The controversial regulation, intended to spice up the race, backfired by encouraging teams to use artificial slowing tactics, drawing widespread criticism. Teams will now return to a free strategic choice for the iconic event.
F1 fans are tipping Haas for a major leap up the grid in 2026, with a poll showing many believe the team will finish fifth. This optimism stems from Haas logging the second-most laps in pre-season testing, showing strong reliability and promising pace with its Ferrari-powered VF-26.
David Coulthard blames ambiguous FIA regulation wording for a controversy where Mercedes allegedly exploited a loophole to run a higher engine compression ratio. The FIA has since amended the rule, but Coulthard argues the governing body must write rules for real-world operating conditions to prevent such disputes.
Verstappen says the 2026 rule changes, centred on tighter energy limits, will make F1 races harder for casual fans to follow, especially overtaking, and could affect his own enjoyment of the sport.
