The real stress test awaiting McLaren's F1 'Papaya Rules'

Are McLaren favouring Lando Norris in this year's F1 title race? Ted Kravitz has his say

Guenther Steiner has urged the McLaren Formula 1 team to back Oscar Piastri in the drivers' championship.The Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit resulted in the Woking outfit clinching the constructors' title after Lando Norris and Piastri finished the race in third and fourth, respectively. With the back-to-back constructors' championships secured, Steiner believes that the ...Keep reading

2027 could be a big year for F1's driver market

Reports of Ferrari tension in the Italian press following the Singapore Grand Prix

Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha hasn’t made any “big steps” with its MotoGP bike since the Barcelona test at the end of last year.The 2021 champion feels that the M1’s performance has tailed off as Yamaha hasn’t been able to bring meaningful upgrades to the bike since the early part of the season.Quartararo enjoyed an incredible run of form in the summer, scoring three ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced a four-part YouTube original series called Passenger Princess, hosted by Amelia Dimoldenberg, and in partnership with her production company, Dimz Inc.Dimoldenberg rose to fame with her YouTube interview series Chicken Shop Date, which McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris appeared on in March 2024. The idea for the show began as a column written by the 31-year-old during her ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo believes Yamaha hasn’t made any “big steps” with its MotoGP bike since the Barcelona test at the end of last year.The 2021 champion feels that the M1’s performance tailed off as Yamaha hasn’t been able to bring meaningful upgrades to the bike since the early part of the season.Quartararo enjoyed an incredible run of form in the summer, scoring three consecutive ...Keep reading

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner believes George Russell has more leverage over Mercedes in the ongoing contract negotiations for a 2026 seat.The British driver, who has been with the Mercedes F1 team since 2022 and a Mercedes junior driver since 2017, is yet to secure a 2026 contract with the Brackley outfit despite securing two grand prix wins so far this year in Canada ...Keep reading

Could Racing Bulls be set for an all-new F1 driver line-up in 2026?

The occasional friction between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, and their McLaren team, last year was a mere taster for what has already transpired in 2025 – and what is still to come. Max Verstappen might be creeping up incrementally, but the battle for the Formula 1 drivers' title is the McLaren drivers' to lose.So, unlike last year, where Norris was chasing down Verstappen's lead in the ...Keep reading

An apology from the CEO of Petronas following Mercedes' win at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz believes that FOM should change its approach to the Formula 1 broadcast in order to “respect the competition” rather than “exaggerating” the coverage by featuring "celebrities and girlfriends”. In recent days, many fans and experts have shared their complaints on social media about the lack of coverage given by FOM to the battles between drivers on the track and the ...Keep reading

They say Suzuka is a drivers’ track, and if that’s the case, then Kimi Raikkonen certainly proved his worth on 9 October 2005.Coming into the Japanese Grand Prix, 25-year-old Raikkonen had already lost the drivers’ title, with his deficit on new world champion Fernando Alonso having reached 23 points with two races remaining.Read Also:Formula 120 years ago, Fernando ...Keep reading

Mercedes edge closer to agreeing a new deal with George Russell

They say Suzuka is a drivers’ track, and if that’s the case, then Kimi Raikkonen certainly proved his worth on 9 October 2005.Coming into the Japanese Grand Prix, 25-year-old Raikkonen had already lost the drivers’ title, with his deficit on new world champion Fernando Alonso having reached 23 points with two races remaining.Read Also:Formula 1On this day: When Alonso won ...Keep reading

Yamaha’s new V4 MotoGP engine will evolve at every appearance, including upcoming wild-cards at Sepang and Valencia.

Is Carlos Sainz right about these two F1 drivers being quicker than Max Verstappen in qualifying?

The lure of competing at the highest level possible in circuit racing and the chance to do something ”really unique” are behind Kalle Rovanpera’s decision to leave the World Rally Championship for Super Formula.The two-time world rally champion will next year make the rare switch from rallying to single-seaters, beginning with a two-year stint in Japan’s Super Formula, in a ...Keep reading