WRC Central Europe: Sebastien Ogier edges into early lead

World Rally Championship title contender Elfyn Evans has been handed a five-second penalty after making contact with a hay bale during the opening stage of the Central European Rally.Evans, co-driven by Scott Martin, clouted a hay bale that formed part of a chicane during the first pass through the 12.83km Golf und Therme test that kicked off the 18-stage asphalt round of the championship on ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton comments on rumours linking Christian Horner with a shock move to Ferrari.

Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar has suggested it would be a “good idea” for him to test the Red Bull Formula 1 car early ahead of an expected promotion for the 2026 season.The 21-year-old has exceeded expectations in the 2025 campaign, as Hadjar is ninth in the championship with a podium at the Dutch Grand Prix being a standout moment.He has often beaten team-mate Liam Lawson, but ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz has offered a short-term solution to improving sprint races after arguing that the current format ca  ruin the surprise of the grand prix on Sunday.The Spanish driver claimed that the current sprint race format, which consists of sprint qualifying after practice 1 on Friday, the sprint race and grand prix qualifying on Saturday, followed by the race on Sunday, spoils what the ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar has suggested it would be a “good idea” for him to test the Red Bull Formula 1 car early ahead of an expected promotion for the 2026 season.The 21-year-old has exceeded expectations in the 2025 campaign, as Hadjar is ninth in the championship with a podium at the Dutch Grand Prix being a standout moment.He has often beaten team-mate Liam Lawson, but ...Keep reading

Formula 1 is back this weekend with its widely popular United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas where the title fight is again expected to dominate discussions.Championship leader Oscar Piastri tops McLaren team-mate Lando Norris by 22 points, while reigning champion Max Verstappen sits third and 63 points off top.The Red Bull driver is the most in-form though with two wins and ...Keep reading

A look at all six special F1 team liveries for the United States Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz has claimed that his recent comments about the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix broadcast were "blown out of proportion".The Spanish driver previously critiqued the broadcast of the race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit for seemingly prioritising showing the wives, girlfriends and attending celebrities over several exciting moments of on-track action. "It's becoming a bit of a ...Keep reading

Four seats remain on the F1 grid for 2026, but who will fill them?

Sebastien Ogier moved into an early lead over title rival Kalle Rovanpera after the opening two stages of the World Rally Championship’s return to asphalt at the Central European Rally.Ogier, seeking a record-equalling ninth world title, continued his impressive form by setting the pace in Thursday’s stages to open up a 1.6s lead over Toyota team-mate Rovanpera.Two passes through the ...Keep reading

A comment by Lewis Hamilton during the early stages of the F1 Movie project did not go down well with Brad Pitt.

Cadillac's executive engineering consultant Pat Symonds has called the scale of setting up a Formula 1 team from scratch "frightening", as the American brand prepares for its first season in 2026.Symonds joined the team at the start of this year after serving a lengthy gardening leave period following his departure from FOM, where he served as chief technical officer. Working for the ...Keep reading

Cadillac's executive engineering consultant Pat Symonds has called the scale of setting up a Formula 1 team from scratch "frightening", as the American brand prepares for its first season in 2026.Symonds joined the team at the start of this year after serving a lengthy gardening leave period following his departure from FOM, where he served as chief technical officer. Working for the ...Keep reading

Alex Palou's claims have angered McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.

Haas Formula 1 team principal Ayao Komatsu hopes the small upgrades the team is set to introduce for the United States Grand Prix could lead to important gains in the constructors' championship.The American outfit is set to introduce an upgrade package to the VF-25 for the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas. While the changes are only small with modifications to the floor and ...Keep reading

The value of George Russell's contract extension with Mercedes is reported to be £30million per year.Mercedes announced on Wednesday 15 October that Russell and his rookie team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli had signed contract extensions to continue with the Brackley outfit into the 2026 Formula 1 season.The announcement came after months of waiting for the two drivers, but team chief Toto ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier will be among those cheering on Kalle Rovanpera as he tackles the “huge” challenge posed by making the transition from the World Rally Championship to single-seater racing in 2026. Eight-time world rally champion Ogier is no stranger in switching to top level circuit racing, having swapped the stages for the World Endurance Championship in 2022, which culminated in a drive ...Keep reading

Sebastien Ogier will be among those cheering on Kalle Rovanpera as he tackles the “huge” challenge posed by making the transition from the World Rally Championship to single-seater racing in 2026. Eight-time world rally champion Ogier is no stranger in switching to top-level circuit racing, having swapped the stages for the World Endurance Championship in 2022, which culminated in a drive ...Keep reading