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Williams was "concerned about losing both" Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon before contract extensions

Williams boss James Vowles admits the team's disastrous 2026 campaign made him worry about losing both Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, before the pair re-signed for next year. Williams received a shot in the arm earlier this week when both drivers pledged their future to the struggling outfit. Albon took up an extension for the 2027 season, while Sainz signed what was billed a "multi-year" ...Keep reading

motorsport.com·Jul 22

Five things to look out for at the F1 Hungarian GP

Formula 1 is set for its final race before the annual summer break with this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, which comes just a week after Belgium. It will be the 11th round of the 2026 campaign and marks the halfway point after the earlier cancellations of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to conflict in the Middle East. Read Also: Formula 1F1 to decide before summer break on ...Keep reading

motorsport.com·Jul 16

Lando Norris set for Belgium GP grid drop as McLaren takes new Mercedes F1 power unit parts

McLaren driver Lando Norris is facing a 10-place grid drop at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps as his team is fitting new Mercedes Formula 1 power unit components. Norris had been at risk for engine related penalties earlier than planned after suffering a series of reliability issues this season. The reigning world champion was already on his third and final set of ...Keep reading

RacingNews365·Jun 18

Mercedes reverse decision over Monaco GP Right of Review

Mercedes was granted an FIA hearing earlier this weekend after it lodged a Right of Review - but it has now changed its approach.

RacingNews365·Jun 14

Max Verstappen fires strong rebuttal after key Red Bull meeting

Max Verstappen was in Austria earlier this week for a meeting with Red Bull executives, including Oliver Mintzlaff, but the Dutchman preferred to keep things under wraps.

motorsport.com·May 22

Kimi Raikkonen goes viral with blunt two-word response to throwback F1 post

Kimi Raikkonen has always been renowned for his blunt, no-nonsense demeanour, famously earning the nickname 'The Iceman'. Now, the 2007 Formula 1 champion has gone viral on social media with his two-word response to a post shared by the official F1 account. Earlier this week, the official F1 Instagram account shared a throwback clip from the dramatic 2008 Canadian Grand Prix. The video showed ...Keep reading

RacingNews365·Apr 23

Key F1 concern raised after latest change to 2026 regulations

The FIA announced changes to the 2026 F1 regulations earlier this week to tackle some early-season concerns.

RacingNews365·Apr 13

Red Bull questioned after Gianpiero Lambiase joins McLaren in shock move

Red Bull confirmed earlier this week that Gianpiero Lambiase will leave the team to join McLaren in 2028.

racingnews365.com·Feb 2

Ferrari anticipate 'very intense' period after Barcelona shakedown findings

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is expecting his squad to endure a “very intense” period as it pores over the data collected from the Barcelona shakedown. The Italian outfit completed three days of running at the event earlier this week, taking to the track on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. It tallied up 435 laps across the shakedown, trailing only Mercedes for the most mileage at the event. Lewis Hamilton walked away with the fastest lap of the week - a morale booster for Ferrari, despite lap times being largely irrelevant at this stage. Outlining what's upcoming on Ferrari's agenda, Vasseur said: “Next week, we'll be back at home. “It will be very intense to have a look at what we collected the last couple of days, all the data, all the improvements that we have to do.” The Ferrari car will return to the track in Bahrain in just over one week's time for the first of two pre-season tests at the location. There, teams are likely to turn up the wick on their cars, which could create a clearer picture of the pecking order. As Ferrari prepares for the test, Vasseur asserted there are many items the Maranello-based squad will seek to get through. “We have tons of open topics for Bahrain,” he said. “In Bahrain, you have two times three [test] days. “As usual, it will be very intense because it is just before race one, then we'll fly to Melbourne. “It will probably be much more representative in Bahrain than it was this week.”

racingnews365.com·Feb 1

Sergio Perez ready for Cadillac discovery as F1 'exploration' awaits

Sergio Perez has stated Cadillac has begun to “explore” its car as it prepares to make its debut at the Australian Grand Prix next month. Cadillac was present in Barcelona earlier this week, where the American squad fielded its new car with Perez and Valtteri Bottas behind the wheel. Cadillac is expanding the grid to beyond 10 teams for the first time since 2016 this year, joining at the start of a new regulation cycle. It logged 164 laps at the shakedown - the second fewest, trailing only Aston Martin. Nevertheless, Perez asserted it was a positive week for Cadillac. “We had a productive time in Barcelona completing a good amount of running across the three days with valuable information gathered,” Perez said. “As a team, we’re starting to explore the car, set-ups and the directions we want to be taking. “The point of this shakedown is to get more mileage to identify areas to improve that we can address before we go racing.” Cadillac will return to the track in Bahrain in just over one week for the second pre-season test of the year. Perez is expecting it to be a busy period for the team as it looks to put itself in the best shape possible for a successful F1 debut. “There is a lot of work ahead of us, especially being a new team, but it’s an exciting time. “I’m really enjoying being back in a team, there’s a great spirit here to move forward.”

racingnews365.com·Feb 1

George Russell delcared F1 title 'favourite' as key Mercedes advantage highlighted

George Russell has been declared the championship favourite for the upcoming F1 season by former driver Karun Chandhok. Mercedes enjoyed a highly successful shakedown event in Barcelona earlier this week, tallying 502 laps across the event - the most of any team. As early as last year, rumblings of the strength of Mercedes' new power unit emerged as many picked the Brackley-based squad to commence the sport's new era on top, as they did in 2014 when the engines last went through a significant change. Chandhok highlighted Mercedes' status as a works team will serve it well at the start of a new era, leading the Indian to select Russell as his early pick for the title. “He [Russell] is my championship favourite,” Chandhok told Sky F1 . “What we're hearing from a lot of the drivers is the word 'systems'. “This year, having a team from a chassis and power unit side as an integrated operation - which really, it's Mercedes, Audi, Ferrari [and Red Bull] - there are now four. “Two of them have the excuse of being newbies, Audi and Red Bull. “For Ferrari and Mercedes, there are no real excuses, because they are the works teams.” Mercedes will also supply power units to McLaren, Williams and Alpine. McLaren has enjoyed significant success over the last two years despite being a customer team, winning back-to-back constructors' titles and the drivers' championship with Lando Norris last season. However, with such a major change coming to the engines this year, Chandhok stated the integrated Mercedes workforce across both sites will give the German manufacturer an advantage. “And although, in terms of hardware, by regulation, McLaren and the other customers have to get the same power units as the works Mercedes team, I just think having both sides talking to each other so much more in an integrated way has to be an advantage in the early stage of this power unit regulation,” he said. “For me, that puts George as the favourite for the season.”

racingnews365.com·Feb 1

Cadillac drop Super Bowl livery teaser involving US president

Cadillac has dropped a major teaser ahead of its livery reveal during Super Bowl this week, including a former US president. During the half-time show of the Seattle Seahawks vs New England Patriots on Sunday, the livery of the as-yet-unnamed machine to be driven by Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will be revealed. Cadillac completed 146 laps during the Barcelona shakedown test earlier this week with its Ferrari power unit. To whet the appetite ahead of the unveiling, Cadillac has dropped a teaser on social media, including a snippet of President John F Kennedy's speech at Rice University in September 1962 in which he declared that "we choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard," in defence of setting the goal of man landing on the moon in May of 1961. Super Bowl Sunday also coincides with the possible launch of NASA's Artemis II lunar mission in which four astronauts will be launched to flyby the Moon, in the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in December 1972. Check it out below! 2017977349375988043 All eyes on Sunday, February 8. pic.twitter.com/4Fys9LLXXy — Cadillac Formula 1 Team (@Cadillac_F1) February 1, 2026