Just two months ago, it was nearly unthinkable for an Aston Martin car to complete a Formula 1 grand prix.The team’s switch to a works Honda power unit deal from customer Mercedes powertrains backfired, with the Japanese engine generating vibrations that repeatedly damaged batteries and tended to numb drivers’ bodies.As a consequence, Aston Martin recorded just one official finish over […]

Allan McNish had no doubts when accepting his new role of Audi Formula 1 racing director […]

Daniel Ricciardo has failed to rule out a return to racing in the future, but insists that if he does return to the cockpit, it would not be to chase a championship victory.The Australian driver left the world of Formula 1 behind him after his abrupt exit from the championship at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, when he was replaced at Racing Bulls by Liam Lawson.Ricciardo has opened up […]

Most car deliveries don't come with a matching child seat. Then again, most car deliveries don't involve a one-of-one hypercar valued at an eight-figure sum. Fernando Alonso isn't like most people, however, with the Aston Martin driver recently taking delivery of a rare and very expensive Pagani Zonda in Monaco.He took the keys to a bespoke Pagani Zonda 760 Roadster Diamante Verde, a […]

Rob Smedley, speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast, has pushed back against the idea that a secondary driver can leave a top Formula 1 team and successfully launch a championship challenge from another.The former Ferrari and Williams race engineer drew from his experience in top teams:"If you're a driver in that team and you're struggling against your team-mate - I'm going back […]

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft has argued that Audi’s reliability issues are becoming “a little bit embarrassing” after a troublesome Miami Grand Prix weekend. The German marque’s start to 2026 has included multiple reliability issues. While Gabriel Bortoleto secured two points with a ninth-place finish at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, his team-mate Nico […]

Red Bull closed the gap to Formula 1 rivals Mercedes in Miami […]

There is much more at stake than just a matter of technology behind the debate over the engine that will power the Formula 1 cars of the future. Over the past five years, the championship’s financial growth has been staggering: revenue has risen from $2.1billion in 2021 to $3.9bn in 2025, drastically changing the landscape. F1 teams have become companies capable of closing their annual financial […]

Max Verstappen's spin at the start of the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix has been applauded by former driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle, who claimed it showed off the four-time champion's "genius" as he recovered from the moment. The chaotic start of the race at the Hard Rock Stadium saw Verstappen, who started from P2 alongside polesitter Kimi Antonelli, run side-by-side with […]

Find out the schedule, weather and how to watch the Indy 500 from Indianapolis; watch the Indy 500 from 4.30pm on Sunday, May 24 live on Sky Sports ahead of Formula 1s Canadian Grand Prix on the same day […]

Williams has been left with a backlog of upgrades that mean its planned Australian GP package has only just made it onto its F1 car […]

Toto Wolff believes a "bigger problem" facing Kimi Antonelli is trying to keep himself distanced from the hype placed on him […]

Max Verstappen will make his debut in the Nurburgring 24 Hours on May 16. In doing so, he joins a long list of Formula 1 drivers who have taken part in the endurance classic.Verstappen’s entry is not only big news because of his status, but also because he becomes part of a select group. Since 1970 – the first year of the race – more than 30 Formula 1 drivers have competed in this […]

Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has argued that Mercedes won the Miami Grand Prix with Kimi Antonelli because they were proactive when McLaren hesitated.McLaren’s Lando Norris was leading the race at the Hard Rock Stadium with Antonelli in second, but he lost the lead when Mercedes successfully pulled off an undercut. The Brackley outfit initiated the strategy by pitting Antonelli for […]

Fernando Alonso is unsure that rule tweaks have improved Formula 1 qualifying as much as some have suggested […]

Alex Albon expects Williams to make improvements on Formula 1 race pace […]

Weekend passes for the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours are gone for the first time ever as Max Verstappen prepares to race […]

Audi suffered a third consecutive point-less Formula 1 round at the Miami Grand Prix, amid numerous technical problems on both cars.Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg qualified an encouraging 11th and 12th for the sprint, but the German failed to even start the race as his car caught fire due to a leak, while the Brazilian finished 11th but was disqualified over a spike in air pressure […]

Both Ford and GM have given their support to Mohammed ben Sulayem's proposal to revert F1 to V8 engines […]

Markus Winkelhock has revealed the subtle Nurburgring technique that has already impressed him about Max Verstappen […]

Throughout last year Williams consistently said they were prioritising their 2026 development. What went wrong? […]

After a difficult start to the season, Red Bull appears to have taken a significant step forward in Miami. Max Verstappen even described it as “light at the end of the tunnel” for the team led by Laurent Mekies.His fifth place in the Miami Grand Prix did not fully reflect that progress, but in terms of pure pace Red Bull looked considerably more competitive than during the first three […]

Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has predicted that George Russell will end the 2026 season as runner-up if Kimi Antonelli can "keep his cool".While we are only four rounds into the season, Steiner has seen enough to boldly predict the final drivers' championship standings.During an appearance on The Red Flags Podcast, Steiner discussed Antonelli's impressive start […]

Lewis Hamilton believes that Formula 1 drivers should have a "seat at the table" when discussing tweaks to the rules […]

Though Audi's showing pace in its first F1 season, it's struggling not just to finish races but to even start them […]

McLaren boss Zak Brown has teased the next upgrade to the MCL40 car for F1 2026 after analysing the Red Bull RB22 and Ferrari SF-26 […]

George Russell has lost out to Kimi Antonelli in the last three F1 races and the 19-year-old Italian is now favourite for the championship by UK bookmakers; watch every session of the Canadian Grand Prix Sprint weekend on May 22-24, live on Sky Sports F1 […]

Max Verstappen and Red Bull have found themselves at the centre of calls for more "respect" after "off" footage came under heavy scrutiny […]

Ralf Schumacher believes Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso should step aside and make room for the next generation […]

Monday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]

Lewis Hamilton and Romain Grosjean feature prominently as we take a look back at the key headlines from Sunday […]

Former Red Bull driver Mark Webber believes Max Verstappen’s presence is vital for Formula 1 and its drivers alike […]

Guenther Steiner believes there are multiple, smaller problems to be fixed at Ferrari rather than one big issue.While Ferrari has had a strong start to the 2026 season, with Lewis Hamilton celebrating his first grand prix podium finish with the Maranello outfit at the Chinese Grand Prix, the team arrived at the Miami Grand Prix under threat from McLaren. The unexpected five-week break in […]

Ollie Bearman walked into the 2025 Formula 1 season with three standout appearances. By the end of his rookie season, he led his team-mate Esteban Ocon by three points and two places in the standings, finishing 13th. His 2026 season has been just as impressive so far.In a new video from the Haas F1 team, the Briton has reflected on his debut season with the American outfit.The move from […]

Lando Norris admitted Miami felt slightly better, but says the F1 2026 concept still cannot be properly pushed flat out […]

Williams arrived in Miami carrying a substantial upgrade package developed over the five-week break, and left Florida with points on the board and a growing momentum. Now, before the cars land in Montreal, team principal James Vowles has confirmed the upgrade pipeline doesn't stop there.In a new Vowles Verdict from the Grove team, the former Mercedes strategy director reflected on the scale […]

Sky Sports Formula 1 lead commentator David Croft believes that alarm bells will be ringing if George Russell does not beat his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli at the Canadian Grand Prix.While the Briton won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix from pole position and the Chinese sprint race the week after, he has since been overtaken in the standings by his teenage team-mate. After […]

Williams driver Carlos Sainz has been among the more vocal critics of the new Formula 1 regulations, but he now says he’s going to be less negative in public – while still having major reservations.Ahead of the Miami Grand Prix last weekend, the FIA introduced tweaks to the amount of energy which could be harvested and deployed in qualifying and race scenarios.Safety and the […]

Damon Hill believes George Russell has lost the edge which made him an F1 title favourite as Kimi Antonelli surges ahead […]

Cadillac is taking motivation from its battles with Formula 1 backmarkers Aston Martin […]

Apple clearly has global broadcasting ambitions for F1 - but that didn't prevent major extensions with Sky Sports across multiple markets […]

Former W Series driver and Sky Sports analyst Naomi Schiff has argued that Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff is not someone who drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli would want to cross in team orders discussions. Russell was a clear favourite heading into the 2026 season. But after winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, his 19-year-old team-mate […]

Mercedes Formula 1 third driver Fred Vesti has revealed that he completed approximately 1000 laps on the simulator in the impromptu April break ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. The five-week break between the Japanese and Miami Grands Prix offered teams an unexpected opportunity to get back to the factory and almost reset before the season resumed. "Honestly, I was amazed at how cool the […]

Ferrari has been warned that it could fall into a "negative loop" after its latest SF-26 upgrades proved "slightly soul-destroying." […]

Daniel Ricciardo has refused to rule out a return to racing […]

A post-Miami Grand Prix moment between Alpine’s Franco Colapinto and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton has earned praise from fans for “good sportsmanship”.During the opening lap of the race at the Miami International Autodrome, the two drivers collided, resulting in aerodynamic damage to Hamilton’s Ferrari that compromised his race pace.Frustrated by the contact, the seven-time champion […]

Cadillac’s Formula 1 debut has been encouraging, but the team is now “in a massive hurry to find performance”, according to Sergio Perez.Having joined the world championship this year with customer Ferrari power units, Cadillac has been challenging the troubled Aston Martin-Honda squad, which Perez has described as “great motivation” for the team.At the Miami Grand Prix, the […]

Red Bull has estimated that its RB22 upgrades at the Miami Grand Prix gained the team 0.6s in its battle with Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren […]

Kimi Antonelli has won three grands prix from four in the 2026 season so far […]

When Red Bull debuted its rotating rear wing at the Miami GP it immediately eclipsed the F1 team that had initially earned fanfare for the same thing […]

The FIA should come down hard on Formula 1 drivers who criticise its "Mario Kart" rules, says Juan Pablo Montoya. Is he right? […]

Charles Leclerc says studying Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton revealed the mindset powering his record-breaking F1 career […]

A change to F1's power units in 2027 has been agreed, but there are considerable hurdles to clear before this agreement becomes a reality […]

Sunday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has praised Colin Farrell’s genuine knowledge of the championship after his enthusiastic appearance at the Miami Grand Prix. Farrell caught the attention of fans after his interaction with Martin Brundle during the Sky Sports F1 grid walk. "It's lovely to meet you. After all of these years, you don't write, you don't call. Look at this shirt. Old […]

Juan Pablo Montoya has offered a controversial verdict on the F1 V8 era, while Charles Leclerc has been splashing the cash […]