Daniel Ricciardo has shed light on the origins of his iconic 'Shoey' podium celebrations.During an interview with Ford CEO Jim Farley, who compared Ricciardo's 'Shoey' to Dan Gurney's inaugural champagne spray at Le Mans in 1966, the Australian explained that he adopted the move as a nod to his home country."I believe when I did it, a friend of mine kind of did some history on it and I […]

Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles has revealed that Alex Albon's unusual burst of late pitstops during the Japanese Grand Prix was a deliberate decision to transform the final laps of the race at Suzuka into a live testing session. The Grove outfit has had a troublesome start to the 2026 season after it missed private testing in Barcelona and arrived at the season-opening […]

Sky F1 pundit Martin Brundle has raised the FIA alarm after Lando Norris's comments highlighted a new flaw with the F1 2026 rules […]

Former Alpine F1 racer Jack Doohan has made a new announcement after joining the Haas team as a reserve driver for the F1 2026 season […]

How the driver rankings from our Members' Club compare with Edd Straw's from the Japanese GP weekend […]

Daniel Ricciardo admits the call that ended his F1 career was one he struggled to make himself […]

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says everyone in the Formula 1 paddock agrees the world championship needs to return to "flat-out qualifying” as soon as possible.F1’s new power units, with nearly 50% electrical power, mean energy management has become a key factor of performance. In qualifying, this translates into downshifting and/or lifting and coasting before corners, and […]

Former Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has opened up about knowing when it was the right time to retire from the championship in a candid interview with Ford CEO Jim Farley.The Australian driver made his F1 debut in 2011 when he was loaned out by Red Bull to Hispania Racing to replace Narain Karthikeyan for the remaining 11 races of the season. By the end of the year he was promoted to a […]

Images have emerged of the damage to a Racing Bulls F1 car after Arvid Lindblad crashed in a Suzuka test after the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix […]

It was at the Japanese Grand Prix last year that Jonathan Wheatley made his first appearance as team principal of what is now Audi's works Formula 1 team. After two decades as sporting director of Red Bull, he gave all the indications of being massively enthusiastic about an ambition fulfilled – and delighted to move to Switzerland.Less than 12 months on, Mattia Binotto – the ‘head of […]

Lance Stroll is to contest the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe at Paul Ricard on Saturday 11 April […]

Red Bull Formula 1 star Max Verstappen will compete in the 24h Qualifiers at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife on 18-19 April.The four-time F1 champion will compete alongside Lucas Auer in the two four-hour races, one on Saturday evening and the other on Sunday.This is made possible by the cancellations of the F1 races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the ongoing Iran conflict.The 24h […]

Max Verstappen will take part in the Nurburgring 24 Hours qualifiers this month […]

Red Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen has made a new announcement four days after the F1 2026 Japanese Grand Prix […]

Alpine has written an open letter refuting "completely unfounded" fan allegations that they have been sabotaging the car and competitive chances of their Argentinan driver Franco Colapinto […]

Cadillac has surpassed early-season expectations, but Sergio Perez is under no illusions about the scale of the challenge to take the next step […]

F1 stakeholders have three priority areas for immediate 2026 changes, and six solutions in play. here's what we know about those plans […]

Alpine published an open letter on Thursday to address online abuse towards Franco Colapinto, including claims of sabotage; Colapinto has scored one point this season while Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly is eighth in the Drivers Championship on 15 points after three F1 rounds […]

Kimi Antonelli's meteoric F1 rise has reminded some at Mercedes of their advancing years […]

Laurent Mekies explains why Red Bull’s performance, not contracts, will decide Max Verstappen’s future in Formula 1 […]

There’s a very curious aspect of Alex Albon’s Japanese Grand Prix that largely went unnoticed. It’s no secret that Williams is paying a high price for the extra weight of its Formula 1 car, estimated at over 20 kg, which has delayed development in several areas. This is a condition that penalises the FW47, and one the team hopes to mitigate with a gradual weight-reduction programme.While […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has emerged as a stronger F1 title contender than expected after the first races of 2026 […]

Esteban Ocon has been left frustrated by changes for the 2026 Formula 1 season, describing the boost as a "nightmare" that makes drivers "go backwards" […]

A delegation will travel from Argentina to the Miami Grand Prix to meet with Formula 1 executives and showcase the progress made at the Buenos Aires circuit, as officials aim to be ready to return to the F1 calendar should an opportunity arise in 2027.The historic home of motorsport in Argentina – the Autodromo Oscar y Juan Galvez – is currently undergoing redevelopment to host the MotoGP […]

Construction is well underway at Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya Speed Park, with new images and videos emerging of the progress at the site.Designed by renowned circuit architect Hermann Tilke in collaboration with former Formula 1 driver and two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Alexander Wurz, the Qiddiya layout is like no other track on the current calendar.The main feature that has grabbed […]

In an open letter to 'fans' Alpine has condemned the abuse of Esteban Ocon and Franco Colapinto following recent incidents […]

The Alpine Formula 1 team has denied claims that it has been sabotaging its second driver Franco Colapinto’s car.Motorsport understands the claims were made on social media by primarily Argentinian fans and gained traction due to a difference in car specification at the Chinese Grand Prix.After finishing 10th in the main Shanghai race, 49 seconds behind team-mate Pierre Gasly – which […]

Pirelli carried out a two-day test at Suzuka with Red Bull and Racing Bulls, unfortunately the Weather Gods were in no mood to play […]

Jos Verstappen fears that Max might lose his motivation to compete in Formula 1 if he is confined to battling in the midfield […]

Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes Leading the world championship at the age of just 19, Kimi Antonelli hasn't just proved he has the pace to win the title — this could be his best shot. Plus: how GPs could be shortened over safety fears, and why we should take Max Verstappen's threats to quit seriously […]

Max Verstappen is not the only F1 driver testing himself in GT3 machinery, as Aston Martin's Lance Stroll is set to get involved in April […]

The Alpine F1 team has released a lengthy open letter addressing claims that it is "sabotaging" Franco Colapinto's car […]

Alpine has issued a lengthy statement after Franco Colapinto's recent incidents with Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman led to online abuse […]

Alpine denied claims by Franco Colapinto's supporters the team "sabotaged" his car and condemned "hateful" comments he received after Suzuka […]

Alpine has spoken out over social media abuse related to its team after the Japanese GP […]

Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll will race in the GT World Challenge Europe season opener at Paul Ricard next weekend […]

Martin Brundle raises alarm after Lando Norris admits he ‘didn’t want’ to pass Lewis Hamilton, the battery did […]

Red Bull is ‘paying the price’ for its 2025 Formula 1 title bid with Max Verstappen, as resources were diverted from its 2026 challenger, team principal Laurent Mekies has admitted.Last season, Verstappen managed to overturn Oscar Piastri’s 104-point championship lead in the last nine grands prix of the season, falling just two points short of the Australian’s McLaren team-mate Lando […]

Lance Stroll will contest the GT World Challenge season-opener […]

Formula 1 driver Lance Stroll will take advantage of an unexpected break in the Formula 1 calendar to contest his maiden GT race.The Canadian is named on the entry list for the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe at Paul Ricard on 11-12 April.Stroll will drive an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 entered by Comtoyou Racing, sharing the driving duties with former Manor grand prix driver […]

The F1 support bill has been forced to shuffle its calendar following cancellations of rounds in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia […]

After spending F1 2025 propping up the back, Alpine has even bested Red Bull at the start of 2026 as it eyes a potential fourth-place […]

After another disappointing Formula 1 qualifying session, Max Verstappen appeared in the Suzuka media pen on Saturday afternoon. Of course, being knocked out in Q2 did not help, but he found what he had experienced an hour earlier even more disappointing. A qualifying session that, despite an FIA intervention that made things slightly better, was in his view still not as it should […]

David Coulthard questions whether Max Verstappen will regret ejecting a journalist at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Out of context, doubts were reasonable about Kimi Antonelli's level in his first year in F1. But what we're seeing now is the result of Mercedes' patience […]

George Russell opens up on a run of bad luck as momentum swings towards Kimi Antonelli […]

Max Verstappen has scored fewer points over the first three rounds than any year since his Formula 1 debut. More stats from Suzuka […]

Ferrari believe Miami could reset the season as a major upgrade lands […]

Kimi Antonelli leads the Drivers Championship after three rounds of the 2026 F1 season; find out how Sky Sports have rated the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen for their performances in Australia, China and Japan […]

Damon Hill has warned Max Verstappen that if he is playing a game of cat-and-mouse with the FIA to influence the rule-making, he will come off second best […]

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

Max Verstappen features prominently as we bring you up to speed with the latest round of F1 news headlines […]

Oscar Piastri admitted McLaren has a big gap to close to Mercedes, but after Suzuka, he holds out hope the deficit can be bridged […]

The all-women F1 Academy has added extra races to their existing schedule in Montreal and Austin to account for the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in April […]

Ferrari F1 team boss Fred Vasseur believes May's Miami Grand Prix will be the start of a "new championship" as teams "push like crazy" for a first real opportunity to roll out major upgrades.Some teams had already trickled out upgrades at last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix, but most frontrunners are keeping their powder dry for the Miami Autodrome race on the first weekend of May. In some […]

Charles Leclerc believes the "big difference" between Mercedes and Ferrari is the optimism of the power unit […]