Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has given an insight into his insane garage, which features multiple F1 cars as well as his first kart.The Scotsman recently revealed details about his extraordinary private collection of machinery during an appearance on the Cars & Money podcast. Coulthard has proudly retained his very first and final go-karts from 1982 and 1988.The collection […]

Red Bull drivers often have fun off-track perks with experiences in other motorsports such as drifting and rally. It was no different for Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson during their downtime in Australia, where the Red Bull and Racing Bulls drivers took on a drift kart challenge with New Zealand drifting legend 'Mad' Mike Whiddett.The drivers were tasked with clipping a proximity wall […]

Liam Lawson revealed he was left "mentally drained" following the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix.After securing a hard-fought ninth-place finish at Suzuka, the Racing Bulls driver explained the mental toll that the new regulation cars have on the drivers."Good, a little bit mentally drained," he told F1 TV after the race. "It's very intense this year. You have a lot more that you're thinking […]

Photos of Oscar Piastri's custom McLaren 750S have emerged on social media. The Australian driver recently took delivery of the 750S, which is the lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren to date. While Piastri's is a custom specification, the 750S is powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine that produces a blistering 750PS (740bhp) and 800Nm of torque. This has resulted […]

Oscar Piastri recently traded in his McLaren Formula 1 car for the world of Australian V8 Supercars. Returning to his Aussie roots, the 24-year-old joined fellow countryman and Supercars driver and 18-time race winner Cam Waters."To be honest, I probably watched the V8s more than I watched F1 because the time difference was a lot kinder. Used to watch the drag races here with my dad," […]

Lewis Hamilton opened up on his first podium finish with Ferrari at the Chinese Grand Prix, claiming he "never had to work so hard to get a podium".While the seven-time champion secured the Chinese sprint race win with Ferrari in 2025, he failed to reach the podium at a grand prix. Now, after coming back from a rejuvenating winter break and gelling with the new era of regulations, Hamilton […]

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports F1 analyst Karun Chandhok has urged Aston Martin to stop finger-pointing amid the Silverstone outfit's troublesome start to the 2026 season.The Lawrence Stroll-led team headed into the 2026 season, which welcomed a new wave of regulations into the championship, with a new power unit partnership with Honda and the technical leadership of Adrian Newey. It's […]

Kimi Antonelli reached a new milestone at the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, becoming the youngest championship leader in Formula 1's history. F1 TV pundit Alex Brundle commended the Italian driver's "tremendous performance" during the race at the Suzuka circuit. Antonelli arrived in Japan on the back of his maiden F1 victory at the Chinese Grand Prix, where he became the second-youngest driver to […]

Max Verstappen has been branded one of the big losers after the F1 2026 Japanese Grand Prix as new George Russell evidence emerges […]

McLaren's Andrea Stella believes "we are seeing the best version of Oscar" after Piastri secured his first podium of the year in Japan […]

Set aside for now the irony of Max Verstappen criticising the state of Formula 1 while eulogising GT3 racing – the epitome of an artificial formula where the competitors regularly bemoan the balance of performance regime. His body language in recent grand prix weekends has signalled that his hints about fading motivation are real.“Every day I wake up, I convince myself again. And I […]

There's another F1 2026 engine trick that Mercedes and Red Bull are exploiting, which has only been exposed by a weird side-effect […]

A promising Honda solution was shelved at Suzuka, leaving Alonso battling familiar discomfort […]

With no F1 races for over a month, Ferrari is set to carry out two tests in the April gap […]

Lamilton delivers a blunt verdict on F1’s rule-making process ahead of a crucial FIA meeting […]

Franco Colapinto is set to light up the streets of his hometown as Formula One returns to Argentina for a historic demonstration event […]

Oscar Piastri had a tough start to Formula 1’s new era in 2026. But after a second-place finish in the Japanese Grand Prix, his McLaren boss Andrea Stella believes the “best version” of the young Australian was on show last weekend.Piastri failed to start the first two grands prix of the year after crashing on the way to the grid in Melbourne and being hit by a mechanical issue ahead of […]

An update on the construction of Saudi Arabia's new F1 venue has been shared […]

A terrifying 50G crash and driver warnings put Formula 1’s mental strain under scrutiny […]

Here's how Audi plans to restructure following the surprise departure of Jonathan Wheatley […]

George Russell feels he has been unlucky compared to his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli during the opening stages of the 2026 season; Antonelli leads Russell by nine points at the top of the Drivers Championships after three rounds […]

California's state-of-the-art Ontario Motor Speedway held its first Formula 1 race 55 years ago. The circuit attracted celebrity racers, vast concerts and a record-breaking Evel Knievel jump but, laments Matt Bishop, the 1971 Questor GP was the only F1 event before the bulldozers moved in […]

"This is not racing, this is yo-yoing," declares Lando Norris in fresh attack on rules overhaul […]

Charles Leclerc pinpoints where Ferrari must improve in its bid to hunt down Mercedes […]

Just days after the Japanese Grand Prix, Ferrari is preparing to return to the track. During the forced break caused by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix, the Scuderia has planned two on-track sessions with the SF-25.Tomorrow, Ferrari’s test team will be at Mugello to begin two days of TPC (Testing of Previous Cars). There will be no race drivers at Ferrari’s […]

Kimi Antonelli discussed his costly Suzuka start error before a Safety Car swing helped deliver another win […]

Formula 1 drivers warned that an accident like Oliver Bearman's in Japan was coming, and now the FIA needs to act […]

Charles Leclerc's race engineer congratulated him on repassing George Russell. Here's how they - and Lewis Hamilton - saw their three-way scrap for a podium place […]

New George Russell evidence has emerged after the F1 2026 Japanese Grand Prix with Mercedes finding a "bug" in the W17 car at Suzuka […]

Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso reflect on their scrap over last place in Japan […]

Max Verstappen’s frustration with Formula 1’s new rules has sparked fresh concern over his long-term future […]

Max Verstappen is considering his future in F1 due to his dissatisfaction with the new rules. Could he really walk away at the end of the year, and what are his options? […]

With his victory at the 2026 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix and his team-mate’s fourth-place finish, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli became the new championship leader. In the process, he earned the record as the youngest driver ever to top the F1 championship.Antonelli’s achievement is even more remarkable when you remember he is the first driver to lead the championship at under 20 years old […]

Isack Hadjar said Red Bull's power unit is not to blame for their underwhelming performance but instead a "terrible" chassis […]

Pierre Gasly described Alpine’s 2026 challenger as the best Formula 1 car he’s had in his career, after beating Max Verstappen to seventh position in the Japanese Grand Prix.After Alpine sacrificed its 2025 campaign to focus on F1’s new technical regulations, Gasly has again spearheaded its effort – and this time higher up the grid.The 30-year-old qualified seventh in the last […]

Pierre Gasly believes driver skills is being overlooked amid 2026 rules bashing […]

Lewis Hamilton explains how direct talks and sharp observations are shaping Ferrari’s 2026 development push […]

Lando Norris has said there were moments during the Japanese Grand Prix when he was "at the mercy" of his McLaren's power unit […]

A radical overhaul of Formula 1’s active aero rules has emerged as one of the ideas under consideration to help make much-needed improvements to qualifying […]

Untelevised team radio from the Japanese Grand Prix has revealed the moment Max Verstappen missed a trick in battle with Oscar Piastri […]

Did Franco Colapinto contribute to Oliver Bearman's crash at Suzuka? He changed his approach to Spoon curve in two ways on lap 21 […]

Toto Wolff suggested Christian Horner would be made to face the "repercussions" of his previous actions should he return to F1 […]

Max Verstappen finished eighth in Sundays Japanese Grand Prix and was unable to get by Alpines Pierre Gasly; Verstappen has been frustrated about his cars performance, plus the current state of racing in Formula 1 - the latter in particular has led to question marks about his future […]

Two in a row as Kimi Antonelli is the big Winner from the Japanese Grand Prix, but who else features, and who is on the Losers' list? […]

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

According to F1 TV analyst and racing driver Alex Brundle, the current Formula 1 drivers are facing an immense level of mental exhaustion during grands prix.Speaking after the Japanese Grand Prix, Brundle noted a trend among the drivers: "I don't know if it's coming across to the viewer, but every driver that comes and stands next to us, they are drained. They have worked hard. You can see […]

F1 TV analyst Alex Brundle has lauded Oscar Piastri's "really smart" moves during the Japanese Grand Prix.Piastri, who has suffered a horrible start to the 2026 season after failing to start both the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix, delivered a strong drive from third on the grid to a second-place finish.While McLaren has struggled to kick off the season with the dominance it enjoyed […]

Williams team principal James Vowles reflected on the "painful" Japanese Grand Prix, explaining that the Grove outfit will use the race at the Suzuka circuit as a "line in the sand".The Vowles-led team endured a challenging weekend at Suzuka. Carlos Sainz finished 15th, while his team-mate Alex Albon crossed the line in 20th. Taking to social media platform X after the race, Vowles was […]

Monday's fast-paced F1 news includes untelevised Max Verstappen team radio as the FIA is urged to take action after the Japanese GP […]

Did the safety car, triggered by the heavy crash of Haas driver Oliver Bearman on lap 22, cost Oscar Piastri the victory in Japan? At that point, the McLaren driver was in the projected race lead and had already completed his mandatory pitstop.However, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli benefited from the timing of the safety car and was able to make a comparatively inexpensive tyre change […]

McLaren's competitiveness in Suzuka even surprised itself, but Andrea Stella doesn't know if the Safety Car cost Oscar Piastri victory […]

Team principal Andrea Stella cautions McLaren, albeit buoyed by its first Formula 1 podium of 2026, still has its work cut out to genuinely close the gap to Mercedes.Having finally made the start of a race at the Japanese Grand Prix after crashing out in Australia and suffering from a battery failure in China, McLaren's Oscar Piastri delivered one of his better qualifying laps to take third on […]

1996 Formula 1 champion Damon Hill has argued that, while some drivers are not enjoying the new 2026 regulations, the racing seen at the Japanese Grand Prix was interesting, tactical and entertaining.Aspects of the 2026 regulations, such as the need to lift and coast to harvest vital battery power, have come under fire from some of the drivers and fans, but the former Williams driver shared a […]

Kimi Antonelli believes his poor start to the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix was ‘completely his fault’ as the polesitter caught too much wheelspin off the line.The Mercedes driver consequently dropped to sixth on the opening lap at Suzuka, though he still ultimately claimed victory having lucked out with the lap 23 safety car intervention.It gave Antonelli his second consecutive […]

George Russell pinpoints the exact moment that his Japanese Grand Prix unravelled from a potential victory […]

1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has pointed to a weakness in Mercedes' 2026 machinery.While the Brackley outfit has had a dominant start to the season, winning every grand prix and sprint race to date, Villeneuve has claimed that the Mercedes struggles to fight in dirty air. Antonelli became the youngest driver to lead the drivers' standings after his second win of the season […]