George Russell insists Mercedes’ controversial front wing was no secret weapon, but a flaw that nearly cost Kimi Antonelli his maiden win […]

Lewis Hamilton has shared a "full circle" moment after having a samurai lesson from the artist who choreographed the sword-fighting scenes from Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.After doing karate as a young boy, Hamilton shared how he began the martial art as a way of dealing with bullying at school, but learned so much more from it than he originally expected. Now, using the time between the […]

Guardian journalist ejected from Max Verstappen press conference over question raised in Abu Dhabi […]

Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes It began with a clash at the top of Aston Martin's F1 team. Now Adrian Newey is set to step down as team boss, with Jonathan Wheatley his likely replacement. Mark Hughes explains the full story behind the headlines in our latest podcast […]

Ahead of a rather dubious 'anniversary', Honda insists that progress is being made […]

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has poked fun at the awkward slip-up at the Chinese Grand Prix, when Kimi Antonelli was announced as 2007 champion Kimi Räikkönen.The Italian driver was noticeably taken aback and confused as he stepped on the podium following his maiden grand prix victory at the Chinese Grand Prix. For those who were not there in person, footage was later released of the podium […]

Former Audi F1 boss Jonathan Wheatley is expected to replace Adrian Newey as Aston Martin team principal despite a pointed statement […]

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc hopes to "annoy" Mercedes at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix […]

The FIA is pulling one of its levers to help restore Formula 1 qualifying to its former glory, but regardless of its fixes, drivers feel Suzuka is still one of the best challenges on the calendar.Ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, the FIA reduced the maximum allowed energy usage from 9 to 8MJ per lap in qualifying, which is estimated to significantly reduce the amount of super clipping […]

Charles Leclerc thinks Formula 1’s complex rules are “a little bit silly” in the way that qualifying laps can be derailed by a badly timed throttle lift […]

FIA seemingly dismisses talk of Mercedes front wing cheat […]

Lewis Hamilton explains why the much-criticised new F1 2026 racing style is actually an improvement on yesteryear […]

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has made a tweak to the rules around this weekend's qualifying session at the Japanese Grand Prix amid concerns drivers would have to focus on energy harvesting […]

Fan-favourite Sky Sports Formula 1 presenter Natalie Pinkham will return to screens for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix after being absent from the coverage for five months.Pinkham was forced to skip the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix due to a slipped disc in her neck that was pressing against nerves affecting her left arm and her spinal cord. After undergoing surgery, the Briton took time to […]

Carlos Sainz admits he felt Williams was in for a tough start to F1 2026 as far back as last December […]

Thursday at Suzuka has been one of the most lively Formula 1 media days in recent memory […]

Lewis Hamilton has said Formula 1's new cars have delivered "how racing should be" and suggested Max Verstappen's criticism is down to Red Bull not being competitive anymore […]

F1 drivers have reacted to the FIA's U-turn and rule tweak for Japanese Grand Prix qualifying […]

Formula 1's current qualifying problem is hardwired into the fundamental architecture of the new rules. Is there anything that can be done? […]

Nico Hulkenberg has revealed he only found out about Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley’s departure when his mother shared a news story with him.It was announced last Friday that Wheatley was leaving the Switzerland-based outfit “due to personal reasons”, just a year after joining it. Motorsport understands the Briton is set for an Aston Martin move to replace Adrian Newey as team […]

Nico Hulkenberg was hard at work in the sim when a text message from his mother alerted him to the fact that his boss had departed Audi […]

Lewis Hamilton has shared an insight into the five-year plan of his production company, Dawn Apollo Films, including an update on the sequel to F1: The Movie and other projects he is working on.F1 has made several appearances in the recent awards season, with the latest recognition at the Oscars, where it won the award for Best Sound. After exceeding $630million at the global box office, it is […]

Lewis Hamilton has made a strong start to his second Formula 1 season with Ferrari, proving that the immense talent that helped him to seven world titles has not deserted him […]

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are both confident McLaren can develop their way back towards the front of the grid after a disappointing start to the 2026 F1 season; watch Fridays practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix at 2.30am and 6am, live on Sky Sports F1 […]

‘We can still build the fastest car’ — Lando Norris remains confident after McLaren’s difficult start to F1 2026 […]

Esteban Ocon has responded to death threats he received after a crash with Franco Colapinto in the Chinese Grand Prix […]

Max Verstappen banned a journalist from his F1 media session at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Lewis Hamilton believes Formula 1’s new regulations have delivered “what racing should be” so far in 2026 – a very different stance to Max Verstappen’s.Verstappen has been perhaps F1’s most vocal critic this year, likening the energy management aspect to “Formula E on steroids” as lift-and-coast becomes preponderant.“It’s terrible, if someone likes this, then you really […]

The FIA has tweaked the engine rules in a bid to re-establish qualifying as one of the highlights of the Suzuka weekend […]

George Russell described the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix as "super boring", and expects Sunday's race to stress test the excitement of the new F1 era […]

Formula 1 has announced a multi-year partnership renewal with leading sim racing hardware company, Fanatec, ahead of the F1 Sim Racing World Championship 2026.The extended partnership will result in the addition of Fanatec simulators at all F1 grand prix events within the Fan Zones, as well as a new generation of officially licensed F1 products, including advanced steering wheels.For […]

Max Verstappen refused to start his Japanese GP media session until one journalist had left it - which stems from a clash at the 2025 season finale […]

Max Verstappen has made no secret in recent years of his disdain for the British media in Formula 1, suggesting that as a group it is institutionally biased against him – but it’s rare for him to engage in direct retaliation.At Suzuka he took the unusual step of refusing to speak in a pre-event press conference until one of the journalists present – The Guardian’s Giles Richards – […]

Max Verstappen demanded a journalist leave his news conference ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix due to a question they asked at last year's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix […]

As his frustrations with F1 grow, Max Verstappen is finding enjoyment elsewhere […]

Max Verstappen delayed the start of his media session on Thursday, due to being unhappy about the presence of a specific journalist […]

David Coulthard, who conducted the televised post-race interviews at the Chinese Grand Prix, has recounted his emotional interview with Kimi Antonelli after the Italian driver scored his maiden Formula 1 win.Antonelli became overwhelmed with emotion following the race at the Shanghai International Circuit as he became the second-youngest driver to win an F1 race. "I’m speechless," the […]

Championship leader George Russell has hit back at Mercedes rivals as their front wing has come under scrutiny and changes have been made to the power units for qualifying; watch Fridays practice sessions for the Japanese Grand Prix at 2.30am and 6am, live on Sky Sports […]

Charles Leclerc doubts he can repeat Max Verstappen's 2025 accomplishment of keeping up with a faster car, given the advantage of Mercedes […]

Gabriel Bortoleto has praised the impact of Jonathan Wheatley during his short stay with the Audi Formula 1 team […]

The hype around Kimi Antonelli's Chinese Grand Prix victory was inevitable. The reality check from his own boss was equally so […]

Mercedes' peculiar straight mode activation of its front wing, which caught the attention of some of its Formula 1 rivals, was the result of a reliability issue rather than a deliberate exploit, Motorsport.com has learned.Mercedes caught the eye of its rivals at the Chinese Grand Prix when footage emerged of maiden race winner Kimi Antonelli as his front wing appeared to close in two separate […]

Oliver Bearman has questioned whether the FIA’s Suzuka tweak regarding energy harvesting solves anything as drivers react […]

Aston Martin and Honda are confident their 2026 Formula 1 car can complete the Japanese Grand Prix thanks to improved reliability, though driver comfort remains a concern.The Silverstone-based team’s campaign got off to a disastrous start amid F1’s regulatory overhaul as the new Honda engine damaged battery after battery and sparked driver health concerns.Fernando Alonso and Lance […]

Further reliability countermeasures brought by Honda to Japan as Aston Martin objective outlined […]

Lando Norris believes that qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix won't be "as spectacular" in the current F1 cars […]

Mercedes came under the spotlight for the strange way its front wing behaved in F1's Chinese GP. Here's what was really going on […]

Honda believes its battery reliability has improved, to the point where achieving a race finish in Japan is possible […]

McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri suffered two separate Mercedes HPP battery issues that prevented them from starting the Chinese Grand Prix.A fortnight ago, the reigning world champions suffered a disastrous Sunday in Shanghai when Norris was unable to get to the starting grid, with the team scrambling to fix what was described as an electronics issue on the power unit side. Soon […]

Honda has introduced a further reliability countermeasure for the Japanese GP with a more permanent fix potentially coming at F1's next race in Miami […]

Late rule change amid energy-saving fears signifies F1 U-Turn at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

A tweak to energy-management rules has been made by the FIA for Saturdays Suzuka qualifying; Drivers welcome change - and also believe there is scope to go further in future; watch Fridays Japanese Grand Prix practice sessions at 2.30am and 6am, live on Sky Sports F1 […]

During Formula 1 qualifying at the iconic Suzuka Circuit, drivers will now only be allowed to harvest eight megajoules of energy, whereas that limit had initially been set at nine megajoules. The FIA has cut the rate of harvesting in an attempt to reduce the amount of super clipping at a track that, like Melbourne, is described as ‘harvesting poor’ in the paddock.In Albert Park, that led […]

The FIA has modified energy regulations for the Japanese GP addressing concerns from teams and drivers from the opening rounds of F1 2026 […]

F1 manufacturers have agreed with the FIA to make a last-minute rule change for Japanese GP qualifying in a bid to avoid excess energy saving […]

We've seen encouraging signs in terms of pace over the first two races, but we understand there are areas where we can still improve - both in performance and execution […]