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 […]

George Russell's bid for a podium was undone by a costly software glitch in his Mercedes power unit […]

Franco Colapinto's camp has intervened after the Alpine driver was abused following Oliver Bearman's 50G Japanese Grand Prix crash […]

Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull team principal in July 2025; the 52-year-old Brit says he has unfinished business in F1; Wolff has warned that his former rival could be facing repercussions for his past actions […]

Max Verstappen predicted F1's new ruleset would underwhelm, and 2026 is proving him correct, so much so that he may just quit the sport entirely […]

Mercedes' Toto Wolff says he is "in two minds" about the prospect of facing off against his old Red Bull foe Christian Horner again if the latter returns to F1.Since his dismissal from Red Bull last July, Horner has been working behind the scenes with groups of investors on the right opportunity to return to the series, seeking a part-ownership that would help him gain a firm foothold in […]

Toto Wolff has cast doubts over the prospect of Christian Horner returning to F1 […]

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu refused to blame either Oliver Bearman or Franco Colapinto for the huge crash […]