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 […]

There was plenty to take from F1's last race weekend for five weeks […]

Lewis Hamilton battled a lack of power in the Japanese Grand Prix that he doesn't understand […]

As Verstappen threatens to leave Formula 1, can the sport just look the other way? […]

Heinz-Harald Frentzen issues a stark reminder as Max Verstappen’s unease with Formula 1’s new era deepens […]

Max Verstappen is considering his future in Formula 1 due to his dissatisfaction with the sports new regulations; Verstappen has a Red Bull contract that runs until the end of 2028 but could he really walk away after this current season? […]

Kimi Antonelli was not happy with his start at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Lance Stroll reckons he and Fernando Alonso have been left in their “own Aston Martin championship” after a poor start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.The Silverstone outfit is bottom of the standings after three rounds, having encountered a myriad of problems from chassis to power unit amid its continuously rotating management structure.Read Also:Formula 1Aston Martin […]

Oliver Bearman has received high praise from F1 TV reporters Alex Brundle and Lawrence Barretto. Aside from the British driver's violent crash during the Japanese Grand Prix, he has had an impressive start to the season. Heading into the race weekend at Suzuka, Bearman was fifth in the drivers' championship standings, but the crash, which was through no fault of his own, has seen him slip to […]

A sharp radio response from Max Verstappen to Gianpiaro Lambaises highlighted Verstappen’s struggles to pass Gasly at Suzuka […]

Two drivers place higher than the grand prix winner in Edd's rankings this week […]

Lewis Hamilton has detailed his mindset changes heading into the 2026 Formula 1 season and the tweaks he decided to enforce on Christmas Day.After losing out on the 2021 drivers' championship, Hamilton was ready to come back fighting in 2022, but the regulation changes left the Briton fighting against the ground effect era cars, machinery which failed to yield results for him. He faced further […]

Toto Wolff has cast doubt over Christian Horner's return to Formula 1 by claiming his rival could be dealing with the "repercussions" of having "broken a lot of glass" in the sport […]

Oscar Piastri and McLaren give their verdicts on a race-altering safety car in Japan […]

Fernando Alonso highlights Aston Martin’s pace issues despite Honda reaching the Suzuka finish, as targeted […]

Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has thrown his support behind Jonathan Wheatley to take the team principal role at Aston Martin, following his exit from the Audi F1 project.Audi confirmed on 20 March that Wheatley had left his role of team principal with immediate effect due to personal reasons, after only joining the outfit in 2025.Following the Briton's exit, he has been linked […]

Jolyon Palmer has pointed to a 'steely' side of George Russell, which he argued could come out in an intra-team battle with his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.Both Russell and Antonelli are level with grand prix wins following the Japanese Grand Prix, where the young Italian became the youngest championship leader in the history of the sport. With their success so far and the potency of the […]

Max Verstappen was unimpressed with Formula 1's new rules after a long scrap with Pierre Gasly at Suzuka. Here's what they said on their radios […]