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 […]

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 […]

The "constant change" at Aston Martin has come under the scrutiny of former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton, who claimed that it is 'not doing the culture of the team any good'.In 2024, Andy Cowell joined the Silverstone outfit as Group CEO before he replaced Mike Krack in the role of team principal in January 2025. Cowell's tenure in the team chief position lasted less than a year. Adrian Newey […]

Formula 1’s ‘Mario Kart’ era, as dubbed by Max Verstappen, delivered its first ‘Mushroom Boost’ incident in Japan – and it ended in a 50G crash for Oliver Bearman […]

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has pleaded with Oliver Bearman not to ‘beat himself up’, following his Formula 1 driver’s frightening crash in the Japanese Grand Prix.After qualifying a lowly 18th and making an earlier pitstop than most, Bearman was approaching 17th-placed Franco Colapinto’s Alpine with a 45km/h speed difference coming into Spoon, which came as a surprise to […]

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies reacts to suggestions his star driver Max Verstappen could retire from F1 […]

All the four-time world champion wants is a fast car, insists Red Bull boss, Laurent Mekies in response to Verstappen speculation […]

Mercedes has half-joked internally that a big early-season weaknesses does at least have the upside of making F1 races more exciting […]

Lewis Hamilton has shared details on his influence on Ferrari's 2026 Formula 1 challenger.The 41-year-old driver joined the Maranello outfit in 2025 after a 12-year stint with Mercedes, which resulted in six of his seven drivers' championship titles.While the Briton struggled to adapt to the new team last year, he has come back strong in 2026 and claimed his first podium finish with […]

Kimi Antonelli looked like he'd have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series' new regulations […]

F1 drivers had predicted a huge crash like the one Ollie Bearman suffered at the Japanese Grand Prix. Now, something has to change, writes Lewis Larkam […]

Lando Norris delivered a blunt verdict on driver influence as Formula 1 prepares for crunch regulation discussions […]

Aston Martin finished a race for the first time in Japan, but that is no cause for celebration […]

Laurent Mekies reveals how little Max Verstappen’s exit concerns feature in Red Bull’s internal discussions […]

Isack Hadjar had a fiery outburst over team radio about Arvid Lindblad during the Japanese Grand Prix […]

Three rounds into the 2026 Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen lies just ninth in the standings, with 12 points to his name. His Red Bull RB22 struggles for competitiveness, and the four-time world champion is disenchanted as ever with F1’s new machinery.The Japanese Grand Prix compounded Verstappen’s aggrieved state of mind. The Suzuka track he loves didn’t provide the same driving […]

Oscar Piastri doubts the FIA will be able to do much to prevent the kind of crash Oliver Bearman suffered in yesterday's race […]

Telemetry data uncovers why Max Verstappen could not break past Pierre Gasly's Alpine at the Japanese Grand Prix […]

The 19-year-old Italian claimed his second consecutive grand prix win at Suzuka, took over the championship lead and, according to global media, immediately wrote a new chapter in F1 history. Coverage also highlighted the role of the safety car, a strong race from Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc’s recovery drive, and frustration for George Russell.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Japanese […]

The next few weeks and months will decide Max Verstappen's immediate F1 future […]

Formula 1's closing speed problem was expected by many drivers. Unexpectedly, it has a five-week gap to search for a solution […]

“Accidents like Bearman’s were always going to happen,” says 1996 world champ Damon Hill […]

Williams boss James Vowles was saying all the right things during the build-up to the sweeping regulation change for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.“There can’t be a focus on now,” he told Bloomberg at the end of ‘24. “There has to be an absolute focus on the future. That won’t be the same up and down the grid, they’d be more telling you ‘next year’s our championship year’ […]

When Oliver Bearman’s Haas went off the track and into the grass, trying to avoid Franco Colapinto’s Alpine, he was travelling at Shinkansen-like speed – and had barely slowed down before hitting the wall moments later. A right knee contusion as a result of a 50G impact is as good an outcome as there could have been after a crash just a few corners away from the place where F1 had once […]

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

The Japanese Grand Prix sparked fresh debate over the new regulations, as we revisit the latest F1 news headlines […]

Oscar Piastri expected a Ferrari fight — but to battle and hold off George Russell at Suzuka, he did not anticipate […]

Lady Luck was too busy with Kimi Antonelli today to help Oscar Piastri, but nonetheless the Australian leaves Japan feeling confident […]

Youngest ever world championship leader Kimi Antonelli thankful to Lady Luck following disastrous start […]

Charles Leclerc accused George Russell of being “quite cheeky” after a radio bluff nearly cost Ferrari a podium in Japan […]

A lorry loaded with KitKat's new Formula 1-inspired bars was hijacked, with over 400,000 chocolates stolen, it has been reported […]

Losing out to his teammate for the second successive race, George Russell admits to "going through pain" […]

Yes, the timing of a safety car helped Kimi Antonelli to Sunday's win at the Japanese GP, but he was still the fastest car on track when it happened […]

"Is it worth it?" says Max Verstappen, as he admits to thinking about walking away from the sport […]

In the aftermath of Oliver Bearman's crash, Carlos Sainz fears that the sport is putting spectacle before safety […]

Ferrari's Frederic Vasseur and Mercedes' Toto Wolff heaped praise on the Japanese Grand Prix, saying overtaking had become much easier […]

Oliver Bearman's crash at Suzuka delivered hard evidence that the warnings were justified, and it's time to take driver complaints seriously […]

Alpine may have been a clear backmarker in the 2025 Formula 1 season while the world drivers’ title narrowly eluded Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, but three rounds into the 2026 campaign, the two teams are neck and neck.With Pierre Gasly beating Verstappen to seventh under the chequered flag in the Japanese Grand Prix, both teams have scored 16 points, but Alpine is ranked ahead on […]

Max Verstappen has raised the possibility of leaving Formula 1 at the end of this season if he remains unhappy with the state of racing in the series […]

Oscar Piastri labelled the Japanese Grand Prix as ‘one of his best weekends in Formula 1’ after claiming his first podium of the 2026 campaign.The McLaren driver finished runner-up to Mercedes championship leader Kimi Antonelli at Suzuka on Sunday, having enjoyed a brilliant getaway from third on the grid.That put him in the lead on lap one and it was only because of the lap 23 safety […]

Today's post race press conference with Kimi Antonelli, Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc […]

Max Verstappen has openly confirmed that he is considering walking away from Formula 1 after the 2026 season […]

Haas Formula 1 team principal Ayao Komatsu has absolved Franco Colapinto of any blame after Oliver Bearman crashed out of the Japanese Grand Prix.After qualifying a lowly 18th and making an earlier pitstop than most, Bearman was battling Colapinto for 17th when he lost control at 306km/h coming into Spoon, crashing his Haas car with a 50G impact. The young Briton hobbled out of his car and was […]

Lewis Hamilton had his worst weekend of the 2026 season yet after starting and finishing the Japanese Grand Prix in sixth; Hamilton was in the podium positions but lost out to George Russell, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris in the last 15 laps […]

George Russell believes everything is going against him after Kimi Antonelli moved into the lead of the world championship following his victory at Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix […]

Max Verstappen says he is not enjoying driving Formula 1s 2026 cars; new power units and chassis were introduced for this season; the four-time world champion insists his discontent is not a result of Red Bulls poor start to the season […]

It was another positive weekend for the team, with another strong points finish to add in the early part of the season […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli wasn't the only driver to benefit from the Safety Car at Suzuka. Who were the biggest winners and losers? […]

At Suzuka, the yo-yo effect was slightly less extreme than during the season opener in Melbourne, although the overall picture still did not satisfy all of the drivers. Lando Norris ultimately crossed the line in fifth place and saw that – together with Oscar Piastri’s strong showing – as a sign that McLaren is making significant progress.The racing as a whole, however, left the reigning […]

The FIA put out a statement following Oliver Bearmans major crash during the Japanese Grand Prix; Bearman took to the grass and spun across the track, into the barriers as he avoided Alpines Franco Colapinto when battling for 17th in Sundays race at Suzuka […]

The FIA has issued a statement following today's incident involving Oliver Bearman and Franco Colapinto […]

Winner: Kimi AntonelliFew people would have bet against a Mercedes driver leading the standings after the opening leg of the season. But even fewer people would have gambled on Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes' lead driver three weekends into the season.Of course, there are various factors behind Antonelli getting ahead of team-mate George Russell, but the young Italian won't and shouldn't care […]