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Chief executive says fans don’t care about technology Season may finish in Europe due to war in Middle East Stefano Domenicali has issued a stout rebuttal to critics of Formula One’s new regulations, claiming most fans are enjoying the sport more than ever and are unconcerned by driver complaints. The Formula One chief executive also confirmed that this season’s finale would be staged in Europe if…
As the paddock disperses for its traditional mid-season three-week break, the race is on to catch Kimi Antonelli Mercedes came into the season as favourites and have lived up to the billing. Their car has been dominant with eight wins from 11 meetings, a strike rate greater perhaps even than the team had expected. Despite the rather skewed conclusions of the Aduo engine assessment, which declared…
‘He’s more in control of his emotions,’ says Andrea Stella World champion won his first race of season in Hungary Lando Norris is at the peak of his powers after his win at the Hungarian Grand Prix demonstrated the world champion has a stronger psychological approach to driving, according to the McLaren team principal, Andrea Stella. Norris took his team’s first win of the season on Sunday with a…
While some of his struggles have been out of his control, Piastri now must prove he can adapt to a new era in the sport Blasphemy from Oscar Piastri had to be censored on more than one occasion during his frustrating Hungarian Grand Prix . But it was the Australian’s use of the M-word that will fuel speculation about his future at the halfway mark of a disappointing Formula One season. “Mate, just…
Hamilton questions strategy after finishing fifth Briton lost place after penalty for speeding in pit lane Lewis Hamilton expressed frustration with his Ferrari team after he dropped points in the title battle against Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli at the Hungarian Grand Prix, while Lando Norris returned to form with the defending world champion claiming his first race victory of the season . Hamilton…
The reigning champion was in supreme form as he scored his first race victory of the season at the Hungaroring Lando Norris is eating what appears to be rice pudding , doubtless with extra protein protection. It’s hot out there, with Bono saying it’s 50 degrees on track, though there’s also a wind picking up. Martin Brundle starts his own dance . Laurence Stroll, Mr Aston Martin, is there, and…
World champion wins from pole; Piastri’s gearbox fails Verstappen second, championship leader Antonelli third Lando Norris finally had reason to celebrate after a testing opening to the season, as McLaren’s defending Formula One world champion took his first win of the year at the Hungarian Grand Prix. However, while the victory was thoroughly deserved in an incident-packed race, there was an all…
Defending champion takes first pole of 2026 by 0.012sec Hamilton and Antonelli receive three-place penalties The margins were tiny and for a moment it seemed Lewis Hamilton had finally found his edge in qualifying, only for the seven-time champion to be beaten by but a breath. The defending world champion, Lando Norris, pipped him to pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix in a thrilling, dramatic…
️ Qualifying gets under way at 3pm BST ️ Share your thoughts with Philip via email And how do the constructors’ ones look? 1 Mercedes 358pts 2 Ferrari 285 3 McLaren 195 4 Red Bull 151 5 Alpine 61 6 Racing Bulls 61 7 Haas 21 8 Williams 11 9 Audi 10 10 Aston Martin 1 11 Cadillac 0 Continue reading...
Racing director believes his career behind the wheel can help the team deliver where others have failed as new entrants in the top tier of motor sport There is nowhere to hide in Formula One, a sport where deficiency is brutally exposed week in, week out. It is an environment where success must be fought for tooth and nail yet one where the former driver and multiple Le Mans winner Allan McNish is…
Many drivers also unhappy with new regulations ‘F1’s gone too heavily led by the fact it’s a business’ Lando Norris has delivered a scathing critique of Formula One and its management for prioritising making money over sporting considerations when forming the sport’s new regulations. The world champion argued that the drivers should have been more involved in the process. Norris is among many…
Electrical fault had damaged Briton’s world title hopes ‘I’m glad we found it. Spa and Silverstone exposed issue’ George Russell believes his Mercedes team have identified the problem with his engine that damaged his world championship hopes over recent races and left the driver fuming when it played a key role in him being knocked out of Sunday’s round in Belgium. Russell has been struggling with…
Computer-controlled energy deployment now dictates races – it turns out drivers don’t like Skynet controlling their cars Another race down another classic circuit, in this case Spa-Francorchamps, left neutered for drivers and so their slow, dissonant discontent rumbles ever onward. In the wake of the Belgian Grand Prix , there was an overwhelming sense they wished to simply escape. Not so much…
Russell clipped by Hamilton on lap one after power loss British driver 50 points behind Antonelli in standings Toto Wolff, the Mercedes principal, has admitted the team let George Russell down at the Belgian Grand Prix. The British driver failed to score a point after a clash with Lewis Hamilton that Russell attributed to his car’s performance not being up to scratch. The race was won by Kimi…
Kimi Antonelli saw off the challenge of Charles Leclerc to get back to winning ways at Spa as his teammate and title rival George Russell failed to finish Lap 2 of 44: The Safety Car is deployed after the dramatic opening-lap, neutralising the race as marshals recover Russell’s stranded Mercedes from the gravel. Russell climbs out of the car and walks away unharmed, but his race is over. The…
Russell out on opening lap after clash with Hamilton Antonelli has 50-point lead on Mercedes teammate Victory in the Belgian Grand Prix could not have been sweeter for Kimi Antonelli, but it has cruelly exposed something of an inexplicable faultline within his Mercedes team. The Italian teenager’s joy stood in stark contrast to his teammate George Russell, who was knocked out on lap one after a…
The championship leader earned pole position at Spa-Francorchamps from Max Verstappen Q1 here we go. David Croft and Martin Brundle discussing Red Bull tactics: can Hadjar, on a bottomless penalty, give Verstappen a helping hand in Q3? After the heat of the Red Bull Ring and Silverstone, temperatures are barely above 20C in Belgium this weekend. Continue reading...
Russell will share second row with Ferrari’s Leclerc Norris third fastest but has a 10-place grid penalty Kimi Antonelli has suffered a run of no little bad luck of late, but the Italian teenager demonstrated it had left him entirely unfazed as he produced a dominant lap to secure pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix. The 19-year-old’s composure and control at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday…
Antonelli’s lead in the F1 drivers’ standings looked insurmountable after Monaco, but now Russell is potentially within one race win of wiping it out Squaring off at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, Formula One’s leading title protagonists Kimi Antonelli and George Russell are embroiled in an increasingly tense head to head.The teenager and his experienced Mercedes teammate facing each other as…
McLaren’s fourth change of power unit exceeds regulations Reigning champion eyes overtaking opportunities Lando Norris believes he can still be competitive at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, despite a 10-place grid penalty. The defending world champion will nonetheless have his work cut out at Spa after his McLaren team took a new battery for his car, the fourth, one more than is allowed.…
