F1's bosses are caught in the middle of this debate, recognising the superficial appeal of the back-and-forth racing, but concerned about what the new cars are doing to the sport they grew up loving because they were attracted by its essence as the ultimate test of driver and...
After a captivating start to the 2026 Formula 1 season in Melbourne, Round 2 swiftly followed as Shanghai played host to the first Sprint weekend of the campaign.
Once again, the action delivered as Mercedes showcased the excellence of their early 2026 package while Ferrari put on a show...
Oliver Bearman - 9 - I'm handing out the nines today but everyone needs to watch what Bearman is doing in a Haas right now. The Briton is fifth in the drivers' championship.Pierre Gasly - 8 - Another impressive run from the Frenchman, scoring back-to-back grand prix points....
Emma Felbermayr capitalised on a late error by Ferrari’s Alba Larsen to seize her first win of the 2026 F1 ACADEMY season, beating Alisha Palmowski to the chequered flag by just two tenths.
Felbermayr joined Larsen in sailing past the polesitting Red Bull Racing driver at lights out and...
The pattern is this: Ferrari's strong starts and superior cornering speed puts them in the mix in the early laps, and the new hybrid engine with their "boost" and "overtake" modes leads to switching of positions for a while.But the longer the race goes on, the more Mercedes'...
Max Verstappen called his China Sprint experience 'a disaster' after the Red Bull driver recovered to only ninth and outside the points after a poor start.
The four-time World Champion started P8 for Saturday's 19-lap Sprint but fell almost to the back of the field after he struggled to...
George Russell led team-mate Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes dominated qualifying for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix.Russell was 0.289 seconds clear of the Italian and a massive 0.621secs ahead of the first non-Mercedes, world champion Lando Norris in the McLaren.Lewis Hamilton was fourth for Ferrari, just...
Audi
It was not to be for Audi after Bortoleto’s heroics in Melbourne. This time, it was Hulkenberg who proved the faster of the duo, thought the German missed out on SQ3 by an agonising 0.015s. Bortoleto was a few places further back, after a scrappy Sprint Qualifying where...
Available for over a yearMax Verstappen is the greatest Formula 1 driver of this decade. Since making his debut as a 17-year-old back in 2015, he's won four world championships and 71 races. But this week, he's announced he'll also be taking on a new challenge by competing...
Oscar Piastri has opened up about how he moved on from the incident that cut his Australian Grand Prix short, explaining that he still learned enough to prepare him for the next round in China this weekend.
The McLaren driver, who was aiming for a stronger home race this...
