FIA explains why controversial two-stop Monaco GP rule remains for 2026 – for now

In an attempt to make the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix more exciting for fans, the FIA introduced a new rule this year mandating two compulsory pitstops.
With overtaking virtually impossible in the streets of Monte Carlo, the idea was to at least add some more strategic intrigue.
In practice, however, the new rule led to unexpected consequences.
Teams such as Racing Bulls and Williams …Keep reading
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Autosport 75: How Mansell’s Ferrari love affair came to an end

Nigel Mansell won’t be driving a Williams-Renault in 1991 because Ayrton Senna might be. After mulling it over for a week, allowing the hysteria surrounding his forthcoming retirement [following his Ferrari’s failure in the 1990 British Grand Prix] to subside, I can only conclude, sadly, that Mansell has been driven from Formula 1 by the politics and dithering chicanery which are endemic to …Keep reading
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How Mercedes landed in a blind alley with its F1 car upgrade

“Well,” Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff told reporters after the Hungarian Grand Prix, “that rear axle will be ending up in a bin somewhere, I guess…”
The trend line of Mercedes’ mid-season slump in performance is more obvious if you discount the outlier result of the Canadian Grand Prix, where George Russell won and Andrea Kimi Antonelli became the youngest-ever driver to stand on a …Keep reading
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Colapinto crashes Alpine F1 car in Pirelli test

Franco Colapinto crashed Alpine’s A525 Formula 1 car in a Pirelli test at the Hungaroring on Wednesday.
The Italian tyre supplier has been running regular tests, like this two-day session following the Hungarian Grand Prix, to prepare its 2026 F1 compounds. The new tyres are smaller and narrower as part of the world championship’s new technical rules.
Three 2025-spec cars were on track …Keep reading
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Why Red Bull can’t fix F1 car problems by copying Racing Bulls

Red Bull team boss Laurent Mekies has stated his Formula 1 team’s struggles couldn’t be fixed simply by copying elements of a more consistent Racing Bulls car.
Racing Bulls drivers have performed much better than the second Red Bull driver – regardless of the latter being Liam Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda – over the 2025 season so far, collecting no fewer than 45 points when Lawson got none …Keep reading
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