Mekies: “Silly” to assume Red Bull engine will match Mercedes and Ferrari in F1 2026

Red Bull Formula 1 chief Laurent Mekies admitted that his team’s decision to build its own power units for 2026 is “as crazy as it gets”, but feels this is why it fits Red Bull’s DNA. 
Under Mekies’ predecessor Christian Horner, Red Bull went all-in on its own engine programme for the new regulations, developed and built with help from Ford at Red Bull Powertrains at its Milton Keynes …Keep reading

Wolff reveals what it would take to step down as Mercedes F1 boss

Toto Wolff revealed he would “vacate the spot immediately” as Mercedes Formula 1 boss should the ideal successor arise. 
Wolff has run the Silver Arrows since 2013, during which time he has led Mercedes to a record-breaking eight consecutive constructors’ titles, plus seven drivers’ crowns.
But the introduction of ground-effect cars in 2022 brought tougher times for Mercedes, which …Keep reading

F1 Italian GP: Hamilton leads Ferrari 1-2 in opening practice

Lewis Hamilton led a Ferrari 1-2 in the Italian Grand Prix’s opening practice session of the weekend, leading Formula 1 team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.169s in the timesheets.
Hamilton fired in a 1m20.117s in the final five minutes of the session to overturn Leclerc’s line-leading time, as the Monegasque had found over 0.4s over early leader Max Verstappen.
The session had been earlier …Keep reading

McLaren explains engine fix for Norris after F1 Dutch GP failure

McLaren is bullish it can prevent a repeat of Lando Norris’ reliability issues in last week’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, and explained what is happening with the Briton’s power unit pool.
Norris’ McLaren MCL39 started developing problems with seven laps to go at Zandvoort and the title protagonist soon ground to a halt with a smoking car. Norris’ retirement was McLaren’s first race-ending …Keep reading

Hamilton willing to sacrifice F1 Italian GP qualifying to help Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton says he would be happy to provide Ferrari stablemate Charles Leclerc with a slipstream in Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix qualifying.
Leclerc and Hamilton are set for their biggest weekend of the year as winless Ferrari is under pressure to perform in front of its adoring tifosi at the Temple of Speed.
Hamilton in particular has a point to prove after crashing out of last week’s …Keep reading

What’s next for McLaren’s F1 title battle as Piastri surges clear of Norris

Lando Norris made an extremely relaxed impression as he faced the media on Thursday in the Monza paddock, which would have been curious if it hadn’t been for his similarly remarkable restraint after last week’s hammer blow in Zandvoort.
With his gap to Oscar Piastri suddenly swelling to 34 points after an engine oil line on his McLaren broke – an issue on the team’s side and not Mercedes’ – …Keep reading

Liberty bosses refuse to rule out billion-dollar F1 sale

Liberty Media won’t rule out selling Formula 1, with company chairman John Malone admitting that it would sell the championship should a buyer offer up the right price.
“It’s a public company,” he said. “If somebody gets carried away and they want to buy it and they’re willing to pay more for it than the board thinks that they can deliver to the shareholders, then we would sell …Keep reading

Norris: ‘I can still win F1 title without bad luck for Piastri’

McLaren’s Lando Norris still believes he can beat team-mate Oscar Piastri to the 2025 Formula 1 title without any drama to even out his own Zandvoort retirement.
Norris lost a certain second place at last week’s Dutch Grand Prix when his smoking McLaren ground to a halt with seven laps to go, allowing race winner Piastri to charge 34 points clear in the drivers’ standings.
Norris still has …Keep reading