Why F1 2026 ‘moving targets’ are giving teams development headaches

In four months, Formula 1 teams will bring their first iteration of the all-new 2026 cars to an end-of-January shakedown test in Barcelona. But to streamline the development process, predicting those pre-season performance levels has to be done right now.
The vast scale of the regulation changes, with new rules on both the chassis and power unit side, means they are braced for arguably the most …Keep reading

How Sauber is responding to Hulkenberg’s poor F1 qualifying record vs Bortoleto

Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley has dismissed any concerns over Nico Hulkenberg being regularly beaten by rookie Formula 1 team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto in qualifying.
Bortoleto has a 13-7 record over Hulkenberg this year, 11-6 without sprints, in what has been an impressive campaign for the reigning F2 champion who has five Q3 appearances. 
The numbers can of course be used to slate Hulkenberg …Keep reading

Alonso: Being without an F1 win since 2013 “doesn’t sound right”

Fernando Alonso has spent much of the second act of his Formula 1 career pondering his luck and, amid the swings between the better years and more common leaner spells, he has concluded that over a decade without an F1 win “doesn’t sound right”. 
The two-time champion’s last F1 victory remains his 2013 Spanish Grand Prix triumph, his 32nd in the championship, as opportunities to win a 33rd …Keep reading