F1 drivers raise concerns over ‘self-learning’ power units – what’s going on?

When the assembled media gathered in the McLaren hospitality on Saturday for Andrea Stella’s session, the team boss shared one of the most revealing quotes of this Formula 1 season.
“When we try to analyse this, it gets immediately quite complicated,” he said. “In fact, when I left the debrief to come here for this media session, there were still discussions ongoing as to why we see …Keep reading

Why the 2026 F1 cars suit Antonelli’s driving style more than Russell

Six wins, six pole positions and the Formula 1 championship lead. While one year ago Kimi Antonelli had faced one of his toughest weekends in F1, he has now taken a sweet revenge, claiming a victory that will mathematically allow him to head into the summer break as the championship leader.
But the meaning of Spa goes well beyond that.
The Belgian round, where last season he struggled with a …Keep reading

Hamilton takes “full responsibility” for disappointing Belgian GP

Lewis Hamilton took “full responsibility” for his inability to challenge for the podium at the Belgian Grand Prix, which he reckoned was traceable to his Formula 1 practice crash in FP3.
In the last moments of the final practice session of the weekend, Hamilton carried too much speed through Turn 13 and skittered across the gravel. He clipped the barrier with his rear-right wheel, and …Keep reading

McLaren to finally trial ‘Macarena-style’ rear wing in Hungarian GP practice

The McLaren Formula 1 team will finally trial its upside-down rear wing at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, where it unleashes a significant upgrade package to improve its competitiveness.
McLaren has long earmarked this weekend’s Budapest round as its next major opportunity to add performance to the MCL40, a car which it admitted has been two to three months behind in terms of aero …Keep reading