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Williams Racing team principal James Vowles believes Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon's working relationship was as strong from "minute one" as it was at the end of the season and championed the duo for helping the team move up the grid for next year.
Sainz joined the Grove outfit in 2025 after being replaced at Ferrari by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. In his first season with Williams, the ...Keep reading

It’s fair to say Hayden Paddon’s return to the World Rally Championship next year after an eight-year hiatus was a surprise for the rally world to digest. It was even a shock for Paddon, but it was one of those “good surprises” that underlines why it is important to never give up on dreams.
That dream is now reality, as the 38-year-old finds himself preparing to contest next month’s ...Keep reading

Honda's 2026 Formula 1 engine is almost here, but before we slip into our Christmas food comas, the Japanese manufacturer has offered the first hint at what next year's power unit will sound like. 
An audio clip, posted by Honda and shared by Aston Martin on social media, has received huge praise after the sound of the 1.6-litre turbo V6 was recorded on a test stand. You can cleanly hear the ...Keep reading

Outgoing Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said his “most intimate” relationship with a Formula 1 driver has been with Max Verstappen, whom he believes to be improving even further.
Marko is ending a 25-year stint as Red Bull’s lead talent scout, having headed its young driver programme since 2001. Over that period, he helped promote 18 drivers to the brand’s F1 teams – ...Keep reading

2016 Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg revealed that he and his former team-mate Lewis Hamilton were forced to pick up the bill following a crash between them during the Spanish Grand Prix in the same year he won the championship title.
Rosberg and Hamilton were both fighting for the championship in the 2016 season and as a way of preventing the drivers from crashing into one another, Mercedes ...Keep reading

The Farooqi family have a chaotic Christmas in Lapland after a surprise bonus for Dad.

Gabriel Bortoleto and Andrea Kimi Antonelli joked that Max Verstappen is the "dad of the rookies" while reflecting on the four-time champion's support during their rookie Formula 1 seasons.
Both drivers have previously spoken about the support from the Dutchman. Bortoleto and Verstappen have been friends for some time, with them sharing a passion for sim racing and the Red Bull driver often ...Keep reading

With the success of the F1 movie, it is no surprise that a sequel is already being discussed. Director Joseph Kosinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Apple CEO Tim Cook have all confirmed that talks about a sequel have already taken place.
The Brad Pitt-led film reached $631.5million at the global box office and has today been released on Apple TV, allowing subscribers to now watch the movie ...Keep reading

As the F1 movie hits Apple TV on Friday 12 December, allowing subscription holders to watch the blockbuster hit for free for the first time, we are taking a look back at where the Brad Pitt-led film was shot.
F1, which has grossed $631.5million at the global box office, follows nomadic driver Sonny Hayes, portrayed by Pitt, as he returns to Formula 1 to drive for the struggling team APXGP ...Keep reading

A video of Lando Norris revealing that McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown had promised to purchase the Briton his dream car if he won a Formula 1 drivers' championship has resurfaced after his 2025 victory.
Norris secured his first drivers' championship victory in Abu Dhabi after finishing the race at the Yas Marina Circuit in third behind championship rivals Max Verstappen and Oscar ...Keep reading

There is something special in the air as it begins to look like Christmas. It’s not just because there is a new British Formula 1 world champion in Lando Norris, but simply as Silverstone has now returned with its much-loved Lap of Lights.
The event made its debut in 2020 as one of the first COVID-safe attractions, offering visitors a wonderful opportunity to drive around the historic circuit ...Keep reading

The governance agreement forms the second part of the Formula 1 Concorde Agreement, sitting alongside the commercial deal that was signed ahead of March's Australian Grand Prix and will cover the period between 2026 to 2030.
Governing body the FIA and FOM jointly announced the agreement in the margins of this week's FIA General Assemblies in the Uzbekistan capital of Tashkent, which includes ...Keep reading

The ninth Concorde Agreement has now been signed by Formula 1, the FIA and the 11 Formula 1 teams.

Formula 1 has finalised a new Concorde Agreement, the legal contract that defines the relationship between the key stakeholders in the sport.

Formula 1 has finalised a new Concorde Agreement, the legal contract that defines the relationship between the key stakeholders in the sport.

Formula 1 management, governing body the FIA and all 11 teams have signed the latest 2026 Concorde Governance Agreement, which sets out how the series is run for the next five seasons.
The governance agreement forms the second part of the F1 Concorde Agreement, sitting alongside the commercial deal that was signed ahead of March's Australian Grand Prix and will cover the period between 2026 to ...Keep reading

Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been re-elected as president of the FIA, meaning he is set to continue in the role for at least another four years after starting in 2021.
The 64-year-old is the 12th person to lead the governing body, but he has done so with much controversy, especially as he was re-elected with no opposition during the official process.
But there is still a lot of support for Ben ...Keep reading

Ai Ogura says it “kills” him that a fifth-place result on his MotoGP debut was an outlier in a rookie season that he described as “nothing special”. 
The Trackhouse rider turned heads when he stepped up to MotoGP at the start of the year in Buriram, qualifying his satellite Aprilia on the second row before finishing fourth in the sprint and fifth in the grand prix.
But that weekend ...Keep reading

One of the most symbolic brands in the history of motorsports is making its long-awaited full-time return as Sunoco joins Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) in a multi-year agreement as the primary partner of the No. 8 Honda driven by Kyffin Simpson. 
It marks the first time since 1973 that Sunoco, the largest independent fuel distributor in the Americas, has been a full season primary partner in the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris believes that Oscar Piastri "will be a world champion" one day, having denied his McLaren team mate this year's title in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.