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We asked you to select the best-looking F1 car in history from our shortlist of 13, and the Lotus 79 came out on top.

We asked you to select the best-looking F1 car in history from our shortlist of 13, and the Lotus 79 came out on top.

We asked you to select the best-looking F1 car in history from our shortlist of 13, and the Lotus 79 came out on top.

Formula 1 rolled out sweeping regulations for 2026, bringing smaller, lighter cars to the track and increasing the emphasis on electrical energy in the power units. Since the launch of the season, however, these rules have proven to be divisive, which Liam Lawson believes was inevitable.
The Racing Bulls driver’s former team-mate Max Verstappen has been the most outspoken about F1’s new ...Keep reading

Driving the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and future NASCAR Hall of Famer Denny Hamlin, NASCAR Cup Series star Tyler Reddick has had a dream start to the 2026 season.
He won the season-opening Daytona 500 with a dramatic last-lap pass and went on to win the opening three races of the season -- something no other driver in NASCAR Cup history had previously ...Keep reading

2025 Formula 1 champion Lando Norris has been featured on TIME Magazine's prestigious 100 Most Influential People list for 2026. 
The McLaren driver, who claimed his maiden F1 drivers' championship title at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after an intense battle with his team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, is joined by an exclusive group of 'global leaders, artists ...Keep reading

George Russell has opened up on racing against his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, praising the Italian driver's "perfect start to the year".
Mercedes has enjoyed a dominant start to the 2026 Formula 1 season. After Russell claimed the victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and the first sprint race of the year in China, Antonelli celebrated back-to-back wins at the Chinese and ...Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo revealed he is trying to stay a “little bit out” of Yamaha’s bike development process amid mounting frustrations with its V4 project in MotoGP.
The Japanese manufacturer’s decision to abandon its long-running inline-four engine configuration has left it firmly on the back foot in 2026, even as management remains convinced it will pay off in the long term.
Quartararo ...Keep reading

Andrew Benson assesses how much money is needed to reach Formula 1 and why costs have increased so much.

Andrew Benson assesses how much money is needed to reach Formula 1 and why costs have increased so much.

Andrew Benson assesses how much money is needed to reach Formula 1 and why costs have increased so much.

Andrew Benson assesses how much money is needed to reach Formula 1 and why costs have increased so much.

Andrew Benson assesses how much money is needed to reach Formula 1 and why costs have increased so much.

The Balance of Performance in the World Endurance Championship will no longer be made public in 2026, in a move aimed at preventing speculation and misinterpretation, the FIA and ACO officials explained during a media briefing at Imola.
As teams were still arriving at the circuit on Thursday morning, a small group of media outlets – including Motorsport.com – heard from Bruno Famin and ...Keep reading

F1.com takes a look back at some of the sport’s most striking liveries, designs that it would be fun to see race again on the modern-day grid.

This season has seen sweeping new regulations implemented, and a new era of cars always means plenty of intriguing technical innovations.

Stefano Domenicali has shared an insight into how all parties in Formula 1 will work to find the “right adjustments” to the 2026 technical regulations amid discussions during the current April break, with the President and CEO confident that everything is going in the “right direction”.

The Mexican veteran has already shown early signs of improvement in the first three races.

Paul Di Resta may have never achieved a Formula 1 podium, but there was a time when he beat a future four-time world champion – and many other upcoming grand prix drivers.
Back in 2006, the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Giedo van der Garde, Kazuki Nakajima, Kamui Kobayashi, Sebastien Buemi and Romain Grosjean featured on the grid of the Formula 3 Euro Series – a championship whose reigning ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports F1 analyst Martin Brundle argued that George Russell "lost his head a little bit" during the Japanese Grand Prix. 
The Briton started the 2026 season as the favourite as Mercedes was expected to bring dominant machinery to the new era of regulations.
And while Russell started off strong with wins in the Australian Grand Prix and Chinese sprint race ...Keep reading