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McLaren Technical Director for Performance, Mark Temple, on challenges arising from the 2026 F1 PU Regulations, the teams working relationship with HPP and personnel requirements due to new PU's
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Temple on how McLaren deals with challenges as an engine customer team arising from 2026 F1 PU regulations

Rebecca Malitz05 mins

McLaren Technical Director – Performance, Mark Temple, outlined the challenges the team has faced as an engine customer, the working relationship with engine supplier Mercedes, and how the team has responded to new role requirements arising from the 2026 F1 regulations. With the introduction of the 2026 F1 regulations, customer teams, such as McLaren, started…

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Nikolas Tombazis has revealed why the FIA couldn’t intervene and change the new F1 technical regulations in the years leading up to 2026
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Tombazis explains why the FIA couldn’t revise the hotly debated 2026 F1 regulations sooner

Senjuti Jash09 mins

Nikolas Tombazis, Single Seater Director at the FIA, has opened up about why F1’s supreme governing body couldn’t intervene and change the new technical regulations in the years leading up to 2026.  The introduction of the new engines and chassis has undoubtedly produced more on-track action than in the past few seasons. However, the first…

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Ugochukwu reflects on his Budapest Feature Race recovery drive and the 2026 F3 title fight with Freddie Slater.
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Ugochukwu on the overtakes that secured second in the 2026 F3 Budapest Feature Race

Shania Wallage06 mins

Ugo Ugochukwu believes consistency will be key in the fight for the 2026 FIA Formula 3 Drivers’ Championship after recovering from sixth on the grid to finish second in the 2026 F3 Budapest Round Feature Race. The Campos Racing driver produced one of the standout drives of the race, making several decisive overtakes in the…

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Laurent Mekies explains why Max Verstappen's Red Bull F1 car remains inconsistent, pointing to balance issues and sensitivity to damage.
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Mekies explains why Verstappen’s RB22 F1 car keeps surprising him

Kavi Khandelwal03 mins

Red Bull’s difficult 2026 F1 season came under fresh scrutiny, when Team Principal Laurent Mekies addressed the inconsistency troubling Max Verstappen‘s car. The four-time World Champion had said in his Dutch media session in Hungary that a new problem seems to surface every single weekend following his qualifying spin. The question was put directly to…

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Colton Herta’s F2 season has seen the former IndyCar driver adapt to a new driving style while comparing the differences between F2, IndyCar, and Formula 1 machinery.
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Herta explains the differences between IndyCar and F2 driving styles

Valeria Penachi04 mins

Colton Herta’s 2026 F2 campaign has marked a major transition after years of success in IndyCar, where he became one of the series’ youngest race winners. The American driver entered F2 with significant experience from IndyCar, including 9 race victories since his debut in 2018. However, Herta has found that adapting to an F2 car…

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Mark Temple, F1, McLaren, F1 2026
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Temple equates F1 2026 regs with food items in McLaren mid-season review

Darshan Chokhani04 mins

Mark Temple explains F1 2026 regulations using food examples, as he goes through the challenges McLaren faced in the build-up. There have been a lot of technical explanations from F1 teams or pundits to describe the 2026 regulations, but McLaren technical director of performance Temple has brought forward his ‘A’ game to equate the developments…

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Asian Le Mans Series moves to Europe for 2026/27 as the Winter Le Mans Series, adding Hypercars and the Asian Le Mans Cup in 2026.
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Asian Le Mans Series moves to Europe as Winter Le Mans Series for 2026/27

Karishma Persad06 mins

The Asian Le Mans Series will stage its entire 2026/27 campaign in Europe under the Winter Le Mans Series banner following an extensive review of the championship’s available options. External constraints, limited winter availability at suitable Asian circuits and significant logistical costs influenced the decision. Organisers also needed to avoid clashes with the Daytona 24…

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