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Audi was spotted during an exclusive testing of the R26 at the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit before the official F1 team launch on January 20th. The R26 recently had its first fire-up at the team’s Hinwil facility on December 19, 2025. Ready to embark on the 2026 F1 season amid the new regulations, the Audi Power Unit…
Williams Driver Academy have confirmed the signing of 18 year-old Kean Nakamura-Berta ahead of the 2026 season. The Japanese-Slovakian driver arrives off the back of a highly successful year in single-seaters, having finished 3rd in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship (FRMEC) and claimed titles in both Italian F4 and the E4 Championship. He joins…
Van Amersfoort Racing has confirmed that Dion Gowda will remain with the Dutch outfit for its full Formula Regional programme, thereby reinforcing a partnership that delivered an impressive rookie season in 2025. As a result, the Gowda will contest both the Formula Regional Middle East (FRME) Trophy and the newly rebranded Formula Regional European Championship…
After a strong season with MP Motorsport, Richard Verschoor concludes his Formula 2 career and turns to his McLaren future. 2025 was Verschoor’s fifth consecutive Formula 2 campaign. He debuted in 2021 with MP Motorsport, then raced for Trident and Van Amersfoort before returning to MP Motorsport for 2025. Unlike previous seasons, 2025 proved to…
With a new season around the corner, the entire sport of F1 is anticipating how the new regulations will turn out. Pat Symonds was (partially) responsible for the 2026 aerodynamics and engine rules as CTO of F1. In Autocar’s podcast ‘My Week in Cars’ the current executive engineering consultant of Cadillac F1 has revealed some…
Ryan Wood emerged as the standout performer across the combined practice sessions at Hampton Downs as the 2026 Castrol Toyota Formula Regional Oceania Trophy (CTFROT) season got underway. The Supercars driver topped Practice 2 and Practice 3 and set the outright fastest lap of the day with a 1:29.764, the only time to dip under…
ART Grand Prix has announced that Matteo Giaccardi will step up to Formula Regional competition in 2026, joining the team for both the Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) and the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy (FRME). The move marks a significant milestone in the career of the 18-year-old Monegasque driver as he continues his progression…
Bianca Bustamante will step up to Eurocup-3 for the 2026 season with Palou Motorsport. The announcement underlines another decisive stage in the Filipino driver’s long-term pathway towards FIA Formula 3 and, ultimately, Formula 1. She will contest both the Eurocup-3 Winter Series and the main Eurocup-3 Championship Series, becoming part of a category that has…
Mahindra Racing is determined to turn their season around as Season 12 of the Formula E Championship continues at the Mexico City E-Prix this weekend, following a mixed debut in Brazil that showed both promise and frustration. Glimpses of progress despite disappointing result The team demonstrated genuine improvement with their newly developed M12Electro machine during…
After a very strong beginning of the 2025/2026 season, Envision Racing wishes to carry over its double points streak into the new Formula E season in the Mexico City E-Prix. The inaugural round of Season 12 had brought great success to both sides of the green garage. A first time for Eriksson In fact, in…
