McLaren technical director Neil Houldey stated that the team is continuing to uncover performance from its 2026 car, with further upgrades planned for the second half of the F1 season. Houldey, McLaren’s Technical Director – Applied Engineering, reflected on the ongoing development and explained how the team evolved the car after starting the season with…
Lance Stroll was pleased with the car’s competitiveness after Aston Martin introduced a significant upgrade package for the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP weekend. Despite a difficult qualifying for Stroll—teammate Fernando Alonso had a more successful session, managing to progress to Q2—the Aston Martin duo finished P13 and P14 respectively in the race on Sunday. Speaking…
Mercedes driver George Russell described the software calibration problem that had been hampering him for the past two race weekends, adding that he expects the issue will be resolved for the 2026 Hungarian GP. After a miserable race at the Belgian GP, Russell arrived in Budapest encouraged by the work carried out by Mercedes to…
Heading into the race weekend Max Verstappen admitted he’s unsure how Red Bull will perform at the 2026 Belgian GP after recent struggles left the team searching for answers. While Red Bull showed encouraging pace in Austria, Silverstone proved to be a tricky weekend for the team, as balance problems and later a race-ending rear-wing…
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies admitted the 2026 British GP exposed the limitations of the team’s current F1 package. After Max Verstappen’s strong showing in Austria—where the four-time world champion was in contention for the win on Sunday despite suffering a costly rear-wing issue in qualifying—the team endured a much tougher weekend at the…
George Russell’s 2026 F1 British GP ended with an unexpected second place, but the Mercedes driver admitted he left Silverstone feeling far from satisfied with the team’s overall performance. Russell looked set to miss out on the podium after a difficult afternoon on track. Starting fourth, he ran competitively early on, even engaging in wheel…
Mercedes driver George Russell expects a multi-team battle for top positions at the 2026 British GP despite his latest F1 win. Fresh off a breakthrough win in Austria, Russell heads into his home Grand Prix in Silverstone buoyed by Mercedes’ consistency, but expects Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren to remain in contention at the front. …
Team principal Fred Vasseur admitted Ferrari paid the price for a lack of outright pace during the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, explaining how the team failed to convert a promising qualifying result to a podium finish. After a strong start to his race—including a battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen—Hamilton ultimately finished fifth, while Leclerc…
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem secured a significant victory after Formula 1’s governing body approved a proposal to remove presidential term limits. FIA member clubs voted through a series of amendments to the existing internal regulations at the organisation’s general assembly in Macau, with one of the most notable changes ending the restriction that limited…
Charles Leclerc is heading into the 2026 Austrian GP determined to have a “clean weekend” after a string of reliability issues disrupted recent outings for the Ferrari driver. Ferrari showed encouraging race pace in the heat during the previous round in Barcelona, and Leclerc admitted he hopes that strength will carry over into Austria, where…
