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Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu and drivers Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon have opened up about the utility of the summer break, the challenges the Dutch GP weekend would pose, and their objectives for the second half of the 2026 F1 season. The American squad’s on-track showing has been pretty underwhelming for a while. The…
Honda Trackside General Manager and Chief Engineer, Shintaro Orihara, looks ahead to the upcoming 2026 F1 Dutch GP, where the Japanese manufacturer will provide the Aston Martin F1 Team with a new Power Unit specification to improve performance and reliability, thereby aiding the team’s progress. Aston Martin experienced a rough start to the 2026 F1…
The Alpine F1 Team now heads to the Netherlands as the F1 season resumes this weekend at Zandvoort for the 2026 Dutch GP. Refreshed after the summer break and ready for the Sprint weekend, the team aims to maintain its momentum in the Constructors’ Championship battle. Gasly on returning to the 2026 F1 Dutch GP…
Nico Hülkenberg believes Audi’s first half of the 2026 F1 season has been “pretty positive and quite encouraging”, despite admitting the team still has work to do after a troubled start on his side of the garage. Audi reached the summer break with signs of progress in its first season under the new F1 regulations….
McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has reflected on the first half of the 2026 F1 season, praising the way Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have responded to the demands of the new regulatory era. He also highlighted the continued growth of Reserve and Development Driver Leonardo Fornaroli. Speaking during the summer break, Stella offered an…
In the latest edition of the NU Silver Arrows Radio Show, Mercedes Technical Director James Allison and Mercedes HPP (High-Performance Powertrains) Managing Director Hywel Thomas looked back on the preparation for the new regulations, a successful first half of the 2026 F1 season, and also gave an outlook on what to expect from the team…
Valtteri Bottas shared his insights on Cadillac‘s development in their debut 2026 F1 season thus far and reflected on the progress the American team has made as the sport enters the summer break. After 11 rounds of the season, Cadillac remains the only team that has yet to score a single point. The team currently…
Nikolas Tombazis, Single Seater Director at the FIA, recently spoke to select media in an interview about F1’s Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO) system. The ADUO system has been talked about a lot this season. The system was originally designed as a safety net to help manufacturers bridge performance gaps. Now it has instead…
Following the appointment of Marcin Budkowski as Cadillac F1’s new Team Principal, CEO of TWG Motorsports Dan Towriss opened up on the decision behind his arrival and the immediate departure of Graeme Lowdon from the role. The 2026 F1 season marked Cadillac’s long-awaited arrival on the grid after years of work to bring the project…
Marcin Budkowski has opened up about the many factors that convinced him to join the Cadillac project, their long-term ambition, and his key priorities going forward as the team gears up for the second half of their maiden F1 campaign in 2026. Cadillac announced on Wednesday that Budkowski has replaced Graeme Lowdon as Team Principal…
