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McLaren Technical Director of Applied Engineering Neil Houldey believes the team must remain cautious heading into the 2026 F1 Italian GP despite arriving at Monza on the back of consecutive victories. After securing back-to-back victories in Hungary and the Netherlands with Lando Norris, the Woking-based outfit faces a very different challenge at the Autodromo Nazionale…
Red Bull Racing have confirmed that F1 stalwart Tom McCullough will join the team as Head of Racing in 2027. This comes in response to GianPiero Lambiase leaving for McLaren in the not too distant future. The British engineer has been involved in the sport since the early 2000s. He started out at Williams as…
As the European leg of the 2026 F1 season comes to a close with the upcoming Italian GP at Monza and the inaugural race around the newly built Madridring, Mercedes CEO and team principal Toto Wolff looks ahead to “an important period” for the team in their fight to claim both titles. While Mercedes quickly…
Haas arrives at Monza for the 2026 F1 Italian GP to make up for a costly setback following a double DNF at the Dutch GP. The American-owned outfit is eyeing valuable performance gains by bringing a major upgrade package to the VF-26, repositioning itself as a contender in the highly anticipated midfield battle where they…
The 2026 F1 season will see teams having to give rookies a chance in FP1 sessions, view the full list here. A driver who has not started more than two Grands Prix in Formula 1 is eligible to do a FP1 session for a team. Just like in 2025, all eleven teams must have a…
The 2026 Michelin 24H SERIES European Series will conclude at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya from 18–20 September, with an initial 40-car entry confirmed for a finale that will decide several championships. Four rounds across Mugello, Spa-Francorchamps, Paul Ricard and the Nürburgring have left several class battles unresolved. GetSpeed Team JR286 heads the overall GT3 standings by…
Leonardo Colavita and Gilles Renmans will make their International GT Open debuts together as AF Corse adds another Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo in association with Double TT Racing. The young pairing brings together two drivers already familiar with Ferrari machinery and each other. Colavita and Renmans currently share Double TT Racing’s Ferrari in the 2026…
The 2026 FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC) returns from its summer break at Imola from 4–6 September for the penultimate round of the season. The championship reaches the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari with only 20 points separating the leading four drivers. Eight competitors have already won races with the second-generation Tatuus T-326, while…
For the fifth time in six seasons, and the fourth consecutive year, Alex Palou is IndyCar champion once again, this time in 2026. A P10 finish in Race 1 (2) at the Milwaukee Mile on Sunday sealed the deal that looked inevitable weeks ago. While McLaren and particularly Andretti have made progress in 2026, six…
Nina Gademan left Zandvoort with mixed emotions after securing two podium finishes on home soil, admitting that she had hoped to fight for victory during the final F1 Academy Dutch GP weekend. The Alpine driver converted fourth on the Reverse Grid Race grid into second place before adding another podium in the Feature Race. Starting…
