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Andrea Stella has addressed Oscar Piastri’s outburst over team radio and defended McLaren's second pit stop sequence at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Stella defends McLaren F1 pit wall but understanding of Piastri’s 2026 Hungarian GP radio outburst

Senjuti Jash3 days ago3 days ago07 mins

Team Principal Andrea Stella has opened up about Oscar Piastri’s emotional outburst over team radio, McLaren’s rationale behind their second pit stop sequence at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, and the Australian’s run-in with backmarker Carlos Sainz in the latter half of the race. While Lando Norris converted pole position into victory at the Hungaroring,…

Oscar Piastri on track for McLaren at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, shortly before colliding with Carlos Sainz.

Piastri slams “unacceptable” run-in with Sainz at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Nicolas Lopes4 days ago4 days ago05 mins

Oscar Piastri was running in the net lead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP when he had a run-in with Carlos Sainz’s Williams on lap 38, losing him valuable race time and the race lead to McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, who ultimately went on to win the race comfortably. Piastri was “pissed off” to be…

Williams F1's Carlos Sainz during the 2026 F1 Belgian GP.

Williams F1’s difficult season continues at 2026 Belgian GP as Sainz and Albon reflect on struggling FW48

Yi Xing Lim1 week ago1 week ago06 mins

The 2026 Belgian GP proved to be another difficult weekend for Williams F1’s Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, who finished in P16 and P15 respectively. Both drivers remain on a run of point-less outings stretching back to Barcelona, as the Grove-based team continues to understand and unlock performance from their difficult FW48. P16 “was as…

Multiple F1 drivers, including Max Verstappen, George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, and Charles Leclerc, have weighed in on Carlos Sainz's proposed rule that the FIA hand out a grid penalty for interrupting a qualifying session

F1 drivers react to Sainz’s proposal to punish triggering of yellow or red flags in qualifying with a grid penalty

Senjuti Jash2 weeks ago2 weeks ago013 mins

Grand Prix Drivers’ Association co-director Carlos Sainz declared ahead of the 2026 British GP that he is in favour of punishing drivers who bring out yellow or red flags in F1 qualifying sessions with an automatic grid penalty—leading to fellow racers like Max Verstappen, George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, and Charles Leclerc weighing in on the…

Williams, Carlos Sainz, F1, British GP, Charles Leclerc

Sainz worried Williams’ updates not working after tough 2026 F1 British GP

Darshan Chokhani3 weeks ago3 weeks ago06 mins

Carlos Sainz worried that updates are not working for Williams despite the mega start and car weight loss, after another tough run in F1 British GP. It was a rapid start from Williams’ Sainz in 2026 F1 British GP last weekend at Silverstone. After having started from 15th on the grid, the Spaniard shot up…

After multiple F1 teams, including Haas, introduced special liveries at Suzuka, Miami, Monte Carlo, and Barcelona, Williams, McLaren, and Cadillac have revealed their one-off designs for the 2026 British GP weekend

All the special liveries for the 2026 F1 season

Senjuti Jash4 weeks ago4 weeks ago024 mins

While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 22-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…

Williams driver Carlos Sainz failed to finish the 2026 F1 Austrian GP as an electrical issue saw his day end quite early.

Sainz hopes F1 Austrian GP the final “really bad weekend” for Williams in 2026

James O'Connor4 weeks ago4 weeks ago04 mins

Williams driver Carlos Sainz failed to finish the 2026 F1 Austrian GP as an electrical issue saw his day end quite early. Having missed FP1 for Luke Browning, the four-time F1 race winner looked a shade behind Alex Albon. However, a tremendous lap at the end of Q1 saw him outpace his Thai teammate by…

Carlos Sainz believes his 2026 F1 season has been one of the strongest campaigns of his career, despite Williams' lack of competitiveness limiting his opportunities to fight for points and podiums.

Sainz reflects on strong 2026 F1 season despite Williams struggles

Valeria Penachi1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

Carlos Sainz believes his 2026 F1 season is shaping up to be one of the strongest of his career. He crossed the line P12 at his home race in Barcelona, outside the points. With Williams struggling to compete near the front in 2026, Sainz has frequently found himself in similar positions. Nevertheless, the Spaniard left…

Sainz paints sobering reality of Williams’ situation after tough 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP

James O'Connor1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Carlos Sainz finished P12 in the 2026 F1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP as a very difficult year for Williams continues. Having done very well to make Q2 on Saturday, the 31-year-old knew it was going to be a long day behind the wheel of the FW48. In the end, he was lapped twice by race winner Lewis…

Esteban Ocon speaks on tough battles and good strategy leading to a season high and good points for Haas F1 team at the 2026 Monaco GP.

Ocon hails perfect Haas calls for P9 in 2026 F1 Monaco GP

Viveka Sainani2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

A good weekend for Esteban Ocon as he got his highest finish this 2026 season with a P9 at the F1 Monaco GP. Haas upgrades from the Canadian GP brought more problems than solutions but Ocon was able to extract more from the car this weekend. After getting knocked out in Q1 in the qualifying,…