Rafael Câmara will make his F1 debut with Haas at the 2026 São Paulo GP, following confirmation that Esteban Ocon will not return for the remainder of the season. The Brazilian, who currently leads the F2 Drivers’ Championship, will partner Ollie Bearman at Interlagos, making his first Grand Prix appearance earlier than originally planned. Haas…
A delighted Ryō Hirakawa, who was promoted into the points on his F1 debut, reflected on how his race unfolded and the challenges of pivoting from a casual practice role to a competitive high-stakes Grand Prix weekend after taking the chequered flag at the 2026 Mexico City GP. How Hirakawa’s race went Having already taken…
The 2026 F1 Mexico City GP was a rather chaotic race, with several drivers involved in incidents, including Ollie Bearman and Nico Hülkenberg. The twisty Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez proved to be challenging for several of the talents on the 2026 F1 grid, with a red flag included following Valtteri Bottas’s heavy impact at Turn 1…
Ryō Hirakawa’s long road to F1 took one final, unexpected turn on Saturday morning at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for the 2026 Mexico City GP. Haas confirmed that its reserve driver would replace Esteban Ocon for the remainder of the weekend. The decision handed the Japanese driver his F1 race debut. Hirakawa went on to…
Taking to social media, Esteban Ocon has given a statement following Haas F1’s decision to drop him for the 2026 Mexico City GP. On Saturday morning local time, Haas delivered a press release confirming that Ryō Hirakawa would be taking the Frenchman’s seat for the rest of the event. In FP2 on Friday, Ocon was…
Ahead of FP3 at the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP, Haas announced that Esteban Ocon will no longer make an appearance on track at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for the rest of the weekend. Ryō Hirakawa will instead take his seat. The 32-year-old had participated in FP1 at the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP the…
Ollie Bearman has criticised the 10-second penalty he received during the 2026 F1 United States GP, describing the penalty as excessive after a first-lap incident left him with damage that ultimately forced him to retire. The Haas driver gained positions at the start in Austin but was penalised following contact with Pierre Gasly on Lap…
With the end of 2026 coming closer and closer, it is already time to look forward to 2027, when F2 champion-elect Rafa Câmara will join the F1 grid for Haas. Last year’s F3 champion currently leads the F2 championship by seven points over Nikola Tsolov, with two rounds left to go. So it is no…
Kaylee Countryman‘s 2026 F1 Academy rookie season has brought both promising performances and setbacks, with the 16-year-old targeting greater consistency in the final rounds. The American stepped up to the all-female championship after quickly progressing through North American karting and single-seaters. Countryman first tested F1 Academy machinery during 2025 in-season testing in Navarra, where she…
Esteban Ocon had an exciting first half of the 2026 F1 Singapore GP, with the battle with team mate Ollie Bearman being one of the race’s highlights. Unfortunately for him, he eventually only managed P13, one place down from his 12th place starting position. Given that both George Russell and Isack Hadjar came through from…
