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…
Plenty of stories going into qualifying for the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP, with Lando Norris in the mix for pole, Kimi Antonelli hoping to setup a great starting position for his championship bid, and Ryō Hirakawa joining Haas to replace Esteban Ocon in a shocking mid-weekend swap. Q1: Alonso out with technical issues early…
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…
Sébastien Buemi has credited his passion for endurance racing and the stability within Toyota Racing for his continued success after celebrating his 100th FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) appearance with victory at the inaugural 6 Hours of Barcelona. The Swiss driver secured his 29th career WEC victory alongside Brendon Hartley and Ryō Hirakawa, extending his…
Sébastien Buemi described Toyota Racing’s dramatic 2026 WEC 6 Hours of Fuji victory as “one of our best wins in a long time” after a bold late strategy call transformed a race in which the No. 8 crew had rarely looked capable of reaching the podium. Buemi, Brendon Hartley and home favourite Ryō Hirakawa started…
Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu wants his team to rediscover its early-season consistency as the team heads into the 2026 F1 Austrian GP weekend looking to bounce back from a difficult run of results. While the American squad scored points in four of the opening five races of the season, recent events have proved more…
With the final round of F1 pre-season testing coming to a close in Bahrain and the lights ready to go out in Melbourne in less than two weeks’ time, eleven teams are adding final touches to their roster and confirming their reserve and development drivers for the 2026 season. As 22 drivers line up on…
The season finale of Formula 1 for 2025 take to the Marina Bay Circuit for the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. It is the first time in 15 years 3 drivers will be going head to head for the Championship. Lando Norris currently leads the Championship, with Max Verstappen in P2 and Oscar Piastri in P3,…
A whopping nine rookie drivers took to the track in FP1 at the F1 Mexico City GP. The only team not to field a rookie driver was Sauber. Due to the low grip nature of the track each year, teams usually take the opportunity to field a rookie in Mexico as part of mandated running…
The F1 Spanish GP weekend kicks off with FP1. Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya hosts round nine of the 2025 F1 championship, and the final race of the European triple header. The clampdown on flexi wings is the big talking point heading into the weekend. It received a mixed response across the paddock, with some downplaying its…
