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F1 2026 engine regs to include 355km/h KERS-style ‘override’ boost system
It was previously revealed that the turbocharged, 1.6-litre V6 internal combustion engine element of the power unit is being reduced from 550-560kW down to 400kW (535bhp), and that the battery element will jump from 150kW up to 350kW (470bhp) to replace that power loss – despite the eradication of the MGU-H.The latest draft of the 2026 power unit regulations has been unveiled by the FIA and ...Keep reading
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RB must give Ricciardo an F1 car "he's more comfortable with" - Mekies
Ricciardo started the Melbourne event in 18th after losing his final Q1 lap to track limits.After qualifying, he pronounced himself "puzzled" that the cancelled lap felt good and yet was off the pace of team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who made Q3 for the second time in 2024.In the race, Ricciardo moved up to 12th at the flag, helped by attrition and issues for Esteban Ocon and Valtteri Bottas, while ...Keep reading
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Wolff: Vasseur and Italy deserve Ferrari F1 success after 2023 troubles
Having qualified second in Melbourne, Carlos Sainz - back from surgery for appendicitis that ruled him out of the Saudi Arabian GP - executed a lap-two pass on polesitter Max Verstappen.With the Red Bull forced to retire with a right-rear brake failure, Charles Leclerc followed Sainz home for a Ferrari 1-2 - the first non-Verstappen win since Sainz claimed last year's Singapore victory.That marked ...Keep reading
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Vasseur: More consistent car means Ferrari F1 drivers no longer in "survival mode"
Last year Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc often had to focus on tyre management, which was made more difficult by inconsistent and unpredictable behaviour even between sets of the same compound.This year’s SF-24 has proved to be much more benign and predictable on long runs, and that was a key to the spectacular 1-2 finish for Sainz and Leclerc in Australia last weekend.Vasseur says that tyre ...Keep reading
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Williams will have two F1 cars "without too many issues" in Japan
Williams faced a spate of production delays over the past winter, which led to it gambling on prioritising other items over producing a spare car in time for the start of the season.That decision came back to haunt the squad in Australia, with Albon damaging his chassis in a practice crash. Albon was then handed team-mate Logan Sargeant's car, with the American having to sit out the rest of the ...Keep reading
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Williams will have two F1 cars "without too many issues" in Japan
Williams faced a spate of production delays over the past winter, which led to it gambling on prioritising other items over producing a spare car in time for the start of the season.That decision came back to haunt the squad in Australia, with Albon damaging his chassis in a practice crash. Albon was then handed team-mate Logan Sargeant's car, with the American having to sit out the rest of the ...Keep reading
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Mercedes uncovers biggest clue on 2024 F1 struggles
While the Mercedes W15 has been easier to handle for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, it hasn't delivered the expected performance step.Mercedes has yet to score higher than fifth, and after a double retirement in Australia, it has fallen 29 points behind third-placed McLaren.Even putting aside the two DNFs, the Brackley squad has struggled for performance and across the season start's vastly ...Keep reading
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How many penalty points do F1 drivers have in 2024 and when do they expire?
Fernando Alonso has broken his clean record by being awarded three points on his superlicence following the Australian Grand Prix. After a lengthy discussion with the FIA, it was deemed the Spaniard had made a dangerous manoeuvre at Turn 6, which caused George Russell behind him to crash out of the race.
Alonso is the third driver to already have received penalty points this season ...Keep reading
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How many penalty points do F1 drivers have in 2024 and when do they expire?
Fernando Alonso has broken his clean record by being awarded three points on his superlicence following the Australian Grand Prix. After a lengthy discussion with the FIA, it was deemed the Spaniard had made a dangerous manoeuvre at Turn 6, which caused George Russell behind him to crash out of the race.Alonso is the third driver to already have received penalty points this season, with both ...Keep reading
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Ferrari F1 drivers out of "survival mode" with "huge step" on car consistency
Last year, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc often had to focus on tyre management, which was made more difficult by inconsistent and unpredictable behaviour even between sets of the same compound.This year’s SF-24 has proved to be much more benign and predictable on long runs, and that was a key to the spectacular 1-2 finish for Sainz and Leclerc in Australia last weekend.Vasseur says that tyre ...Keep reading
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Shock F1 call-ups: 10 times that reserve drivers started a grand prix
Oliver Bearman received a shock call-up to the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz withdrew because of appendicitis.The 18-year-old therefore became the third-youngest driver to ever compete in an F1 grand prix after getting the opportunity due to being Ferrari’s reserve.But there have been many other occasions in the 21st Century when a team’s reserve has entered a ...Keep reading
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Ricciardo: I won’t be distracted by “negative stuff” in F1 paddock
Red Bull chose to retain Ricciardo at the Faenza outfit for 2024 rather than opt for Liam Lawson, who showed well when he deputised for the injured Australian at five grands prix last season.However, in the early races of this year, Ricciardo has been overshadowed by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who has twice made Q3 and finished eighth in Melbourne last weekend.Ricciardo in contrast has struggled ...Keep reading
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Ricciardo: I won’t be distracted by “negative stuff” in F1 paddock
Red Bull chose to retain Ricciardo at the Faenza outfit for 2024 rather than opt for Liam Lawson, who showed well when he deputised for the injured Australian at five grands prix last season.However, in the early races of this year, Ricciardo has been overshadowed by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who has twice made Q3 and finished eighth in Melbourne last weekend.Ricciardo in contrast has struggled ...Keep reading
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Wolff: Mercedes F1 relationship with Verstappen "needs to happen at a certain stage"
When news broke of Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes to join Ferrari for 2025, Verstappen seemed on course to see out his Red Bull contract, which expires at the end of 2028.However, the ongoing controversy surrounding Christian Horner led Verstappen’s father Jos to claim Red Bull would be "torn apart” if the team principal remained in place.As speculation grew over the position of Red ...Keep reading
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The day Senna, Brundle and Bellof made their F1 debuts together
It marked the maiden grand prix starts for Stefan Bellof, Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle – as well as the less heralded Philippe Alliot and Francois Hesnault.Of the bunch, Senna qualified highest – the future three-time world champion taking 17th on the grid, albeit over 5s off the pole time, but ahead of Toleman-Hart teammate Johnny Cecotto. Brundle, whom Senna had beaten to the 1983 ...Keep reading
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Aston Martin makes offer to poach Newey from F1 rival Red Bull
Newey has been the subject of plenty of interest from rival teams since joining Red Bull in 2005, being integral to its championship-winning success with Sebastian Vettel between 2010 and 2013 and now with Max Verstappen.Motorsport.com understands Aston Martin chief Lawrence Stroll has up the ante with a big-money contract offer over the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix weekend to lure the 65-year-old ...Keep reading
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RB must give Ricciardo an F1 car "he's more comfortable with"
Ricciardo started the Melbourne event in 18th after losing his final Q1 lap to track limits.After qualifying, he pronounced himself "puzzled" that the cancelled lap felt good and yet was off the pace of team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, who made Q3 for the second time in 2024.In the race, Ricciardo moved up to 12th at the flag, helped by attrition and issues for Esteban Ocon and Valtteri Bottas, while ...Keep reading
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Wolff: Vasseur and Italy deserve Ferrari F1 success after 2023 troubles
Having qualified second in Melbourne, Carlos Sainz - back from surgery for appendicitis that ruled him out of the Saudi Arabian GP - executed a lap-two pass on polesitter Max Verstappen.With the Red Bull forced to retire with a right-rear brake failure, Charles Leclerc followed Sainz home for a Ferrari 1-2 - the first non-Verstappen win since Sainz claimed last year’s Singapore victory.That ...Keep reading
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Stella: Piastri has “gone a long way forward” and still has ‘more to cash in’
Piastri, entering his second season in the top flight, bagged fourth place in his home race in Australia last weekend following a team-orders switch to fall behind stablemate Lando Norris.Norris was faster running on fresher tyres, so the call was designed to minimise the risk of the pair clashing as Stella reckons the overtake on Piastri was already coming “naturally”.But the Italian engineer ...Keep reading
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Mercedes uncovers biggest clue on 2024 F1 struggles
While the Mercedes W15 has been easier to handle for Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, it hasn't delivered the expected performance step.Mercedes has yet to score higher than fifth, and after a double retirement in Australia, it has fallen 29 points behind third-placed McLaren.Even putting aside the two DNFs, the Brackley squad has struggled for performance and across the season start's vastly ...Keep reading
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Stella: Piastri has "gone a long way forward" and still has 'more to cash in'
Piastri, entering his second season in F1, bagged fourth place in his home race in Australia last weekend following a team-orders switch to fall behind stablemate Lando Norris.Norris was faster running on fresher tyres, so the call was designed to minimise the risk of the pair clashing as Stella reckons the overtake on Piastri was already coming “naturally”.Read Also:
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Norris: "Silly" for people to still underrate Sainz in F1
Sainz's Ferrari contract won't be renewed after this season, with the Scuderia making a spectacular move for long-time Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton instead.The news initially left Sainz in a tricky position, with perhaps the vacant and hotly-contested seat at Mercedes his only realistic avenue of remaining in a top team.PLUS: Why F1's big hitters should be trying sign Sainz for 2025However, his ...Keep reading
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Norris: "Silly" for people to still underrate Sainz in F1
Sainz's Ferrari contract won't be renewed after this season, with the Scuderia making a spectacular move for long-time Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton instead.The news initially left Sainz in a tricky position, with perhaps the vacant and hotly contested seat at Mercedes his only realistic avenue of remaining in a top team.However, his Australian Grand Prix win just two weeks after surgery for ...Keep reading
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Steiner: Haas "wrong" to downplay 2024 F1 expectations
Upon taking over from Steiner in January, new chief Ayao Komatsu cautioned that Haas would start the season near the last row on the grid after the development of its new car got held up during the course of 2023.But Haas performed well above those expectations so far, scoring points in the last two grands prix in Saudi Arabia and Australia and moving up to seventh ahead of point-less Williams ...Keep reading
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Steiner: Haas "wrong" to downplay 2024 F1 expectations
Upon taking over from Steiner in January, new chief Ayao Komatsu cautioned that Haas would start the season near the last row on the grid after the development of its new car got held up during the course of 2023.But Haas performed well above those expectations so far, scoring points in the last two grands prix in Saudi Arabia and Australia and moving up to seventh ahead of point-less Williams ...Keep reading
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The amazing story of F1’s most incredible win from the back
It was a sunny Californian day not impacted by bad weather, there was no multiple accident to thin out the field, no clever pit stop strategy, and safety car interventions were still a decade away.So how did he do it? Quite simply it was a stunning performance by a motivated driver who was at the top of his game and had complete confidence in the package underneath him.In 1983, Watson was in his ...Keep reading
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Stella: Red Bull didn’t enjoy F1 tyre advantage at high-graining Melbourne
An overheating right-rear brake for Max Verstappen, an issue that hobbled him from the start, forced his early retirement as Carlos Sainz led team-mate Charles Leclerc for a Ferrari 1-2.McLaren split the strategies of its drivers. Lando Norris was faster late on so allowed to pass Oscar Piastri in a team orders switch at the latter’s home race, as they bagged a 3-4 result.Sergio Perez finished ...Keep reading
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Red Bull had no F1 tyre advantage at high-graining Melbourne - Stella
An overheating right-rear brake for Max Verstappen, an issue that hobbled him from the start, forced his early retirement as Carlos Sainz led team-mate Charles Leclerc for a Ferrari 1-2.McLaren split the strategies of its drivers. Lando Norris was faster late on so allowed to pass Oscar Piastri in a team orders switch at the latter’s home race, as they bagged a 3-4 result.Sergio Perez finished ...Keep reading
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Honda opens new UK F1 engine base ahead of Aston Martin partnership
After officially withdrawing from F1 at the end of 2021, having propelled Max Verstappen to his first drivers’ title, Honda has continued to supply engines until the end of 2025 to Red Bull and RB (previously known as AlphaTauri) under its Honda Racing Corporation subsidiary - before Red Bull enters its own powertrain in conjunction with Ford.Read Also:
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Wolff: Mercedes F1 relationship with Verstappen "needs to happen at a certain stage"
When news broke of Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes to join Ferrari for 2025, Verstappen seemed on course to see out his Red Bull contract, which expires at the end of 2028.However, the ongoing controversy surrounding Christian Horner led Verstappen’s father Jos to claim Red Bull would be "torn apart” if the team principal remained in place.As speculation grew over the position of Red ...Keep reading