Daily F1 News and Comment

Montoya claims that F1 intervened over Verstappen’s criticism – The former Formula 1 driver has suggested that the sport’s leadership may have privately urged Max Verstappen to tone down his criticism of the regulations. Montoya has also linked the Dutchman with a potential move to Mercedes. Montoya’s comments follow recent remarks from Formula 1 CEO … Read more

As the technical specifications were being finalised last season for the all-new 2026 Formula One powertrains, the FIA introduced a mechanism to prevent a repeat of 2014, where one manufacturer dominated the field. Yet with Honda being so far behind, new proposals are being discussed to allow the Japanese manufacturer more opportunity to catch up. … Read more

For the first time in 2026, the Formula One teams will have to cope with tropical conditions across the weekend of the Miami Grand Prix. To this end, the FIA has introduced an additional set of last-minute regulations just hours before the cars take to the circuit outside the Hard Rock Stadium. Temperatures are expected … Read more

Marc Surer advises Verstappen against switching to McLaren – Following confirmation that Gianpiero Lambiase will join McLaren, speculation surrounding Max Verstappen’s future has intensified. However, former Formula 1 driver Marc Surer has warned against any move to Woking, suggesting that Mercedes would be a more logical destination for the Dutchman if he leaves Red Bull. … Read more

The revolution in Formula One for the 2026 season, with all-new engines and active aerodynamics, has on the whole failed to win over the fans of the sport. The massive increase in the electrification of the V6 hybrid turbos has proven to be more problematic than was envisioned. Much of this is due to the … Read more

Schumacher’s son speaks about the fatal accident – A fatal crash at the Nürburgring Nordschleife during a Nürburgring Endurance Series race left a lasting impact on drivers across the paddock, including David Schumacher. The 23-year-old spoke candidly about the incident on the Backstage Boxengasse podcast, which claimed the life of Swedish driver Juha Miettinen following … Read more

McLaren prepares ‘completely new car’ for Miami as major upgrade battle looms – Team principal Andrea Stella has described the car that McLaren is set to introduce for the Miami Grand Prix as “completely new”, marking one of the most aggressive upgrade packages seen so far in the 2026 Formula 1 season. With all teams … Read more

The opening rounds for the Red Bull racing team have not exactly gone to plan. At this juncture in the schedule, the team sits in its lowest position in the constructors’ championship for over two decades. Max Verstappen is in P9, directly behind Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Haas’s Oli Bearman, having scored a meagre 12 … Read more

It would have been hoped in the upper echelons of Formula One that having suffered five weeks of no race action, the talk of the Miami paddock would not be dominated by the 2026 engines. Since the last race weekend in Japan, a crisis meeting was held to improve the ‘fake’ and dangerous on-track racing … Read more

Red Bull’s striking new ‘Macarena’ reverse wing is one of the most talked-about innovations ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. However, it is not a reaction to Ferrari’s similar concept which debuted during winter testing. Instead, the design is the result of an internal project that began long before Ferrari started developing their own version, … Read more