Formula 1 team Haas will part ways with Esteban Ocon at the end of the 2026 season, but team principal Ayao Komatsu has stopped short of explaining exactly why the American outfit decided to end its partnership with the French driver. Ocon, meanwhile, has suggested that disagreements may have played a role in the decision. … Read more

A new Netflix documentary offers rare personal insights into Michael Schumacher’s life away from Formula 1, with wife Corinna Schumacher discussing their relationship and recalling how the seven-time world champion considered retiring after the traumatic events of the 1994 season. Michael Schumacher has lived almost entirely away from the public eye since suffering a serious … Read more

Formula 1 will keep the Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix on the 2026 calendar despite ongoing concerns surrounding the conflict involving Iran. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said the championship has received assurances that allow the final two races of the season to proceed as originally scheduled. The status of the two races had been … Read more

Mercedes arrived in Malaysia with a significant upgrade package for the W17, but the expected performance boost was not immediately evident during Friday practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The team revised seven components of the car for its return to Sepang, yet Kimi Antonelli and George Russell struggled to match the pace of the … Read more

Lewis Hamilton was summoned to the Formula 1 stewards after the second free practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix following an incident with Audi driver Gabriel Bortoleto. The Ferrari driver admitted he had difficulty seeing the Brazilian approaching because his right-hand mirror was damaged, but the stewards wanted to investigate the incident further. Lewis … Read more

With Red Bull appearing to have closed the gap to Mercedes at the recent Azerbaijan Grand Prix, much was expected of the Brackley-based team’s big final upgrade of the season for this weekend in Sepang. After the safety car restart in Baku, George Russell struggled to hold onto his lead from the rejuvenated Red Bull … Read more

Alpine has decided not to impose any internal sporting punishment on Franco Colapinto following his controversial crash in Azerbaijan, despite Lando Norris initially calling for the Argentinian to receive a race ban. Colapinto revealed before the Malaysian Grand Prix that Alpine never seriously considered taking sporting action against him after his Baku accident, which ended … Read more

Speculation surrounding Fred Vasseur’s future at Ferrari continues, but former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard does not expect the Scuderia to make a major change at team principal level. The former Red Bull driver addressed the growing speculation about Vasseur and the possibility of Christian Horner returning to Formula 1 with Ferrari during the latest … Read more

A Controversial Exit and a “Marmite” Reputation It appears that Esteban Ocon’s Formula One career is under threat. He announced prior to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that he was a “free agent,” although, embarrassingly, team boss Ayao Komatsu denied this a day later at the FIA team principal’s conference. The Frenchman hijacking the team’s formal … Read more

German F1 insider and driver Christian Danner believes Aston Martin is to be considering a major change to its Formula 1 engine partnership, claiming team owner Lawrence Stroll has quietly asked Mercedes about a possible return to its power units. The former Formula 1 driver told Motorsport-Magazin that Stroll has already made discreet enquiries as … Read more