Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes that the vibration issues that Aston Martin is battling against are ‘more of an issue for the reliability than for the driver’. Aston Martin has had a difficult start to the year. With a new power unit partnership with Honda and the first Aston Martin F1 car designed … Read more
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli has expressed a desire to team up with Max Verstappen for an endurance race, revealing he has already asked for a Nordschleife test. Antonelli’s family has strong ties to sportscar racing, with his father Marco an accomplished driver in his own right with decades of experience in GT and TCR … Read more
Formula 1 fans have shared their verdict on Jonathan Wheatley’s shock exit from his role as Audi team principal. Audi confirmed on 20 March that Wheatley would leave his role with immediate effect due to “personal reasons” after joining the team in 2025. “As it continues its journey towards the front of the grid, Audi … Read more
Jonathan Wheatley is leaving the Audi Formula 1 team with immediate effect, ahead of his impending move to Aston Martin. Motorsport revealed on Thursday that Adrian Newey was set to step down from his team principal duties, which he assumed under three months ago, to focus on technical matters – and would be replaced by … Read more
Kimi Antonelli blamed going into “autopilot” mode as the reason for his hair-raising moment late in the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix – vowing it will never happen again. The 19-year-old won from pole on Sunday to take his maiden grand prix victory, leading team-mate George Russell in a Mercedes 1-2 having controlled much of … Read more
Cadillac Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez poked fun at the recent comments likening the current 2026 regulations to Mario Kart. During the Chinese Grand Prix, in which he finished in 15th, the Mexican driver joked over the team radio, “I need a mushroom now. It disappeared. I don’t know what happened.” Perez, who joined … Read more
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Fernando Alonso “began to lose all feeling in his hands and feet” prior to his retirement from Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, as Aston Martin’s Honda engine problems persist. The Japanese manufacturer teamed up with Aston Martin as its new works team for 2026, but it has struggled to adapt to F1’s new power unit … Read more
Kimi Antonelli’s Saturday in Shanghai was, to put it mildly, a mixed bag. A terrible start to the sprint race put the 19-year-old as far back as eighth, a situation that snowballed into a clash with Isack Hadjar and a subsequent 10-second penalty. The first-lap coalescence of errors was ultimately damaging to Antonelli’s day, and … Read more
While many drivers complained in the Melbourne paddock about “yo-yo racing” and overtaking that was, according to Lando Norris, “way too artificial”, another factor also stood out during the first weekend of Formula 1’s new era – one made clear when looking at the onboard footage after qualifying. The Turn 9-10 combination used to be … Read more