TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Koji WATANABE (Honda), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas), Andrea STELLA (McLaren) Q: Andrea, if we could start with you. Bad memories first of all. Can we throw it back to China, which was a source of great frustration for the team? Do you fully understand the cause of the problems prior to the start?Andrea STELLA: Yeah, so China … Read more
Prior to a scheduled press conference in the lead up to the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, star Formula One driver Max Verstappen ejected The Guardian reporter Giles Richard from the press room over a question Richard had asked the driver over three months ago, at the end of the previous F1 season. Richard’s question, … Read more
F1 – Mercedes drivers top opening practice in Japan ahead of McLaren and Ferrari George Russell went two hundredths of a second quicker than Mercedes’ team-mate Kimi Antonelli to hand the Silver Arrows a 1-2 in opening practice for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix. It was two-by-two in Suzuka with the Mercedes … Read more
Aston Martin Aramco Esports is delighted to announce the return of experienced racer Shanaka Clay and the addition of rising talent Liam Stevens ahead of the 2026 Formula One Sim Racing season. Both will play vital supporting roles on and off the simulator. The duo will work closely with the team’s driver line-up of Rubén … Read more
Formula 1 is well known for its precision engineering pedigree and where races are won and lost by mere milliseconds. While it has long been data driven, attention to security and resilience are deepening. To dig into those themes, I was delighted to be joined by industry peers and the Atlassian Williams F1 team on … Read more
F1 – 2026 Chinese GP Schedule of Press Conferences DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 12 March 1230hrs 1300hrs Pierre Gasly (Alpine)Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Esteban Ocon (Haas) Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)Max Verstappen (Red Bull)Alex Albon (Williams) Friday, 13 March 1330hrs Steve Nielsen (Alpine)Jonathan Wheatley (Audi)Laurent Mekies (Red Bull) Saturday, 14 March Post-Sprint Post-Qualifying First three … Read more
The earlier March date in the calendar sees a 66-car entry set to tackle the second round of the series, with 43 crews registered for championship points. Of those, 24 will compete in the Ultimate category, 10 in Challenger, six in SSV and three in the Stock class for series-production cross-country machines. Fresh from winning … Read more
F1 – Russell leads Mercedes one-two in qualifying in Melbourne as Verstappen crashes George Russell took pole position for the opening race of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship, with team-mate Kimi Antonelli recovering from a practice crash and an incident-packed qualifying session to hand Mercedes a front-row lock out for the Australian Grand … Read more
PART ONE – Nico HULKENBERG (Audi), Valtteri BOTTAS (Cadillac), George RUSSELL (Mercedes) Q: George, why don’t we start with you. A lot has changed in Formula 1 this year. Just how confident are you and Mercedes feeling ahead of this first race?George RUSSELL: Well, I think there’s just an element of the unknown, excitement going into the … Read more
Rally-specification cars are set to return to wheel-to-wheel international rallycross competition for the first time in more than three decades, marking a landmark moment for the discipline with the introduction of the new RX4 category. Approved by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) as part of an evolution of the Off-Road pyramid, RX4 opens the … Read more