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Charles Leclerc has voiced fears over Formula 1’s new-for-2026 cars being “less enjoyable” to drive, and while senior team figures have played down his concerns, question marks remains over the new regulations.The new machinery will have less downforce and more drag, making cars slower through the corners, but extra hybrid power from a near 50/50 split between internal combustion engine and …Keep reading

Tim Mayer is set to announce that he is running for the FIA presidency in December’s election, according to Motorsport.com sources.Mayer, son of former McLaren team principal Teddy Mayer, aims to stand against current president Mohammed Ben Sulayem – who fired him as an FIA steward last November.The 59-year-old American is set to host a press conference near Silverstone on Friday …Keep reading

Felipe Drugovich will make his Formula E race debut in Berlin for Mahindra, as the Brazilian replaces 2020-21 Formula E world champion Nyck de Vries due to a clash in racing commitments.The 2022 Formula 2 champion Drugovich, who was prepared to cover for an injured Lance Stroll at Aston Martin in Formula 1 last month, will contest both races around the Tempelhof Airport circuit on 12 and 13 …Keep reading

Alpine’s lack of performance over the 2025 season thus far has been put down to its A525 Formula 1 car lacking consistency and tyre management abilities, which now means that the team is 15 points adrift of Sauber at the bottom of the standings. While this year’s car has shown moments of pace in qualifying, leading to Pierre Gasly breaking into Q3 on six occasions so far this year (including …Keep reading

Oliver Solberg will make a return to the World Rally Championship top tier at Rally Estonia this month after being handed a drive by Toyota.The current WRC2 points leader had been set to contest the fast gravel rally (17-20 July) piloting his Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 in the WRC2 class, but will now swap his car for a maiden competitive outing in Toyota’s Rally1 car.Solberg will join Toyota …Keep reading

Daniel Suarez’s NASCAR Cup career has been a roller coaster, to say the least. After becoming the first non-American driver to win a NASCAR championship at the national level in 2016 (in the Xfinity Series), he was suddenly called up to Cup after the shock retirement of Carl Edwards.He spent two years with Joe Gibbs Racing with little to show for it before moving on to Stewart-Haas Racing. He …Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda now has nine grands prix under his belt with Red Bull, after taking over Liam Lawson’s Formula 1 seat from the Japanese Grand Prix.The impact has been negligible so far. Tsunoda has scored just seven points in that time, while team-mate Max Verstappen has racked up 119. Tsunoda’s recent qualifying results don’t paint a better picture either. Including penalties, the Japanese …Keep reading

On Tuesday, Trackhouse Racing announced that the team’s original driver — Daniel Suarez — will not return in 2026 as the driver of the No. 99 Chevrolet.Speaking to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Suarez said of the news: “I want to make sure that you guys and the people listening know that I’m not sad. This is not sad. This is just a new chapter. That’s all it is … This is not a sad moment. It’s …Keep reading

This week we get behind the numbers to find out what fans think of Formula 1, as the 2025 Global F1 Fan Survey is launched, ahead of the British Grand Prix. Listen here.Over 100,000 respondents took part from 186 countries. Fans were self-selecting, so this isn’t a complete picture of all F1 fans worldwide, but what it does show is that F1 is managing the juggling act of attracting new …Keep reading

Attracting fresh eyes is one thing, keeping them engaged for the long-term is another – but Formula 1 looks set to retain its newer, always-on fandom.New audiences have been attracted to F1 in recent years, whether that be through a growing presence in the United States or the wildly successful Drive to Survive series on Netflix.While the sheer number of fresh eyes on the product are …Keep reading