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Ferrari has joined the list of teams running a special one-off livery in Texas this weekend. More »

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Max Verstappen has opened up on some concerns he has about this weekend's US Grand Prix, and specifically the current state of the track. More »

Lusail is completing preparations for the Qatar Grand Prix on 27-29 November, despite the constant threat of the USA-Israel-Iran war escalating spontaneously. More »

Mercedes are currently romping their way to the drivers' and constructors' world championships, but team chief Toto Wolff has an eye on the future, revealing that he is already vetting successors to take over his roles and responsibilities as head... More »

On this day in 1984, 1990 and 2007, the Formula 1 World Championships were decided in all totally different, but equally-memorable ways.
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Liam Lawson is heading for 'best of the rest' in F1 this year, but the New Zealander could still lose his seat at Racing Bulls... More »

Following on from two races in Asia, the Formula 1 World Championship moves on to the Americas and the United States Grand Prix, held at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Scuderia Ferrari HP heads into the eighteenth round of the season... More »

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has insisted that F1's planned season-ending races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi are set to go ahead. More »

Lando Norris has vowed to make "better decisions" going forward after further talks with McLaren over his collision with teammate Oscar Piastri in Singapore.

19 years ago, a rookie Lewis Hamilton was denied his first F1 title in agonising circumstances. More »

F1 introduced more leeway for power unit components for the 2026 season, the first of the new regulations cycle. This exception was due to last just one year, but has now been extended to the 2027 and 2028 rules. More »

The F1 Ferrari team heads to the US GP with a fresh livery and race suits, straying away from the classic Scuderia red look.
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One of the fun subplots of the 2026 F1 season has been the continuing vibe shift on one side of the Mercedes garage. More »

©Mercedes Michael Delaney
21/10/2026 at 17:1121/10/2026 at 16:25 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Mercedes has found a new way to reach for the stars, recruiting one of the men who recently ventured farther from Earth than any human... More »

Aston Martin has added some new colour shades to its car livery for the United States Grand Prix. More »

Sergio Perez believes the current cost cap is "unfair" to smaller teams as the F1 Commission sits to vote on potential rule tweak for 2027.
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Toto Wolff has praised Red Bull’s development this season, saying Max Verstappen’s recent run of victories leaves Mercedes needing its latest upgrade to work if it is to compete.
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Lando Norris says winning the world championship has given his voice more weight among his fellow drivers. He insists, though, that the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association speaks for the whole grid, not a select few.
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Isack Hadjar expressed his disdain for F1 Sprint Races after a difficult Singapore GP, claiming that they require drivers to 'get lucky'.
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FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem wants to bring back V8 engines and their iconic engine sound a year earlier than scheduled to Formula 1, but he needs manufacturer backing to fast-track the 2030 shift.
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McLaren is bringing 'modest' upgrades to the United States Grand Prix, and Rob Marshall believes the Circuit of the Americas will be a 'stronger' weekend for the MCL40. More »

Max Verstappen: 'To finally win in Singapore was a special moment and to get two race wins (and a Sprint race) in a row with our own power unit is something to be celebrated and for the Team to be proud of. 'This track is very different to drive... More »

F1 will not be racing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2027, but the track looks set to host another major open-wheel racing series next season, marking a historic moment. More »

Isack Hadjar expressed his disdain for F1 Sprint Races after a difficult Singapore GP, claiming that they require drivers to 'get lucky'.
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Formula 1 grands prix will return to their standard distance in 2028 after the maximum length was shortened for next season. More »

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21/10/2026 at 15:4221/10/2026 at 15:37 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. McLaren arrives in Austin hoping a package of MCL40 upgrades can halt its slide after collecting just 33 points across the last... More »

George Russell hinted at the off-track troubles he faced behind his 2025 Singapore Grand Prix win.
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Mercedes has bolstered its team with an astronaut who made major headlines earlier this year. More »

Alpine F1 Team head to the United States Grand Prix in Austin determined to reverse their recent F1 fortunes, with Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto targeting points, More »

Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff is targeting a return to competitive form at the United States GP, with upgrades planned for both George Russell and Kimi Antonelli. More »

McLaren head to the United States Grand Prix in Austin hoping upgrades to their MCL40 will help reverse a disappointing run of F1 results. More »

FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem wants to bring back V8 engines and their iconic engine sound a year earlier than scheduled to Formula 1, but he needs manufacturer backing to fast-track the 2030 shift.
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©Mercedes Phillip van Osten
21/10/2026 at 14:1921/10/2026 at 14:24 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Toto Wolff has revealed that he is already looking for the people who will take Mercedes into its next chapter, admitting that potential... More »

Kimi Raikkonen claimed two ancient F1 records in emphatic style on this day, 21 October, in 2018, at the United States Grand Prix. More »

Check out the full weather forecast for this weekend's 2026 F1 United States Grand Prix in Austin. More »

Having clearly been reading Max Nobles's warnings from a couple of years back, the FIA is taking drastic action to close potential loopholes in the budget cap regulations. In essence, the raft of draconian new rules are aimed at preventing non-F1... More »

©Red Bull Michael Delaney
21/10/2026 at 11:1221/10/2026 at 10:54 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. The FIA is tightening its grip on Formula 1’s cost-control framework, introducing sweeping restrictions designed to prevent teams from... More »

Mercedes star Kimi Antonelli is on the cusp of becoming the youngest world champion that the sport has ever seen, and the young Italian has a ballsy plan in mind to celebrate. More »

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21/10/2026 at 10:13 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Max Verstappen heads to Austin this week on the back of a pair of dominant wins, but the Red Bull charger is already anticipating a painful encounter with the Circuit... More »

Max Verstappen has clarified his stance on Formula 1’s scheduled end-of-season races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, stating he never refused to race there despite expressing concerns about the conflict in the Middle East. This comes after the four-time... More »

Ferrari vice chairman Piero Ferrari has opened the door to the possibility of Kimi Antonelli joining the Scuderia in the future. More »

Fernando Alonso has continued to voice concerns over the Honda power unit powering the Aston Martin Formula 1 car. Singapore posed another tough weekend for the Silverstone-based team, which has spent the new regulations at the back of the field.... More »

Oct.21Lando Norris says McLaren's 2026 car is now so difficult to drive that extracting performance from it has become 'mentally exhausting'. 'The car just isn't fast enough, and it's very tricky to drive,' the reigning world champion is quoted... More »

Oct.21Christian Horner has claimed Lewis Hamilton wanted to join Red Bull before his switch from McLaren to Mercedes for 2013. In another revelation from his new book Drive, Horner says a secret meeting was held at Adrian Newey's home near Ascot.... More »

Christian Horner has revealed that one of his final acts as Red Bull team principal was to approach George Russell's management over a potential move, in response to Mercedes' "public courting" of Max Verstappen.