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Charles Leclerc set the pace in the first practice session at the United States Grand Prix.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has teased imminent news about Formula 1's long-awaited return to V8 engines in the next decade, saying "watch this space."

Lando Norris has explained how he is trying to combat the effects of bumps on his physical well-being at the United States Grand Prix. More »

Phillip van Osten
23/10/2026 at 13:3023/10/2026 at 13:30 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Promise made, promise kept! Liam Lawson said he’d perform on stage this weekend in Austin, and Thursday evening he did just that, much to the... More »

F1 will return to V8 engines in the 2030s if the FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has his way for lighter cars, lower costs and a return to load sounds of ICE. More »

After a dominant victory from Max Verstappen, team-mate Isack Hadjar has made a bold claim about Formula 1’s competitive order.
The post Isack Hadjar issues bold Ferrari claim after dominant Max Verstappen Singapore win appeared first on... More »

Chief engineer and trackside general manager Shintaro Orihara has revealed that Honda have finally got to the bottom of a power unit issue that has plagued Fernando Alonso in recent races. More »

George Russell's team-mate Kimi Antonelli sits on the verge of his maiden F1 title, which he can clinch this weekend in the US. More »

A swift response from Charles Leclerc to an outrageous claim from Isack Hadjar. More »

Lewis Hamilton says the news that Rwanda is to host a round of the world championship may cause him to remain in F1 just a little longer. The seven-time world champion, who turns 42 in January, is desperate to race on the African continent, even if... More »

United States Grand Prix weekend gets under way in Austin, Texas today (Friday October 23) and we have all the key F1 practice details for you. More »

Shortly after Carlos Sainz stated that he was not convinced that the 2026 Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix should take place, he retracted that statement. More »

Max Verstappen could yet have to take a grid penalty in the remaining races of the 2026 F1 season. More »

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23/10/2026 at 11:0823/10/2026 at 11:08 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Lewis Hamilton may have just discovered the most compelling reason to postpone retirement: Formula 1 is finally heading back to Africa, and... More »

Oliver Bearman will be staying at Haas for 2027 - but he has his sights further up the grid... More »

Daniel Ricciardo is in Austin for the United States Grand Prix - and made his way to Liam Lawson's concert. More »

Max Verstappen believes bumps at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) are unacceptable. George Russell agreed it was not ideal, while Lando Norris said he needed headache pills. More »

Max Verstappen has voiced serious concerns about the state of COTA's track surface, warning that it could damage drivers' spines by the end of the F1 weekend.
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©McLaren Phillip van Osten
23/10/2026 at 09:5123/10/2026 at 10:03 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Lando Norris has thrown his support behind Max Verstappen’s criticism of the Circuit of the Americas, agreeing that the Austin venue’s... More »

Former Honda engineer Yasuaki Asaki has claimed he knows why the Japanese manufacturer's power unit is currently the worst on the F1 grid, and it's all to do with a key detail in the 2026 regulations. More »

Kimi Antonelli can become F1's youngest world champion this weekend in the United States Grand Prix. More »

Isack Hadjar claimed Max Verstappen would've won the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix by a bigger margin had he been in a Ferrari. Charles Leclerc slammed such claims as nonsense. More »

© XPB  Phillip van Osten
23/10/2026 at 08:3423/10/2026 at 09:07 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Charles Leclerc has qualified as “nonsense” Isack Hadjar’s claim that Max Verstappen would have been even more dominant at... More »

Kimi Antonelli refuses to get caught up in the media's title hype, insisting that 'it's not over yet' while determined to savour the moment. Despite the endless permutations, the fact is that, barring an event almost impossible to comprehend, Kimi... More »

Max Verstappen has won the last two races for Red Bull. However, according to Isack Hadjar, the team does not have the fastest car in F1. More »

'Out of control' bumps could lead to spine damage warns four-time world champion. From the outset, the purpose-built track, which was inspired by the European tradition of sculpting the circuit to the contours of the land and draws from several... More »

Charles Leclerc has made a damning admission on Ferrari and their current standing in the sport, admitting the team's rivals have 'something we don't'. More »

Williams driver Carlos Sainz is skeptical about claims that the volatile situation in the Middle East is suitable for Formula 1 to go ahead and race in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. More »

Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton joked that Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, who is closing in on a maiden Title, should slow down. More »

© XPB  Michael Delaney
22/10/2026 at 22:1223/10/2026 at 08:16 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Kimi Antonelli is refusing to let the prospect of making Formula 1 history turn his world championship charge into a pressure cooker,... More »

Helmut Marko has not worked within the world of F1 since his Red Bull departure at the end of 2025, but the 83-year-old has never been shy to share his opinion. More »

As it stands, F1 is just five weeks away from heading into a taught geopolitical hotspot. More »

Christian Horner recently made striking comments about having some big names in Red Bull's simulators many years ago. More »

Ferrari have bolstered their technical ranks with the significant signing of a key Mercedes engineer. More »

Christian Horner has revealed that he and Red Bull Racing played a key role in securing a full-time return to the sport for one of their axed F1 stars. More »

It seems that Lewis Hamilton has pushed Charles Leclerc in more ways than one. More »

It's an unavoidable consequence of motor racing - with a track like COTA only exacerbating the problem. More »

Max Verstappen has said Formula 1 drivers risk long-term damage from venues with "out of control" bumps like Austin's Circuit of the Americas (COTA), citing a concerning recent X-ray he's seen of his own back.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton has said runaway leader Kimi Antonelli "doesn't need any advice" on how to seal his first drivers' title in F1.

Liam Lawson will put on a bit of a different performance at the Circuit of the Americas on Thursday. More »

Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility". More »

Max Verstappen says the bumps on the track that hosts this weekend's United States Grand Prix are "unacceptable" and "out of control". More »

Check out the biggest stories from United States GP media day with the RacingNews365 Review! More »

Part One: Isack Hadjar, Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz. Carlos, why don't we start with you? You have an excellent record here at COTA, including that Sprint podium last year for Williams, of course. Can you give us your thoughts on the track and... More »

Carlos Sainz has said it is "premature" for Formula 1 bosses to be confident about ending the season in the Middle East.