Formula 1 News

A week to forget, and a recovery that has taken longer than expected Max Verstappen arrived in Monza on Thursday sounding far more relaxed than he did a week ago. The four-time world champion got through his Dutch Grand Prix on antibiotics, battling flu-like symptoms before, during and after the race. The sporting damage followed:…

Lewis Hamilton turned his Monza arrival into a restaging of the photograph that broke Formula 1’s Instagram records. This time the Ferrari F40 belongs to him.

Monza is going to be hot enough to trigger Formula 1’s cooling protocol. The FIA issued the note to teams this morning, the first heat hazard declared since June.

A fresh power unit for Monza Ferrari confirmed during the day that it will roll out a revised engine for its home Grand Prix. The Scuderia is using the ADUO, the system that allows extra development for engine manufacturers that are trailing. It has been handed two bonus homologations. One of them is going at…

A wrist that just isnt right A brace spotted in a photo. Sometimes thats all it takes to decide a Formula 1 weekend. Isack Hadjar was photographed late last week at the French junior karting championship. His wrist was still strapped up. Red Bull held off until the last possible moment before making their call…

A fresh engine, and a long climb back Mercedes made the call before its most symbolic race of the year. Kimi Antonelli will get a brand new engine in his W17 at Monza. The penalty is automatic: he will start from the back of the grid in front of his home fans in Italy. The…

249 starts, one win, and a playoff spot Ryan Preece won his first Cup Series race on Saturday night. The RFK Racing driver came out on top in overtime at Daytona in the Coke Zero Sugar 400, the last race of the regular season. He needed a win to make the Chase. He got it.…

Mercedes confirms the penalty, but not yet the date George Russell will take a power unit penalty before the end of the season. Mercedes confirmed as much on Thursday, although it would not say at which Grand Prix. Bradley Lord, the team’s deputy chief, laid out the official line on the manufacturer’s in-house radio. “We…

A comeback made possible by the FIA Nikita Mazepin is back racing in Europe. The FIA has lifted the restrictions on Russian drivers, and the former Formula 1 man wasted no time taking advantage. Haas dumped him in early 2022 after just one season at the top level. The American team also cut ties with…