By far the majority of drivers have had to report to race control at some point last season. Either they caused an incident, or they were involved in one thanks to another driver. With the new season approaching, it is a good time to take a look at how many penalty points drivers have behind
Koji Watanabe was extraordinarily honest. Honda Racing Corporation’s top executive admitted that his company were struggling to produce a fast and reliable power unit for the 2026 season and beyond as the new set of regulations await. Yet that was to be expected, is the conclusion that can already be drawn.
While Adrian Newey agrees with the introduction of the cost cap, he does think something needs to change. The Aston Martin chief argues that teams are now going overboard with budget cuts, losing many staff to other racing classes and industries.
Aston Martin would be willing to pay as much as a billion pounds for Max Verstappen, rumour has it. If the story is true, Guenther Steiner – Haas F1’s former team principal – wonders aloud whether the reigning world champion would be wise to switch to the ambitious team.
Top designer Adrian Newey usually walks up and down the grid with a red notebook, as he looks at what their rivals prepared. The former Red Bull employee, deep in his thought often writes down notes. Newey has now revealed what exactly he looks at in those moments, and what makes it that red notebook.
Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner has previously indicated that building its own power unit in partnership with Ford will be an immense challenge for the 2026 Formula 1 season. Honda chief Koji Watanabe aso predicts troubles ahead, admitting that the Japanese engine manufacturer is also “struggling” to develop the new power unit.
Adrian Newey is currently counting down the days before he can start work at Aston Martin. He will start his work with the British team at the beginning of March, first by reading up fully on the new technical regulations for the 2026 season and beyond. The master designer does not know all the details,
Adrian Newey is no doubt counting down the days before he gets back to work. After a mandatory gardening leave following his years at Red Bull Racing, he will start at Aston Martin on the first working day in March. When Newey looks back on the past period, the designer frankly admits he totally did
Of course it is a rumour, as new rumours surface every day in Formula 1: Aston Martin itself is said to have leaked that it has £1 billion left to hijack Max Verstappen away. Why would that have been done? Leaking a story is an ideal way to gauge how a message falls and how
Max Verstappen is being increasingly emphatically linked with Aston Martin. After a the Daily Mail recently reported that the British racing stable wants to attract the four-time world champion for as much as one billion pounds, the Verstappen camp neither wanted to confirm nor deny the report to GPblog. Aston Martin, however, was outspoken: “Absolute
Today marks Lewis Hamiltons first day in Maranello as a Ferrari driver. this, much like his move to Ferrari, has dominated much of the news today. Another announcement that happened was with Williams Racing. They have confirmed that they will be joining the likes of Mercedes and Aston Martin in Bahrain.
The first and only official test in the run-up to the new F1 season starts on February 26 in Bahrain, but one day before it already looks set to be a busy time at the Middle Eastern circuit. Previously, GPblog was able to report that Aston Martin and Mercedes will hold a filming day in
