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McLaren Hit With €400k Fine For Formula E Cost Cap Breach

McLaren Hit With €400k Fine For Formula E Cost Cap Breach

McLaren have been fined €400,000 for exceeding the cost cap in Formula E, the series they exited after 2024-25, overspending by £555,628 on the costs of closing the team.

Jean Alesi Relives His Only F1 Win: 'Like A World Cup'

Jean Alesi Relives His Only F1 Win: 'Like A World Cup'

Steiner Tells McLaren: Build Your Own Engine, Stop Blaming Mercedes

Steiner Tells McLaren: Build Your Own Engine, Stop Blaming Mercedes

Perez Bets On Cadillac To Prove Red Bull Wrong: 'I Overdelivered'

Perez Bets On Cadillac To Prove Red Bull Wrong: 'I Overdelivered'

Massa's Crashgate Claim Heads To Supreme Court — And Could Rattle F1

Massa's Crashgate Claim Heads To Supreme Court — And Could Rattle F1

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1George Russell

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2Andrea Kimi Antonelli

47

3Charles Leclerc

34

4Lewis Hamilton

33

5Oliver Bearman

17

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1Mercedes

98

2Ferrari

67

3McLaren

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4Haas F1 Team

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5Red Bull

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Russell Concedes To Antonelli As F1's Title Fight Resumes At Spa

Russell Concedes To Antonelli As F1's Title Fight Resumes At Spa

George Russell has conceded that team-mate Kimi Antonelli 'deserves to be ahead' as F1's title fight resumes at Spa. Antonelli's lead is down from 66 points to 25, with reliability — not pace — now Mercedes' biggest threat.

Norris And Stella Agree: McLaren Is Months Behind Mercedes

Norris And Stella Agree: McLaren Is Months Behind Mercedes

McLaren's drivers and management have landed on the same verdict: the reigning champions are two to three months of development behind Mercedes. Norris, Stella and Piastri on the deficit and the recovery plan.

Binotto Reins In Audi's 2030 Title Hype Amid A P9 Debut

Binotto Reins In Audi's 2030 Title Hype Amid A P9 Debut

Audi's board wants an F1 title by 2030, but nine rounds into a ninth-place debut Mattia Binotto is managing the hype as hard as the project, pointing to Ferrari's Schumacher-era rebuild as the realistic template.

Is F1 2026 Boring Or Brilliant? The Paddock Can't Agree

Is F1 2026 Boring Or Brilliant? The Paddock Can't Agree

Formula 1's new rules split opinion: close, unpredictable racing at the front, energy-starved cars blunting iconic corners, and a midfield gone quiet. Drivers and pundits disagree on whether 2026 is a hit or a miss.

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Aston Martin's 2026 Slump: Newey's Rake Gamble Misfires

Aston Martin's 2026 Slump: Newey's Rake Gamble Misfires

Adrian Newey's first Aston Martin is stuck near the back. Mark Slade blames a high-rake concept that stops the floor working, Mike Krack says 'it's everything', and Alonso calls it the worst car and engine of his career.

Why F1 Drivers Are Dreading Spa's 2026 Energy Squeeze

Why F1 Drivers Are Dreading Spa's 2026 Energy Squeeze

Spa should be a driver's playground, but the grid is heading there worried about the 2026 cars' energy limits. Alonso, Ocon and Bearman explain the squeeze.

Cadillac's F1 Pace Is Arriving, The Points Just Aren't Yet

Cadillac's F1 Pace Is Arriving, The Points Just Aren't Yet

Cadillac's scoreboard reads zero after seven races, but the American newcomer is quicker and closing on the midfield. Bottas, Perez and Lowdon on the progress and the reliability wall.

BYD Cools F1 Entry Talk As FIA Keeps Pushing For China

BYD Cools F1 Entry Talk As FIA Keeps Pushing For China

At Goodwood, BYD insisted it has no concrete F1 plan and would only enter as a technology partner, not a badge on a car. The FIA, though, is still openly angling for a Chinese team, even as Renault rules out a return to building its own engine.

Ocon Fights To Save His Haas Seat As 2027 Rivals Line Up

Ocon Fights To Save His Haas Seat As 2027 Rivals Line Up

Trailing teammate Ollie Bearman 18-3, Esteban Ocon is fighting to keep his Haas drive for 2027. F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli has emerged as the favourite after a test, while Ferrari pushes Rafael Camara and Toyota's Ryo Hirakawa waits in the wings.

Mercedes' Silverstone Qualifying Loophole: Clever, Legal, Dangerous

Mercedes' Silverstone Qualifying Loophole: Clever, Legal, Dangerous

A brief throttle lift before the line handed Russell and Antonelli extra qualifying pace at Silverstone. The FIA says it's legal, McLaren admits it can't yet copy it, and one mistimed lift risks disqualification.

Battery Failures Are Quietly Undermining Mercedes' Title Charge

Battery Failures Are Quietly Undermining Mercedes' Title Charge

Mercedes leads both championships with the quickest car, yet battery-related retirements have already thrown away two wins, and grid penalties may follow. Wolff, Allison, Hamilton and Russell weigh in.

Domenicali Pushes To Restore Bahrain GP To F1's 2026 Schedule

Domenicali Pushes To Restore Bahrain GP To F1's 2026 Schedule

Stefano Domenicali is racing the clock to add the cancelled Bahrain GP back for early October, calling it 'an incredibly positive message' — though the slot between Baku and Singapore would create a brutal triple-header.

O'Ward Turns His Back On F1 Reserve Role: 'Zero Desire'

O'Ward Turns His Back On F1 Reserve Role: 'Zero Desire'

Pato O'Ward has walked away from McLaren's F1 reserve seat to focus on IndyCar, blasting the 2026 cars as 'artificial' while McLaren promotes F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli.

Williams Rattled: Sainz Flags 'Serious Issues' At Silverstone

Williams Rattled: Sainz Flags 'Serious Issues' At Silverstone

Carlos Sainz branded Williams' British Grand Prix a wake-up call and warned of 'serious issues' in the car — as boss James Vowles counters with a patient 2028 win target.

Ferrari's First Madring Laps Hand It An Edge — And Spark A Row

Ferrari's First Madring Laps Hand It An Edge — And Spark A Row

Ferrari gave Madrid's Madring its first F1 laps on a filming day, handing Leclerc and Hamilton data rivals won't get until the Spanish GP. Smart, or unfair?

Mercedes' Silverstone Nightmare: Russell Baffled, Antonelli Furious

Mercedes' Silverstone Nightmare: Russell Baffled, Antonelli Furious

A straight-line deficit nobody at Mercedes can explain ruined Russell's Silverstone, while a breakage robbed Antonelli of a win shot. Wolff: 'It's on us.'

Adrian Newey Drives His RB17 V10 Up Goodwood Hill For First Time

Adrian Newey Drives His RB17 V10 Up Goodwood Hill For First Time

More than four years after his first sketch, Adrian Newey drove Red Bull's RB17 hypercar up the Goodwood hillclimb, calling it 'incredibly special' — a return to the team he left for Aston Martin.

Piastri, Not Norris: The Clause That Put Him In F1's Swap Saga

Piastri, Not Norris: The Clause That Put Him In F1's Swap Saga

McLaren's Oscar Piastri has become the pivot of F1's silly season as reports link Max Verstappen to a Red Bull exit and a McLaren seat. Piastri, Norris and Zak Brown say nothing's changed; Ralf Schumacher and a wave of reports say otherwise.

F1's 2027 Calendar Balloons To 34 Events With More Sprints

F1's 2027 Calendar Balloons To 34 Events With More Sprints

F1 chief Stefano Domenicali is going 'brave' on 2027: a record 34-event calendar with up to 10 Sprints. Kimi Antonelli welcomes it, but the doubters remain.

Is 2026 F1 Too Easy? Alonso's 'No Talent' Barb Splits Opinion

Is 2026 F1 Too Easy? Alonso's 'No Talent' Barb Splits Opinion

Fernando Alonso says 2026 F1 overtaking needs 'no driver talent'. Max Verstappen and Damon Hill agree, but ESPN argues the skill has moved, not vanished.