7+ min ago   (790+ words) Instead of focusing only on record numbers and revenues, Formula 1 could perhaps pay greater attention to the substance of the racing product. Today, however, income matters more than ever, while complaints about the quality of the spectacle are increasingly dismissed…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (930+ words) If one Ferrari driver loses or performs badly, the explanation is Ferrari. If that same driver wins, the credit belongs entirely to the driver. If the team-mate finishes behind, it immediately becomes definitive proof that somebody in Maranello is sabotaging…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (357+ words) Public comments made by Dr Isabel Ornaque about Charles Leclerc’s behaviour during post-crash medical examinations have triggered criticism among Formula 1 fans, particularly after the doctor speculated about Asperger’s while describing the Ferrari driver’s reaction to an earlier accident. Ornaque explained…...

4+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1316+ words) The SF-26 has clearly been conceived with a natural bias towards race pace. The problem for Ferrari is that its rivals are increasingly able to combine strong Sunday performance with greater effectiveness over a single qualifying lap. That difference was…...

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1379+ words) That criticism exposes an increasingly uncomfortable paradox for modern Formula 1. New circuits can be expensive, visually striking and technologically sophisticated without necessarily producing better racing. Madring risks becoming another example of that contradiction, particularly if its largely single-line nature makes…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago   (716+ words) There is no favouritism inside Mercedes, according to Toto Wolff. The Austrian used an interview with Sky Sports F1 during the Madrid Grand Prix weekend to respond forcefully to criticism over the way Mercedes is managing the internal battle between Andrea…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (381+ words) The 2026 Spanish Grand Prix race is ready to begin at Madrid’s new Madring circuit, with Lando Norris on pole and Ferrari firmly in the fight near the front of the grid. Lewis Hamilton will start fourth and Charles Leclerc fifth…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago   (1481+ words) The comparison offers another important reference point for Ferrari’s ADUO power-unit development programme. While ADUO-2 has delivered measurable progress, the Madrid qualifying data also exposed areas where the SF-26 and its power unit still cannot completely match the strongest rival…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1355+ words) Five drivers separated by less than two tenths illustrated just how tight qualifying had become, but Lando Norris’s pole was not accidental. The McLaren driver put together sector times of 28.226, 32.797 and 30.701. Adding his best individual sectors produces an even quicker…...

7+ hour, 24+ min ago   (939+ words) Pirelli believes the Madrid Grand Prix could become one of the most difficult races of the season to read strategically. A two-stop strategy appears fastest on paper, but the 24-25 seconds lost in the pit lane and the expected difficulty of…...