Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says he has 'no clue' where the team will stack up in 2026, admitting performance is a comparison game. This comes after a winless 2025 season and amid pressure from Charles Leclerc's 'now or never' warning about the team's title hopes.
Newly crowned 2025 F1 champion Lando Norris has received an offer from Guenther Steiner to test a MotoGP bike in 2026. Steiner, set to become CEO of the Red Bull KTM Tech3 team, extended the invitation, playing on Norris's well-known childhood passion for motorcycle racing. The test would depend on approval from Norris's McLaren F1 team.
Former F1 race director Michael Masi has been appointed event director for New Zealand's Repco NextGen NZ Championship, marking his return to a key operational role in motorsport four years after his controversial exit from the FIA following the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Audi will unveil the full identity of its new Formula 1 team, including its 2026 livery, at a launch event in Berlin on January 20. This marks the official start of its works team journey, coming just days before the first private test of the new-era cars and completing the rebrand from Sauber.
Max Verstappen could become only the fourth driver in F1 history to win a world championship with the number 3 on his car if he switches to it in 2026, joining legends like Michael Schumacher. The number has a storied but inconsistent modern history among champions.
Michael Masi, the former F1 race director who left his role after the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi GP, has been appointed Event Director for New Zealand's Repco NextGen NZ Championship. In this position, he will oversee event operations and provide expert guidance on rules and procedures for several series, including the Formula Regional Oceania Championship.
Michael Masi, the former F1 race director, has been named Event Director for New Zealand's Repco NextGen NZ Championship starting in 2026. He will oversee event delivery, review regulations, and help train officials, bringing top-tier experience to the national series following his controversial exit from the FIA.
Willi Weber, the former manager of F1 icon Michael Schumacher, was violently robbed at his German villa. Masked assailants tied up Weber, his wife, and a housekeeper, beating the 83-year-old until he surrendered the code to a safe containing watches worth hundreds of thousands of euros.
Lando Norris says his Dutch GP retirement, which left him 34 points behind teammate Oscar Piastri, didn't free him from pressure—it intensified it. He credits the setback for forcing him to radically step up his off-track work and personal approach, which became the foundation for his subsequent championship-winning run.
Ferrari's head of track engineering says the team's relationship with Lewis Hamilton is strong despite a difficult first season together, blaming public frustration on poor results and an underestimated adaptation period. He identified qualifying tyre preparation as the core technical issue holding the team back.
Audi has confirmed it will launch its first Formula 1 car on January 20-21, 2026, in Berlin, with a public event on the second day. The team will officially be named the Audi Revolut F1 Team, racing with drivers Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto.
In a rare personal interview, Max Verstappen discusses the joys and adjustments of fatherhood, revealing how he manages his F1 schedule to spend more time with his infant daughter and his role as a stepfather, offering a glimpse into the champion's life away from the track.
