Highlights Oscar Piastri struggles through 2026 Formula 1 season with McLaren. He fell from third in 2025 to seventh mid-2026 championship. 2015-2026 car changes reduced downforce from floors to wings. Piastri’s smooth driving style mismatches twitchy 2026 car handling. Teammate…

Highlights Flavio Briatore rejects need for high-profile hires at Alpine. Briatore acts as team principal after 2025 reshuffle and departures. Alpine switched to Mercedes engines for 2026, improving performance. Pierre Gasly scored Alpine’s first dry podium since 2023 at Monaco.…

Highlights Audi identified Gabriel Bortoleto early in 2023 scouting process. Bortoleto won Formula 3 title and joined McLaren junior programme. McLaren released Bortoleto; he signed multi-year Sauber contract 2025. Audi to take over Sauber F1 team in 2026 with Bortoleto.…

Highlights Hamilton feels “released” after pushing for Ferrari changes He sits second in 2026 championship, 59 points behind Antonelli Ferrari switched to Carbon Industrie brake discs for 2026 Hamilton praises Ferrari boss Vasseur’s openness to innovation Team’s recent innovations have…

Highlights Kimi Antonelli shows strong potential as Formula 1 title contender Had notable chase against Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in 2025 Mercedes backs Antonelli aiming to end Italy’s 70-year title drought Mixed 2025 season with impressive speed despite occasional…

Highlights 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix held at Sepang Circuit, Malaysia, October 2-4 Tickets priced from USD 219 for general admission, USD 350 grandstand MyKad holders get special rates: MYR 200 general, MYR 1291.40 grandstand Gulf Air launches direct Bahrain-Kuala Lumpur…

Highlights McLaren’s Norris and Piastri improved their working relationship Norris won 2025 drivers’ championship; Piastri finished third Team principal Andrea Stella praised drivers’ stronger teamwork Piastri’s skill growth credited to increased team support Upcoming Dutch and Italian Grands Prix seen…

Highlights Isack Hadjar closely matches Verstappen’s one-lap speed at Red Bull. Hadjar ranks eighth with 68 points after eleven 2026 season rounds. Hadjar’s qualifying gap to Verstappen averages around a tenth of a second. Hadjar provides valuable data improving Red…

Highlights Mercedes leads both championships after 11 races in 2026 season. Kimi Antonelli holds 50-point lead over Lewis Hamilton. Reliability issues from battery faults impacted recent race results. Customer teams also affected by Mercedes power unit problems. Toto Wolff criticized…