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Mercedes started 2026 as pre-season favourites, bu

Mercedes started 2026 as pre-season favourites, but three races in the story has flipped fast: 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli leads the championship after back-to-back wins and poles, capitalising when George Russell was hit by reliability trouble in Japan. Russell opened the year exactly as he needed to with victory in Australia, but momentum — and belief inside the garage — is drifting toward the rookie.

That’s why Miami suddenly matters. Karun Chandhok’s view is simple: Russell has to strike back now or risk the balance tipping permanently, especially at a venue where Antonelli has already looked sharper over a lap. Toto Wolff is keeping them free to race for now, but with clear boundaries and the reminder that team-mate rivalry can turn messy when the car can win. Miami won’t decide the title, but it can set the tone for Mercedes’ season — on track and off it.

#F1 #Mercedes #GeorgeRussell #KimiAntonelli #MiamiGP #Formula1

F1 is acting fast to fix one of the strangest side

F1 is acting fast to fix one of the strangest side-effects of the 2026 power unit rules: qualifying laps that look quick on the timing screens, but feel like energy-management exercises behind the wheel. After driver complaints about lift-and-coast, heavy harvesting and “super clipping,” the FIA has agreed immediate tweaks with F1, teams and manufacturers, starting at the Miami GP.

Key changes: qualifying recharge drops from 8MJ to 7MJ, peak super-clip power rises to 350kW, and race Boost is capped at +150kW. McLaren’s Mark Temple says the goal isn’t just lap time, but restoring the rhythm drivers want — flat out, then hard brake — with less visible coasting and shorter clipping phases. Miami will be the first real test of whether this reset makes Saturday feel like qualifying again, and it could also reshuffle which teams had mastered the old energy scripts.

#F1 #MiamiGP #Qualifying #FIA #2026Regulations #MotorsportNews

Honda’s first proper hands-on spell with Aston Mar

Honda’s first proper hands-on spell with Aston Martin’s 2026 car has happened quietly at Sakura, and it wasn’t about chasing lap time. After Suzuka, Honda kept an AMR26 chassis in Japan for static testing focused on one urgent problem: persistent vibration through the early rounds, severe enough that Fernando Alonso says the steering wheel can leave his hands “a little bit numb” after around 25 minutes.

Shintaro Orihara has been clear this is reliability-first, foundational work, with “countermeasures” being rolled out in Miami and later, but no big performance jump promised. Miami’s slow-speed focus, long open-throttle sections, rising temperatures and Sprint format (with a single extended 90-minute FP1) will stress driveability, energy management and cooling — exactly the areas where getting the basics right matters most right now.

#F1 #AstonMartinF1 #Honda #FernandoAlonso #MiamiGP #Formula1News

F1 returns in Miami after a five-week enforced pau

F1 returns in Miami after a five-week enforced pause, and the weather could make it feel like the season starts again. Practice and Sprint sessions are set for hot, humid running, but Sunday’s 4pm race is under threat from thunderstorms — the kind of sudden, localised rain that turns Miami’s long straights and heavy braking zones into a corner-by-corner gamble.

That chaos lands at a pivotal point in 2026: Kimi Antonelli arrives as the youngest championship leader in history, nine points clear of Mercedes team-mate George Russell, with momentum fragile after the break. Add revised engine rules, expected big upgrade packages across the grid, and warm temperatures that can dry a track as fast as it soaks, and Miami becomes less about outright pace and more about judgement — on tyres, timing, and keeping it clean when the “safe” call only looks smart afterward.

#F1 #MiamiGP #Formula1 #Motorsport #F1News #RaceWeekend

Miami isn’t just the next stop on the 2026 calenda

Miami isn’t just the next stop on the 2026 calendar. After the cancelled Bahrain and Saudi races created an unusual month-long gap, teams have had real time to reset: iterate, build and validate upgrades properly, not in the usual rushed rhythm. Martin Brundle calls Miami a “relaunch” because the cars are expected to look dramatically different — with some teams even talking about effectively new-spec machinery arriving in Florida.

It also lands as F1’s first big convergence point of the new era: first-wave upgrades meet an agreed set of rule tweaks aimed at reducing energy management and improving safety, including smoother power delivery to curb abrupt speed differentials. Brundle expects a step forward, while warning of the sport’s habit of discovering unintended consequences. Either way, Miami should reveal who has truly understood these regulations — and who is about to spend the next phase unpicking a wrong direction.

#F1 #MiamiGP #Formula1 #F12026 #Motorsport #TechTalk

Gianpiero Lambiase committing to McLaren in a deal

Gianpiero Lambiase committing to McLaren in a deal that will see him arrive no later than 2028 lands as more than a routine engineering move. He’s been Max Verstappen’s race engineer since 2016 — the voice behind the first Red Bull win, four straight titles from 2021–2024, and a driver-engineer partnership that’s become part of Verstappen’s identity.

That’s why the paddock is instantly connecting dots. Riccardo Patrese has even claimed Lambiase leaving is the tell that Verstappen follows, either out of F1 or to Mercedes — despite Toto Wolff publicly insisting there are “not any Max discussions.” Lambiase’s exit doesn’t prove Verstappen is on his way, but it does remove a stabilising pillar at a time when Verstappen’s patience with the sport’s direction already looks finite. Red Bull now face the hardest replacement in F1: not just an engineer, but a relationship — and the Verstappen era suddenly feels a lot less guaranteed.

#F1 #MaxVerstappen #RedBullRacing #McLarenF1 #MercedesF1 #Formula1News

F1’s 2026 power-unit vision is already running int

F1’s 2026 power-unit vision is already running into its first reality check. FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis confirmed a proposal last year to cut peak electrical deployment to 200kW (down from the planned 350kW) was rejected by the teams, who opted to keep the higher electric contribution despite growing concern that energy management could start to dictate too much of the racing.

The FIA’s worry has sharpened because the early 2026-spec picture suggests the cars are quicker and have found more downforce than expected, meaning less energy is recovered under braking and the on-track “budget” gets tighter. Some tweaks have already been agreed, including raising peak “super clipping” to 350kW to reduce the need for constant charging while flat-out, but the bigger debate over the power split isn’t going away. The message is clear: if lift-and-coast starts looking like strategy-by-necessity, the FIA will keep pushing for changes, and the politics will only intensify.

#F1 #FIA #F12026 #Formula1 #PowerUnit #MotorsportNews

Miami arrives with a reset mood after two cancelle

Miami arrives with a reset mood after two cancelled rounds stretched the early 2026 calendar and gave the paddock time to reopen the 2026 rules debate. FIA single-seater boss Nikolas Tombazis says discussions forced stakeholders out of their “comfort zone” as teams weigh tweaks that could protect an advantage or help recover lost ground, with Miami set to reveal whether the landscape is unchanged or subtly shifted.

There’s change beyond F1 too: Formula 2 heads to North America for the first time, with Miami and Montreal added at short notice, testing logistics and routines, and giving Invicta Racing an impromptu home event. Fernando Alonso also cooled any retirement talk, saying he still feels competitive and motivated, while Jos Verstappen walked away unhurt from a major rally crash. And in the weekend’s sharpest curveball, Sebastian Vettel ran his first London Marathon in under three hours while raising money for charity.

#F1 #MiamiGP #F2 #FernandoAlonso #SebastianVettel #MotorsportNews

Melbourne’s run as F1’s season opener looks set to

Melbourne’s run as F1’s season opener looks set to pause in 2027, with Bahrain pencilled in to reclaim Round 1 for a March 14 start as the calendar once again works around Ramadan and the realities of moving a 24-race global operation. Saudi Arabia is expected to follow on March 21, with Australia likely shifting to Round 3 on April 4 as part of an early Asia-Pacific stretch.

It’s a reshuffle driven more by logistics than sentiment, and Melbourne isn’t losing its place at the front of the story: Australia is contractually guaranteed a spot in the first three races, and still has three season-opening slots remaining to use between 2027 and 2035. With Turkey returning and Portugal also in the mix, the 2027 calendar is being forced into shape, and the opener is increasingly about positioning, not romance.

#F1 #AustralianGP #BahrainGP #Formula1 #F1Calendar #MotorsportNews

Buenos Aires turned out in force for F1’s latest h

Buenos Aires turned out in force for F1’s latest homecoming, as Alpine says around 600,000 fans packed the city for Franco Colapinto’s street demonstration across the weekend. On a temporary 2km loop through Palermo, the Buenos Aires native ran the V8-era E20 in modern Alpine colours, stopping to greet the crowd and leaning into the show with proper noise, smoke and donuts.

The weekend also nodded to Argentina’s F1 legacy, with Colapinto taking a replica Mercedes W196 like the one Juan Manuel Fangio drove to titles in 1954 and 1955. For a driver whose path has been anything but straightforward since debuting in 2024, the scale of the reception underlined his growing pull for Alpine as the team heads to Miami sitting fifth in the standings — and it inevitably reignited talk of an Argentine GP return, even if nothing is guaranteed beyond an unforgettable statement.

#F1 #AlpineF1Team #FrancoColapinto #BuenosAires #JuanManuelFangio #Motorsport

The FIA says it hasn’t blinked on 2026, but it has

The FIA says it hasn’t blinked on 2026, but it has moved fast. Ahead of Miami, the Power Unit Advisory Committee voted through the first in-season tweaks to the new regulations, aimed at protecting what F1 can’t afford to lose in year one of a reset: proper flat-out qualifying laps and racing that isn’t dominated by awkward energy management. The changes centre on how electrical energy can be harvested and deployed, with knock-on effects for qualifying runs, starts, closing speeds, power in the wet and overall safety.

Crucially, this went through by supermajority consensus rather than being pushed under the FIA’s safety powers, even with Oliver Bearman’s heavy Suzuka crash underlining the stakes. Final approval from the World Motor Sport Council is expected to be a formality, and the updates should apply immediately in Miami. With it being a Sprint weekend, FP1 is set to be extended by 30 minutes to help teams recalibrate quickly.

#F1 #FIA #MiamiGP #F12026 #Formula1 #MotorsportNews

Sebastian Vettel didn’t do retirement quietly this

Sebastian Vettel didn’t do retirement quietly this weekend, swapping the paddock for the London Marathon and going straight for an ambitious debut target: sub-three hours. He nailed it in 2:59:08, a razor-thin dip under the line he’d set, and said the first-timer experience felt “very long” but was lifted by the noise and atmosphere on the streets.

The run also carried real purpose. Alongside broadcaster Tom Clarkson, Vettel raised more than £8,000 for The Brain & Spine Foundation and The Grand Prix Trust, comfortably beating their £5,000 goal and spotlighting two causes with deep roots in F1’s welfare and safety community. Vintage Vettel: pick a number, make a plan, execute it.

#SebastianVettel #F1 #LondonMarathon #GrandPrixTrust #BrainAndSpineFoundation #MotorsportNews

Jos Verstappen walked away from a major accident a

Jos Verstappen walked away from a major accident at Rallye de Wallonie after a high-speed off on the dusty Loyers stage left his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 upside down and his rally over. Running third with stand-in co-driver Jasper Vermeulen, Verstappen clipped a tree, tore a wheel off in the impact, and the car rolled onto its roof. Both men climbed out unaided and unhurt.

Verstappen called it a “huge impact,” admitting he misjudged the limit in tricky, gravel-strewn conditions. With regular co-driver Renaud Jamoul sidelined by an ankle injury, any hopes of banking points ended instantly, but the bigger takeaway was clear: modern Rally2 safety did its job, and the crew walked away.

#RallyeDeWallonie #BelgianRallyChampionship #JosVerstappen #Rally2 #SkodaFabiaRSRally2 #MotorsportNews

Fernando Alonso still isn’t talking like a man pre

Fernando Alonso still isn’t talking like a man preparing to walk away. Speaking during the Monaco Historic GP weekend, the 44-year-old made his clearest statement yet that retirement doesn’t feel right, saying he still feels competitive, motivated and genuinely happy behind the wheel — and that he hopes this isn’t his last season as his current Aston Martin deal runs out.

The backdrop is messy: Aston Martin’s new Honda era has started on the back foot, with vibration issues and a car short on downforce, and 2026 is looming as a reset across the grid. But Alonso’s tone has shifted from weighing performance to setting a default: he wants to keep racing unless something in him changes — more likely the grind of modern F1’s travel and obligations than lap time.

#FernandoAlonso #AstonMartinF1 #Formula1 #F1News #MonacoGP #Motorsport

Lando Norris isn’t hiding that McLaren started 202

Lando Norris isn’t hiding that McLaren started 2026 on the back foot, but he’s also not acting like the season is already written. His focus is on a fast turnaround — and on the opportunity created by Mercedes’ early internal battle, with George Russell winning in Australia and the Shanghai Sprint while Kimi Antonelli has grabbed the championship lead with his first poles and grand prix wins.

At Suzuka, Norris was blunt: if Russell and Antonelli keep racing each other hard, McLaren benefits from the points being split. McLaren knows the cost of intra-team tension from last year, and now it’s watching Mercedes walk that same tightrope. With Andrea Stella signalling an aggressive development push and a heavily revised car aimed for Canada, plus a Suzuka podium for Oscar Piastri, Norris heads to Miami 47 points down believing the title fight can get messy — and that McLaren can be ready to cash in.

#F1 #McLaren #LandoNorris #Mercedes #GeorgeRussell #KimiAntonelli

Red Bull and McLaren are keeping things calm in pu

Red Bull and McLaren are keeping things calm in public, but Gianpiero Lambiase’s confirmed move to McLaren as chief racing officer has created an immediate grey zone at Milton Keynes. McLaren says he’ll arrive when his Red Bull deal ends, “no later than 2028” — and that timeline matters, because Red Bull now has to decide how to keep one of Verstappen’s most trusted voices working without leaving the door open to competitive leakage.

David Coulthard has highlighted the real dilemma: data can be protected, but experience and judgement can’t be unlearned. The more Red Bull restricts Lambiase from long-horizon projects and key discussions, the less value they get day-to-day; the less they restrict him, the bigger the risk. McLaren would naturally welcome an early release, Red Bull has no reason to help a rival, and any visible “phasing out” on the pitwall brings its own noise around Verstappen and stability. Expect this to be decided quietly — by access, assignments, and timing — rather than headlines.

#F1 #RedBullRacing #McLaren #MaxVerstappen #Formula1 #F1News

Juan Pablo Montoya has urged Red Bull to draw a ha

Juan Pablo Montoya has urged Red Bull to draw a hard line with Max Verstappen’s racing away from F1, warning the team is gambling with its biggest asset as Verstappen prepares for his competitive debut at the Nürburgring 24 Hours in May. Montoya says the issue isn’t focus or workload, but risk — and argues even a “routine” GT crash causing injury could derail Red Bull’s entire season.

The call lands harder after the recent fatal Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie crash that killed Juha Miettinen, a reminder that safety gains don’t remove danger. Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has backed Verstappen’s plan, believing racing elsewhere keeps him energised, but Montoya doubts the team will say no — suggesting they’re wary of upsetting a driver with huge leverage. The debate now is simple: keeping Verstappen fulfilled versus accepting extra risk in a series Red Bull doesn’t control.

#F1 #MaxVerstappen #RedBullRacing #Nurburgring24 #GT3 #MotorsportNews

One of those Sundays where motorsport felt very sm

One of those Sundays where motorsport felt very small and very loud at the same time. The big relief first: Jos Verstappen walked away uninjured after a heavy crash at Rallye de Wallonie, when his Fabia Rally2 hit a tree and rolled on the Loyers stage.

Back in the paddock’s rumour mill, Christian Horner was spotted at MotoGP Jerez alongside F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and reconnecting with Honda’s Koji Watanabe, instantly fuelling fresh talk about his next move. F1 also locked in Istanbul Park’s return with a five-year Turkish GP deal from 2027, a comeback many in the sport have wanted. And on the business horizon, BYD has confirmed it’s interested in entering F1 and has already met Domenicali. Meanwhile, Johnny Herbert’s blunt advice to Lewis Hamilton to “be honest” about when to stop lands against a 2026 that’s already included a first Ferrari podium in China.

#F1 #MaxVerstappen #ChristianHorner #TurkishGP #BYD #LewisHamilton

Colton Herta has confirmed the long-running paddoc

Colton Herta has confirmed the long-running paddock tale: in a Sauber (then Alfa Romeo) simulator test at the Hungaroring, he went quicker than Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi. But he’s not treating it like a badge of honour, stressing that sim pace is only a data point and “doesn’t really mean much unless you can do it in real life.”

That original buzz never became an F1 seat as the Andretti-Sauber plan collapsed and Alfa Romeo went with Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu instead. Now Herta finally has something teams can properly measure, with an FP1 debut for Cadillac at the Spanish Grand Prix — the kind of real-world outing that turns headlines into evidence.

#F1 #ColtonHerta #CadillacF1 #SpanishGP #IndyCar #MotorsportNews

F1 has moved quickly to dial back some of the 2026

F1 has moved quickly to dial back some of the 2026 era’s most disruptive energy-management extremes, after widespread driver backlash and an early-season run where “harvest, deploy, harvest” has bled into qualifying and created dangerous speed differentials. Following Monday talks between the FIA, FOM, teams and power-unit manufacturers, qualifying’s maximum permitted recharge drops from 8MJ to 7MJ, and race boost power will be capped at +150 kW. A new low power start detection system will also trigger automatic MGU-K deployment to reduce sluggish getaways and start-line risk.

Alex Albon welcomed the direction of travel but warned it’s no cure-all. He says the sport’s “purity” is still at risk in a world where driving slower can make you faster, turning laps into optimisation rather than commitment. The tweaks may calm the wild swings that have fuelled the “Mario Kart” criticism and incidents like the huge closing speed seen at Suzuka, but Albon’s message is clear: these are trims, not a reset, and the fight over what F1 should feel like in 2026 is far from over.

#F1 #Formula1 #AlexAlbon #WilliamsRacing #FIA #2026Regulations

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