Sky Sports F1 lead commentator David Croft pulled back the curtain in a new Q&A, revealing how he handles tricky driver names, why halos make his job harder, and which commentary boxes have the best view.
Footage from a private 2026 F1 test at Spa-Francorchamps shows Ferrari and McLaren attacking Eau Rouge with apparent ease, calming long-standing fears that the new regulations would gut the cars on F1's most demanding hill.
There are no Formula 1 factories in Monaco, no team bases and no testing tracks. Yet more than half of the 20 drivers on the grid call the principality home. The answer, as ever, is tax.
Formula 1 has confirmed the Turkish Grand Prix will return to the calendar from 2027 under a five-year agreement that takes Istanbul Park through to 2031, with quotes from Domenicali, President Erdogan and Turkey's motorsport federation.
Audi has appointed three-time Le Mans winner Allan McNish as the new Racing Director of its F1 team, completing a management reshuffle alongside Mattia Binotto after Jonathan Wheatley's departure.
Colton Herta has been confirmed as Cadillac F1's 2026 development driver with four FP1 sessions starting in Barcelona, after his AlphaTauri deal collapsed because he could not secure a Super License.
A published 2027 Formula 1 grid forecast puts Max Verstappen in a McLaren — and the hiring trail at Woking suggests the prediction is building on something real. With a performance exit clause looming and Red Bull's engine stuck, the move is being treated as a contingency the paddock is actively planning around.
Yuki Tsunoda has lost his Red Bull seat to Isaac Hadjar and — with Liam Lawson retained at Racing Bulls alongside rookie Arvid Lindblad — been pushed off the F1 grid entirely for 2026. The moment it all slipped was a single qualifying lap at Imola in May.
A detailed 2027 Formula 1 grid forecast has landed, and the headline prediction is the one that rewires every other team: Max Verstappen leaving Red Bull for McLaren. With 17 of 22 seats officially unsigned, the domino effect is already being mapped by pundits.
Red Bull has confirmed Yuki Tsunoda will be replaced by Isaac Hadjar in 2026, ending a short Red Bull stint that started with promise and unravelled into an inconsistent campaign. The turning point was a self-inflicted Imola crash that scarred the season before it had properly started.
Oliver Bearman's 50G impact at Suzuka has become the clearest evidence yet that Formula 1's 2026 energy-deployment rules are creating closing-speed chaos. With one car harvesting while another is on full power, the gap between the cars is no longer a driving problem — it is an evasion problem.
Formula 1's official account quietly cut the 130R section out of Kimi Antonelli's Suzuka pole-lap onboard, blamed a technical glitch, and was exposed within hours when the unedited footage surfaced online.
F1's official social account published a 130R-free version of Kimi Antonelli's Suzuka pole lap and blamed a camera glitch. The unedited lap was already online.
Lando Norris's blunt take on 2026's qualifying has crystallised what The Race is calling a paddock-wide consensus: Q3 is broken, and it needs fixing before Miami.
The FIA has moved to adjust the controversial 2026 regulations during a rare April lull, publishing revisions on April 20. Most changes take effect at the Miami Grand Prix on May 3, targeting superclipping in qualifying, energy deployment safety, and race-start procedures. Drivers remain split on the rules, and any fundamental engine overhauls would have to wait until next year.
After the first three races of 2026, the FIA completed a collaborative review of the 2026 regulations with teams, drivers, FOM and power unit manufacturers. A package of changes has been agreed and, pending a WMSC e-vote, will take effect from the Miami Grand Prix. Nikolas Tombazis has outlined what changed and why.
For two decades, Formula 1 has thrown aerodynamic regulation packages at the dirty air problem. None have fully solved it. According to one technical analysis, the 2026 power-unit rules have — entirely by accident — done what aero never could.
Formula 1 and the FIA have agreed minor adjustments to the 2026 regulations following driver feedback and issues in the opening three races. The tweaks, focused on qualifying, safety and wet running, await World Motor Sport Council approval and are planned for introduction at the Miami Grand Prix on May 3.
Paddock whispers about a potential Japanese Grand Prix move to Fuji Speedway are small on their own — but read together with Toyota's quiet escalation through its Haas partnership, they look like the first signs of a full F1 manufacturer comeback.
The FIA has outlined a slate of 2026 regulation changes to take effect from next week’s Miami Grand Prix, targeting qualifying performance, race safety, starts and wet-weather running. Most measures will apply in Miami, with start procedures tested during the weekend, pending a formal World Motor Sport Council e-vote.
