Sports Journalist · 33 articles
Isack Hadjar once believed sharing a podium with Lewis Hamilton was the kind of thing that simply would not happen to him. On Sunday in Monaco, it did. The 21-year-old Red Bull driver finished third at the Monaco Grand Prix, standing alongside the seven-time world champion he had watched dominate the sport since childhood. Speaking […]
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has publicly apologised to Max Verstappen after a power unit failure ended the Dutchman’s Monaco Formula 1 GP before it had properly begun. Verstappen started second on the grid, but his engine died as the lights went out, leaving him stranded as the rest of the field drove away. […]
Pierre Gasly crossed the finish line third in Monaco, only to lose the podium minutes later. Two pit lane speeding penalties, worth five seconds each, dropped him to seventh. Alpine have since filed a Right of Review with the FIA, arguing the penalties were unjust. The Monaco Grand Prix was already a complicated race. Safety […]
The FIA has ruled that Red Bull Powertrains holds the strongest internal combustion engine in Formula 1’s 2026 season, placing it above Mercedes in the sport’s new development framework despite Mercedes leading the championship standings. The verdict comes under F1’s Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities system, known as ADUO. It governs in-season engine development under […]
Max Verstappen says he has run out of big ambitions in Formula 1. The four-time world champion, speaking to Vogue ahead of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, said the major goals he set for himself in the sport are largely done. What remains, he added, are smaller and more personal targets. “The main ones have […]
The 2026 F1 championship leader, Kimi Antonelli, says he has enormous respect for MotoGP riders but no desire to join them. The 19-year-old Mercedes driver made the admission on Thursday ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, after spending last weekend watching the Italian MotoGP round at Mugello. He was there as a guest, watched his […]
Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets in first practice for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix on Friday, setting the fastest time of 1m 13.978s around the streets of Monte Carlo. His Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second, 0.226 seconds behind. The session was interrupted twice by red flags, with Isack Hadjar crashing his Red Bull at […]
Carlos Sainz says he still wants to win a Formula 1 world championship with Williams. The Spaniard made that clear ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, telling reporters his faith in the project remains firm. “If you give me a good car, I can win world championships,” he said. The dream that pulled Sainz to […]
Pedro Acosta heads to Balaton Park this weekend carrying a warning rather than confidence. The KTM rider finished ninth in the Sprint and sixth in Sunday’s race at Mugello, and he says the Italian circuit exposed real weaknesses in the RC16. He is not ready to assume Hungary will fix them. The caution matters because […]
At 19 years old, Kimi Antonelli leads the Formula 1 world championship by 43 points and has won four consecutive grands prix. His father, Marco Antonelli, thinks that is precisely the moment to worry. Speaking to the media, Marco delivered a clear message to those getting carried away by his son’s early-season brilliance. “It’s a […]
Charles Leclerc says Lewis Hamilton’s growing comfort with Ferrari’s 2026 car and his deepening knowledge of the team’s internal structure explain why the two drivers are now separated by just three points in the championship. Leclerc made those remarks in Monaco on Thursday, where he had just signed a new contract with Ferrari. Five rounds […]
Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin may not be able to race at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix unless the team fixes a gearbox fault that first appeared in Miami. The two-time world champion made the warning on Thursday, speaking to the media, including The Race’s Jon Noble. His concern is not about being slow. It […]