Veerendra is a motorsport journalist with 4+ years of experience covering everything from Formula 1 to NASCAR and IndyCar. As a lifelong racing fan, he is an expert in exploring everything from race analysis to driver profiles and technical innovations in motorsport. When not at his desk, he likes exploring about the mysteries of the Universe or finds himself spending time with his two feline friends.
Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has been reinstated to third place at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix after the FIA confirmed a timing measurement error had wrongly triggered multiple pit lane speeding penalties. The decision has satisfied one team but inflamed several others, and the final race result remains unresolved. Gasly finished third on the road […]
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris said after Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix that Ferrari would “embarrass everyone” if the team improved its engine. The reigning world champion made the comment after finishing third in Barcelona, 23.7 seconds behind race winner Lewis Hamilton. Norris said Ferrari already has the best chassis on the grid, and […]
Max Verstappen has not told Red Bull he is staying. That single fact is now shaping everything at one of F1’s most powerful teams, from who they can hire to how attractive they look to sponsors. Verstappen sits seventh in the 2026 drivers’ championship with 55 points from seven races. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli has […]
Red Bull Ford Powertrains has formally challenged the FIA’s first assessment under the new Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities system, known as ADUO, after the governing body declared the team’s maiden power unit the strongest internal combustion engine on the grid. The finding, covering the opening six races of the 2026 season, locks Red Bull […]
Formula 1 will arrive in Monaco next weekend without one of its defining features. For the first time in the 2026 season, the active aerodynamic system known as straight mode will not operate at any point on the circuit. The FIA determined that not a single section of the Monte Carlo street track meets the […]
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri visited the Isle of Man TT this week and came away with a simple conclusion about the riders: they are out of their minds. The Aussie driver, currently preparing for the Monaco Grand Prix, made the trip as a guest of personal sponsor Monster Energy. He was accompanied by his manager, former […]
McLaren Racing chief executive Zak Brown says the Woking outfit would consider building its own Formula 1 power unit, but only if the financial case stacks up. Brown made the remarks to the media, including the Sports Business Journal, at last weekend’s Indianapolis 500. It is the first time McLaren has publicly stated the conditions […]
Mohammed Ben Sulayem wants to lead the world motorsport’s governing body without a time limit. The FIA president has proposed scrapping the rule that caps a president’s tenure at 12 years. A vote on the change is scheduled for the FIA General Assembly in Macau on 26 June, and it is widely expected to pass. […]
Toto Wolff has drawn on the Max Verstappen standard to define how George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will race each other for the remainder of the 2026 season. The Mercedes team principal sat both drivers down after their first on-track collision, at the Canadian Grand Prix Sprint in Montreal, and made clear that neither should […]
Lewis Hamilton finished second at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix, his best result since joining Ferrari. He crossed the line behind race winner Kimi Antonelli at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The result came with a clear admission from the seven-time world champion: Ferrari’s engine is not powerful enough, and the straights are where that gap […]
Lewis Hamilton finished second at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix, his best result since joining Ferrari. The race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ended with Hamilton holding off Max Verstappen in a late-race battle that swung several times in the final laps. The result moved Hamilton to fourth in the drivers’ standings with 72 points. […]
Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The seven-time world champion is counting on rain to close the gap to the cars ahead of him on the grid. The FIA has declared a weather hazard for race day, with forecasters putting the chance of precipitation at […]
