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.
Intel is back in Formula 1. The semiconductor company and McLaren Racing announced a multi-year strategic partnership on May 14, 2026. This makes Intel the Official Compute Partner of the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team and the McLaren F1 Sim Racing Team. The deal ends a 17-year absence from the […]
The FIA will conduct its first formal assessment of engine performance gaps under a new catch-up mechanism after the Canadian F1 Grand Prix, with results due within two weeks of the race. The scheme, called Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO), sits inside the 2026 technical regulations. It grants struggling engine manufacturers extra spending room […]
Fernando Alonso says fatherhood has given him a new reason to keep racing. The 44-year-old Spaniard told Sky Sports F1 ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix that he wants his newborn son to be old enough to remember watching him compete. That desire, he said, is pushing him toward staying in the sport longer than […]
Lando Norris has endorsed Lewis Hamilton’s push for Formula 1 drivers to have formal input into the sport’s rule-making process. However, he also conceded that drivers do not always see the full picture. The McLaren driver and reigning world champion spoke out after the Miami Grand Prix, in a year in which widespread frustration over […]
A former Red Bull mechanic who spent nearly a decade working alongside Max Verstappen says the four-time world champion operates on a cognitive level that most drivers simply cannot reach. Calum Nicholas, the team’s former Senior Power Unit Assembly Technician, made the remarks in a recent interview with evo India. Nicholas worked at Red Bull […]
Gucci is in talks to become the title sponsor of the Alpine Formula One team from the 2027 season, according to multiple reports. The deal would see the Enstone-based outfit race under the name “Gucci Alpine Formula One Team.” The sponsorship could be worth between 30 and 60 million euros annually. Alpine has not confirmed […]
Formula 2 will not adopt hybrid technology for its next-generation car. Bruno Michel, the championship’s CEO, confirmed this at a media session in Miami during the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend. The 2027 car will receive an aerodynamic update rather than an entirely new design, and it will continue to run on a conventional turbocharged […]
The FIA is moving to ban orchestrated race results in Formula E. The governing body wants to stop manufacturers from using customer teams to control race outcomes. The push comes as the series prepares to enter its Gen4 era with a larger, more competitive grid. Pablo Martino, the FIA’s championship manager for Formula E, confirmed […]
For the first time in its 56-year history, the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring has sold out its weekend tickets. The debut entry of Max Verstappen, scheduled for 16-17 May 2026, drove demand to levels the race has never seen. Organisers were forced to cap spectator numbers, a measure the event has never needed to take […]
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri give his team the strongest driver pairing on the Formula 1 grid. He made the claim after the Miami Grand Prix, where McLaren secured their first double podium of the 2026 season. Stella said the result offered grounds for cautious confidence as the team […]
Max Verstappen will make his first start in the ADAC RAVENOL 24h Nürburgring this weekend. He joins a field that has already made the event historic before a single lap is run. Organisers confirmed a complete sell-out, the first in the race’s history. The four-time Formula 1 world champion arrives with months of preparation behind […]
Bernie Ecclestone has placed his bet on Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen to fight for the 2026 Formula 1 world championship. The 95-year-old former F1 boss told Swiss newspaper Blick that George Russell, despite sitting second in the drivers’ standings, will not be champion this season. His verdict came after four rounds of racing, all […]
