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Binotto mocks Ferrari after Audi debut points
17+ hour, 1+ min ago (331+ words) Mattia Binotto has taken a pointed swipe at his former employer Ferrari, dismissing the idea of using them as a benchmark and noting they have not won a world championship since 2008, as Audi celebrated a points finish on their Formula…...
Aston, Honda stonewall as battery crisis rolls on
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (457+ words) Aston Martin and Honda refused to confirm how many batteries they have available in Shanghai ahead of this weekend's Chinese GP, as the crisis that crippled their Melbourne campaign shows little sign of easing. Vibration problems in the new Honda…...
Sainz, Norris back bosses in Mercedes engine row
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (558+ words) Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris have added their voices to a bubbling dispute over the knowledge gap between Mercedes and its customer teams, backing the concerns raised by their respective team bosses after the Australian GP exposed a significant performance…...
Spa boss says losing annual F1 slot bad for region
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (313+ words) The managing director of Spa-Francorchamps has admitted that losing its annual Formula 1 slot is bad news for the Belgian circuit and the wider region, as the Ardennes track prepares to share its grand prix berth with Barcelona from 2028. Formula 1 confirmed…...
BYD examining F1 entry as Chinese giant eyes motorsport
3+ day, 34+ min ago (399+ words) Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is examining options to enter Formula 1 or endurance racing, Bloomberg has reported, in a development that would add further momentum to the sport's expansion just as its 11th team, Cadillac, begins its debut season. BYD is…...
Sainz calls for change as Williams crawls to finish
5+ day, 16+ min ago (483+ words) Carlos Sainz has added his voice to calls for urgent changes to the 2026 regulations after enduring one of the most miserable race weekends of his career with a Williams team that arrived in Melbourne overweight, unreliable and woefully short of…...
McLaren felt engine info disadvantage - Stella
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (416+ words) McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has admitted his team were left struggling to predict and develop their car in Melbourne because of insufficient information from Mercedes about their shared power unit - a rare public acknowledgement of the pitfalls of being…...
Verstappen 'empty' as X-ray adds to Melbourne misery
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (575+ words) Max Verstappen arrived at race day in Melbourne having needed an X-ray on his hand after the strangest crash of his career, emotionally drained by what he called the worst cars he has ever driven, and openly hinting he would…...
Drivers savage new cars as rule change calls grow
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (657+ words) Formula 1 arrived at race day in Melbourne facing a growing chorus of criticism over its new cars, with drivers, team bosses and even the sport's own polesitter calling for rule changes after qualifying exposed the full extent of the 2026 regulations…...
Bortoleto safety call triggers FIA rule chaos
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (390+ words) Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto sparked a paddock storm in Melbourne on Saturday when a safety complaint he raised prompted the FIA to ban straight-line mode in a key sector - only for the governing body to reverse the decision two hours later…...