Jonathan Wheatley's surprise exit from Audi has thrown the German manufacturer's leadership into chaos again — and pushed the name of original architect Andreas Seidl back into paddock conversations.
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.
Lewis Hamilton offered a more nuanced read on Formula 1's controversial 2026 regulations after the Japanese Grand Prix, conceding the lift-and-coast hurts but praising the on-track racing as some of the most enjoyable in years.
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.
Max Verstappen ejected a journalist from his hospitality room at the Japanese Grand Prix and used a press conference to push back at media obsessed with one Barcelona moment from his title-winning season.
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.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has reopened the Formula 1 customer-team debate, warning that any expansion of A-B team relationships, including a possible Mercedes stake in Alpine, would compromise sporting fairness.
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.
At the Miami Open, world number one Jannik Sinner was asked about the quiet friendship he has with Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli. His answer — short, proud, characteristic — captured what Italian sport has only rarely seen: two individual-sport giants at the top of the world at the same time.
