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FIA moves F1's V8 return forward a year: 2030 engines to be lighter and cheaper
Formula 1 will go back to V8 engines for the 2030 season, a year earlier than expected after FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem confirmed the intention in Rwanda on Tuesday. Ben Sulayem has been vocal about the return of the old technology to F1 and spoke on a panel with Rwandan president Paul Kagam...
This is how Verstappen’s GT3 race Qualifying in Portugal works: what he must do to take pole
Max Verstappen will take part in qualifying for the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in Portimão on Friday, October 16. The four-time F1 world champion will fight for pole position with Mercedes-AMG Team Verstappen Racing, but unlike in Formula 1, his lap time alone will not be enough. Qualif...
F1's new Rwanda Grand Prix deal is landmark - but these huge questions remain unanswered
Formula 1 returning to Africa should be a moment to celebrate. A championship that calls itself global has spent decades without a race on the continent, despite Lewis Hamilton repeatedly making the case for one. Rwanda’s agreement offers a way to correct that absence. But that celebration should no...
Russell's engine plan pushes Antonelli's likely title party from Austin to Mexico
George Russell's plan to delay his next engine penalty until Las Vegas makes it less likely that Kimi Antonelli is crowned world champion in Austin. Mexico City, or Sao Paulo the week after, now looks like the more realistic place for the title party. A Mercedes one-two at the United States Grand Pr...
Marc Marquez's brother offers title help but Ducati reject team orders
Alex Marquez has hinted at helping his brother Marc win his tenth world title, even if Ducati themselves aren’t interested. Team orders have become a huge topic in recent weeks, with the MotoGP world title now between Ducati’s Marc Marquez and Aprilia pair Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi. Aprilia f...
Hamilton's Ferrari engineer saga shows what Verstappen risks with Hart in Austin
Max Verstappen will have a new voice on his radio in Austin just as he hits a winning run. Lewis Hamilton warned this year that changing engineers mid-season can do real damage, and his time at Ferrari shows both how a switch like this can go wrong and how it can go right. As GPblog reported in Vers...
Red Bull begins shutting Gianpiero Lambiase out of key meetings ahead of McLaren move
Red Bull is starting to cut Gianpiero Lambiase out of its most sensitive engineering meetings as the team wants to ensure Max Verstappen's long-time race engineer cannot take vital information with him to McLaren. A few days ago Red Bull sent Lambiase up to the Singapore podium to collect the constr...
F1 racing in Rwanda might put these Grands Prix at risk
With Formula 1 set to return to Africa, a new destination is set to join the F1 calendar. If the calendar remains capped at 24 race weekends per year, several existing circuits could be at risk of losing their place, as they currently have no contract beyond the 2029 season. In recent years, includi...
Marc Marquez criticises Liberty Media as MotoGP riders face €5,000 fines
Marc Marquez is making his voice heard against MotoGP owner Liberty Media over an increase in rider responsibilities. Marquez was already vocal before the Indonesian Grand Prix about the 2027 schedule, which sees a record 44 races and sprints combined, and a second qualifying session. The nine-time...
Horner reveals panic attacks and questions ‘brutal’ Red Bull exit
Christian Horner has opened up about the personal toll of his departure from Red Bull, revealing that he suffered panic attacks and struggled with the loss of the identity he had built during two decades leading the Formula 1 team. Speaking to The Guardian, the former team principal also described h...
Ferrari urged to introduce further updates: 'It's not enough'
Charles Leclerc continues to push Ferrari to make further changes to the car so the team can fight for victories in Formula 1 this year. Leclerc had a positive weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Monegasque driver finished third during the Sprint, and then crossed the line second to only Max Ve...
Marc Marquez celebrates in style as footage emerges from championship party
Given how often he wins, Marc Marquez is unsurprisingly just as skilled at partying. However, on this occasion the nine-time champion wasn’t celebrating his own success, but that of his first prodigy. Last time out at the Indonesian Grand Prix, Maximo Quiles clinched the Moto3 world championship wit...
Mercedes handed positive feedback on update package amid Red Bull's rise
Kimi Antonelli believes Mercedes' new package has the potential to be faster. However, that was not yet the case during the Singapore Grand Prix. Antonelli finished on the podium at both the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and the Singapore Grand Prix, and remains firmly in control of the drivers' ch...
Zak Brown warns Norris and Piastri after Singapore crash: 'That's an order'
After Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri made contact during the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint, McLaren CEO Zak Brown revealed that the team had instructed its drivers not to let it happen again. On the final lap of the Singapore Sprint, Norris tried to overtake Piastri into Turn 5. The gap quickly closed...
Hamilton gets his great wish: Formula 1 confirms return to Africa
Formula 1 has announced that it will return to Africa. The competition will race in Rwanda starting in the early 2030s. A 10-year agreement has been signed with the African country to host a Grand Prix in the future. No exact start date has been confirmed for the Bugesera circuit, but it is expected...
Verstappen to miss Lambiase for three Grands Prix after emotional Singapore win
Max Verstappen will hear a different voice over the team radio at three of the upcoming Grands Prix. Tom Hart will take over as his race engineer from Gianpiero Lambiase in Austin, Brazil and Las Vegas. Lambiase will still be at the circuit during those race weekends, but will focus on his duties a...
Cadillac has American talent and former McLaren junior on its radar
Ugo Ugochukwu is firmly on Cadillac’s radar, GPblog understands. The American is being considered to join the newest Formula 1 team next season. The Formula 3 champion has earned enough points in the junior categories to meet the requirements for a super licence, meaning he would be eligible to make...
Leclerc accused of ‘bottling it’ in Singapore GP battle with Verstappen
David Coulthard has accused Charles Leclerc of “bottling it” during his battle with Max Verstappen at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix. Leclerc reacted quickest when the lights went out and came close to drawing alongside the polesitter as they headed towards Turn 1. But Verstappen moved acros...
Button disputes claim that Hamilton has 'lost trust' in Ferrari after Singapore blunder
Jenson Button has disputed claims that Lewis Hamilton has 'lost trust' in Ferrari after his decision not to pit at the Singapore Grand Prix. Hamilton has been unhappy with Ferrari's strategy calls several times this season, notably not implementing team orders at the Dutch Grand Prix to allow him to...
Stella says McLaren talks with Norris and Piastri are not over after sprint collision
Andrea Stella says discussions with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are continuing after their collision during the sprint race, which the McLaren team principal described as “unacceptable”. Stella said he was encouraged by how both drivers responded to the incident, but stressed that the conversatio...
F1 Today | Lawson disagrees with Hamilton and Verstappen as Vasseur loses patience
From Liam Lawson disagreeing with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton to Fred Vasseur losing patience over the seven-time world champion's Singapore GP pit stop mix-up, GPblog brings you the day's biggest stories. Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen have called for changes to the Marina Bay circuit, sa...
'Phenomenon Antonelli lacks what makes Verstappen and Hamilton global superstars'
Kimi Antonelli is a phenomenon. At just 20 years old, he is putting together a record-breaking season and is set to become the youngest F1 world champion ever. Yet the Italian is missing something that makes Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton global superstars. For every magazine, website, social me...
Antonelli praises Verstappen as he plays down talk of Red Bull being the car to beat
Kimi Antonelli has stopped short of declaring Red Bull the team to beat, after George Russell suggested the team had moved ahead following its upgrade in Baku. Instead, the Mercedes rookie believes his own team still has more performance to unlock from its latest package. After the Singapore Grand P...
Radio blackout explains why Hamilton's Ferrari pit call was not broadcast
A possible radio fault may explain why viewers did not hear Ferrari’s call for Lewis Hamilton to pit during the Virtual Safety Car at the Singapore Grand Prix. Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur told the media, including GPblog, that both Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were called in to pit during th...
Verstappen in action in Portugal: schedule and where to watch
Max Verstappen will be in action in the GT World Challenge Europe next weekend. The Red Bull Racing driver will compete for his own team in the Endurance Cup at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal. The programme begins on Thursday, 15 October, while the race will take place...
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