By Teagan Crump Williams Racing have revealed their 2026 F1 car, the FW48. Whilst the new livery features several new blue elements, it still has the iconic red and white line that pays homage to Nigel Mansell's FW14B and Damon Hill's FW18. The car also features the logo and light-blue colouring of Barclays, Williams' new sponsor. James Vowles, Team Principal said: “2026 is the next step on the path back towards the top for Atlassian Williams F1 Team as we enter a new era for

Jack Doohan will again be a part of the F1 paddock after he was announced as reserve driver by Haas. The Australian left Alpine at the end of 2025. Doohan signs with Haas after an ill fated spell with Alpine that saw him take part in seven Grands Prix, failing to score any points despite steady progress before being unceremoniously dumped by the French team in favour of Franco Colapinto. 📸 An ill judged moment in Suzuka was the low point for Doohan before his departure. Dooh

By Teagan Crump 2009 Formula One Champion Jenson Button will be joining Aston Martin as their Team Ambassador on a multi-year deal. 📸: Aston Martin F1 On their website, Aston Martin stated that Button would be supporting their media, partner and commercial programmes. Button has a lot of past experience with Honda, Aston Martin's new power unit supplier, having won Formula One races with the Japanese brand. Aston Martin also said: "As Team Ambassador, Jenson will represent A

By Teagan Crump On January 21st, Mercedes announced that they had signed F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin as their Devlopment Driver for the 2026 Formula One season. Today, they announced that J oshua Dürksen and Anthony Davidson would be lining up alongside the French driver as their other Development Drivers. 📸: Mercedes F1 J oshua Dürksen is a Paraguayan racing driver competing in Formula Two with Invicta Racing in 2026. Since 2024, Dürksen has competed in FIA F2, earning

Frederik Vesti will remain in the Mercedes family for the 2026 Formula 1 season alongside his campaign in the IMSA Sportscar Championship with Cadillac Whelen. The 24 year old Dane has been with Mercedes since 2021, and the team have aided his development from Formula 3, through Formula 2 and into the next stage of his career. He’s served as a reserve and Free Practice driver since 2024, sharing the role with Mick Schumacher before his departure and last season alongside Valt

Mitch Evans moved clear of Sebastian Buemi on the all time Formula E wins list with an excellent drive from ninth place for Jaguar TCS. Porsche rounded off the podium with Nico Mueller and Pascal Wehrlein in tricky mixed conditions at the Miami Autodrome. After a lengthy Safety Car start, a standing start was called and polesitter Mueller held the lead into turn one as second place Andretti driver Felipe Drugovich challenged in low grip conditions before opting to take his fi

As part of America’s 250th birthday celebrations, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will bring IndyCar to the nation’s capital this summer. The race weekend takes place from 21-23 August and marks a historic moment for the country and for IndyCar as the series plays a major part in what will already be a very large celebration. Coined the ‘Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, the race will bring the spectacle to the streets of D.C for the first time.

French outfit DAMS Lucas Oil have today announced the signing of Gerrard Xie to their Formula 3 squad, completing the 2026 FIA F3 grid. Xie returns to the series for a sophomore season after racing for Hitech TGR where he finished 29th overall in 2025, but returns for another stint. 📸 Xie with Hitech. The Chinese racer stepped up after seasons in GB3 and a Chinese Formula 4 title and ended the F3 season with a best race finish of 10th. He’ll line up alongside Italian Nicola

2026 is here and for me, that means I can ‘officially’ start getting excited about what, or who rather, will be entertaining us on track in 2026. I’ve picked 10 drivers who are worth taking the time to watch in 2026. Rafael Camara - Invicta Racing - Formula 2 The reigning Formula 3 Champion is following what is now a well-trodden path, from Trident in F3 to Invicta in F2, as compatriot Gabriel Bortoleto and Leonardo Fornaroli have done in the past two seasons. Camara holds th

As the 2026 Formula One season launches get underway, the members of The Laid Back Race Blog thought that we should share our opinions on the liveries.

When I started this website, my first regular feature was ‘10 Questions to a Racing Driver’ and I’m delighted to say we are resurrecting it! To kick things off, we’ve enlisted American racer, Max Taylor! Taylor, 18, will race for Indy NXT heavy hitters, Andretti Global in 2026 having made his series debut for HMD Motorsports in 2025, alongside his main campaign - USF Pro 2000, and a three race stint in the UK’s GB3 Championship series. So without further ado… 1. What’s your f

By Teagan Crump Aston Martin F1 have announced that Stoffel Vandoorne will be remaining as their Simulator, Test and Reserve Driver and Jak Crawford will be staying as the team's Third Driver 📸: Aston Martin F1 Vandoorne, who is currently competing in the World Endurance Championship with Peugeot, has been with Aston Martin since 2023. Previously, the Belgian driver has raced in Formula E where he won the championship in 2022. He also raced in Formula One with McLaren as wel

Audi have signed 17 year old British driver Freddie Slater to their newly formed ‘Audi Revolut F1 Team Driver Development Programme’, becoming their first F1 signing. Slater joins the team ahead of the FIA Formula 3 season where he will race for back to back drivers championship winning side, Trident Racing. He comes to the team highly rated and highly acclaimed with three feeder series titles under his belt (F4 UAE, Italian F4 & FREC) as well as winning races and taking podi

Four time IndyCar Champion Álex Palou has been ordered to pay $12m in damages to McLaren after a lengthy court battle. McLaren had agreed a deal with the Spanish driver to sign with the Arrow McLaren team from Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) back in 2022 to race for the team from 2023 with a view to racing in F1 but when McLaren signed Oscar Piastri to their F1 lineup, Palou walked away from the contract and stayed with CGR. Palou felt as though Piastri’s signing blocked his route,

Three more names have been added to the line up for the upcoming Miami rookie practice session. 2024 F1 Academy champion Abbi Pulling, Formula 2 driver Gabriele Minì and Formula 3 driver Alessandro Giusti are the names announced today. Both Pulling and Minì will be linking up with Nissan, as they both have done for previous tests with the latter also linked to a drive for the 2025-26 season before eventually signing back for another F2 drive this season, moving from PREMA to

At an event in Barcelona Alpine have revealed their 2026 car, the A526. For the new season, the Enstone-based team have decided to stick with the distinctive blue and pink colour scheme.

Williams Racing have today announced they will not be taking part in the shakedown test in Barcelona after a delay in the progression of their new FW48. The Grove team become the first team to miss a test since they themselves missed the opening days of the 2019 test calendar. Since then, Williams have come on leaps and bounds and secured their first top five constructors table finish since 2017 in 2025 with Carlos Sainz and Alexander Albon performing well for the team that h

Former F1 driver Allan McNish has announced he’ll take on a new, important role in Audi’s team, helping to identify young new talents. As the Director of the ‘Audi Revolut F1 Team Driver Development Programme’, McNish will be tasked with finding drivers suitable for the Audi model for the future. McNish, who started 16 Grands Prix with Toyota in the 2002 season, has worked for many years with Audi with his relationship stretching back to the mid-2000’s when he raced for them

By Teagan Crump Scuderia Ferrari have officially launched their 2026 car, the SF-26 and unsurprisingly, it is red. The driver pairing of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will be hoping to emulate the success of Kimi Räikkönen's 2008 season. Fred Vasseur said: “2026 for sure will be a very exciting season. It ’s probably the biggest change in the regulations of F1 over the last 25 years. We are changing the chassis, the engine, the battery, the tyres, the sporting regulatio

Ex Formula 3 driver Hugh Barter and British Super Formula driver Zak O’Sullivan will take part in the Miami E-Prix rookie test it has been announced. Australian racer Barter has two previous Formula E test to his name, previously taking part with Maserati and most recently Lola Yamaha, with the latter calling on his services once again, stepping away from the simulator and test role he occupies for the team. The 20 year old previously raced in Formula 3 after a strong couple