The racing season may be over, but the Formula 1 circus is never over. Here’s a handful of things we’ve seen to watch out for in 2026 as the teams took to the circuit in Abu Dhabi once more today. Lando’s new helmet design 📸 Lando Norris ran a new gold and black design in testing, in celebration of his Championship title. Teams trial new ‘26 front wing 📸 A glimpse at a ‘26 style ‘active aero’ front wing on the Mercedes. Hirakawa has an off 📸 Test and reserve Haas driver, R

By Teagan Crump For his fourth FIA Formula Two season Alpine Academy driver, Kush Maini is switching to ART Grand Prix. 📸: F1 Across his ten-year car racing career, Maini has raced in several disciplines such as FIA F4, FIA F3 and WEC Prototype cars. Since joining Formula 2 in 2023, Maini has had varying success. However, he has won two races, and claimed a further five podiums. In a statement, Maini said: “I’m very happy to be joining such an historic team like ART Grand Pr

By Teagan Crump After over 20 years at Red Bull Racing, Dr Helmut Marko has announced that he will be leaving the team. The Austrian oversaw six constructors’ titles, and eight drivers’ championships at the Milton Keynes based team. 📸: F1 During his time at Red Bull Racing, Marko served as a Motorsport Advisor, and has been a key part of the Red Bull Junior Programme. He advised the programme on which drivers should be promoted to Formula One. Throughout his twenty years, Ma

By Teagan Crump Briton John Bennett is set to switch from Van Amersfoort Racing to Trident ahead of his second full FIA Formula Two season. 📸: Formula Two Bennett first joined the Formula Two grid in 2024, replacing Enzo Fittipaldi for the final two races of the 2024 season, and managed to score a total of four points across four races. He also competed in a Formula Two season in 2025, scoring one point in twenty eight races. Prior to competing in F2, Bennett raced in Ginett

Just three seats remain on the 2026 FIA Formula 2 grid after Laurens Van Hoepen and Gabriele Minì had their deals with Trident and MP Motorsport announced. Van Hoepen, 20, steps up after two seasons in F3 and made his debut in the last two rounds with Trident at Qatar and Abu Dhabi. In F3, the Dutch driver totalled five podiums over two seasons with ART Grand Prix that saw him take and 11th and 12th place overall in the championship standings. 📸 Laurens Van Hoepen. 2024 F3 r

In the aftermath of the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi and ahead of the end of season test, teams are continuing to lock in line up. Irishman Alex Dunne is sticking with Rodin, while Ritomo Miyata returns for a third season - switching to Hitech TGR from ART. Dunne will return for his sophomore season, after an impressive rookie campaign that saw him lead the standings and remain mathematically in the title fight until the penultimate round. Rumours remain that he’ll s

Lando Norris has claimed his first World Drivers Championship title, seeing off the challenge of Max Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri. The Brit wins in his seventh season of Formula 1, like his counterpart and friend Verstappen did for his 2021 title. Norris took seven wins and 11 further podiums and eventually saw off Verstappen by just two points, with Piastri just 13 points back. 📸 Norris goes wheel to wheel with Tsunoda. Crucial wins at the season opener and at his

After today’s Grand Prix, F1 says goodbye to the Sauber name - a name that carries a mixed and storied history and a team known for developing drivers, as well as creating some of the great F1 moments. Founded by Peter Sauber, an electrician, turned car salesman, turned eventual F1 Team principal who named his race cars after his wife, the team has over 500 Grand Prix starts since their formation onto the grid in 1993. 📸 Every Sauber car began with ‘C’ e.g the pictured C34

By Teagan Crump It all comes down to this. One driver will take championship glory, two will have to settle for less. Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri can all win the Formula One Drivers’ Championship this weekend, but what else do fans need to watch out for? 📸: Pinterest This year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be happening at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday 7th December at 1pm UK time (5pm local time). The top three in the championship are separated by 16 point

As normal, an amount of teams are using the wealth of track knowledge already available to allow rookie drivers to make appearances in FP1 this weekend at Abu Dhabi. A total of nine drivers across eight teams will make appearances, with a mix of experience on show. McLaren On a crucial weekend, Oscar Piastri will relinquish his car to IndyCar hero Pato O’Ward , with the Mexican doing his second FP1 session of the season. Ferrari Like in 2024, Arthur Leclerc once again takes

Haas have today announced a strengthening of their relationship with Toyota, dropping MoneyGram as a title in sponsor in favour of the Japanese motor giants. The team will now operate as ‘Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Haas F1 Team’. Toyota have served as a ‘technical partner’ of the American team since 2024 and as part of the relationship run Japanese drivers in tests and Free Practice including Ritomo Miyata, Ryō Hirakawa and Sho Tsuboi. The Japanese manufacturer also offer insi

With Red Bull and Racing Bulls now having announced their 2026 lineups, it leaves experienced star Yuki Tsunoda without an F1 seat for the first time since 2021. With over 100 Grand Prix starts - where could he take what he’s learned in 2026? IndyCar? One seat remains in IndyCar, with Dale Coyne Racing yet to announce their complete driver lineup, with Dennis Hauger already announced. Selling points? Dale Coyne uses Honda power, and Honda of course have been a huge factor in

By Teagan Crump Sting Ray Robb will be continuing with Juncos Hollinger Racing for the 2026 IndyCar season, alongside Rinus VeeKay. 📸: Penske Entertainment 2026 will be Robb’s second year with Juncos Hollinger Racing, and his fourth in the highest level of American open-wheel racing. Robb has a best result of ninth at both the Grand Prix of Long Beach 2025 and Bommarito Automotive Group 500 in 2024. Prior to 2024, Robb already had prior experience with Juncos Hollinger as th

By Teagan Crump Red Bull and Racing Bulls have announced that Isack Hadjar, Arvid Lindblad and Liam Lawson will all be in their 2026 Formula One line-up. 📸: Pinterest Isack Hadjar will be stepping up to Red Bull Racing in 2026, the team announced today. This news comes after much speculation from fans and media personalities alike. The Frenchman will be partnering with reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen after an impressive rookie year, scoring 51 points and a surprise podiu

Formula 2 driver Cian Shields will become the first Scottish driver to take the wheel of an F1 car in FP1 since Susie Wolff in 2015 when he takes part in Free Practice 1 at Abu Dhabi this weekend for Aston Martin. The 20 year old Glaswegian is racing for AIX Racing this (and next) season in F2 and currently occupies last place in the standings. He’s recently taken part in private testing with Aston Martin and will now make his FP1 bow for the team. He’ll drive Fernando Alonso

By Teagan Crump The Woking-based team have announced that Formula Two champion Leonardo Fornaroli, multi-race winner in FIA Formula Two Richard Verschoor and FIA Karting European Champion, Christian Costoya have joined the McLaren Driver Development Programme. 📸: McLaren Earlier in the year, McLaren announced that Ugo Ugochukwu, Alex Dunne, Martinius Stenshorne and Brando Badoer would be leaving their programme. And have now announced six new drivers, including two women.  F

By Teagan Crump The 2025 Drivers’ Championship has had a sudden shift- after the double McLaren disqualification at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is now tied with Oscar Piastri on points and is drawing closer to Lando Norris. ​​ 📸: Pinterest This year’s Qatar Grand Prix will be happening at the Lusail International Circuit on Sunday 30th November at 4pm UK time (7pm local time). Currently, the three title protagonists are separated by 24 points. Last weekend, neit

On the face of it, it’s a simple answer - but it’s anything but. Red Bull’s academy has an incredible track record of developing top drivers - seven of the current grid in fact have raced under Red Bull colours at some stage. However, is there a fight between two for a seat in 2026? It seems likely one of Liam Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda will depart at the end of the season, with rookie Isack Hadjar stepping up - meaning someone needs to come in. Question is; Ayumu Iwasa, or Arvid

Like Formula 1, with two rounds left to race, Formula 2 has an incredible title fight about to culminate. Five drivers can say they are in contention heading into the Qatar round, with Leonardo Fornaroli, Jak Crawford, Luke Browning, Richard Verschoor and Alex Dunne all in the mix. With two rounds to go, starting this weekend in Qatar before the Abu Dhabi finale, a maximum of 78 points are available to the drivers as follows: 25 points per Feature Race win = 50 10 points per

Legendary F1 car designer Adrian Newey will become Aston Martin Team Principal from 2026 onward with current in charge, Andy Cowell, remaining with the team as Chief Strategy Officer. Newey will lead the team, his first time leading a team from the front having spent many years at Red Bull and McLaren as the brains behind championship winning cars, but will now take the reins from Andy Cowell. Newey, 66, is a veteran of the sport and will be the team’s crucial leader, not onl