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

Aston Martin junior Mari Boya and Polish up and comer Roman Bilinski will join the FIA Formula 2 grid for 2026, moving up from Formula 3. Boya, 21, moves up after three F3 campaigns served with MP Motorsport in 2023 and Campos in each of the last two seasons (2024 and 2025). He was third overall in F3 this season. He leaves series with two wins and five further podiums to his name, and will join PREMA Racing for the campaign. Bilinski meanwhile, moves up after a single F3 cam

Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri remain very much in championship contention after Piastri and championship leader teammate, Lando Norris were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix. A technical non-conformity relating to plank thickness on both cars sees the McLaren’s removed from the race result. A ‘skid plank’ limits how low a team can run their car and must be a minimum thickness after a race - both cars have failed minimum testing. 📸 The FIA posted the above. The ch

Rodin Motorsport have announced that Martinius Stenshorne will join the team early to see out the F2 season in the Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds. Amaury Cordeel has departed the team as a result. Stenshorne, 19, completed the F3 season with Hitech, winning twice and taking one further podium before making his F2 debut at the last round in Baku for Trident Racing. 📸 With Trident in Baku. The Norwegian driver was due to join Rodin for the 2026 season anyway, but has brought his s

By Teagan Crump As we go into this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, three drivers remain in contention for the title, and the battle is getting more intense. 📸: The New York Times This year’s Grand Prix will be taking place on 23rd November at 4am UK time (8pm on 22nd November local time). Lando Norris is currently leading the Drivers Championship with 390 points, and teammate Oscar Piastri is just 24 points behind with 366 points. Max Verstappen sits in third with 341 points

The 2026 F1 Academy grid is taking shape with four drivers confirmed today, ahead of the finale of the season in Las Vegas. Alisha Palmowski and Rafaela Ferreira return for sophomore campaigns, while Lisa Billard and Esmee Kosterman will make their full season debuts. Palmowski, who was GB4 Championship vice-champion in 2024, stepped up in 2025 and has one race win and three other podiums to her name so far this season as she’s competed with Campos Racing with Red Bull backin

Those who know me, know that my daughter was born prematurely in 2021. Premature babies require all the help they can get at varying levels, depending on just how early they were born. 24 weeks is classed as a ‘viable’ pregnancy, meaning a baby can get help if they are born after this date. Thanks to Williams F1 Team and their Advanced Technology department - huge steps have been made to improve health, reliability and the infant mortality rate. Pitstops The link between medi

Formula 1 tyre suppliers, Pirelli, have announced the Qatar Grand Prix will be a two stop minimum race, citing concerns over tyre life. Pirelli have mandated a maximum of 25 laps per tyre set, not including laps to grid, formation laps or laps after chequered flag. The result of this means drivers will have to stop at least twice in the race, with the race 57 laps long. The supplier is bringing the three hardest compounds in the Pirelli range, but the concerns persist regardl

By Teagan Crump Today, McLaren have announced that they will be running two cars in F1 Academy 2026, with Ella Stevens joining the team’s Driver Development Program. 📸: F1 Academy Ella Lloyd, who is currently third in the F1 Academy standings, will be continuing with Rodin Motorsport and McLaren in the female-exclusive motorsport series, and will be joined by Ella Stevens, who recently took the accolade of Vice-Champion at the 2025 British KZ2 Karting Championship.  Stevens

This past weekend, the Guia Circuit played host to Formula Regional and Formula 4 cars, with multiple series champions, Formula 3 race winners and more on show. Formula Regional French racer Théophile Naël took top honours in the Formula Regional World Cup, sealing the Feature Race win with a stunning double overtake on Marí Boya (second) and compatriot Enzo Deligny (third) into the Lisboa corner (turn 3) after Freddie Slater, who had led from pole position, crashed out with

By Teagan Crump On October 25th, I attended the Racing Pride Autumn Reception at Silverstone Museum. The theme of the evening’s discussion was ‘Pride, Allyship, and how you can help shape the future of motorsport’.  Image: L.A. Wilshaw/ Racing Pride The evening started with a panel hosted by Chris Stevens and Matthew-Harriet Randall (Racing Pride CEO) with guest speakers Laila Fadli Dokkali ( trackside engineer, former Mission 44 scholar, F1 Simulation Engineer and Drive Syst

By Teagan Crump Arrow McLaren have announced that 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner and 2012 IndyCar champion Ryan Hunter-Reay will join the team for the 110th of ‘The Greatest Spectacle.’ 📸: IndyCar Ryan Hunter-Reay had amassed 395 IndyCar race starts, 18 wins and 47 podiums over 21 seasons, and will be joining Arrow McLaren as their fourth driver alongside Pato O’Ward, Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel. In a statement, Hunter-Reay said: “This is an incredible opportunity in

By Teagan Crump F1 Academy and Formula One have announced that the ten current Formula One teams will continue on with their support and sponsorship of the all-female feeder series. Cadillac F1 have also announced that they will sponsor an F1 Academy car from 2027, one year after they join the Formula One grid.  📸: Atlassian Williams Racing The re-affirmation of the Formula One teams shows that they have a genuine commitment to females in motorsport and increasing participat

McLaren have announced major changes to their junior programme, dropping three drivers and adding another as they plan for 2026 and beyond. The Woking based team have dropped long serving driver Ugo Ugochukwu, Brando Badoer and Martinius Stenshorne, having already allowed Alex Dunne leave. They have however added Formula Regional European Vice Champion Matteo De Palo to their team. Ugochukwu, who has been announced by Campos for a second Formula 3 campaign in 2026 is the most

Audi, who will debut in Formula 1 in 2026 have launched their ‘concept car’ ahead of the new season. The team will form from the ashes of Stake/Sauber who leave the championship having played a part since they debuted in 1993. Audi will debut, having first been announced for F1 in 2022 as an engine manufacturer, before announcing their works’ team plan October the same year. The concept car features traditional Audi motorsport colours; silver, red and and black with the recog