By Teagan Crump Mercedes Formula One have revealed their 2026 car, the W17 ahead of the "biggest technical shakeup in the sport's history". The livery features the iconic Mercedes colour scheme of black, silver and green but new graphics on the engine covers could be a potential nod to the Adidas partnership. Toto Wolff, Mercedes CEO and Team Principal said: “Formula 1 will undergo significant change in 2026, and we are prepared for that transition "The new regulations demand

Cupra Kiro driver Pepe Marti and 2025 Indy NXT champion Dennis Hauger have been announced as the latest drivers for the Formula E rookie practice session ahead of the Miami E-Prix. Spanish driver Marti is a newcomer to the series and has had an up-down start to the season, with a nasty crash in Brazil ending his debut race early, before going on to take points in his second race at the Mexico City E-Prix round earlier this month. As he is a rookie, he is able to take part in

By Teagan Crump Audi are one of the new teams on the 2026 Formula One grid and had to ensure that their new livery was a memorable one. The partnership with title-sponsor Revolut was clear to see, and the new Audi team has the potential to deliver strong results. Audi F1 launched their car at a historic power station in Berlin, an homage to their German heritage. There were several notable individuals in attendance, including Audi's CEO Gernot Dollner, Mattia Binotto (head of

Cowdenbeath FC might not mean a lot to very many racing fans but they happen hold one of very few racetracks in Scotland. Knockhill is by far the most notable, but Cowdenbeath FC from Fife, who play at Central Park are also home to the Cowdenbeath Racewall. 📸 Central Park from above, home of Cowdenbeath, who are known as ‘The Blue Brazil’. Around the pitch, between the stands and the grass, lies an oval circuit which hosts stock car racing, banger racing, and Ministox (stock

Mercedes have announced that reigning F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin will be joining them as their Development Driver ahead of the 2026 Formula One season.

2023 Formula 2 champion Théo Pourchaire and 2025 F1 Academy driver Chloe Chambers have been announced to take part in the rookie test for Formula E in Miami. Pourchaire, 22, will spend 2026 racing in the World Endurance Championship for Peugeot but will step into the Citroën team car for his latest FE outing after previous tests with Maserati - who Citroën have replaced in the series. Pourchaire has bounced around series’ after his F1 snub post F2 title, featuring in Super Fo

With a new season of F1 Academy approaching, we are greeted by fresh faces joining the grid. They will be racing alongside drivers competing in their second season in the championship, such as last years rookie of the year Ella Lloyd, Nina Gademan and Rafaela Ferreira. Here is an overview of all the rookies announced so far for the 2026 season. 📸 F1 Academy Mathilda Paatz was one of the first new drivers confirmed for the coming season, announced in November. Paatz will be

By Teagan Crump Haas are the third Formula One team to launch their 2026 car, opting for the livery to feature more white than in 2025- a nod to the wider sponsorship by Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR). The team's owner, Gene Haas, said: "Like all teams, we’ve faced the challenge of competing in 2025 while looking to design and now build these new-regulation entries for the 2026 season. "The pre-season will be crucial to understand what these cars are capable of and how the drivers

By Teagan Crump On January 15th in Detroit, Michigan, Red Bull and Racing Bulls launched their 2026 campaigns by unveiling the RB22 and the VCARB 03. Whilst the Racing Bulls livery appears to be similar to the VCARB02, the new livery does have more dark blue at the rear of the car, which links to the new Ford partnership. On their website, Racing Bulls claimed that the new livery is "a statement about where we are heading, who we are building with and the community we are bui

By Teagan Crump Williams Formula One have announced that Briton Luke Browning will be stepping up to the role of Reserve Driver, alongside his 2026 Super Formula season. 📸: Formula Three In 2025, Browning raced in Formula Two. He finished fourth in the standings with one win and a further eight podiums.. Previously, the 23-year-old has won the British F4 and GB3 Championships as well as the Macau Grand Prix. In response to the news, Luke Browning said: “I’m incredibly excite

By Teagan Crump On January 15th in Detroit, Michigan, Red Bull and Racing Bulls launched their 2026 campaigns by unveiling the RB22 and the VCARB 03. Fans were delighted when Red Bull seemingly strayed away from their traditional and iconic livery. The RB22's livery pays homage to the blue with white accents that the team first had when they entered Formula One in 2005. Laurent Mekies, Team Principal of Red Bull stated: "2026 marks the start of a new and significant era for F

McLaren’s announcement of Leonardo Fornaroli today accompanied news on where their other rostered drivers will compete this season. The Woking team has nine rostered drivers including several who had already announced plans but today’s announcement saw Pato O’Ward , who races for McLaren’s IndyCar outfit, confirmed for another season as reserve, alongside F2 champion Fornaroli. McLaren also announced plans for development driver, Dutchman Richard Verschoor , who will race spo

Salvador de Alba will return to Indy NXT for the 2026 season, his third in the series and has signed with HMD Motorsports. The Mexican driver finished the 2025 season fifth overall, taking his maiden win in the series at the penultimate round at the Milwaukee Mike circuit. 📸 De Alba on track. The 26 year old will line up alongside three series rookies with HMD as he switches from Andretti Global; former FRECA driver Jack Beeton, multiple F2 race winner Enzo Fittipaldi and Eu

By Teagan Crump McLaren and Leonardo Fornaroli have today announced that the young Italian will be stepping into the role of Reserve Driver ahead of the 2026 Formula One season. 📸: F1 Leondaro Fornaroli most recently competed in the 2025 Formula Two season with Invicta Racing and he went on to become champion. On the way to championship glory, Fornaroli claimed four wins and a further five podiums. Prior to this season, the Italian driver won the 2024 Formula Three champions

Nina Gademan has been announced for a second season in F1 Academy, maintaining her backing from the Alpine F1 Team. The Dutch driver will switch from PREMA to MP Motorsport. Gademan, 22, debuted as a series Wildcard driver at the Dutch Grand Prix in 2024 before securing a full drive with PREMA for 2025. In her rookie season in 2025, Gademan finished sixth overall in the series standings, winning one race taking three other podiums on route. Injury ruled her out of one race pa

Polish driver Tymek Kucharczyk will race in America in 2026 after being announced by HMD Motorsport for an Indy NXT campaign. The 19 year old Pole took the Euroformula Open Championship title in stunning fashion on the final race weekend and has teased for some weeks his future may well lie in America and that has now been confirmed. Kucharczyk tested Indy NXT machinery towards the end of the 2025 season but had also been rumoured to have tested Formula 2 machinery with view

René Rosin and the rest of the Rosin family have left PREMA Racing it has been announced. At this stage it appears related to speculation that the Italian team may leave the IndyCar Series after just one season. Founded by Angelo Rosin in 1983, René Rosin has largely run PREMA since 2006, serving as Team Manager, as well working as Managing Director of the team since mid-2021, but now a change is expected at the top as the family depart. Having overseen great success in feede

Alpine Formula One Team have announced that Jack Doohan will be departing the team by 'mutual agreement' ahead of the 2026 Formula One season. 📸: Formula Scout Doohan, who first joined the Alpine Academy in 2022, started seven Grands Prix for Alpine in 2024 and 2025 but was demoted to Reserve Driver ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. He continued as the team's Reserve Driver until his release from the team today (January 13). On December 29 2025, Doohan released a serie

By Teagan Crump Single-seater star Victor Martins will be making the switch to endurance racing in 2026, joining the Alpine Endurance Team. 📸: World Endurance Championship In 2025, the Frenchman competed in FIA Formula 2 where he claimed one victory and two further podiums, finishing the season in eleveth position. He also joined the Williams Driver Academy and joined the team for FP1 at the Spanish Grand Prix, driving Alex Albon's car. Martins has previously been a member o

By Topher Smith It is generally accepted in the motor racing world that IndyCar legend Sir Scott Dixon is a benchmark of a driver that other racers should aspire to emulate. However, the reason I bring about this segue into this article isn't to do with his six titles, but how he goes about his racecraft in the heat of battle. The Mexico City E-Prix was a prime example of an excellent Formula E race, with attack mode shuffling up the order through multitudes of battles and th