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

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