Ocon says he would leave F1 if he knows he cannot fight at front
Esteban Ocon says he wouldn’t racing in F1 if he didn’t think he can fight at the front whether immediately or in the near future.
Having completed eight and a bit seasons in F1, Haas’...
Stella backs technical team to come good in ’26 after recent revival
Andrea Stella reckons the work done by a strong technical F1 team at McLaren to go from last to first, bodes well to extend its powers in F1 2026.
Having been at the far end...
Ogier shares special message for Tanak
Sebastien Ogier penned a message for FIA WRC rival and colleague Ott Tanak, who is taking a step back from rally in 2026.
Before the end of 2025, I felt the need to share a...
Gasly just wants to fight at front, knows he can compete with them
Pierre Gasly says he wants to fight at the front and knows he has what it takes to go up against the F1 drivers at the front of the grid.
Having had his chance at...
Bortoleto sees responsibility more than pressure in second season
Gabriel Bortoleto doesn’t think it will be pressure in F1 2026 in his second season, but more a responsibility especially representing a brand like Audi.
Having gone through his rookie F1 season, there is usually...
Leclerc has no advice for Hamilton, knows he will bounce back
Charles Leclerc says he doesn’t have any advice to give to Lewis Hamilton after the tough F1 2025 season, but he feels he will come good eventually.
Pre-season, there were murmurs if Hamilton will beat...
Tombazis answers some queries on F1 2026 regulations
Nikolas Tombazis answers some queries on the F1 2026 regulations from FIA point of view, especially on steps taken to fine tune plus straightline mode, pace of the car and more.
There are multiple controversies...
F1 2025: Drivers categorised in tier system for their performances
With the 2025 F1 season done and dusted, FormulaRapida.net decided to draw out a ranking system in a ‘Tier’ system, moving away from a traditional, individual ranked order.
The long 2025 F1 season had its...
FBI seizes large number of motorcycles owned by a fugitive
The FBI together with authorities in Mexico and Canada seized heavy number of motorcycles - includes MotoGP bikes - owned by fugitive.
This month, Mexican authorities executed multiple search warrants and seized a large number...
F1 drivers rates Verstappen as best of 2025; Russell pips Piastri
F1 drivers have picked up Max Verstappen as the best driver of 2025 season, as George Russell pips Oscar Piastri in Top 3.
Max Verstappen's extraordinary end-of-season comeback may have ultimately come up short in...
Alonso says he doesn’t want to use his brain to finish only P6/P7
Fernando Alonso is not sure if his style and experience will help him with the 2026 F1 car, as he would want to use his brain to win and not finish P6 or P7.
No...
Antonelli recalls Monza meet which helped regain lost confidence
Andrea Kimi Antonelli says meeting in Monza helped regain confidence after feeling that he will never get back on track due to European slump.
It started decently for Mercedes’ Antonelli in his rookie season. He...
Latvala acquires WRC2’s Pintsport team via his JML-WRT outfit
Toyota WRC chief Jari-Matti Latvala has acquired entire capital of WRC2 front-runner Pintsport Oy via his JML-WRT Oy team.
By an agreement dated 23 December 2025, JML-WRT Oy acquired the entire share capital of Printsport...
F1 team bosses choose Verstappen over Norris as best of 2025
F1 team bosses - only eight of them - have chosen Max Verstappen as the best of 2025 season ahead of champion Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
Max Verstappen has been voted driver of the...
Sainz expands on things he could do to improve Williams in 2025
Carlos Sainz expands on what work he could do with Williams in the course of F1 2025 to extract performance amid stablised regulations.
Having joined Williams in the last year of the bygone era, Sainz...
F1 2025: Teams categorised in tier system for their performances
With the 2025 F1 season done and dusted, FormulaRapida.net decided to draw out a ranking system in a ‘Tier’ system, moving away from a traditional, individual ranked order.
The long 2025 F1 season had its...
IndyCar shares full video of Palou’s travel to Spain in ‘Trophy Tour’
IndyCar shares full-length video of Alex Palou's 'Trophy Tour' as they carried the Borg-Warner Trophy to Spain in Madrid and Barcelona.
Four-time and reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou not only earned his first...
Lindblad acknowledges swift move from feeder series’ to F1
Arvid Lindblad notes the swift jumps he has had to make in the feeder championships and embracing it in F1, as he recalls the moment with Lando Norris.
Before his jump to F1, outside his...
Bearman reveals managing back issues due to bouncing in F1 ’25
Oliver Bearman has revealed of back issues during the 2025 F1 season due to the generation of cars which resulted in heavy bouncing.
One of the key ailments of the cars in the generation gone...
Mekies says F1 2025 turnaround huge boost for technical team
Laurent Mekies says the turnaround in F1 2025 is a huge boost for its technical team and it has built confidence in its team and tools for 2026.
They did not get things right to...
Verstappen Racing switches to Mercedes GT3 in GT World Europe
Verstappen Racing has confirmed switch to Mercedes GT3 in 2026 in the GT World European championship, with drivers set as well.
Verstappen Racing has announced a multi-year collaboration with Mercedes-AMG Motorsport, starting next year. Verstappen...
Colapinto admits work needed to do better in F1 sprint weekends
Franco Colapinto says he has to work upon sprint F1 weekends after identifying weakness in the course of 2025, where he couldn’t get up to speed.
Having started his F1 season after six rounds, Colapinto...
Hulkenberg, Wheatley heap praise on Bortoleto for solid F1 season
Nico Hulkenberg and Jonathan Wheatley praise Gabriel Bortoleto for a solid rookie F1 season and his capabilities behind the wheels and off it.
Of all the rookies that made their debut in 2025 F1 season,...
Norris, Piastri share admiration of each other despite F1 title fight
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri shared about their admiration for each other as colleagues, teammates and even F1 rivals, after a grueling title-fighting season.
Having been teammates for three seasons now, McLaren pair of Norris...
Ricciardo shares VLOG of driving Ford Raptor Rally in Arizona
Daniel Ricciardo shared his first VLOG to start his association with Ford Racing, driving the Raptor Rally in Arizona.
I traded the track for the desert at Ford’s Raptor Rally! Watch as I bring my...
Alonso sure of Aston Martin success in F1 but not sure when
Fernando Alonso is certain that Aston Martin will succeed in the future, but he doesn’t know when it will be, as he says F1 2026 won’t be cakewalk straightaway.
When Alonso joined the Aston Martin...
Albon hails work done by Vowles; knows Williams can bounce back
Alexander Albon hails work done by James Vowles and the change he has seen at Williams, where he reckons the F1 team can bounce back even from a slow start.
Having joined Williams when the...
Vasseur says drivers, team taken into confidence on ’25 dev stop
Frederic Vasseur says the Ferrari drivers and the whole team was taken into confidence and informed about their development stop on F1 2025 for 2026.
After the early setback for Ferrari, especially when it suffered...
Ferrari celebrates WEC’s Hypercar glory with Maranello parade
Ferrari celebrates its FIA WEC glory in Hypercar class with a parade in Maranello driving the #50 and #51 499P with all six drivers.
A season marked by extraordinary sporting results in endurance competitions was...
Mekies saw Hadjar do things after learning in handful of F1 races
Laurent Mekies says Red Bull saw Isack Hadjar do things in the car that he was not doing before which prompted to promote him in F1 2026.
After the troubles that Yuki Tsunoda faced at...
