Alonso talks of changed mindset in hiring F1 team principals
Fernando Alonso jokes it was tougher to negotiate contracts in the past due to strong F1 team bosses unlike now where it is engineers at the top.
The last few seasons has seen a jump...
Russell reckons F1 2025 a stronger season for him than 2022
George Russell says F1 2022 was a good year and challenging one, but he feels 2025 to be stronger than that despite finishing in same position.
In his first season with Mercedes in 2022, Russell...
WRC sheds light on Slot Rally GB for scale model racing
WRC has shared some details on the scale model racing undertaken as Slot Rally GB, which gives real feel in miniature form.
The holidays often represent a chance to set up a slot car track...
F1 2026: Teams share new and revised logos, reserve changes
The entry in 2026 has already seen some changes announced by F1 teams, whether it is logos and or reserve drivers.
After Williams showcased change in its logo for 2026 F1 season, Mercedes, Haas and...
Albon can see Sainz’s effect on Williams, expands on own learning
Alexander Albon has praise for Carlos Sainz and expands on how his arrival at Williams F1 Team, changed the outlook of the team and his own approach.
As the pair enter their second year, Williams’...
Mekies still feels Red Bull’s own powertrains decision as ‘crazy’
Laurent Mekies still feels decision by Red Bull to undertake joint venture with Ford in the Powertrains side for F1 2026 to build new power units.
After Honda initially decided to not partake in the...
Sargeant gets first run at Rolex 24 in LMP2 with Era Motorsport
Logan Sargeant gets his first go at Rolex 24 later this month at Daytona with Era Motorsport in LMP2 alongside Ferdinand Habsburg and Naveen Rao.
Era Motorsport is proud to announce that their 2026 Rolex...
Lawson focused on collective reflection, not bogged down by one
Liam Lawson is focused on collective reflection after weekends and seasons, as he notes F1 qualifying to be difficult aspect in 2025.
After the hard run in two races with Red Bull, Lawson did not...
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...
