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Cadillac confirms FP1 plan for Colton Herta in 2026 F1 season

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

Cadillac has confirmed Colton Herta’s free practice programme for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign with the ex-IndyCar star contesting four FP1 sessions this season. The 26-year-old will make his F1 weekend debut at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on 12-14 June, with his other three appearances to be confirmed at a later date. This comes amid a year of change for Herta, who ended a ...Keep reading…

F1 fans surprised by modest addition to Charles Leclerc’s garage

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

Formula 1 fans were surprised after Charles Leclerc was spotted in a custom Fiat 500. Stepping away from the high-performance cars that typically fill his garage, the Monegasque driver was recently spotted in the streets of his hometown in the bespoke, classic Fiat 500. While the model itself is modest, the styling is unmistakably Leclerc. The Ferrari F1 driver has applied his signature ...Keep reading…

Lewis Hamilton’s "reinvigorated" Ferrari form earns praise from Nigel Mansell

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

Nigel Mansell has praised Lewis Hamilton for his work at Ferrari, claiming the seven-time Formula 1 champion is "fired up again" after a difficult first year with the squad. Hamilton joined Ferrari in 2025 after a 12-year stint with Mercedes, during which he won six of his seven titles. While his first year at the Maranello outfit proved troublesome as he adjusted to the new team, the Briton ...Keep reading…

Max Verstappen backs Gianpiero Lambiase McLaren F1 move: 'He’d be stupid not to take it'

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen says he fully backs race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase's future move to McLaren and says Lambiase had discussed his Red Bull exit with him before agreeing to it. Read Also: Formula 1Lambiase’s move to McLaren makes sense - but Red Bull faces another big hole to fill Last week, McLaren announced it had snapped up ...Keep reading…

Martin Brundle: If I were George Russell I'd be concerned about Kimi Antonelli

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Martin Brundle has claimed that George Russell will be concerned about his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.  The Italian driver took the lead in the drivers' standings after his second win at the Japanese Grand Prix, becoming the youngest driver in the history of the championship to do so.  While Russell started the season off on a high note, winning both ...Keep reading…

Karun Chandhok: Red Bull has a "big job" to stop brain drain

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

Former Formula 1 driver and current Sky Sports analyst Karun Chandhok believes that Red Bull's senior leadership, including team principal Laurent Mekies, faces a big challenge to bring an end to "brain drain" within the team.  The Milton Keynes outfit has suffered a number of high-profile exits in recent years, including Adrian Newey, Jonathan Wheatley, Helmut Marko and Rob ...Keep reading…

Romain Grosjean turns 40 – here’s his career in 10 key moments

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

2007: Grosjean wins F3 Euro Series title Romain Grosjean’s promising early career, with a French Formula Renault title as a sophomore in 2005 earning him a spot in the Renault Driver Development academy. He graduated to the F3 Euro Series with the Signature outfit, taking 13th as a rookie. In 2007, he joined the dominant ASM (now ART) squad, where his team-mates were Kamui Kobayashi, Nico ...Keep reading…

George Russell sends confident Miami Grand Prix message after April reset

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell is feeling confident for the upcoming Miami Grand Prix after the April break has proved a "good reset" for him.  The Briton suffered two troublesome race weekends at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix. While he won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, he finished second and fourth in the aforementioned grands ...Keep reading…

Red Bull snaps up Racing Bulls F1 tech chief as Dan Fallows starts new role

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

Red Bull Racing has recruited Racing Bulls' deputy technical director Andrea Landi into a senior position, with Dan Fallows now starting his role as the sister team's technical director. On Friday, Red Bull announced it had promoted its long-time head of performance engineering Ben Waterhouse into a more senior role. Waterhouse moves to the position of chief performance and design engineer ...Keep reading…

Nigel Mansell urges George Russell to ‘stamp his authority’ after Kimi Antonelli charge

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

1992 Formula 1 champion Nigel Mansell has urged George Russell to "stamp the authority" within Mercedes after his team-mate Kimi Antonelli took the lead of the drivers' standings.  Russell had a commanding start to the season, winning the Australian Grand Prix and Chinese sprint race. But after two troublesome grands prix in China and Japan, and two wins for his team-mate, the Italian driver ...Keep reading…

Exclusive: F1 boss shares update after ‘constructive’ talks with Max Verstappen

Motorsport.com (F1) • 4/17/2026

The introduction of the all-new technical regulations has shown an interesting balancing act between Formula 1's growing worldwide audience and the more diehard fans. F1 says most metrics – including race attendance and TV figures – have been positive so far, but purists and multiple drivers have been more critical, mainly about the need for lift-and-coast and super clipping to conserve ...Keep reading…