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McLaren will not run on the opening day of Formula 1's behind-closed-doors test at Barcelona as it sought to maximise the development time of its new title defender - the MCL40.
Audi, Cadillac, Racing Bulls, and now Alpine have given their new 2026 models track time in private shakedown events, aiming to gather early reference points for F1's week of running at Barcelona. This begins on the 26 ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has confirmed that his goal is to secure a back-to-back Formula 1 drivers' championship title in 2026, after winning his first in 2025.
The McLaren driver accepted the Autosport Champion award at the 2026 Autosport Awards and confirmed to the cheering crowd that his eyes are on the title once again in the upcoming season. 
"It's absolutely the goal. Yes, it's absolutely ...Keep reading

Netflix has confirmed the release date of Season 8 of the successful Drive to Survive docuseries. The new season will revisit the exciting 2025 Formula 1 season, which saw Lando Norris in a tight fight against rival and four-time champion Max Verstappen as well as his own team-mate Oscar Piastri. 
The next instalment of the series will arrive on the streaming platform on 27 February, ahead ...Keep reading

McLaren has confirmed that its much-discussed “papaya rules” will remain in place for the 2026 Formula 1 season, with team principal Andrea Stella stressing that fairness and equality will continue to power how his drivers go racing.
These rules, which defined how Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri would engage throughout 2025, became a recurring talking point of the year, especially as ...Keep reading

The Mercedes Formula 1 team unveiled the livery of the W17 on Thursday 22 January on social media before a launch event on Monday 2 February.
Here is everything we know so far about the team's launch events.
When is the Mercedes 2026 F1 launch event?
Thursday 22 January: Livery reveal
 
Monday 2 February: Launch event
No times have been released yet, but this page will be ...Keep reading

Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 British Competition Driver of the Year Award, voted for by fans.
The 26-year-old battled with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to take his first world title by two points, scoring seven grand prix wins in 2025.
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Isack Hadjar, who has joined Red Bull for 2026, has shared a bold prediction for the upcoming season.
The French-Algerian driver has joined the Milton Keynes outfit as a new set of regulations is introduced to the championship, meaning he must adapt not only to a new team, but also the new cars. Despite this, he predicts that he could be fighting for the championship - something he shared on ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has said he would tell his younger self to believe in himself more, admitting that the feeling of self-doubt followed him as he climbed the ladder to Formula 1, despite seeing plenty of success along the way. 
Speaking at the 2026 Autosport Awards, the world champion was asked what advice he'd give himself if he could go back to the night he won the Autosport BRDC Award - a moment ...Keep reading

Nine-time World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 Rally Driver of the Year Award.
Ogier won six rounds on his way to the crown despite only contesting 11 of the 14 events with Toyota.
Motorsport readers have voted the Frenchman the top rally driver of 2025, ahead of team-mates Elfyn Evans and Kalle Rovanpera, former champions Ott Tanak and Thierry Neuville ...Keep reading

The McLaren MCL39 has been voted the 2025 Autosport Competition Car of the Year.
McLaren’s last ground-effect Formula 1 challenger was the car to beat in 2025, taking 14 grand prix wins and 13 pole positions. McLaren won the constructors’ championship and Lando Norris took his first drivers’ title, with team-mate Oscar Piastri third in the points.
Motorsport readers have voted the ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has won Autosport’s 2025 Driver of the Year Award, following a fan vote.
The Red Bull star scored eight wins as he battled McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the crown, falling just two points short despite a difficult start to the campaign with the RB21.
Motorsport readers have voted Verstappen the best racing driver of 2025, ahead of world champion Norris ...Keep reading

The McLaren Formula 1 Team has become the first winner of the Autosport Team of the Year Award.
McLaren took an F1 title double in 2025, wrapping up its 10th constructors’ crown and 13th drivers’ championship with Lando Norris. Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri won 14 of the 24 grands prix with McLaren’s MCL39.
Motorsport readers have voted McLaren the top team of 2025, ahead of ...Keep reading

Ross Brawn has received the prestigious Autosport Gold Medal at the 38th Autosport Awards.
The multiple-championship winning engineer, strategist and team boss was presented with his award by ex-commentator James Allen at London’s Roundhouse on 21 January.
Brawn, who scored successes with Benetton, Ferrari and his own squad before spending time as part of F1’s management, is the fourth ...Keep reading

Robert Kubica’s victory for Ferrari at the Le Mans 24 Hours has won Autosport’s 2025 Moment of the Year presented by Bahrain International Circuit.
The ex-Formula 1 driver starred at Le Mans, driving AF Corse’s satellite Ferrari 499P with Yifei Ye and Phil Hanson. The trio secured Ferrari’s 12th Le Mans win just 14.1 seconds ahead of the chasing Porsche.
Le Mans victory was ...Keep reading

P1 with Matt and Tommy has won Autosport’s new fan-voted Creator of the Year Award, recognising the duo for bringing heightened energy, curiosity, and fandom to Formula 1 throughout 2025.
The popular F1-focused brand, led by Matt Gallagher and Tommy Bellingham, collected the award on 21 January at the 38th Autosport Awards at the Roundhouse in London.
In a category designed to celebrate ...Keep reading

Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar is the winner of Autosport’s 2025 Rookie of the Year Award.
The 21-year-old Frenchman, who is graduating to the Red Bull team in 2026 alongside Max Verstappen, finished 12th in the drivers’ standings with Racing Bulls.
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Hailie Deegan is getting back behind the wheel of a stock car. She has signed a deal to compete for the 2026 ARCA Menards Series West championship with Bill McAnally Racing (BMR). She will pilot the No. 16 Chevrolet with sponsorship from NAPA and Monster Energy.
Although she has previous experience in NASCAR, Deegan spent the 2025 season competing full-time as an Indy NXT driver for HMD ...Keep reading

Three-time Formula 1 champion and motorsport legend Sir Jackie Stewart has offered his verdict on Lando Norris after the Briton secured his first drivers' title in 2025. 
Speaking at the Autosport Awards, where the McLaren driver was celebrated by the organisation, Sir Stewart was asked about how he rated Norris as a champion. 
“He’s a very stable young man,” he said. "First of all ...Keep reading

2025 F1 Academy champion Doriane Pin has secured a contract with Mercedes as a development driver.
After two seasons in the all-female racing series and as part of the Mercedes junior programme, the French driver will move up to be part of a team of drivers who work on simulator development, alongside other factory and trackside duties. 
In addition to the simulator work, Pin will work with ...Keep reading

Dressed to the nines at the Autosport Awards, Lando Norris stepped onto the red carpet as a Formula 1 world champion for the first time. But while it would have been easy for the Briton to wax lyrical about his performance this year, instead he reflected on a moment with racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart in 2013. 
Norris's rise in the world of racing from a young junior racer to a grand prix ...Keep reading