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Red Bull's Hadjar hopes to have 'Macarena' wing back soon: 'More performance'
Isack Hadjar hopes to have the 'Macarena' wing back on his RB22 for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. After Red Bull Racing's 'Macarena' wing caused incidents for Max Verstappen at both the Austrian and British Grands Prix, the team returned to its standard rear wing for the weekend at Spa-Franco...
Antonelli owes fellow F1 driver: 'He can buy me dinner'
Valtteri Bottas believes Kimi Antonelli owes him a dinner after the Belgian Grand Prix, where the young Italian was victorious. For the sixth time this season, Antonelli crossed the finish line in first place on Sunday at Spa-Francorchamps. After a Virtual Safety Car, Charles Leclerc found himself a...
Antonelli owes Bottas after Spa victory: 'He can buy me dinner'
Valtteri Bottas believes Kimi Antonelli owes him a dinner after the Belgian Grand Prix, where the young Italian was victorious. For the sixth time this season, Antonelli crossed the finish line in first place on Sunday at Spa-Francorchamps. After a Virtual Safety Car, Charles Leclerc found himself a...
Mercedes engine claim piles pressure on FIA while Red Bull pushes for sweeping wing ban
Formula 1's political battle over the 2026 regulations has intensified on two fronts, with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff making a striking admission about his team's power unit while Red Bull reportedly pushes the FIA to introduce a blanket ban on rotating rear-wing concepts. The developments c...
Hamilton's title hopes boosted as Mercedes refuse to prioritise Antonelli over Russell
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said the Silver Arrows will not yet prioritise one driver over another based on championship standings after Kimi Antonelli's Belgian GP victory and George Russell's Lap 1 DNF. Such a strategy ought to be good news for Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, who moved into P...
Why Formula 1 abandoned Bahrain as millions hang on Qatar and Abu Dhabi decision
Formula 1 has officially abandoned hopes of staging the Bahrain Grand Prix later this season, but the decision goes far beyond simply removing one race from the calendar. It is the first major consequence of an increasingly complex security assessment that could yet have enormous sporting and financ...
F1 Today | No Bahrain race amid Middle East conflict, Alonso gives 2027 future update
From F1 ruling out the Bahrain GP in October, to Fernando Alonso's latest update concerning his F1 future - here are the main stories from today, July 20. While there had been hopes of a rescheduled Bahrain GP in early October, GPblog has learned it is is no longer an option for Formula 1 due to t...
F1 accused of hiding alarming Spa energy problem from TV viewers after broadcast controversy
Formula 1 has found itself at the centre of another controversy surrounding the sport's future regulations after Sky Deutschland commentators accused Formula One Management (FOM) of deliberately avoiding television shots that exposed the energy limitations of the new power units during the Belgian G...
Piastri fed up with 2026 F1 being decided by 'computers behaving or misbehaving'
McLaren's Oscar Piastri has yet again voiced concerns with F1's 2026 power unit regulations, arguing the way in which starting grids are being "decided by computers behaving or misbehaving" has been a "pretty crap way of going racing." The Aussie finished Sunday's Belgian GP in P5, with teammate Lan...
Alonso says F1's rules will dictate his future, not Aston Martin's upgrades
Fernando Alonso has said his F1 future will not be decided by the upgrades Aston Martin plan to implement at the Hungarian GP this weekend, but rather the sport's regulations, having been an outspoken critic of the F1 2026 rules so far this season. It was another miserable weekend for Aston Martin...
British media question Russell's title hopes after Antonelli's Belgian GP triumph
The intra-Mercedes battle for the Drivers' title took yet another turn at the weekend, as Kimi Antonelli delivered a statement victory at the Belgian GP, while George Russell suffered a heartbreak DNF on Lap 1 at Spa-Francorchamps. The gap between the Silver Arrows' pairing in the standings is now a...
'Antonelli's title charge surges as Russell's Mercedes future questioned'
The 2026 F1 title race has once again been turned upside down as Kimi Antonelli secured victory at Spa-Francorchamps while his Mercedes teammate George Russell suffered a Lap 1 DNF - catch GPblog's latest F1 Paddock Update, hosted by Jim Kimberley and Ben Hunt, for all the key talking points from a...
'Russell proves he is not ready yet for a title fight against Antonelli'
George Russell needs to take a hard look in the mirror if he wants to stay in the world title fight. In 2025 the Brit shouted from the rooftops that he was ready to battle for the world championship. In 2026 it’s clear he isn’t yet. First of all, it must be said that Russell did indeed experience s...
Leclerc makes admission after 'too close' Piastri clash at Belgian GP
Charles Leclerc admitted the Kemmel Straight incident that ultimately led to contact with Oscar Piastri was 'too close', while expressing his relief that the clash had no significant consequences for either driver's race. On lap eight of the Belgian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver launched an attempt...
Leclerc gives verdict on 'too close' Piastri moment during Belgian GP
Charles Leclerc admitted the Kemmel Straight incident that ultimately led to contact with Oscar Piastri was 'too close', while expressing his relief that the clash had no significant consequences for either driver's race. On lap eight of the Belgian Grand Prix, the McLaren driver launched an attempt...
Spa done, Hungaroring next: Full Hungarian GP schedule and session timings
With the Spa round now in the books, where Kimi Antonelli strengthened his championship lead with a return to winning ways, Formula 1 heads straight into another double-header. Below is the full schedule and session timings for the Hungarian Grand Prix. After a difficult spell that saw him record tw...
McLaren boss warns a future Leclerc-Piastri-style incident could lead to a 'very big' crash
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella weighed in on the opening-lap clash between Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri at the Belgian GP, after the stewards decided not to take any action against the Ferrari driver. While Lewis Hamilton received a five-second penalty for his opening-lap collision with G...
Verstappen stunned by Leclerc's Belgian GP start: 'I saw a red rocket coming!'
Max Verstappen reflected on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix, where he briefly snatched the lead off the line before being powerless to defend on the Kemmel Straight. The Dutchman was first overtaken by Kimi Antonelli, before Charles Leclerc also swept past him moments later, dropping him t...
Sainz and Alonso overjoyed after Spain's World Cup win: 'What a team!'
Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso were quick to celebrate Spain's World Cup triumph after their national team defeated Argentina in the final in New York, just a few hours after the Belgian GP. They may not be enjoying a memorable Formula 1 season this year, but Alonso and Sainz can at least take hom...
Formula 1 rules out additional Grand Prix due to ongoing war
A Bahrain Grand Prix in early October is no longer an option for Formula 1, GPblog has learned. The sport had hoped to announce that the race in the Middle East would still be rescheduled, however, the plan has now been scrapped. Formula One Management (FOM) and the Formula 1 teams discussed the ca...
Wolff wants Russell's 'numb' feeling to fade after Belgian GP blow
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff expressed hope that the "numb" feeling George Russell admitted to experiencing after yet another setback, following his opening-lap retirement at the Belgian Grand Prix, will soon fade. Dejected after the race, the British driver admitted he has become almost numb...
FIA issue bizarre disqualification over unusual rule breach at Spa
The FIA has disqualified F2 driver Noel León from the Belgian Feature Race for a rather unusual reason after the Campos driver crossed the line in seventh place. The FIA determined that, during the red-flag period, a Campos team guest was using a pit-lane headset fitted with a microphone, despite no...
Russell’s furious Mercedes radio rant after Hamilton clash at Spa emerges
George Russell's Belgian Grand Prix race barely lasted a lap as he was caught up in an opening lap tangle with former Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. The British drivers’ explosive rant following the incident has now surfaced. Russell had qualified fourth for the race before moving up to third on...
Widespread grief in Formula E after the death of team principal Cyril Blais (43)
The Formula E world has been shaken by the sudden passing of Cyril Blais, team principal of the Citroën Racing Formula E Team. The Frenchman played an important role in the all-electric single-seater championship. The team boss was only 43 years old. As team principal, Blais was naturally closely i...
Verstappen makes surprise admission after Belgian GP podium as Red Bull fears ease
Max Verstappen arrived at the Belgian Grand Prix weekend with a significant level of scepticism about what to expect at Spa-Francorchamps. However, after securing a podium finish, the four-time world champion offered a more positive assessment of his race and Red Bull Racing’s overall performance. T...
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