As George Russell enters his 'F1 driver middle age', is 2026 the year he'll mount a championship challenge?

The race weekend in Bahrain was already set to be a political one after confirmation there would be discussions relating to future power unit regulations on Friday.Bringing together the power unit manufacturers, interested parties from teams, the FIA and representatives from Formula 1 to discuss the direction the sport heads...

Carlos Sainz is at risk of further punishment from the FIA after swearing when discussing a five-figure fine he was assessed for being “five seconds late” to the national anthem at the Japanese Grand Prix.The Spaniard was given a €10,000 ($11,120) fine for failing to be in position on the...

Formula 1’s drivers have united to ask the FIA to treat them like "adults" in response to FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s recent attempts to curb swearing, and called out his own language.Ben Sulayem had requested drivers do not swear in FIA press conferences or on team radio ahead of...

Formula 1 chairman and CEO Stefano Domenicali says the sport will back drivers wanting to use their platforms to make personal statements after a move from the FIA appeared to outlaw such actions.Over the winter, the FIA updated the International Sporting Code (ISC) to prohibit “the general making and display...

Formula 1’s drivers have been using the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association to discuss the challenges the sport faces in trying to restart racing.The first nine races of the 2020 season have so far been postponed or cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with fresh doubts surrounding the races in France and...

Formula 1 has decided to push the final presentation of its 2021 rules back to the end of October following a meeting between F1, the FIA, team principals and technical personnel, Pirelli, and drivers including Lewis Hamilton.The new set of technical, sporting and financial regulations were originally scheduled to be...

The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) is to meet at this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix and discuss ways of improving Formula 1.Through the GPDA in 2016, drivers asked for an improvement in safety -- including the introduction of the Halo or similar cockpit protection -- and tires that they could...

Criticism of the Halo from Formula 1's drivers has "surprised" FIA president Jean Todt because he says it is they who pushed for its introduction in the first place.The FIA had announced it would introduce the Halo ahead of the 2017 season but then deferred its implementation by a year...

The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) has hit full membership of the current grid as the F1 drivers unite to influence the future direction of the sport.GPDA chairman Alex Wurz confirmed the likes of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen have officially joined the union, for what he believes could be...