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Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin deal runs out at th

Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin deal runs out at the end of 2026, and the latest paddock noise has a familiar destination: a possible fourth stint at Enstone with Alpine. It sounds like the sort of rumour that should fade fast, but it’s sticking because the context has changed — Flavio Briatore is back influencing the operation as a Renault Group consultant while still acting as Alonso’s manager, and Alpine’s project suddenly has fresh momentum, including talk of Gucci arriving as title sponsor for 2027.

On track, Alpine’s switch to Mercedes power has brought a visible uptick, underlined by Pierre Gasly’s Monaco P3 for the team’s first podium since 2024. With Gasly contracted through 2028, any seat drama points to Franco Colapinto, whose recent form and three points finishes in 2026 complicate the idea of him as a placeholder. For Alonso, it’s not about nostalgia — it’s about where he can stay competitive as the next era settles, even if it means trading Aston’s works/Honda future for a sharper short-term Alpine package.

#F1 #FernandoAlonso #AlpineF1Team #AstonMartinF1 #SillySeason #Formula1News

“Towelgate” is officially over. After Andrea Kimi

“Towelgate” is officially over. After Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s Monaco GP win, the winner’s white towel went missing in the post-race chaos — only for Kim Kardashian, in town supporting Lewis Hamilton, to be spotted using it and walking off with it. Mercedes turned the whole thing into a harmless running joke, Antonelli played it perfectly, and now Kardashian has gifted him a replacement towel embroidered “To Kimi from Kim”, with a simple “Thank you Kim” sealing the moment.

With the meme filed away, the serious part of Antonelli’s season is back in focus. He arrived in Barcelona leading the championship by 66 points and chasing a sixth straight win, but Friday practice was a reminder that titles aren’t won on social media: he ended the day fifth, nearly six tenths off FP2 pacesetter Lando Norris in a session split by thousandths at the front.

#F1 #MonacoGP #SpanishGP #MercedesF1 #Antonelli #LewisHamilton

Saturday morning in Barcelona is the final exam be

Saturday morning in Barcelona is the final exam before qualifying. FP3 is the last clean hour for teams to decide whether Friday’s work was real, with the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ready to punish any imbalance through its long, loaded corners and tyre-heavy final sector.

With 60 minutes from 12:30 local time, some garages will still be hunting a baseline—front-end bite, rear stability, tyres that don’t overheat—while the confident teams keep it simple: measured runs, small tweaks, then a qualifying sim to lock wing level and ride height. For drivers, it’s the most psychological session of the weekend: build trust under braking, commit to the kerbs, and bank confidence for Q2 when margins shrink. FP3 won’t hand out trophies, but it will expose who’s settled and who’ll be forced into damage limitation when the stopwatch starts to decide Saturday.

#F1 #BarcelonaGP #FP3 #Formula1 #Qualifying #Motorsport

Pierre Gasly will run the rest of the Barcelona GP

Pierre Gasly will run the rest of the Barcelona GP weekend in Alpine’s spare chassis after a late FP1 scare left the team unconvinced about the health of his original car. Over the radio, Gasly reported: “I think something is broken. I can’t turn forwards,” pointing toward a front-end/suspension issue. He did return for FP2, but looked short of confidence and ended the session 1.8s off the pace.

Alpine’s overnight call was the clean reset: a full chassis swap, even though it meant working into restricted hours and using one of its curfew exemptions (their second of four for the season). McLaren and Cadillac were also logged by the FIA as present during curfew, with McLaren calling its work precautionary to bolster power unit installation robustness. For Gasly, a fresh tub is about eliminating the unknowns and restoring trust in the car — and in modern F1, that can be the difference between chasing balance all weekend or getting back to baseline in time to fight.

#F1 #SpanishGP #BarcelonaGP #AlpineF1Team #PierreGasly #McLarenF1

Ferrari arrived in Barcelona with a major eight-pa

Ferrari arrived in Barcelona with a major eight-part upgrade, but Lewis Hamilton’s first proper run of the day ended in frustration. After sitting out FP1 for Ferrari’s mandatory rookie session (Dino Beganovic P8), Hamilton returned in FP2 only ninth and eight tenths off Charles Leclerc, reporting a rear-end issue and drag down the straights — and admitting he had “zero feel” for what the new package was doing.

With the hottest, lowest-grip conditions he says he’s ever had here and tyres fading after a lap, Hamilton framed Friday as unusually tricky but not as an excuse. Leclerc called the updates “a step forward” yet still felt rivals were ahead, underlining Ferrari’s need to stabilise the car quickly with championship ground to make up.

#F1 #Ferrari #LewisHamilton #CharlesLeclerc #SpanishGP #Barcelona

Toto Wolff has downplayed the first real flashpoin

Toto Wolff has downplayed the first real flashpoint of F1’s 2026 engine era after the FIA’s early ADUO readout flagged Red Bull Powertrains’ ICE as the benchmark, with Mercedes potentially in line for extra upgrade opportunities. Wolff insists there’s no politics in it: it’s measured data from the FIA’s sensors and analysis, and the paddock should stop trying to read between the lines.

The twist is Mercedes is unbeaten on track so far, yet the FIA’s numbers paint it as “behind” in a key early engine metric. Wolff says ADUO is a necessary protection to prevent a runaway advantage and keep manufacturers committed, but he wants no part of Balance of Performance. The FIA will reassess every few races, meaning this is a snapshot, not a verdict — and extra homologation windows could still become a real weapon in the development race.

#F1 #Mercedes #RedBullRacing #TotoWolff #2026Regulations #PowerUnits

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has set a bold

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has set a bold long-term target for Formula 1: cut minimum weight to 630kg by 2031, down more than 130kg from the 2026 baseline. His case is that today’s cars are too big, too complex and too expensive, and he’s framing mass as part of the sport’s safety and spectacle problem — a view that aligns with long-running driver criticism that even the post-2026 cars will still feel heavy.

The controversial lever is power units. Ben Sulayem is pushing for a return to V8s by 2030/31, pitched as lighter, cheaper and simpler: around 760hp from the ICE with a small hybrid element, running on sustainable fuel and bringing back the sound many fans miss. He even suggested the FIA could force the change without manufacturer votes, setting up a major political fight over who ultimately steers F1’s next era.

#F1 #Formula1 #FIA #F1engines #V8 #MotorsportNews

Pierre Gasly’s Monaco podium is officially back: A

Pierre Gasly’s Monaco podium is officially back: Alpine won a right of review and the stewards erased two five-second penalties that had dropped him out of P3. The “new and relevant” evidence wasn’t a grey-area interpretation, but a hard measurement error in FOM’s pitlane speed zone: LIDAR checks found the first zone was set 77cm too long, inflating average speeds and flagging cars at 60.1km/h. With the corrected distance, Gasly’s runs recalculated to 58.7 and 58.8km/h, so the penalties had to go.

The fallout is bigger than one result. Only unserved, post-race time penalties can be unwound, while served penalties and the strategies they forced can’t be “undone” under the rules. McLaren and Red Bull have signalled intent to appeal; Mercedes isn’t targeting Gasly’s reinstatement but is exploring remedies after George Russell’s penalties escalated into a costly drive-through. Monaco looks fixed on paper, but it’s exposed an uncomfortable gap in how F1 delivers justice after the flag.

#F1 #MonacoGP #PierreGasly #AlpineF1Team #FIA #Formula1

Barcelona Friday should have been about finding th

Barcelona Friday should have been about finding the pecking order at a circuit that usually tells the truth. Instead, the paddock spent the day reliving Monaco after Pierre Gasly was restored to the podium: Alpine’s appeal succeeded when the stewards accepted that a key pit-lane speed measurement was faulty, wiping two five-second penalties and dropping Isack Hadjar back.

The fix hasn’t closed the book, it’s opened it. Red Bull and McLaren are weighing their own options after similar penalties, while Mercedes and Toto Wolff are exploring possible remedies around George Russell’s drive-through saga. On track, Russell led FP1 and Lando Norris topped FP2, with Ferrari arriving loudly on the upgrade list with eight new components. Monaco’s “phantom” speed trap may be gone, but the aftershocks are still rolling into Barcelona.

#F1 #MonacoGP #SpanishGP #PierreGasly #Ferrari #Mercedes

Kimi Antonelli spent part of Friday in Barcelona d

Kimi Antonelli spent part of Friday in Barcelona doing something most F1 drivers only joke about: sitting in the grandstand to watch practice like a fan. To pull it off, the championship leader wore a Spider-Man mask under his Mercedes hood during FP1 while reserve driver Fred Vesti took the car for the mandated rookie session. The disguise wasn’t exactly foolproof, and the broadcast cameras found him anyway, but it did the job in the stands where he got a few quiet minutes outside the paddock bubble.

Then it was straight back to work. Antonelli returned for FP2 and went fifth, with George Russell second as Mercedes looked solid across the day while McLaren set the early pace. Antonelli said the main issue is the usual Barcelona headache: a tiny qualifying window and overheating tyres, even if the long runs looked encouraging. Mercedes is banking on set-up changes to sharpen that one-lap pace ahead of Saturday.

#F1 #SpanishGP #Mercedes #KimiAntonelli #GeorgeRussell #BarcelonaGP

Barcelona’s pit lane delivered a couple of low-key

Barcelona’s pit lane delivered a couple of low-key reminders on Friday. Fernando Alonso drew the stewards’ attention in FP2 after crossing the pit lane exit, with the FIA opting for the lightest sanction: a warning for breaching the Sporting Code. It won’t change his weekend on its own, but it’s the kind of note that becomes costly if it happens again.

Cadillac, meanwhile, paid for two pit lane speeding slips: Valtteri Bottas at 0.5km/h over the limit (€100) and Sergio Perez at 4.4km/h over (€500), for a €600 total. Small margins, avoidable errors, and exactly the details that can clutter a weekend if the procedures aren’t nailed down early.

#F1 #SpanishGP #FernandoAlonso #CadillacF1 #PitLane #FIA

Kimi Antonelli has admitted last year got to him.

Kimi Antonelli has admitted last year got to him. The doubts after a rough European stretch didn’t just swirl in the paddock — they seeped in, and he questioned himself. Now he’s glad it happened, because it forced the growth that’s showing up everywhere in 2026.

Six races in, the Mercedes teenager has turned the season into his own showcase: five straight wins, a controlled Monaco masterclass, and a win over Lewis Hamilton on a circuit where you can’t bluff. The ripple effect is brutal for the other side of the garage too, with George Russell already 68 points back. Antonelli’s edge isn’t just speed; it’s the calm, the process-first mindset, and the hard-earned ability to manage the week, the pressure, and his own energy like a veteran. The field isn’t racing potential anymore. It’s racing the finished version.

#F1 #Mercedes #KimiAntonelli #MonacoGP #Motorsport #Formula1

Lando Norris came to Monaco needing a reset for hi

Lando Norris came to Monaco needing a reset for his 2026 title defence, but left with another bruising weekend and a growing problem that pace alone can’t solve: parts. A Friday electrical stoppage triggered an overnight rebuild and curfew breach, then Sunday ended with a mid-race failure and retirement as the power unit “completely went” — a costly non-score with Norris already 58 points behind Kimi Antonelli.

The bigger worry is the knock-on effect. Norris’ component tally is tightening fast, pushing him toward inevitable power unit grid penalties — especially on the next MGU-K and energy store. McLaren say they’ve identified what went wrong in Monaco, but Norris’ frustration is clear: the issues haven’t been one repeatable fault, but a string of different hits that keep killing track time, confidence and momentum. In a title fight, that’s the kind of damage that lingers long after the chequered flag.

#F1 #MonacoGP #LandoNorris #McLaren #F1Reliability #Formula1

Pierre Gasly’s Monaco podium is back on the books,

Pierre Gasly’s Monaco podium is back on the books, restored days after the flag thanks to Alpine’s Right of Review in Barcelona. After being dropped from P3 to P7 with two five-second penalties for alleged pit-lane speeding, Alpine presented “new and significant” evidence, the case was admitted, and the stewards ultimately rescinded both penalties.

It’s a podium that can’t be properly lived on the Monaco steps, but it brings a crucial nine-point swing in a tight 2026 midfield — and it underlines a sharper Alpine that’s willing to fight, and win, off track. Gasly praised the team’s push and also credited the FIA and stewards for transparency, calling the reversal “a massive step forward” for the sport, even if celebrating it on a Friday morning in the garage felt strange.

#F1 #MonacoGP #PierreGasly #AlpineF1Team #FIA #SpanishGP

Pierre Gasly has his Monaco podium back after Alpi

Pierre Gasly has his Monaco podium back after Alpine triggered a right of review and challenged the two five-second penalties handed out post-race. After a stewards’ hearing, both penalties were removed, restoring Gasly to the top three and dropping Isack Hadjar out of the podium spots.

In Monaco, five seconds is everything, and this reversal flips the weekend’s story from a result blunted by sanctions to one of the most valuable finishes on the calendar. For Alpine it’s points reclaimed and a procedural win that signals intent; for Hadjar it’s a brutal demotion decided not on the streets, but in the paperwork.

#F1 #MonacoGP #PierreGasly #AlpineF1Team #StewardsDecision #MotorsportNews

George Russell has stopped pretending the 2026 tit

George Russell has stopped pretending the 2026 title fight is still alive. With Kimi Antonelli 68 points clear after five straight poles and five straight wins, Russell has shifted the focus from chasing a near-impossible comeback to salvaging momentum, results and peace of mind after a season that started with him as the favourite.

Russell points to the kind of weekends that warp a standings table fast: safety car timing in Japan, a battery failure in Canada, and a Monaco pit lane speeding penalty. His argument isn’t that he’s been “robbed”, but that a more neutral run would’ve looked like extra podiums and maybe wins — and that letting the points gap dictate every Sunday is the quickest way to make it worse. Now he’s aiming for a reset: control the controllables, stack clean weekends, and make sure 2026 doesn’t become defined by the chaos.

#F1 #GeorgeRussell #KimiAntonelli #MercedesF1 #Formula1 #MotorsportNews

Kimi Antonelli’s Monaco win has only intensified F

Kimi Antonelli’s Monaco win has only intensified F1’s favourite new reflex: rushing to label the next Ayrton Senna. Five straight wins, a growing title lead, pole in the Principality and a controlled, untouchable drive have made the 19-year-old the story of the season — and Monaco is the place where performances get turned into mythology.

Antonelli isn’t buying it. He says the Senna comparisons aren’t fair, calling Senna his idol but stressing he’s nowhere near what the Brazilian achieved and that his own career is only just beginning. It’s a rare, grounded pushback against hype that can shrink a young driver into a tribute act, when what he’s doing now is already strong enough on its own terms.

#F1 #KimiAntonelli #MonacoGP #Formula1 #Motorsport #F1News

Lewis Hamilton played down the latest FIA ADUO cha

Lewis Hamilton played down the latest FIA ADUO chatter suggesting Red Bull has the grid’s strongest engine, calling it “definitely a surprise” and stressing that Red Bull and Mercedes power is “very, very close” — especially given the assessment focuses on the internal combustion side, not the full power unit picture. He also noted he’d heard some Mercedes personnel have moved to Red Bull, while still crediting what they’ve achieved.

But Hamilton’s main takeaway wasn’t about horsepower at all. Despite Monaco being a track where power matters less, he still finished six seconds behind winner Kimi Antonelli and pinned the difference on one thing: “pure downforce.” In a season where Mercedes has won every race so far, Hamilton’s message was clear — the headlines might follow engines, but wins are still being built through aero grip, balance, and upgrades that translate into real lap time.
#F1 #LewisHamilton #MercedesF1 #RedBullRacing #MonacoGP #MotorsportNews

Oscar Piastri isn’t looking for sympathy after Mon

Oscar Piastri isn’t looking for sympathy after Monaco — he’s frustrated by the precedent. With the FIA reviewing Alpine’s successful Right of Review over Pierre Gasly’s pit lane speeding penalties, Piastri’s point is simple: you can’t unpick a race after the fact when drivers have already made real-time strategy calls around penalties they were told were valid.

Monaco saw five drivers hit with six pit lane penalties, but only Alpine could reopen the case because Gasly’s were added after the flag. New FOM evidence suggests the distance used for the official timing was inaccurate, potentially overestimating his speed, and a verdict is due in Spain. Piastri says his own extra stop to serve a five-second penalty changed his race, and warns the fallout could be bigger — including Isack Hadjar potentially losing a first Red Bull podium that can’t be relived, only rewritten.

#F1 #MonacoGP #OscarPiastri #AlpineF1Team #FIA #IsackHadjar

The FIA’s latest ADUO power unit benchmarking has

The FIA’s latest ADUO power unit benchmarking has reportedly rated Red Bull Ford Powertrains as the leading internal combustion engine on the grid, with Mercedes more than two percent back on the ICE-only metric and Ferrari/Audi/Honda said to be over four percent down. It’s a surprising contrast to a season where Mercedes has won every race, and it highlights how this assessment captures only one slice of the overall power unit picture.

Max Verstappen wasn’t celebrating the “best” label. He said Red Bull was surprised by the outcome and is speaking to the FIA to understand how that conclusion was reached, stressing the team doesn’t feel like the benchmark given lingering reliability concerns. With ADUO shaping who gets extra development opportunities, being ranked first isn’t just a compliment — it can also tighten the rules around what you’re allowed to improve.

#F1 #MaxVerstappen #RedBullRacing #PowerUnit #FIA #MotorsportNews

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