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Cadillac says Sergio Perez’s Canada GP retirement

Cadillac says Sergio Perez’s Canada GP retirement looked more dramatic than it was. Team boss Graeme Lowdon insists the “mystery” is already solved: the failure began earlier, and what fans saw flailing on the onboard was largely brake-related once the compromised component was put under load. The root cause has been identified and addressed, and the team is adamant it’s not a red flag heading into Monaco.

Lowdon also shut down paddock chatter about Valtteri Bottas being replaced, calling rumours of Colton Herta stepping in baseless and noting Herta doesn’t have the superlicence points to race F1. Now Cadillac heads to the principality for only its sixth Grand Prix leaning on experience from Perez and Bottas, aiming for a clean, calm weekend on a circuit that punishes anything less.

#F1 #CadillacF1 #CanadianGP #MonacoGP #SergioPerez #ValtteriBottas

“Good job, Luigi.” One throwaway radio message fro

“Good job, Luigi.” One throwaway radio message from Fred Vasseur to Lewis Hamilton after Canada has turned into Ferrari’s latest in-joke, a small sign that Hamilton isn’t just settling in at Maranello — he’s being properly absorbed. The timing helps: Montreal delivered his best result in red so far, P2 behind Kimi Antonelli, and drew him level with Charles Leclerc on 2026 podiums (two each).

Now the focus shifts from nickname to narrative. Hamilton has been clear he’s not thinking about stopping anytime soon, and he heads to Monaco just three points behind Leclerc, with Ferrari expected to be strong on the streets despite the SF-26’s straight-line struggles elsewhere. With Hamilton a three-time Monaco winner and Leclerc coming off a dominant home victory in 2024, Ferrari arrives with two genuine contenders and an internal battle ready to sharpen.

#F1 #Ferrari #LewisHamilton #CharlesLeclerc #MonacoGP #FredVasseur

Martin Brundle isn’t buying the idea that the 2026

Martin Brundle isn’t buying the idea that the 2026 regulation reset will “fix” Monaco. The cars may bring new quirks — including the stop-start feel of energy deployment — but he says Monte Carlo will remain what it’s always been: a qualifying-first weekend where Sunday is usually chess, unless rain or a well-timed safety car flips the board.

Brundle points to decades of evidence, from his own Monaco starts in the 80s and 90s to every aero and tyre era since: the circuit’s geography makes track position the real currency, not wheel-to-wheel racing. Monaco still demands total precision and relentless focus, with strategy often reduced to managing gaps and surviving the walls. The rules may change, but Monaco’s DNA doesn’t.

#F1 #MonacoGP #MartinBrundle #F12026 #SkySportsF1 #MotorsportNews

Guenther Steiner’s latest comment has put him on a

Guenther Steiner’s latest comment has put him on a collision course with the Verstappens, after he suggested Max’s criticism of F1’s 2026 rules is conditional and that he’d be calling them “the best regulations ever” if Red Bull were winning. Jos Verstappen fired back publicly with a blunt dig at Steiner’s credibility, turning the debate into the latest paddock flashpoint as the new era edges closer.

Behind the sniping is a bigger fight: trust in what 2026 will feel like on track. Verstappen has repeatedly warned the direction risks producing racing that doesn’t feel like F1, while the FIA is already moving to “refine” the hybrid split and discuss further tweaks for 2027. Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies backed changes aimed at more flat-out racing, even as teams brace for late rule shifts that could force redesigns, bigger tanks, or even shorter races. With the competitive order still moving and the rulebook still being nudged, every quote is becoming ammunition.

#F1 #MaxVerstappen #GuentherSteiner #FIA #F12026 #RedBullRacing

Ferrari’s first full EV, the five-seat Luce, has l

Ferrari’s first full EV, the five-seat Luce, has landed like a flare in Maranello. Former boss Luca di Montezemolo took aim early, saying he hoped Ferrari would “at least remove the Prancing Horse” from it, turning the car into a referendum on what counts as a Ferrari in 2026.

Ferrari’s answer was pure theatre: Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc unveiling it, climbing in, and driving it hard. They sold “Ferrari-ness” through feel, detail and control, not noise — praising the finish, low centre of gravity, minimal roll, and composure over kerbs. Leclerc highlighted the quieter cabin and a return to physical buttons, while Ferrari nods to tradition with a performance-mode soundtrack and tactile flourishes like a glass gear stick and slot-in key. The Luce is priced at $640,000, with first deliveries slated for Q4 2026 — and the identity fight is only getting louder.

#Ferrari #EV #LewisHamilton #CharlesLeclerc #Supercar #MotorsportNews

Mercedes left Montreal at the centre of the paddoc

Mercedes left Montreal at the centre of the paddock noise, and not just because the W17 finally looked properly alive again. Off track, they’ve stepped away from talks over taking a stake in Alpine, ending a long-running rumour and quietly reshuffling the boardroom chess. With Mercedes out, one major obstacle to other power players entering the conversation is gone — and it also reads like Mercedes choosing certainty over complexity as 2026 planning ramps up.

On track, the flashpoint was internal: Kimi Antonelli’s radio call for George Russell to get a “penalty” in the Sprint, and Toto Wolff’s clear displeasure. It was the kind of message that turns teammate racing into something more corrosive if it becomes habit. Elsewhere, Verstappen’s Nürburgring 24 Hours debut kept widening the discussion beyond F1, with Alonso and Räikkönen adding to the growing sense he’s the grid’s reference point. And at Ferrari, Rob Smedley suggested Hamilton had the edge over Leclerc in Canada — the kind of weekend detail that can linger in Maranello longer than the points do.

#F1 #CanadianGP #MercedesAMGF1 #AlpineF1 #MaxVerstappen #Ferrari

McLaren came to Montreal needing a clean, opportun

McLaren came to Montreal needing a clean, opportunistic Sunday to keep Mercedes within reach in the Constructors’ fight. Instead it unraveled fast: an early rain gamble put both cars on inters and briefly vaulted Norris into the lead, before a quick-drying track forced an early switch back to slicks and wiped out any upside.

From there it only got worse. Oscar Piastri took a deserved 10-second penalty for a hairpin collision with Alex Albon that ended Albon’s race and left Piastri damaged, finishing 11th. Norris’ afternoon was defined by misfortune — an unscheduled stop for overheating and then a gearbox failure that would have struck regardless — leaving the reigning world champion out before the flag. McLaren leaves Canada 113 points behind Mercedes, with a weekend that hit strategy, execution and reliability all at once.
#F1 #CanadianGP #McLaren #OscarPiastri #LandoNorris #Formula1

Hitech’s 2026 Formula 2 line-up isn’t really an “o

Hitech’s 2026 Formula 2 line-up isn’t really an “old heads vs kids” story. It’s a surprisingly grown-up alliance between Colton Herta and Ritomo Miyata: two drivers who built reputations outside the usual European ladder and have quickly clicked on how to approach an F2 weekend. Miyata says Herta’s IndyCar and IMSA background feels familiar, while Herta values Miyata’s deep F2 know-how as he pushes all-in on his European programme alongside his Cadillac F1 test role.

After three rounds, it’s tight and constructive rather than one-sided: Miyata is ninth on 22 points, Herta 12th on 16, with Herta scoring in every feature race and Miyata delivering Hitech’s best results so far. The bigger story is the feedback loop—race craft, consistency, and the small Sunday decisions that turn decent weekends into points that matter later.

#Formula2 #HitechGP #ColtonHerta #RitomoMiyata #Motorsport #RoadToF1

Kimi Raikkonen has never been one for hype, which

Kimi Raikkonen has never been one for hype, which is exactly why his verdict on the current F1 grid hits harder. Asked to name the best driver out there, the 2007 world champion didn’t hesitate: Max Verstappen. Raikkonen traced it back to Barcelona 2016, when Verstappen won on his Red Bull debut with Raikkonen chasing in a Ferrari — the moment he says he knew “a star was born.”

A decade on, the numbers and the paddock agree: four world titles, a near-miss by two points for a fifth, and voted best driver of 2025 by drivers and team bosses alike. Raikkonen also offered a quiet note of hope for Ferrari as Hamilton and Leclerc push in 2026, even with Mercedes setting the early pace and Hamilton already delivering P2 in Canada. But the benchmark remains clear: if you want the championship this year, you’re still going through Verstappen.

#F1 #MaxVerstappen #KimiRaikkonen #Ferrari #LewisHamilton #MercedesAMG

Jenson Button says the Indy 500 isn’t for him anym

Jenson Button says the Indy 500 isn’t for him anymore, but he’s openly backing Fernando Alonso to take one more swing at the only missing piece of the Triple Crown. Button argues Alonso remains the best bet to join Graham Hill: Monaco and Le Mans are already in the bank, and he’s proven he can run at the front at Indianapolis.

Alonso’s Indy story has swung between promise and punishment — leading 27 laps in 2017 before an engine failure, failing to qualify in 2019, then finishing 21st in 2020. For now, Alonso is keeping it cool, calling a return “not a priority” as Aston Martin tries to dig its way out of a tough spell. But Button’s endorsement lands because it isn’t hype: it’s a reminder that Indy is one of the last places Alonso can still add something genuinely new — even if the margins, as this year’s record-close finish showed, are brutally thin.

#F1 #FernandoAlonso #JensonButton #Indy500 #TripleCrown #AstonMartin

Lewis Hamilton didn’t just have his best Sunday in

Lewis Hamilton didn’t just have his best Sunday in red in Montreal — he shifted the internal balance at Ferrari. After Charles Leclerc had set the pace early in 2026, Canada flipped the script: Hamilton outqualified him, then delivered a clean P2 while holding off Max Verstappen, finishing around 30 seconds clear of his team-mate.

The more revealing story was the reaction. Leclerc called it “one of, if not the worst weekend of my career” after qualifying eighth, and ex-Ferrari engineer Rob Smedley read that as a sign Hamilton’s weekend hit a nerve. The step forward came after Hamilton chose to skip Ferrari’s simulator work pre-Canada, believing it was pushing him toward set-ups that didn’t translate on track — a call that paid off immediately and could influence whose feedback carries more weight as Ferrari’s season tightens.

#F1 #Ferrari #LewisHamilton #CharlesLeclerc #CanadianGP #MotorsportNews

Fernando Alonso has welcomed Max Verstappen’s Nürb

Fernando Alonso has welcomed Max Verstappen’s Nürburgring 24 Hours cameo and his comments about how “pure” endurance racing can feel, even if he pushed back on the label. For Alonso, it’s not a verdict on F1, it’s simply proof that different series offer different kinds of racing — and it’s healthy when the sport’s biggest names go and experience them.

Pointing to his own Indy 500 run and Le Mans victories, Alonso argued that stars moving across categories grows the whole ecosystem: fans follow drivers, not just championships. With Verstappen also voicing frustrations about F1’s regulatory direction and the rise of management-heavy driving, Alonso’s message is clear: let people explore Nürburgring, Le Mans, IndyCar and beyond — because F1 may be the pinnacle, but the rest is “just as magic” in its own way.

#F1 #FernandoAlonso #MaxVerstappen #Nurburgring24 #LeMans #Motorsport

Cadillac may be only five races into its first F1

Cadillac may be only five races into its first F1 season, but the noise has already started around Valtteri Bottas. Team principal Graeme Lowdon has shut down any talk of an imminent driver change, calling it “no basis in truth” and stressing that drawing hard conclusions this early, while the team is still building its own baselines, is simply unrealistic.

Sergio Perez has had the flashier recent numbers since their China incident, including stronger finishes and a big qualifying edge in Montreal, but Cadillac says the comparison isn’t that simple when both cars are running different plans and development directions. Lowdon also pointed to a key detail: Cadillac’s current edge over an established rival in the standings comes from Bottas’s P13 in China. For now, the priority is clear—use two experienced veterans to build the foundations, not fuel an early-season axe narrative, even as longer-term names like Colton Herta hover in the background.

#F1 #CadillacF1 #ValtteriBottas #SergioPerez #Formula1 #F1News

Red Bull is set to back a late push to rebalance F

Red Bull is set to back a late push to rebalance F1’s 2027 power delivery, even as team principal Laurent Mekies admits it forces every manufacturer out of its comfort zone. Red Bull Powertrains Ford is expected to vote the change through the formal process, with Mercedes also believed to be supportive in principle as discussions continue.

The proposal shifts the split to around 60:40 in favour of the internal combustion engine, moving away from the near 50-50 concept to cut down battery management and bring back a more “flat-out” feel in qualifying and races. The trade-off is real: a late rule pivot risks knock-on effects around fuel flow, fuel load, packaging and even chassis philosophy, with ideas like compensation measures still only hypothetical. Red Bull’s message is clear: accept the development discomfort now, for harder-driving racing in 2027.

#F1 #RedBullRacing #PowerUnits #LaurentMekies #Formula1 #MotorsportNews

Lewis Hamilton left Montreal encouraged by the rac

Lewis Hamilton left Montreal encouraged by the racing but blunt about the future power units, describing performance “dying halfway down the straight” and arguing that energy deployment still isn’t giving drivers what they need to attack. It was a rare public critique, especially after a Canadian GP that delivered real wheel-to-wheel tension, with Hamilton edging Max Verstappen for second as the lead fight turned on reliability.

Days later, Anthony Hamilton pushed the conversation further by reviving his HybridV10 concept for a 2028 launch. In an update, he said funding has been underway, the initial car design phase is complete and CFD has begun — then added that, given “the direction top-tier motorsport is heading,” the series “cannot come soon enough.” With V10 and V8 divisions pitched around fan feedback and accessibility, it’s less a direct F1 rival than a pressure point in a sport still arguing over what it should sound like, feel like and be.
#F1 #LewisHamilton #HybridV10 #V10 #Motorsport #CanadianGP

Former F1 driver Mika Salo has opened up about a f

Former F1 driver Mika Salo has opened up about a frightening injury scare in Bangkok after suffering a deep leg gash that a doctor said looked consistent with a knife-like slash. Salo thought a passing moped had simply brushed him as he walked, then moments later a stranger pointed out he was bleeding heavily, with his shoe covered in blood.

A taxi driver rushed him to hospital, where the wound needed 28 stitches and even required muscle repair before the skin could be closed. Salo says recovery is going well after daily check-ins, with infection risks higher in the humid conditions, and the cut has now healed nicely. Still, the report of “countless similar lacerations” that same evening makes for a sobering footnote for a familiar name from F1’s late-1990s era.

#F1 #MikaSalo #MotorsportNews #Bangkok #Formula1 #RacingLife

Mercedes has pulled out of talks to buy Otro Capit

Mercedes has pulled out of talks to buy Otro Capital’s 24% stake in Alpine, in what reads as a straight valuation call. With bids said to have landed this week, Mercedes’ interest cooled as the price pushed beyond what it was willing to justify — amid reports Otro wants $720m for the stake, implying a $3bn team valuation. That’s a notable jump from recent estimates closer to $2.6bn, and from the $215m invested in 2023.

Any deal is also tangled by governance: filings indicate Otro can’t freely transfer the holding until September 2026, with Renault understood to retain approval rights in the meantime. Renault is said to want a “true racing partner” as much as top dollar, narrowing the field — and with Mercedes out, Christian Horner’s bid suddenly looks like the most heavyweight F1-native option, even as reports swirl that Renault could veto any Horner-involved move. Mercedes stepping aside also takes heat out of the multi-team ownership debate that had flared again around the prospect of a Mercedes stake.

#F1 #AlpineF1 #MercedesF1 #ChristianHorner #Renault #F1Business

Monaco is about to make modern F1 history: the FIA

Monaco is about to make modern F1 history: the FIA has confirmed Straight Mode won’t be available next weekend, marking the first grand prix of the DRS era (since 2011) to run without the moveable rear wing. It won’t “fix” overtaking, but it does underline a clear 2026 message on active aero: where it belongs, and where it doesn’t, with qualifying, tyre prep and precision set to matter even more.

Off-track, the politics and pressure keep building. Christian Horner’s reported BYD meetings highlight how hard it is for would-be manufacturers to buy into a sport that may yet pivot again on power-unit direction, while Cadillac boss Graeme Lowdon has firmly denied rumours around Valtteri Bottas’s seat, stressing the value of experience in a debut campaign. At Mercedes, James Allison blamed heat damage for George Russell’s catastrophic battery failure in Canada, a costly DNF that leaves him 43 points behind Kimi Antonelli. And amid it all, Adrian Newey’s £10,000 donation to help driver coach Rob Wilson’s kidney transplant fundraiser was a timely reminder that F1’s small-world humanity still cuts through the noise.
#F1 #MonacoGP #ActiveAero #CadillacF1 #MercedesAMG #Formula1News

Oscar Piastri has added a new title to his growing

Oscar Piastri has added a new title to his growing F1 résumé: fossil namesake. A newly identified prehistoric flat wasp, preserved in amber from Myanmar and dated to the mid-Cretaceous (around 66 million years ago), has been named Gwesped piastrii in his honour. The researchers cited both his achievements in Formula 1 and an amber hue that reminded them of McLaren orange.

Piastri leaned into the moment with classic deadpan, while McLaren did the same on social. It’s a rare, genuinely light detour from the usual paddock noise, made even funnier by his recent Isle of Man TT visit, where his verdict on the riders was simple: “These guys are nuts.”

#F1 #OscarPiastri #McLaren #Motorsport #ScienceNews #Paleontology

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