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RacingNews365·Sep 8

Liam Lawson delivers 'not ideal' verdict after Monza frustration

Liam Lawson failed to finish inside the points in his second race following his mid-season call-up to Red Bull.

motorsportweek.com·Sep 2

Haas to arrest F1 slump with major upgrades for Italian GP

Haas will roll out a vital upgrade package at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend in a bid to snap a severe mid-season points drought. The American outfit enjoyed a prolific start to the campaign, collecting 19 points across the opening rounds to consolidate seventh in the Constructors’ Championship. However, development has stalled since May’s […]

Synthesis·Aug 31

F1 Mid-Season Review: Challenges and Changes Ahead

As the 2026 season unfolds, teams and drivers face pivotal moments in their campaigns.

motorsport.com·Aug 20

“Something needed to change” – What Marcin Budkowski must fix at Cadillac F1

With Cadillac F1 Team pulling the trigger on a surprising mid-season team boss change, incoming chief Marcin Budkowski is tasked with rectifying the new team's flaws and speeding up its rate of progress. Under founding team principal Graeme Lowdon, Cadillac did an admirable job assembling a start-up F1 team under difficult circumstances, only officially receiving approval to join the grid less ...Keep reading

RacingNews365·Aug 16

F1 2026 mid-season driver ratings - 11-1: Kimi Antonelli dominates three world champions

Check out the top 11 drivers in RacingNews365's mid-season review of its driver ratings from the first half of the the 2026 season.

motorsport.com·Aug 16

F1 2026 mid-season grades: Mercedes' early dominance evaporates as reliability woes strike

After four years in the doldrums with a tough to tame ground-effect car, Toto Wolff's Mercedes empire was desperate to strike back. The combined efforts of its chassis team in Brackley and its power unit division in Brixworth came up with a rocket ship, but enduring reliability problems are taking its grade down to A-. The good Mercedes came out of winter test as the odds-on favourite for ...Keep reading

motorsport.com·Aug 15

F1 2026 mid-season grades: Innovative Ferrari impresses with strong start

Was Fred Vasseur playing with fire when he decided Ferrari should switch focus to 2026 as early as April last year? Perhaps so, but with the Scuderia unable to catch McLaren, the Frenchman made the rational and correct call, even if it didn't necessarily go down well with the expectant Italian faithful at the time. Vasseur at least weathered that storm, but only on the basis that he and his ...Keep reading

RacingNews365·Aug 15

F1 2026 mid-season driver ratings - 22-12: Oscar Piastri a surprise outlier

In the first half of our review of the 2026 F1 driver ratings, from positions 22-12, McLaren's Oscar Piastri is a lowly 12th in the overall list.

RacingNews365·Aug 15

Mercedes offer surprisingly 'churlish' F1 mid-season review: 'There's a degree of frustration'

Mercedes technical director James Allison has reflected on the first half of the 2026 F1 season — and he is less satisfied than might otherwise be expected.

motorsport.com·Aug 14

F1 2026 mid-season grades: McLaren starts on back foot but makes rapid progress

McLaren faced the challenge over following up its back-to-back world titles across an entirely different set of regulations. On paper, it felt like the Woking-based squad was well equipped to do so, but a combination of its 2025 title race hangover and its challenges exploiting Mercedes' power unit have put it on the back foot this year. But a typical, mid-season McLaren surge has salvaged a B- ...Keep reading

motorsport.com·Aug 13

Rob Smedley casts doubt on Haas's chances of becoming F1 frontrunners

Former Ferrari Formula 1 race engineer Rob Smedley has argued that the structure of Haas will prevent it from becoming a frontrunning team in the championship. The American outfit joined the F1 grid in 2016, relying heavily on a technical partnership with Ferrari. While the approach allowed Haas to enter the championship in a more cost-effective manner, it has often contributed to a mid-season ...Keep reading

motorsport.com·Aug 13

F1 2026 mid-season grades: Red Bull stumbles but summer rally shows glimmer of progress

Red Bull made an admirable start to life as a bona fide power unit manufacturer, but on the chassis side the team has been lagging behind its top rivals since day one. A late push towards the summer is salvaging a C- grade rather than a less satisfactory score. The bad Red Bull started 2026 as F1's fourth-fastest team in Melbourne. Initially, a lot of that deficit was attributed to the ...Keep reading

Synthesis·Aug 12

Cadillac F1 Team's Leadership Shake-Up: Graeme Lowdon Out, Marcin Budkowski In

In a surprising mid-season change, Cadillac F1 has appointed Marcin Budkowski as team principal, replacing Graeme Lowdon.

motorsport.com·Aug 12

F1 2026 mid-season grades: Racing Bulls stuns midfield pack

Racing Bulls equalled its best-ever result of sixth place in 2025, but started the new campaign with plenty of question marks. As one of F1's smaller teams, the huge regulation change was a big stress test and its closely-fought battle for sixth saw it start its 2026 car development later than several direct competitors. Then there was the huge unknown of its brand-new power unit developed by ...Keep reading