McLaren has officially confirmed reigning F2 champion Leonardo Fornaroli and IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward as its 2026 Formula 1 reserve drivers. The announcement is part of a comprehensive Driver Development Programme featuring nine talented drivers across F1, IndyCar, and endurance racing as the team prepares for major regulatory changes.
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Red Bull Powertrains insists its 2026 F1 engine is fully legal despite controversy over compression ratios. Technical director Ben Hodgkinson calls rival concerns « a lot of noise about nothing » as Ferrari, Audi, and Honda challenge potential thermal expansion advantages ahead of an FIA meeting on January 22.
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A brief 2013 conversation between Toto Wolff and Alain Prost revealed why McLaren’s management failed Prost and Senna. That five-minute discussion became the blueprint for Mercedes’ transparent driver management philosophy, successfully navigating intense rivalries while winning eight consecutive constructors’ titles.
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As Formula 1 prepares for one of its most significant regulatory overhauls, teams are facing an unexpected technical crisis. The ambitious 768kg minimum weight target for 2026 cars is proving far more challenging than anticipated, with team principals warning that most entries will start the season overweight—potentially costing vital tenths per lap.
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The arrival of Cadillac as Formula 1’s 11th team in 2026 will expand the grid to 22 cars, prompting the FIA to adjust the qualifying format. Six drivers will now be eliminated in both Q1 and Q2 instead of five, while Q3 remains a 10-car shootout for pole position.
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Oliver Mintzlaff wants to do everything to keep Max Verstappen at Red Bull, but insists nobody is above the team. The Red Bull CEO firmly rejected suggestions that Verstappen runs the organization, calling such claims « absurd. »
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Not all aspects of the 2026 regulations are set in stone yet. The FIA has deliberately left several options open to react after Barcelona testing, in case the on-track reality demands it. With Formula One’s biggest technical reset in history just weeks away, the governing body maintains flexibility on critical elements like overtake mode.
Graeme Lowdon has explained why Zhou Guanyu was, in his view, the ideal third driver for Cadillac: thanks to his Formula One experience, but especially his knowledge of the Ferrari power unit. The Chinese driver’s recent work with Ferrari made him the perfect candidate.
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has made a remarkably candid admission about Formula One’s off-track battles, acknowledging that the sport’s political maneuvering is as intense as the on-track racing—and that McLaren actively works to destabilize rival teams.
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Formula One’s 2026 technical regulations represent the most significant transformation to braking technology since the hybrid era began in 2014. With more flexible rules and dramatically increased energy recovery capability, the way Formula One cars stop will be fundamentally different this year.
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