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Red Bull has confirmed Gianpiero Lambiase will lea

Red Bull has confirmed Gianpiero Lambiase will leave when his contract ends in 2028, with McLaren already naming him Chief Racing Officer reporting to Andrea Stella. No immediate move, no gardening leave — just a clear two-year runway that lets both teams plan properly.

McLaren is framing this as structure, not succession: easing Stella’s workload by putting a senior specialist in charge of race operations so the team can keep its sharp end professional as results rise. Red Bull, meanwhile, gets certainty and time to manage the handover without constant week-to-week speculation. The paddock will talk up “future team principal” narratives, but the paperwork says continuity — and a long-term play for pit wall performance.

#F1 #McLaren #RedBullRacing #GianpieroLambiase #AndreaStella #ZakBrown

Red Bull’s big Miami upgrade hasn’t turned the RB2

Red Bull’s big Miami upgrade hasn’t turned the RB22 into a title-winning machine overnight, but it has finally delivered something Verstappen’s been missing in 2026: a car he can trust. With seven new parts on the car, he put it fifth in Sprint qualifying, his best grid result of the season, and ahead of Russell. The raw gap to Norris was still 0.592s, yet Verstappen says it feels like Red Bull has almost halved the deficit from recent weekends where they’d been more than a second back.

The Dutchman called the upgraded RB22 “more normal” and “more together” — while admitting they’re still weak in the high-speed first sector. It’s a step away from damage limitation and toward a clearer development path, even with Verstappen only ninth in the standings on 12 points. On the other side of the garage, rookie Isack Hadjar made SQ3 but was nearly a second slower and couldn’t explain why, underlining how tricky this new package is to access.

#F1 #MiamiGP #MaxVerstappen #RedBullRacing #SprintQualifying #F1News

Cadillac’s first three grands prix as F1’s newest

Cadillac’s first three grands prix as F1’s newest team have already changed the way it can recruit. After a long, scrutinised path to joining the 2026 grid, boss Graeme Lowdon says the pitch to new hires is no longer a leap of faith — candidates can now see the operation up close, and judge how the garage and pit wall function in real time.

The response has been huge: 143,000 applicants, more than 9,000 shortlisted and around 6,500 interviews so far. Lowdon says the team still has plenty of vacancies and must grow at the right rate under the cost cap, while building cohesion across its UK base in Silverstone and an expanding US operation — with the next major wave of hiring set to be stateside.

#F1 #CadillacF1 #Formula1 #F1News #Motorsport #F1Jobs

Alex Zanardi has died aged 59, his family confirme

Alex Zanardi has died aged 59, his family confirmed on Saturday, closing the chapter on one of motorsport’s most extraordinary lives. He raced in Formula 1 through the 1990s with Jordan, Minardi, Lotus and Williams, but found his greatest stage in CART—winning back-to-back titles with Chip Ganassi in 1997 and 1998 and becoming the kind of driver who could turn a race into an event.

After the 2001 Lausitz crash that cost him both legs, Zanardi refused to let the story end. He returned to competition with hand controls, then built a second elite career in handcycling and triathlon, winning multiple Paralympic medals and golds at London 2012 and Rio 2016. In a sport that measures legacy in wins and contracts, Zanardi’s impact was bigger than any results sheet: a benchmark for resilience, reinvention, and the relentless will to compete.

#AlexZanardi #Motorsport #CART #F1 #Paralympics #RacingLegends

Ferrari rolled into Miami talking up a major step:

Ferrari rolled into Miami talking up a major step: 11 updates for the SF-26 and a practice session that briefly backed it up, with Leclerc fastest and Hamilton in the mix. But Sprint qualifying snapped the mirage. Hamilton could only manage P7, over a tenth behind Leclerc and seven tenths off Norris on pole, admitting the car “didn’t feel particularly great” and that Ferrari needs answers overnight.

The new floor, diffuser and revised rear wing weren’t the problem on paper; the issue was how they landed when the soft tyre mattered most. Leclerc salvaged P4 again, pointing out that everyone else upgraded too, with McLaren finally stitching their speed into a clean lap. Ferrari still believes its race pace can rescue the weekend, but Miami has exposed the same hard truth: parts are easy to bring, performance is harder to unlock.

#F1 #Ferrari #MiamiGP #LewisHamilton #CharlesLeclerc #SprintQualifying

Carlos Sainz didn’t hide his frustration after Fri

Carlos Sainz didn’t hide his frustration after Friday in Miami, dragging the Williams into SQ2 in 15th before venting over the radio that the team was “three steps behind” where it should be. The raw numbers underlined the gap, with Sainz still 15th in SQ2 and almost two seconds off the benchmark, before Alex Albon’s deleted lap for track limits bumped Sainz up to start the Sprint 14th.

Once the helmet came off, the message softened into a clearer diagnosis: energy management and deployment control left Williams unable to optimise the session, especially on the out-lap and push lap. Even so, Sainz called the SQ2 appearance a small but real step forward compared to earlier rounds where perfect execution still meant an SQ1 exit, while noting Miami wasn’t the place to expect much impact from F1’s recent energy tweaks.

#F1 #MiamiGP #CarlosSainz #WilliamsRacing #SprintQualifying #MotorsportNews

Aston Martin arrived in Miami with a stark entry o

Aston Martin arrived in Miami with a stark entry on the upgrades list: nothing. In a paddock that brought a “massive” wave of new parts, the absence didn’t look like confidence — it looked like a team still stuck solving basics, with the AMR26’s Honda-linked vibration issues reportedly consuming time, set-up freedom and development focus.

On Sky, Jenson Button suggested the thinking is deliberate: Adrian Newey isn’t interested in small, incremental packages, and Aston Martin may be holding back for a bigger, more decisive update later in the year. It’s a high-stakes trade-off — sacrificing races now while rivals learn fast — and it puts real weight on the next package to deliver not just new parts, but a clear change of direction and proof the Honda partnership is helping rather than distracting.

#F1 #AstonMartinF1 #MiamiGP #AdrianNewey #HondaF1 #AMR26

Oscar Piastri’s Miami week detoured through McLare

Oscar Piastri’s Miami week detoured through McLaren’s past, with a few laps in the 2008 title-winning MP4/23. The takeaway wasn’t nostalgia for its own sake, but how instantly “readable” the old V8 felt: loud, responsive and direct, with less management and more driving.

That contrast lands right in the middle of F1’s 2026 debate. The FIA is already weighing tweaks as battery management becomes a growing frustration, while the headline weight loss for the new cars (around 30kg) doesn’t sound like the kind of reset drivers are craving. Piastri suggested you’d need 50–100kg to feel a real shift, even if he accepts the reality: a hybrid-heavy roadmap is locked in and the simple, lightweight ideal comes with big trade-offs. His point was simpler than any graph — “better” needs to feel alive from the cockpit.

#F1 #OscarPiastri #McLaren #MiamiGP #F12026 #MotorsportNews

Alex Albon’s Miami Friday ended with a stewards’ s

Alex Albon’s Miami Friday ended with a stewards’ sting: after progressing into SQ2 and posting the 14th-fastest time, the Williams driver was hit with a late track-limits call from SQ1 that blew up his Sprint qualifying.

The breach at Turn 6 on his final SQ1 run wasn’t flagged until SQ2 had already started, creating what the stewards called an “unusual situation.” Using the Sporting Code’s discretionary powers, they deleted the SQ1 lap that put him through and then wiped all his SQ2 laps on the basis he shouldn’t have been there, dropping him to 19th on the Sprint grid. It reshuffles the order without reopening chances for those behind, leaving Albon with a tough recovery job in Saturday’s Sprint.

#F1 #MiamiGP #SprintQualifying #AlexAlbon #WilliamsRacing #TrackLimits

Valtteri Bottas has officially done Coachella once

Valtteri Bottas has officially done Coachella once and filed it away for good. After the viral snap with Daniel Ricciardo during April’s break, Bottas didn’t sugar-coat the review as the paddock arrived in Miami: too many people, not his thing, and he’s not going back.

Miami, though, is where things get serious. Cadillac roll out their first major upgrade package of the season at their home race, focused on new aero and weight reduction, with Bottas hopeful it can deliver a bigger step than rivals. With his best result so far only 13th in China and the midfield ultra-tight, this weekend is the first real test of whether Cadillac’s early-2026 direction is gaining lap time, not just attention.

#F1 #MiamiGP #CadillacF1 #ValtteriBottas #F1News #Formula1

Alex Albon’s Friday in Miami isn’t over yet. The W

Alex Albon’s Friday in Miami isn’t over yet. The Williams driver has been placed under FIA investigation for a potential track limits breach in SQ1, after he scraped through to SQ2 in P16.

Liam Lawson missed the cut in P17, and Racing Bulls briefly looked like they’d spotted a lifeline if Albon’s lap was deleted. But no call came before SQ2 started, Albon took his place, and Lawson stayed out. The twist is the investigation was only confirmed after SQ2 had already begun, leaving Racing Bulls with the frustration of lost track time and knock-on prep if the decision ultimately goes against Albon. In the sprint format, the delay is the story as much as the ruling.

#F1 #MiamiGP #SprintQualifying #AlexAlbon #LiamLawson #TrackLimits

Lando Norris has broken Mercedes’ grip on 2026 spr

Lando Norris has broken Mercedes’ grip on 2026 sprint poles, putting McLaren P1 in Miami with a 1:27.869. It may be “only” sprint qualifying, but the message is loud: McLaren’s upgrades have real bite, and the front of the grid is finally moving.

Kimi Antonelli kept Mercedes on the front row in second, with Oscar Piastri third for a two-car McLaren statement. Charles Leclerc starts fourth after an error on his key lap, while Max Verstappen could only manage fifth ahead of George Russell. Lewis Hamilton lines up seventh alongside Franco Colapinto in eighth, with Hadjar and Gasly completing the top 10. Further back, Alonso is 21st and Stroll failed to set a lap, with a possible track-limits review hovering over Albon’s result.

#F1 #MiamiGP #SprintQualifying #LandoNorris #McLaren #MercedesAMG

McLaren flirted with disaster in Miami Sprint Qual

McLaren flirted with disaster in Miami Sprint Qualifying, leaving their runs late and hovering around the cut line, but still delivered when it mattered. Lando Norris vaulted from the drop zone to P1 with a 1:28.723, just 0.010s ahead of Charles Leclerc, with Oscar Piastri third after a scruffy opening that suddenly looked like confidence. Lewis Hamilton took fourth, Kimi Antonelli impressed in fifth ahead of George Russell, while Max Verstappen ended SQ1 in seventh behind the Mercedes pair.

The session turned messy as track evolution and timing games tightened the margins, and Aston Martin paid the price. Lance Stroll’s mistake brought brief yellows and ended his running, while Fernando Alonso’s deleted lap left him stranded as both cars fell out in SQ1. Eliminations also caught Liam Lawson, Esteban Ocon, Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas in a brutal first segment on a sprint weekend.

#F1 #MiamiGP #SprintQualifying #McLaren #Ferrari #AstonMartin

Red Bull has confirmed Gianpiero “GP” Lambiase wil

Red Bull has confirmed Gianpiero “GP” Lambiase will leave for McLaren in 2028 when his contract expires, putting an end date on one of F1’s defining driver–engineer partnerships. Verstappen and Lambiase have been together since Spain 2016, racking up 71 wins and four world titles, with GP’s calm, clipped radio calls at the centre of Red Bull’s recent era.

The move immediately reignited talk that Verstappen might follow, especially after his 2021 line that he’d stop if GP stopped. Verstappen shut it down: he says he gave Lambiase his blessing, has no hard feelings, and insists the switch “has nothing to do” with his own future. For Red Bull it’s not a crisis, but it is a clear pressure point as the team plans a succession on the pitwall; for McLaren, it’s a major statement of intent for the next cycle.

#F1 #MaxVerstappen #RedBullRacing #McLaren #GianpieroLambiase #SillySeason

The FIA has clarified the confusion around 2026 en

The FIA has clarified the confusion around 2026 energy recharge limits after teams arrived in Miami and found the official numbers didn’t match the earlier “8MJ to 7MJ” headline. Miami will keep the higher ceilings: 9MJ in practice and race (9MJ with Overtake, 8.5MJ without), 8MJ in qualifying, because the FIA expects only minimal “super clipping” here.

The real change is how that power can be used. Miami brings tighter deployment zoning, with drivers capped at 250kW through the technical Turn 1–8 section, then allowed 350kW on key straights before dropping back again. It reduces driver freedom, makes preparation and state-of-charge timing more critical, and signals a new lever the FIA can pull at other circuits if harvesting starts to compromise qualifying and racing.

#F1 #MiamiGP #FIA #PowerUnit #2026Regulations #MotorsportNews

Miami’s sprint-format upgrade list tells a familia

Miami’s sprint-format upgrade list tells a familiar story: who’s willing to roll the dice with big new parts, and who’s backing a strong baseline by keeping changes tight. Even with minimal track time to validate, Miami’s sheets are stacked — a sign the 2026 development race is already forcing aggressive calls.

McLaren has gone for a major concept step with a new floor and supporting bodywork, plus a revised rear wing. Mercedes has stayed in refinement mode with just two detail gains. Red Bull arrives with a broad aero push, including a Ferrari-style ‘Macarena’ wing and a reworked floor aimed at load without destabilising balance. Ferrari swings hardest with 11 upgrades that read like a full aero re-optimisation to widen the operating window. Williams brings a surprisingly comprehensive package, Racing Bulls focuses on rear load and a circuit-specific front wing, while Aston Martin is the outlier with nothing declared. Elsewhere, Haas adds a targeted floor tweak, Audi pairs front-flow tidying with a new floor/diffuser, Alpine debuts multiple aero changes plus a new Colapinto chassis and a one-off rushed rear wing for Gasly, and Cadillac shows real intent with nine updates aimed at rear load and reduced ride-height sensitivity.

#F1 #MiamiGP #F1Tech #F1Updates #Formula1 #Motorsport

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Max Verstappen was blunt in Miami: F1 has become s

Max Verstappen was blunt in Miami: F1 has become safer, but motorsport will always have the capacity to bite. You can build the strongest car and improve every procedure, he said, yet a “wrong angle” impact and a slice of bad luck can still decide the outcome.

The comments land after a grim stretch around the Verstappen orbit, with Juha Miettinen killed at the Nürburgring event Verstappen attended and Jos Verstappen involved in a heavy rally crash. Verstappen’s point isn’t to dismiss safety progress like the halo and improved survival structures, but to reject the comforting idea that safety is a finish line, especially as F1 heads toward a major 2026 reset.

#F1 #MaxVerstappen #MiamiGP #MotorsportSafety #Formula1 #RacingNews

Lewis Hamilton heads into Miami’s storm threat fee

Lewis Hamilton heads into Miami’s storm threat feeling unusually prepared, after Ferrari’s SF-26 has logged a rare amount of wet running: a full rain-soaked day in Barcelona and two more wet-test days at Fiorano as part of Pirelli’s wet tyre programme. It’s unglamorous mileage, but in a season where these cars are still a moving target on low grip, Hamilton believes it could pay off if Sunday gets messy.

While Ferrari’s Monza filming day and talk of a “package and a half” upgrade swirl in the background, the bigger concern is what rain does to the 2026 cars. Charles Leclerc warns the strangest danger may be on the straights: with different power strategies and less energy management, cars can arrive faster in the wet than the dry, with minimal visibility and closing speeds that invite misreads. Hamilton’s extra wet work might not make it safe, but it could make it more predictable.

#F1 #MiamiGP #LewisHamilton #Ferrari #CharlesLeclerc #WetWeatherRacing

Lando Norris has welcomed the FIA’s latest tweaks

Lando Norris has welcomed the FIA’s latest tweaks to the 2026 rules ahead of Miami, saying they’ve moved things “in the right direction” for qualifying and should deliver more flat-out laps. But he’s clear they won’t “fix” the bigger problem drivers keep flagging.

Norris argues race-day won’t change much because the on-off rhythm is baked into the concept: outcomes swing too often on battery state and deployment, creating “yo-yo racing” rather than sustained wheel-to-wheel pressure. His view is that the real route back to “proper racing” is simpler fundamentals — lighter cars, tougher tyres and cars that can follow — but he also acknowledges the reality of 2026: once a rule set is in motion, meaningful change is slow, political and expensive.

#F1 #LandoNorris #MiamiGP #FIA #Formula1 #MotorsportNews

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