
Hamilton's smoking Ferrari engine should come out now, while the extra penalty is cheap
Lewis Hamilton's FP3 in Sao Paulo ended early with smoke in the cockpit, raising the prospect of more power unit penalties on top of Ferrari's grid drop.

Lewis Hamilton's FP3 in Sao Paulo ended early with smoke in the cockpit, raising the prospect of more power unit penalties on top of Ferrari's grid drop.

Ferrari call Hamilton and Leclerc together, Mercedes can seal the teams' title in Brazil, Russell takes a grid penalty and Camara replaces Ocon at Haas.

George Russell takes a five-place grid penalty at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for his sixth internal combustion engine of the season.

Mercedes lead Ferrari by 126 points and will win the 2026 Teams' Championship at Interlagos if they outscore Ferrari by three or more.

Haas have dropped Esteban Ocon for the rest of 2026, with Rafael Camara debuting in Brazil and no driver named for the final three rounds.

Kimi Antonelli is world champion at 20, the youngest the sport has ever had.

George Russell is 130 points behind Kimi Antonelli, in the same Mercedes.

Charles Leclerc kept the lead after a Turn 4 clash with Lewis Hamilton in Mexico, took a five-second penalty and Ferrari lost a race they could have won.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has won the 2026 F1 title at 20 years and 68 days, breaking Sebastian Vettel's youngest-champion record by more than three years.

Haas replaced Esteban Ocon with Ryo Hirakawa in Mexico, Isack Hadjar got a warning, and Kimi Antonelli needs ninth place to seal the title.

Isack Hadjar got a formal warning from the Mexican Grand Prix stewards for pushing a paddock guest before first practice.

Haas have replaced Esteban Ocon with reserve Ryo Hirakawa for the rest of the Mexico City Grand Prix, giving no reason beyond confirming Ocon isn't ill.

Lewis Hamilton, 41, says he's "built differently" when asked about racing at the African Grand Prix, but can't say if he'll want to in four years.

Oscar Piastri outqualified Lando Norris in Austin but finished 22 seconds behind him on the same strategy, after McLaren had planned a possible swap.

Kimi Antonelli won the US Grand Prix to close in on the title, while George Russell, Fernando Alonso and Oliver Bearman left Austin with complaints.

Oliver Bearman got a 10-second penalty for his collision with Pierre Gasly at the United States Grand Prix and called it crazy.

Fernando Alonso called the lower third of the F1 grid "very low" quality after a lap-one clash with Alex Albon at the United States Grand Prix.

Ferrari led every practice in Austin but lost qualifying, Mercedes' Singapore rollback paid off, and Aston Martin chased a turbo fault Honda couldn't find.

Ferrari topped every practice session in Austin but qualified fourth and fifth, and Hamilton and Leclerc give different reasons for it.

Kimi Antonelli went from P5 to P2 in Austin practice after Mercedes put both cars on the same upgrade package following a Singapore rethink.

Horner on Red Bull's winning engine, the Racing Bulls seat question, Freddie Slater's Audi FP1 runs, the Austin liveries and Verstappen's bump warning.

Max Verstappen says the bumps at the Circuit of the Americas are out of control and the track needs opening up properly, not more grinding.

Audi will run 18-year-old Freddie Slater in first practice in Mexico City on 30 October and again at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix a week later.

Mercedes, Aston Martin, Haas and Cadillac run special liveries at the United States Grand Prix, where Kimi Antonelli could clinch the title.

Liam Lawson is ninth in the standings as Racing Bulls weigh three drivers for two 2027 seats. We think they should keep him as the benchmark.

Christian Horner says Red Bull's shareholders and CEO Oliver Mintzlaff congratulated him after its in-house engine's first wins.

Honda found no turbo fault after Fernando Alonso's pitlane start in Singapore. Aston Martin's bigger problem is the updated car.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says Oscar Piastri is returning to the driver he knew, though his 2026 results have yet to show it.

Mercedes are targeting a US race for George Russell's next engine grid penalty, after a 60-place drop at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli can become F1's youngest world champion and end Italy's 73-year wait for a champion if he wins the title in Austin.

Max Verstappen says Red Bull's early 2026 car was sometimes scary to drive. It has now won the last two grands prix and the Singapore sprint.

Pierre Gasly started seventh at Marina Bay with help from George Russell's grid penalty and Isack Hadjar's woes, then failed to score.

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur won't call Red Bull F1's best team, despite Max Verstappen winning the last two grands prix from pole.

Lewis Hamilton stayed out under the lap-39 virtual safety car in Singapore, slipped to sixth and lost a podium. He has taken full responsibility.

Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 102 points and can win the title in Austin, but only with a win and poor results for Russell and Hamilton.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri escaped penalties after colliding at Turn 5 on the final lap of the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint.

Stewards found Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton under a yellow in Singapore Sprint Qualifying but gave no penalty, so he keeps pole.