Round eighteen brings F1 to the Lone Star State and its capital, Austin, for the United States Grand Prix. The country’s first purpose-built F1 circuit became the home ‘national’ race in 2012, and is one of the best circuits for overtaking and we have seen some brilliant races. The 3.426-mile Circuit of the Americas, or...
Round sixteen sees a country host another nation’s Grand Prix for the first time since the 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix, as the sport returns to Sepang, twenty-eight miles from the Malaysian capital, for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Sepang circuit returns to the calendar after a nine-year hiatus following the US-Israel war in Iran. When...
Round fifteen brings F1 to Western Asia and the Azerbaijani capital Baku, since joining the calendar a decade ago, the high-speed street circuit has provided drama and controversy as drivers tackle the third-longest circuit on the calendar, which features the narrowest section of the season, but also great overtaking opportunities. Baku was the first of...
Formula 1 on its summer break with a fascinating championship battle beginning to take shape. Mercedes may still have the fastest package, but reliability concerns have handed opportunities to Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, setting up a potentially dramatic fight for the title. Meanwhile, a tightly contested midfield, McLaren's resurgence and the uncertainty surrounding Max Verstappen's future mean there is no shortage of storylines to watch in what promises to be a thrilling second half of the 2026 season. ...
