RNW Staff

PART ONE – Liam LAWSON (Racing Bulls), Oliver BEARMAN (Haas), Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin) Q: Fernando, perhaps we could start with you. Not quite hometown hero, but home country hero. Look, it’s been a tough start to the season for Aston Martin. Just how much satisfaction did the Monaco weekend and that point give you?Fernando ALONSO: Well, hello […]

The activated clause was included in the contract signed between Pirelli, the FIA and Formula 1 in 2023, when the Italian company extended its presence in the top series of motorsport for the three-year period 2025–2027, and it provided for the possibility of prolonging the collaboration for an additional season. Pirelli will therefore remain the exclusive […]

When the dust settled at the end of a frenetic Hyperpole 2 shootout around the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe, a five thousandths-of-a-second was all that separated Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA’s Jack Aitken from BMW M Team WRT’s Dries Vanthoor. It was the latter, though, that would inherit pole after the Brit was stripped of […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 11 June 1430hrs  1500hrs Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Oliver Bearman (Haas)Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) Franco Colapinto (Alpine)Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)Carlos Sainz (Williams) Friday, 12 June 1530hrs Mattia Binotto (Audi)Ayao Komatsu (Haas)Toto Wolff (Mercedes) Saturday, 13 June Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 14 June Post-Race First three finishing drivers  

The FIA, FOM, Teams and Power Unit Manufacturers have agreed a package of changes to the Formula 1 Technical, Sporting and Financial Regulations for 2027 and 2028. The agreement follows discussions held since the opening races of the 2026 season, following concerns identified in relation to energy management under the new Power Unit framework. The proposed […]

Hearing Case ICA-2026-02: Appeal lodged on behalf of Fusion Motorsport against Decision No. 269 dated 12 April 2026 of the Stewards of the Muro-Leccese Competition (Italy), counting towards the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship – Junior. On 12 April 2026, during the Final Phase of Round 1 of the 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European […]

The 30-minute session – with the quickest 15 competitors advancing to Thursday’s Hyperpole 1 shootout – saw numerous cars top the timesheets as fresh tyres were bolted on and lap times tumbled, but all eyes were glued to the bottom of the order. In what has been a troubled event so far for the #83 […]

The 2026 Mondokart.com FIA Karting European Championship is beginning to reach its crescendo as the paddock moves to Germany this week for the penultimate round of the championship for OK and Junior drivers.  Noah Baglin is on the cusp of adding the European title to his name after an almost faultless start to his campaign […]

The Dutch crew of Mitchel van den Brink and Bart Heun took full advantage of the third-stage retirement of the Lithuanian pairing of Benediktas Vanagas and Aisvydas Paliukenas to earn a comfortable victory in the 13th Baja Greece on Sunday. The South Racing Can-Am Maverick R duo won the third stage and had built up […]

Twice on pole and twice a reverse-grid race winner after a series of sublime overtaking moves at the Slovakia Ring, Kiss has now won seven times out of a possible eight in 2026 and tops the provisional Goodyear FIA ETRC standings by 36 points. It was also a winning weekend for Mark Taylor in the […]

Kimi Antonelli claimed his fifth consecutive Formula 1 victory with a dominant drive in a disrupted Monaco Grand Prix, as late-race incidents for Lance Stroll and Charles Leclerc triggered a Safety Car, and a red flag for track damage led to an eight-lap sprint to the finish. Starting from pole position, the championship-leading Mercedes driver […]

DRIVERS 1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)2 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari)3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by David Coulthard)  Q: Isack Hadjar, congratulations, your second podium in Formula 1 and, of course, here in Monte Carlo. That was not an easy race for you, I can see it on your face. Take us through the journey.Isack HADJAR: Yeah, I […]

Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship leader Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheet in the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, beating Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton by more than three tenths of a second. The session began with a steady flow of cars heading out on soft […]

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli claimed a dramatic pole position for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, beating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by just 0.043s at the end of a tense and closely-contested qualifying session in Monte Carlo. The championship-leading Italian delivered a superb final effort of 1:12.051 to secure his fourth pole position in […]

DRIVERS 1 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)3 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jenson Button) Q: Kimi, the most important qualifying session of the season and for someone that’s only in their second year in Formula 1, it must be a pretty special one?Kimi ANTONELLI: Yeah, I mean, it was one of those laps […]

Having triumphed in Race 1 from pole position, reigning Goodyear FIA ETRC champion Kiss made it two wins from two in a thrilling finish to today’s second race, defeating fellow MAN-powered driver René Reinert to first position by 0.010s. Reinert looked to have done just enough for his first win of 2026 but couldn’t fend […]

Following the 940-kilometre trip from Italy to Slovakia, the Goodyear FIA ETRC resumes at the newest venue on the seven-round calendar and the circuit with the longest lap. Opened in 2010, Slovakia Ring’s 5.922-kilometre layout provides a tough challenge for the Goodyear FIA ETRC drivers and their teams. Fourteen drivers are set for action at […]

Charles Leclerc set the pace in opening practice for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, with the Monegasque posting a lap of 1:13.978 to top the timesheet 0.226s clear ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton to hand Ferrari a one-two at the start of a weekend on which the team has been tipped to […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Dan TOWRISS (Cadillac), Flavio BRIATORE (Alpine), Pedro DE LA ROSA (Aston Martin) Q: Flavio, if we could start with you, please. Great start to the season for the team. Alpine has already surpassed its points total from last year. What aspect of the performance pleases you the most?Flavio BRIATORE: Good afternoon to everybody. What we’ve […]