RNW Staff

PART ONE – Pierre GASLY (Alpine), Esteban OCON (Haas), Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin) Q: Pierre, if we could start with you. First race weekend done, what conclusions have you reached about the potential of this year’s Alpine?Pierre GASLY: I mean, yeah, it’s been… I don’t even know where to start. There have been a lot of […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 12 March 1230hrs  1300hrs Pierre Gasly (Alpine)Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)Esteban Ocon (Haas) Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)Max Verstappen (Red Bull)Alex Albon (Williams) Friday, 13 March 1330hrs Steve Nielsen (Alpine)Jonathan Wheatley (Audi)Laurent Mekies (Red Bull) Saturday, 14 March Post-Sprint Post-Qualifying First three finishing drivers Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 15 March Post-Race […]

The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, has today confirmed that Jakarta will host the inaugural FIA Rallycross World Cup from 5th– 6th December 2026, marking a major breakthrough for the sport and the discipline’s first expansion into Southeast Asia.  The announcement brings one of motor sport’s most intense racing formats to a brand-new region, reinforcing the FIA’s ambition to grow rallycross by reaching new audiences and delivering […]

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The earlier March date in the calendar sees a 66-car entry set to tackle the second round of the series, with 43 crews registered for championship points. Of those, 24 will compete in the Ultimate category, 10 in Challenger, six in SSV and three in the Stock class for series-production cross-country machines. Fresh from winning […]

DRIVERS 1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes)2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – Charles LECLERC (Ferrari)  TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jenson Button)  Q: Congratulations, George, you just won the Australian Grand Prix, but not only that, you’ve also just won the first F1 race of the new era. How are you feeling?George RUSSELL: Feeling incredible. It was a hell of a fight at the beginning. We […]

Mercedes took a 1-2 finish in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, with George Russell stretching to a confident win ahead of team-mate Kimi Antonelli after early battles with eventual third-place Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc. There was heartbreak before the start for hometown hero Oscar Piastri crashed on his laps to the grid. The Australian driver […]

Mercedes’ George Russell went quickest in final practice for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix beating Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by more than six tenths of a second in a session that was twice halted by red flags, the second for a heavy crash involving Russell’s team-mate Kimi Antonelli. The start of the last […]

DRIVERS1 – George RUSSELL (Mercedes) 2 – Kimi ANTONELLI (Mercedes)3 – Isack HADJAR (Red Bull Racing) PARC FERMÉ INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: What a way to start the season, George, living up to the pre-season favourites tag. It’s been a great day and a great lap at the end. How was it?George RUSSELL: Yeah, it was a great day. We […]

George Russell took pole position for the opening race of the 2026 FIA Formula One World Championship, with team-mate Kimi Antonelli recovering from a practice crash and an incident-packed qualifying session to hand Mercedes a front-row lock out for the Australian Grand Prix. There was disappointment for Max Verstappen, however, as the Red Bull driver […]

Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 in the opening practice session for the 2026 FIA Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix as F1’s new era of competition kicked off in at Melbourne’s Albert Park Circuit. There was trouble for defending world champion Lando Norris, however, with the McLaren driver completing just seven laps before a gearbox […]

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Toto WOLFF (Mercedes), Adrian NEWEY (Aston Martin), Graeme LOWDON (Cadillac)   Q: Adrian, perhaps we could start with you. The team’s been very open about its current challenges, both during testing and here in Melbourne. It looked like you had more issues in FP1. Just talk us through what the problems were, first of all, […]

Melbourne’s hometown hero Oscar Piastri topped the FP2 timesheet at the Albert Park Circuit, beating Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and George Russell by more than two tenths of a second. Meanwhile, Aston Martin recovered from a disastrous morning session to complete 28 laps in the afternoon, but the team’s woes continued as it managed power […]

While of no regulatory value, both sets of guidelines are available for download below: 2026 Formula 1 Penalty Guidelines 2026 Formula 1 Driving Standards Guidelines

PART ONE – Nico HULKENBERG (Audi), Valtteri BOTTAS (Cadillac), George RUSSELL (Mercedes)   Q: George, why don’t we start with you. A lot has changed in Formula 1 this year. Just how confident are you and Mercedes feeling ahead of this first race?George RUSSELL: Well, I think there’s just an element of the unknown, excitement going into the […]

DATE TIME DRIVER / TEAM MEMBER Thursday, 5 March 1330hrs  1400hrs Nico Hülkenberg (Audi)Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)George Russell (Mercedes) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)Oscar Piastri (McLaren)Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) Friday, 6 March 1430hrs Adrian Newey (Aston Martin)Graeme Lowdon (Cadillac)Toto Wolff (Mercedes) Saturday, 7 March Post-Qualifying Top three fastest drivers Sunday, 8 March Post-Race First three finishing drivers

Rally-specification cars are set to return to wheel-to-wheel international rallycross competition for the first time in more than three decades, marking a landmark moment for the discipline with the introduction of the new RX4 category. Approved by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) as part of an evolution of the Off-Road pyramid, RX4 opens the […]

Bringing together stewards, Clerks of the Course, scrutineers and event organisers representing 53 ASNs, the seminar provided two days of focused discussions covering regulatory developments, safety, operational best practices and the role of officials across FIA championships. Hosted at the historic headquarters of the Autoklub of the Czech Republic, the event opened with a welcome […]