F1 Academy News

The Goodwood Festival of Speed runs July 9-12 with four days of hillclimb demonstration runs and a lineup built around the theme “The Rivals, Epic Racing Duels.” Lando Norris is the headline driver, set to drive McLaren’s MCL60 and make a public debut in the MCL-HY hypercar, while Kimi Antonelli, Pierre... Read more

Chiara Bättig made a headline-grabbing F1 Academy debut at Silverstone by topping Free Practice as the Wild Card entry, becoming the first Wild Card driver to lead a session in the series. She set the pace with a lap of 2:02.640, finishing 0.208 seconds clear of championship leader Alisha Palmowski and... Read more

Silverstone is set to host a busy junior single-seater weekend, with Formula 2, Formula 3 and F1 Academy all previewing pivotal rounds at the British circuit. Formula 2 heads into Round 7 with the title fight tightly packed at the midpoint of the European season, Formula 3 arrives for Round 5 with both... Read more

Pirelli will remain Formula 1’s exclusive tyre supplier through the end of the 2028 season after a one-year extension to its existing contract. Reports differ on whether Pirelli or the FIA/Formula One Group exercised the one-year option built into the 2023 agreement that had been due to run to the end... Read more

Susie Wolff and Amna Al Qubaisi were named to TIME’s inaugural 2026 TIME100 Most Influential People in Sports list, which TIME said was its first edition decided solely on sport. They were among several motorsport figures on the list, including Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli, and were two of 45 women... Read more