F1 News and Race Reports

United States Grand Prix 2026 is round 17 on 25 October at Circuit of the Americas, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli leading George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

Formula1.com and RaceFans reported Mercedes will run a special W17 livery for the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix as Formula 1 returns to Malaysia.

BBC Sport reported Honda changed its Formula 1 engine leadership after a slow start to its return, with no official confirmation in the supplied material.

The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix will be held at Sepang in Malaysia on 2-4 October, with Formula1.com listing the relocated event as Round 16.

Formula1.com confirmed only a 19 November Las Vegas Business Summit, leaving reported 2027 Milan Formula 1 launch plans unverified for now.

Autosport and Motorsport.com reported Colton Herta is still targeting a Formula 1 move for 2028, though no deal or programme has been confirmed.

BBC Sport and Autosport reported Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashed in Baku qualifying, leaving the Mercedes driver 16th on the grid.

Ferrari have publicly backed Frederic Vasseur as reports link Christian Horner with the team, while the wider speculation remains unconfirmed.

BBC Sport, Autosport and RaceFans reported that Lando Norris apologised to Franco Colapinto after calling for a ban over Baku.

Formula1.com and BBC Sport report Aston Martin will keep Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll for 2027, with four seats still open on next year’s grid.

Motorsport.com, citing Sky News, reported McLaren Racing could become the first Formula 1 team to top $1bn in annual revenue in its 2025 accounts.

Motorsport.com reported Sebastian Vettel discussed a possible future Formula 1 role after retirement, while saying he is not actively approaching teams.

Motorsport.com reported Williams will work with K-pop artist TZUYU on a DAN DA DAN theme song, after a mixed Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the team.

Reports from Formula1.com, Autosport and Motorsport.com say Williams introduced a major Baku update, with Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon assessing it after the weekend.

BBC Sport and Autosport reported Mike Elliott is set to join Alpine as chief technical officer, overseeing technical and engineering work at Enstone.

Motorsport.com reported Carlos Sainz received a five-place Azerbaijan Grand Prix grid drop after a yellow-flag breach in Q3 at Baku.

Reports from Baku said Racing Bulls team-mates Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad collided in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with stewards taking no further action.

After the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, reports said Charles Leclerc wants Ferrari to find upgrades as Red Bull and McLaren appeared to move ahead.

Alpine condemned online abuse after Franco Colapinto’s Baku crash, with multiple outlets reporting hateful comments also targeted the team and FIA stewards.

The supplied source set does not confirm a Charles Leclerc reaction to Ferrari after the Spanish Grand Prix, with only a separate BBC Sport report provided.