CANADIAN GRAND PRIX - FP1 | FRI, MAY 22, 4:30 PM
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Damon Hill returns to Williams as official ambassador for the 2026 F1 season, 30 years after his 1996 title. Learn why the Grove team brought back its world champion and how he joins Jacques Villeneuve and Jamie Chadwick in a renewed ambassador lineup.
Three F1 world champions—Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, and Fernando Alonso—are discussing a potential Le Mans 24 Hours superteam, with Verstappen insisting they only enter if they can fight for wins.
Lewis Hamilton shuts down retirement talk with a defiant post after Bahrain testing, saying he’s “reset and refreshed” and committed to fighting on as Ferrari targets the 2026 regulations reset.
Laura Mueller and Hannah Schmitz become the first women to have a Formula 1 corner named after them as Turn 6 at the Australian Grand Prix honours their engineering and strategy achievements and highlights growing inclusion in motorsport.
Aston Martin’s difficult Bahrain preseason has raised fresh doubts about Fernando Alonso’s long-term F1 plans, with the two-time champion suggesting 2026 could be his final season unless the team delivers a truly competitive car.
2025 F1 Academy Champion Doriane Pin will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2026 with Duqueine Team in LMP2, while continuing her role as a Mercedes F1 development driver and contesting the European Le Mans Series.
Liam Lawson details how Max Verstappen supported him personally and professionally after Red Bull demoted him just two race weekends into 2025, helping the Kiwi regroup, rebuild confidence, and look ahead to a renewed 2026 campaign.
Aston Martin heads into the 2026 F1 season on the back foot after a four-month development delay and alarming Honda power-unit reliability issues, leaving Adrian Newey’s first car for the team under intense pressure to recover before the campaign slips away.
Max Verstappen and other drivers have raised concerns about F1’s 2026 rules, with energy deployment and overtaking limitations at the center of the backlash. The FIA says most of the package works but is open to swift, software-led tweaks after early races.
