1) Power Units Become the Primary Competitive Asset ‘The 2026 regulations shift performance emphasis decisively toward energy management and electrical output.’ Teams aligned with strong engine partners (Mercedes, Audi, Honda/Aston Martin) gain disproportionate leverage. Chassis excellence alone will no longer compensate for powertrain weakness. ❖ Implication: Long-term competitiveness now depends more on supplier relationships and internal power unit capability […]

📍 ‘Rolls-Royce once feared speed.’ Actively distrusted it, in fact. While rivals chased horsepower and glamour, Rolls-Royce worried that performance was a moral failing — a dangerous infection threatening its very soul. History, as ever, had other ideas.   ❖ The full story In the years after the First World War, Rolls-Royce found itself facing a problem it

🏁 Gossip & Paddock Headlines ◼︎ Red Bull unveils RB22 2026 car; Verstappen calls new rules ‘step into the unknown.’ ◼︎ Red Bull & Racing Bulls launch 2026 liveries with Ford power unit partnership debut. ◼︎ Ferrari shakes up Lewis Hamilton’s engineering crew with race engineer reassignment. ◼︎ Alpine and Jack Doohan part ways; Doohan exits the team ahead

📍 ‘Between 1962 and 1964, Ferrari built what is now widely regarded as the holy grail of classic cars: the 250 GTO.’ Not a styling exercise. Not a luxury statement. But a racing machine built with absolute clarity of purpose. ◼︎ Only 36 examples were produced, each handcrafted for competition. Aluminium bodywork was shaped by eye, not algorithm. The 3.0-litre

📍 ‘Porsche has never been shy of reinvention, but the transformation now underway may be its most consequential yet.’ The company faces an uncomfortable reality: to return to the profitability levels expected of a modern luxury manufacturer, it must cut costs by several billion euros. For a brand long associated with engineering indulgence and enviable margins, that

📍 ‘Christian Horner, American Capital, and a Very Aston Martin Twist.’ For over 20 years, Christian Horner was Formula 1’s great constant. Eight Drivers’ Championships. A Red Bull empire. A team principal so embedded in the paddock furniture that imagining F1 without him felt faintly absurd. ◼︎ And then he was gone. Since Horner’s abrupt exit from Red Bull

◼︎ Sky Sports F1 channel resurfaces after offseason shuffle — dedicated coverage returns just over a month before pre-season tests kick off in Bahrain (Australia season start March 8). ◼︎ Mercedes announces launch date for the W17 car — adding fuel to chatter about Ferrari’s own allegedly ‘revolutionary’ 2026 design as teams gear up for