Monday, February 16, 2026

Button: Hamilton has 'perfect opportunity' to turn Ferrari story around - SkySports F1

The 2026 Formula 1 season provides Lewis Hamilton with the "perfect opportunity to turn it around" at Ferrari, according to his former team-mate Jenson Button.

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Round-up: McLaren “added more stress” unnecessarily with team orders says Piastri, and more | RaceFans Round-up - RaceFans

Tuesday's edition of the RaceFans round-up.

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Rob Smedley on Lewis Hamilton's race engineer swap and the habit that "pains" him - Motorsport.com

Rob Smedley has called out one race engineer trait that "pains" him as he analysed Lewis Hamilton's race engineer swap at Ferrari.
The former Ferrari race engineer claimed that those in the same role should have enough knowledge to answer a driver straight away.
"I honestly think it’s 50/50," he explained on the High Performance podcast, when asked how much of the race engineer's role is ...Keep reading

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Audi F1 announces retired F2 race winner as development driver - Motorsport.com

The Audi Formula 1 team has announced that Formula 2 race winner Ralph Boschung has joined the outfit as its development driver.
The 28-year-old driver previously announced that he had retired from racing on social media in 2024; however, he will now take the role alongside British driver Freddie Slater.
The Swiss driver previously raced in F2 between 2017 and 2023, clinching a race win in ...Keep reading

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Alonso: Newey hasn't forgotten how to design an F1 car - Autosport.com - Formula 1 - Stories

Fernando Alonso has reiterated his utmost confidence in Aston Martin team boss Adrian Newey, claiming it’s not like he’s ‘forgotten’ how to design a Formula 1 car despite a difficult pre-season.
F1 is introducing widespread regulation changes this year, meaning the pecking order is largely unknown, but current signs point towards Aston Martin being comfortably behind.
That’s ...Keep reading

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Round-up: “The bottom line is we are slow” says Aston Martin’s de la Rosa, and more | RaceFans Round-up - RaceFans

Monday's edition of the RaceFans round-up.

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

F1TECH: How did Alpine and Audi bring a completely new rear wing philosophy? - F1technical.net

The introduction of Formula 1’s 2026 active‑aerodynamic regulations has already sparked a wave of creative engineering solutions, and two teams—Audi and Alpine—have emerged with particularly unconventional rear‑wing mechanisms.

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