The FIA are considering reversing Max Verstappen’s Spanish GP penalty after realising that any additional points could be crucial in their efforts to gift Verstappen another championship.

Oscar Piastri crashed near a fridge with as much bottle as Lando Norris:

Ferrari confirm they have established the cause of Charles Leclerc’s Q3 crash:

Lando Norris is believed to have asked Max Verstappen if the Red Bull driver will let him back past if he undercuts Norris at any point between now and the end of the season. Norris argues this is within the spirit of racing.

Max Verstappen has further boosted his legacy by comfortably beating a field of 7-12 year olds to win a Belgian Cadet class kart race. Rumours that Jos Verstappen threatened the other drivers and parents with consequences if they won have been strenuously denied.

Stefano Domenicali is looking at increasing the number of Sprint races to a minimum of 24 for the 2026 season. This will include a Monaco Sprint with 4 mandatory pitstops.

Max Verstappen will race a restricted Porsche at the Nurburgring this weekend due to his recklessness in wheel to wheel racing and lack of familiarity in a car without asymmetric braking.

Lando Norris has reportedly insisted mediocre driving is a reason to swap the cars under Papaya Rules. Norris has therefore requested the team level up his points with Oscar Piastri over the coming races or even allow Norris to lead the championship under a handicap system.

Imagine claiming you can go faster in someone else’s car when your own teammate isn’t even allowed equal machinery…

McLaren are set to play whale music over the radio to Lando Norris in Q3 at Monza in a desperate attempt to avoid him bottling qualifying yet again.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton will wear blue at Monza this weekend in a desperate attempt to hide their embarrassment at driving for Ferrari.

McLaren engineers have nicknamed the car used by Lando Norris at the Dutch GP ‘Lando’ after it failed at a crucial moment.

Lando Norris admitted he is pleased to return to form at the Dutch GP after the summer break. After leading all three practice sessions, Norris managed to let pole slip from his grasp when the pressure was on in Q3.

Valtteri Bottas is already making his presence felt at Cadillac, with his first involvement being to request a rebrand of the name of the F1 team:

Cadillac pursued the youthful driver pairing of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez after three time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart declined Cadillac’s offer of a return to F1 in 2026.

Red Bull have been linked with four time Indycar champion Alex Palou for 2026, a driver much praised by former F1 weasel Will Buxton. The move comes as Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies is believed to be eager to have a genuine four time champion in the senior Red Bull team.

Unlikely to retain no.1 for 2026, Max Verstappen is considering a switch to a repeat digit number that reflects his 4* world championships: 44 - currently used by Lewis Hamilton. Where two drivers request the same number, the FIA president makes the decision on who takes it.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is considering scrapping future summer breaks as he can’t bear the thought of himself being out of the limelight for a whole month.

With the championship seemingly out of reach for Max Verstappen, Red Bull are now prioritising next season. Consequently the team have asked the FIA to carry over any unused favourable steward and regulatory decisions to Verstappen’s 2026 campaign.

Max Verstappen has denied being spotted on Toto Wolff’s yacht in Sardinia. Verstappen insists it’s impossible it was him as he is currently on a caravan holiday with Mohammed Ben Sulayem and Derek Warwick in Skegness.

Aston Martin chairman Lawrence Stroll is reportedly considering a shock move to dispense with the services of Adrian Newey. The move comes as Stroll’s daughter has expressed an interest in trying her hand at designing an F1 car.

Ferrari are confident internal changes will push them forwards in the second half of the season, with Riccardo Adami set to become Director of Communications and Performance.

Research at Cambridge University is studying the success Fernando Alonso would have had in a parallel universe where he was British. Researchers accept Alonso’s alter ego, Fred Onslow, couldn’t really be much less successful than Alonso over the last 12 years of his F1 career.

Paddock rumour suggests the investigation of Max Verstappen after the Hungarian GP was to give steward Derek Warwick opportunity to share a beer with his “great white hope”. Lewis Hamilton’s invitation was strangely missing. There was never any danger of a reprimand for Verstappen.

Liam Lawson is in trouble at Racing Bulls after a serious error of judgement. Lawson beating the Red Bull of Max Verstappen in Hungary is considered unacceptable by Red Bull management, who may consequently terminate Lawson’s contract with immediate effect.

The @fia would like to remind drivers of their driving standards obligations ahead of today’s Hungarian GP: “A driver in full control of their car must avoid any or all collisions, giving full allowance to the inability of another driver.”

F1 ALTERNATIVE STATS: Lowest % pole positions converted to wins - current F1 drivers: Nico Hulkenberg 0% (0/1) Lance Stroll 0% (0/1) Charles Leclerc 18.5% (5/27) Lando Norris 46.1% (6/13)

Toto Wolff is so confident Mercedes will resolve their performance issues he has agreed to a release clause in George Russell’s proposed new contract. The release clause will become active if Mercedes are 12th or lower in the Constructor’s Championship at any stage.

The FIA have clarified that Yuki Tsunoda’s Red Bull is eligible for in season testing under Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) regulations. Tsunoda is eligible since the most recent upgrade package to his car relates to unwanted parts originally used by Max Verstappen back in 2023.

After another pointless weekend at Spa where he was outraced by Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso admitted he was looking forward to the switch from Mercedes to Honda engines for 2026. The exclusive engine supply will allow Alonso to once again blame Honda for his own shortcomings.

After a rain delayed Belgian GP, the Hungarian GP is under threat of cancellation due to concerns about the wrong type of leaves from surrounding trees making the track surface too slippery:

The FIA would like to remind competitors that where wet conditions prevent completion of a Grand Prix, full points will be awarded based upon Sprint race classification.

Sky Sports F1 will broadcast their tribute to Christian Horner over the Belgian GP weekend. The show will be a 15 hour special.

Jacques Villeneuve has admitted his opinion on peaks and troughs of performance is clouded by his total annihilation by Alonso at Renault in 2004: China: Alonso P4, Villeneuve P11 (+1 lap) Japan: Alonso P5, Villeneuve P10 (+1 lap) Brazil: Alonso P4, Villeneuve P10 (+1 lap)

Ferrari are confident they will be more competitive next season. Their 2026 car, the HP Inkjet SF-26, will not have live feed telemetry but will instead print out all telemetry data at pitstops in under 5 minutes (10 minutes if official HP ink is not used).

A new channel, Christian Horner TV, will broadcast the Belgian GP this weekend. Horner will: - Sing the theme tune - Interview himself - Provide live race strategy on lobbying the race director - Offer a new competition to win a date with him: “Finger or Other Body Part”

Mohammed Ben Sulayem is confident he has solved the FIA’s staff turnover issues as there have been no high profile departures for at least two weeks.

Ferrari are convinced that suspension is the key to solving their current performance issues. The team are consequently set to suspend most of their technical and strategy teams and are confident this will resolve matters.

BREAKING: Red Bull Racing are set to make a ‘significant’ appointment to the senior management team after identifying an individual with a remarkably similar management style to Christian Horner:

Max Verstappen and Toto Wolff’s Sardinia meeting ironed out finer details of a contract. Verstappen wants Mercedes to spend 90% of their budget on his car and form a ‘constructive’ relationship with the FIA. Wolff wants assurances the Verstappens won’t sack or assault him.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem has reportedly used new @fia statutes on conflicts of interest to reject several female candidates for FIA president. Ben Sulayem is adamant women standing for FIA presidency present a conflict of interest as it prevents them serving their husbands.

New team principal Laurent Mekies has made his first appointment at Red Bull. Mekies has appointed a new Head of HR and Catering as he seeks to draw a line under past controversies:

Max Backstabben

The @fia are saddened to learn of the departure of our great friend Christian Horner as Red Bull team principal. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem would like to thank Horner for his shared vision on creating a female friendly, non-toxic environment with low staff turnover.

Overtakes under safety car/VSC: Trulli (Australia 09) +25s Schumacher (Monaco 10) +20s Perez (Imola 21) +10s stop/go Ricciardo (China 24) +10s Verstappen: Abu Dhabi 21 - no penalty Azerbaijan 24 (VSC) - no penalty Canada 25 - no penalty Britian 25 - penalty for other driver

It’s time to vote for the @fia best overtake of the season so far, is it: A: Verstappen on Russell, Canadian GP B: Verstappen on Piastri, British GP C: Ben Sulayem taking over all FIA ethical and regulatory matters

Charles Leclerc is set to be presented with a lifetime achievement award at Silverstone in the form of the prestigious new silver Coulthard Trophy. The award is for drivers who on their day can challenge former champions without any prospect of winning a championship themselves.

Max Verstappen has been warned he will face dire consequences for the remainder of his Red Bull contract if he defects to Mercedes. In such a scenario, Red Bull would make Verstappen drive Yuki Tsunoda’s car.

George Russell believes his time at Mercedes is almost at an end after team principal Toto Wolff changed the locks at his home to keep Russell out. Russell had invited himself over with his latest PowerPoint presentation, showcasing his credentials for a contract in 2026.

Lando Norris has asked the British fans to tone down their support for him at Silverstone this weekend. Norris is concerned the added expectation of the home fans might create too much pressure, causing him to bottle his race weekend and inadvertently crash into the pitwall.