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Haas Brought a New Ferrari Engine to Monza. Tyre Wear Beat It Anyway. Grandstand and pit straight at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix

Grandstand and pit straight at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, home of the Italian Grand Prix

Haas Brought a New Ferrari Engine to Monza. Tyre Wear Beat It Anyway.

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Formula 1’s power units are supposed to be locked in once the season starts. Under the 2026...

Verstappen Racing’s Portimão Puzzle: A WEC Clash, Two Missing Drivers, and Maybe Max Himself A pack of GT3 race cars racing wheel-to-wheel on track, illustrative file photo of GT3-class competition.

A pack of GT3 race cars racing wheel-to-wheel on track, illustrative file photo of GT3-class competition.

Verstappen Racing’s Portimão Puzzle: A WEC Clash, Two Missing Drivers, and Maybe Max Himself

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Nobody moves an entire race weekend eighteen hours earlier for the fans. When GT World Challenge Europe...

A Cancelled Qatar Round Might Leave Verstappen’s GT3 Team a Driver Short at Its Own Finale A pack of GT3 race cars racing wheel-to-wheel on track, illustrative file photo of GT3-class competition.

A pack of GT3 race cars racing wheel-to-wheel on track, illustrative file photo of GT3-class competition.

A Cancelled Qatar Round Might Leave Verstappen’s GT3 Team a Driver Short at Its Own Finale

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Max Verstappen’s GT3 side project has a scheduling problem, and for once it has nothing to do...

Red Bull Signs Aston Martin’s Tom McCullough as Head of Racing — and the Timing Tells Its Own Story Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

Red Bull's RB22, driven by Max Verstappen, during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix weekend

Red Bull Signs Aston Martin’s Tom McCullough as Head of Racing — and the Timing Tells Its Own Story

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Red Bull has picked an interesting place to go shopping for its next Head of Racing: Aston...

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Liam Lawson speaks to media at a Red Bull fan event while driving as a stand-in for Isack Hadjar in 2026.

Liam Lawson’s Red Bull Encore at Monza Swaps One Learning Curve for Another

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Red Bull confirmed this week that Liam Lawson will start his second consecutive Grand Prix for the...

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point Ferrari F1 car number 44 parked outside a red garage, part of its Schumacher tribute livery at Monza

Ferrari F1 car number 44 parked outside a red garage, part of its Schumacher tribute livery at Monza

Ferrari’s Schumacher Tribute at Monza Is Nostalgia With an Actual Engineering Point

Lauren Miller September 22, 2026

Ferrari didn’t just paint a nostalgia livery on two Formula 1 cars this week. It put a...

How the Formula 1 Calendar Is Built Each Year

How the Formula 1 Calendar Is Built Each Year — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

How the Formula 1 Calendar Is Built Each Year

Elle Puckett September 1, 2026

Assembling a Formula 1 season calendar involves balancing commercial contracts, logistics, climate considerations, and the interests of...

Mercedes Knows George Russell Needs a Grid Penalty Too. It Just Can’t Find a Good Place to Hide It George Russell smiling during an interview in his Mercedes F1 team gear

George Russell smiling during an interview in his Mercedes F1 team gear

Mercedes Knows George Russell Needs a Grid Penalty Too. It Just Can’t Find a Good Place to Hide It

Elle Puckett August 31, 2026

Kimi Antonelli’s grid penalty at Monza was settled days ago. Toto Wolff named the race, explained the...

How Formula 1 Gives Rookie Drivers Practice Session Opportunities

How Formula 1 Gives Rookie Drivers Practice Session Opportunities — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

How Formula 1 Gives Rookie Drivers Practice Session Opportunities

Elle Puckett August 31, 2026

Formula 1 requires teams to give young or inexperienced drivers a limited number of free practice outings...

What Are Team Orders in Formula 1, and Why Are They Controversial?

What Are Team Orders in Formula 1, and Why Are They Controversial? — Backfire Racing explainer graphic

What Are Team Orders in Formula 1, and Why Are They Controversial?

Elle Puckett August 30, 2026

Team orders occur when a Formula 1 team instructs one driver to give way, hold position, or...