Veerendra is a motorsport journalist with 4+ years of experience covering everything from Formula 1 to NASCAR and IndyCar. As a lifelong racing fan, he is an expert in exploring everything from race analysis to driver profiles and technical innovations in motorsport. When not at his desk, he likes exploring about the mysteries of the Universe or finds himself spending time with his two feline friends.
Jock Clear, an engineer who spent three decades working at the top of Formula 1, says Michael Schumacher had a better grasp of the bigger picture than Lewis Hamilton. Clear, who worked alongside both seven-time world champions at teams including Mercedes and Ferrari, made the assessment in a recent interview with Betpack. His view is […]
Oliver Rowland won the Monaco E-Prix on Sunday, climbing from eighth on the grid to take victory in Round 10 of the 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. It was his second straight win at the street circuit and his first visit to the top step of the podium in nearly a year. The […]
Max Verstappen led the Nürburgring 24 Hours for most of his debut appearance, only for a driveshaft failure to end his bid for victory with fewer than four hours remaining. The four-time Formula 1 world champion shared the #3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Jules Gounon, Dani Juncadella and Lucas Auer. After finishing off the podium, Verstappen […]
Carlos Sainz became the first driver to lap the new Madring circuit on the outskirts of Madrid, completing several runs of the 5.4km, 22-turn layout in a 450bhp Ford Mustang GT. F1 presenter Lawrence Barretto rode alongside. The Williams driver’s verdict was clear: the circuit delivers far more than its blueprints suggest. The Madring sits […]
Jenson Button believes self-doubt is a permanent fixture inside every elite athlete, even those who have reached the very top of their sport. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion made the observation on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast, speaking with host Tom Clarkson. He drew on conversations with Roger Federer and experiences from his […]
Max Verstappen put the #3 Winward Mercedes nearly half a minute clear of the field at the halfway mark of the 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours. The four-time Formula 1 world champion completed a double stint through the early hours of Sunday morning to build an advantage of just under 28 seconds. His car leads the […]
Max Verstappen heads into his Nürburgring 24 Hours debut with an unexpected advantage. Race organisers have revised the Balance of Performance (BoP) rules for the GT3 field hours before the start. They left the Dutchman’s Mercedes-AMG GT3 unchanged while loading extra weight and power cuts onto several rivals. Verstappen will start fourth on the grid […]
Intel is back in Formula 1. The semiconductor company and McLaren Racing announced a multi-year strategic partnership on May 14, 2026. This makes Intel the Official Compute Partner of the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team and the McLaren F1 Sim Racing Team. The deal ends a 17-year absence from the […]
The FIA will conduct its first formal assessment of engine performance gaps under a new catch-up mechanism after the Canadian F1 Grand Prix, with results due within two weeks of the race. The scheme, called Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities (ADUO), sits inside the 2026 technical regulations. It grants struggling engine manufacturers extra spending room […]
Fernando Alonso says fatherhood has given him a new reason to keep racing. The 44-year-old Spaniard told Sky Sports F1 ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix that he wants his newborn son to be old enough to remember watching him compete. That desire, he said, is pushing him toward staying in the sport longer than […]
Lando Norris has endorsed Lewis Hamilton’s push for Formula 1 drivers to have formal input into the sport’s rule-making process. However, he also conceded that drivers do not always see the full picture. The McLaren driver and reigning world champion spoke out after the Miami Grand Prix, in a year in which widespread frustration over […]
A former Red Bull mechanic who spent nearly a decade working alongside Max Verstappen says the four-time world champion operates on a cognitive level that most drivers simply cannot reach. Calum Nicholas, the team’s former Senior Power Unit Assembly Technician, made the remarks in a recent interview with evo India. Nicholas worked at Red Bull […]
