F1 News Today: F1 teams head to Nurburgring as FIA approve new race

F1 News Today

F1 News Today: F1 teams head to Nurburgring as FIA approve new race

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Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Saturday 4 April 2026 07:54

F1 is set to return to the Nurburgring for the first time since 2020.

We will see F1 cars on track after all in April, despite the five-week break from the racing action as a result of the cancellations of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix.

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FIA approve new race after F1 cancellations

Two new races have been confirmed for F1 Academy, following the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend.

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The FIA-led series has decided to create an entirely new concept, with some quirky qualifying rules.

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Lewis Hamilton’s ‘frustrations’ with ‘bullying’ Max Verstappen revealed

Former F1 star Eddie Irvine has predicted fireworks between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli this year.

He has used the examples of Lewis Hamilton's previous fights with Nico Rosberg and Max Verstappen as reasons for why Russell and Antonelli are likely to clash.

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F1 'doesn't need' Max Verstappen

A former F1 racer has suggested that the sport does not need to keep four-time world champion Max Verstappen.

Wholesale regulation changes were brought into the sport at the start of this year, and Verstappen has said that the new cars are not fun to drive, while reports in the Dutch media after the Japanese Grand Prix claimed that he is 'seriously considering' retiring from F1.

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