F1 News Today: Christian Horner's Ferrari return, Lewis Hamilton's three-word message

Former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone admits he tried to persuade Christian Horner to join Ferrari after his exit from Red Bull.

The 52-year-old Englishman has been out of the sport since being sacked last July after a tumultuous start to the 2025 season.

➡️ READ MORE: Christian Horner Ferrari plan revealed with F1 return still pending

FIA confirms it is considering F1 refuelling return during races

F1 may only be eight races into the 2026 championship but the issues with the new regulations that came with it are already forming conversations around the next ruleset and a potential return.

The FIA and F1 follow a five-year cycle for regulations, meaning talks about which direction to take the next era in for 2031 are already well underway.

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'Patched up and bodged': Adrian Newey reveals systemic issues at Aston Martin

F1 design legend Adrian Newey has admitted he had to essentially take Aston Martin apart and put it back together again in the hope of solving their 2026 problems.

When Newey signed with the Silverstone squad in time to work on their first challenger under the new regulations, neither he nor Lawrence Stroll could have imagined just how tricky the process would be.

➡️ READ MORE: 'Patched up and bodged': Adrian Newey reveals systemic issues at Aston Martin

Lewis Hamilton's three-word message to Max Verstappen

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton issued a message to his old rival Max Verstappen after a hard-fought Austrian Grand Prix.

Hamilton finished the race down in fifth while Verstappen managed to claim second, his best grand prix result of 2026 so far.

➡️ READ MORE: Lewis Hamilton's three-word message to Max Verstappen after Austrian Grand Prix scrap

Newey announces 'big' Aston Martin upgrades and finally names the date

Aston Martin's team principal and managing technical partner Adrian Newey has revealed details about the team's much-needed F1 upgrades, confirming they are on the horizon.

After Lawrence Stroll announced the blockbuster signing of the former Red Bull design genius in 2024, plenty of hype was built up around Newey's Silverstone arrival.

➡️ READ MORE: Adrian Newey announces 'big' Aston Martin upgrades and finally names the date

Rachel Brookes issues poignant statement after shock Sky F1 exit

Former Sky Sports F1 presenter Rachel Brookes has shared a moving statement just days after announcing her shock exit from the British broadcaster.

Brookes had been a key part of Sky's live coverage of F1 race weekends since the channel acquired the rights to cover the pinnacle of motorsport in 2012.

➡️ READ MORE: Rachel Brookes issues poignant statement after shock Sky Sports F1 exit

The F1 British Grand Prix tent that costs £24,000, here's what you get

The time has come for British motorsport fans to pack their raincoats, sun cream tubes and reusable water bottles (as is the state of English weather) and descend on Northamptonshire for this weekend's F1 British Grand Prix.

But whilst many of the expected 570,000 spectators will be soaking in the atmosphere from the Abbey Meadows and Woodcote Fields campsites, those who can spare a whopping £24,000 will be getting cosy in the Silverstone pop-up hotel.

➡️ READ MORE: The F1 British Grand Prix tent that costs £24,000, here's what you get

George Russell reveals 'abnormal' strategy stopped Max Verstappen from winning

Mercedes F1 driver George Russell has revealed the 'very different' driving style that allowed him to defeat Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Russell took a stunning pole position-race victory double at the Red Bull Ring last weekend, boosting his chances of claiming the drivers' championship by decreasing the gap in the standings to rival Kimi Antonelli to 40 points.

➡️ READ MORE: George Russell reveals 'abnormal' strategy stopped Max Verstappen from winning

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