Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner believes McLaren should build its own power unit rather than remain a customer team read more »

The FIA guarantees customer Formula 1 teams access to the same power unit specification as the works' outfit, but the complexity of the 2026 systems has placed experience... read more »

The FIA, F1's governing body, is considering offering a third-party supply of engines to customer teams from 2031 as the series looks set to move to cheaper V8 power... read more »

McLaren is the only Mercedes customer team yet to receive its latest F1 power unit. read more »

After the party, the hangover. McLaren were brilliant for 2025 (and much of 2024) on their way to a double world title, but the bill has very much come due in 2026. read more »

Reliability issues leave McLaren boss, Andrea Stella questioning his team's role as a customer of Mercedes. read more »

McLaren has felt some disadvantages of being a Mercedes F1 engine customer for the first time. read more »

After McLaren secured a double podium in Miami and appeared to have turned a corner following its first major upgrade of the year, the race weekends in Montreal and Monaco have... read more »

F1 power unit rule changes could come into force in Miami, though this will cause a greater headache for customer teams read more »

Audi is batting against the odds to match Mercedes and Ferrari, with their customer team backing. read more »

With reports that Toto Wolff is spearheading a bid for a 24 per cent stake in Alpine, Motorsport Week asks what that could do to relationships with Alpine's other F1 PU... read more »

In the aftermath of George Russell securing pole position for the sprint race in China by 0.289s from Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, and a substantial 0.621s from... read more »

Lando Norris suggests the onus is on McLaren to get more out of Mercedes' power unit read more »

Ferrari has been praised for being transparent about its F1 2026 engine information. read more »

It is difficult to delve too deeply into the biggest losers after the first Formula 1 race of the season in Melbourne (Aston Martin and its Honda power unit woes aside), but if... read more »

Several Mercedes customers were surprised by how much performance the works team had in the Australian GP read more »

Mercedes customer teams are unhappy at seemingly being left short of a few pages of the AMG F1 W17 EQ Performance instruction manual. read more »

McLaren F1 chief Andrea Stella has delivered an exasperated breakdown of what it's like to be a Mercedes customer team in 2026. read more »

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has revealed his discontent at a lack of engine "information" being provided by Mercedes after a huge gap between supplier and... read more »

After the season opener in Melbourne, besides the complaints about the regulations, the discussions mainly centred around one other aspect: Mercedes finally showing its real... read more »

Mercedes' customer teams are expected to start the new Formula 1 season with an upgraded power unit specification at the Australian Grand Prix after running alternative... read more »

The new Cadillac Formula 1 team has explained its approach regarding its Ferrari customer status.For its first three F1 seasons, the General Motors brand opted for Ferrari... read more »

The new Cadillac Formula 1 team is keeping expectations in check ahead of its upcoming grand prix debut.The General Motors brand thoroughly assembled its ambitious project,... read more »

McLaren F1 star Oscar Piastri has spoken about how being a Mercedes customer team could impact the papaya team's chances of being at the top of the competitive order in 2026. read more »

Bernie Collins has spotted a few telling advantages for Mercedes ahead of the new season. read more »