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Your Friday F1 news is here and wrapped in one place for you, and there is plenty to get through as January draws to a close.
Just think, as February starts, we can finally say that new cars will be back out on track in the same month – and not a moment too soon
news: Lewis Hamilton reacts to Barcelona test
Lewis Hamilton posted a short and sweet Instagram message after his latest test for Ferrari, taking in laps around Barcelona in the SF-23 alongside Charles Leclerc.
He and his new Ferrari team-mate are reported to be staying at the same circuit next week for 2026 tyre testing, but as the seven-time World Champion wrote on social media: “First race can’t come soon enough.”
Adrian Newey spots ‘unexpected penalties’ in F1 budget cap
With spending capped in Formula 1, barring wages for drivers and the three highest-paid team members, Adrian Newey admitted other series are now in a position to pay their top-paid people more – which is causing an issue with attracting top talent to Formula 1.
“At Red Bull, at the start if we lost people, it would almost invariably be to another F1 team,” Newey told German publication Auto Motor und Sport.
“Now we’re losing people to tech companies because they pay better. We’re losing people to WEC teams because they pay better.
Horner: Herbert FIA decision ‘absolutely the right decision’
Christian Horner was unequivocal on his feelings on why Johnny Herbert was right to step away from his role with the FIA, as he was confirmed as no longer being a steward for the upcoming season.
“Firstly, it has absolutely nothing to do with Max [Verstappen]. But it’s absolutely the right decision,” Horner told Sky Sports News when asked about the criticism Herbert levelled at the reigning World Champion last season.
