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Could McLaren follow Red Bull’s path with its own F1 engine – and should it?

Formula 1
Could McLaren follow Red Bull’s path with its own F1 engine – and should it?
McLaren has a much better understanding of the Mercedes power unit than it did in Melbourne, but could an in-house engine project à la Red Bull be a long-term target? Or is it not even needed under F1’s next ruleset?

The subtle but significant changes McLaren will make for its 2027 F1 car

Formula 1
The subtle but significant changes McLaren will make for its 2027 F1 car

Top 10 Ganassi IndyCar drivers of all time

IndyCar
Top 10 Ganassi IndyCar drivers of all time

Top 10 rookie seasons in F1

Formula 1
Top 10 rookie seasons in F1

Why F1 shouldn’t be hiding its most interesting characters

Formula 1
Why F1 shouldn’t be hiding its most interesting characters

How MotoGP's summer break has revitalised Aprilia's factory team

MotoGP
How MotoGP's summer break has revitalised Aprilia's factory team

What would you like to ask David Malukas?

IndyCar
What would you like to ask David Malukas?

What we learned from MotoGP’s return at the British GP

MotoGP
What we learned from MotoGP’s return at the British GP

The standout tech innovations of F1 2026 so far

Formula 1
The standout tech innovations of F1 2026 so far

100 not out: Alex Albon on Williams’s desire to atone for its 2026 struggles

Formula 1
100 not out: Alex Albon on Williams’s desire to atone for its 2026 struggles

Why it will “take years” for Cadillac to reach the level F1 rivals are operating at

Formula 1
Why it will “take years” for Cadillac to reach the level F1 rivals are operating at

How a Le Mans winner is changing the game for female racing in Japan

Super Formula
How a Le Mans winner is changing the game for female racing in Japan

Clark, Senna, Antonelli – How the grand chelem age record has evolved

Formula 1
Clark, Senna, Antonelli – How the grand chelem age record has evolved

Why Aston Martin is a better destination on the F1 driver market than it seems

Formula 1
Why Aston Martin is a better destination on the F1 driver market than it seems

The rising Japanese star with his sights set firmly on IndyCar

Super Formula
The rising Japanese star with his sights set firmly on IndyCar

How the McLaren MP4/8B's engine blow-up changed F1 history

Formula 1
How the McLaren MP4/8B's engine blow-up changed F1 history

The novelty of Cadillac is starting to wear off - but that's a compliment

Formula 1
The novelty of Cadillac is starting to wear off - but that's a compliment

Is the MP4/8B McLaren’s greatest what-might-have-been?

Formula 1
Is the MP4/8B McLaren’s greatest what-might-have-been?

What the WRC “deal of the century” means for Hyundai and M-Sport

WRC
What the WRC “deal of the century” means for Hyundai and M-Sport

The last person you should ask about F1 TV graphics is George Lucas

Formula 1
The last person you should ask about F1 TV graphics is George Lucas

Why F1 still owns only one grand prix

Formula 1
Why F1 still owns only one grand prix

How Sebastien Ogier’s scary crash opened up Finnish WRC history for Sami Pajari

WRC
How Sebastien Ogier’s scary crash opened up Finnish WRC history for Sami Pajari

Helping McLaren’s greats go faster for 40 years

Formula 1
Helping McLaren’s greats go faster for 40 years

The deep and lasting significance of the McLaren MP4/4’s forgotten older brother

Formula 1
The deep and lasting significance of the McLaren MP4/4’s forgotten older brother

You Ask The Questions: Esteban Ocon

Formula 1
You Ask The Questions: Esteban Ocon

Top 10 McLaren F1 cars ranked: MCL39, M23, MP4/4 and more

Formula 1
Top 10 McLaren F1 cars ranked: MCL39, M23, MP4/4 and more

Why progress 'won't satisfy' Red Bull until it can give Max Verstappen a winning car

Formula 1
Why progress 'won't satisfy' Red Bull until it can give Max Verstappen a winning car

Why the Hungarian GP was what every F1 race in 2026 should have been

Formula 1
Why the Hungarian GP was what every F1 race in 2026 should have been

No more battery info on F1 TV graphics? ‘Fans don’t care about that’, F1 boss responds

Formula 1
No more battery info on F1 TV graphics? ‘Fans don’t care about that’, F1 boss responds

The shocking aspect to Kimi Antonelli's rapid F1 title-contending transformation

Formula 1
The shocking aspect to Kimi Antonelli's rapid F1 title-contending transformation

Lando Norris and Max Verstappen overdelivered in Hungary - and that's symbolic of their F1 2026 seasons

Formula 1
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen overdelivered in Hungary - and that's symbolic of their F1 2026 seasons

Where to next after the Bahraysian Grand Prix?

Formula 1
Where to next after the Bahraysian Grand Prix?

How Lando Norris shrugged off his first-lap error to deliver on McLaren's Hungarian GP pace

Formula 1
How Lando Norris shrugged off his first-lap error to deliver on McLaren's Hungarian GP pace

How much time has Aston Martin gained with its F1 Hungarian GP update?

Formula 1
How much time has Aston Martin gained with its F1 Hungarian GP update?

When plucky private entrants could afford to go GP racing, and how F1 changed with the rise of commercialisation

Formula 1
When plucky private entrants could afford to go GP racing, and how F1 changed with the rise of commercialisation

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Formula 1
What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP

Aston Martin's heavily updated AMR26 breaks cover in Hungary pitlane

Formula 1
Aston Martin's heavily updated AMR26 breaks cover in Hungary pitlane

The Red Bull seat nobody is talking about – and why that's the biggest compliment of all

Formula 1
The Red Bull seat nobody is talking about – and why that's the biggest compliment of all

The humble origin story of a MotoGP powerhouse

MotoGP
The humble origin story of a MotoGP powerhouse

Why nationality should be 'no factor' as Haas considers Fornaroli and Camara for F1 2027

Formula 1
Why nationality should be 'no factor' as Haas considers Fornaroli and Camara for F1 2027

Alex Palou still unstoppable as Nashville win edges him closer to fifth IndyCar title

IndyCar
Alex Palou still unstoppable as Nashville win edges him closer to fifth IndyCar title

Is the 2026 WRC title fight the most unpredictable in a generation?

WRC
Is the 2026 WRC title fight the most unpredictable in a generation?

The expectation on Aston Martin's shoulders as it prepares to debut its Hungarian GP updates

Formula 1
The expectation on Aston Martin's shoulders as it prepares to debut its Hungarian GP updates

How Estonia crowned Sami Pajari as the WRC’s new flying Finn

WRC
How Estonia crowned Sami Pajari as the WRC’s new flying Finn

Welcome to the jungle? When Formula 1.5 came to Spa

Formula 1
Welcome to the jungle? When Formula 1.5 came to Spa

Momentum restored: Antonelli overcomes bad luck to reclaim control at the Belgian GP

Formula 1
Momentum restored: Antonelli overcomes bad luck to reclaim control at the Belgian GP

The data that reveals how different Spa is under F1's 2026 rules

Formula 1
The data that reveals how different Spa is under F1's 2026 rules

How Antonelli found half a second to thwart Verstappen in Belgian GP qualifying

Formula 1
How Antonelli found half a second to thwart Verstappen in Belgian GP qualifying

How Franco Colapinto has survived and thrived in the hothouse intensity of F1

Formula 1
How Franco Colapinto has survived and thrived in the hothouse intensity of F1

What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP

Formula 1
What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP

“A shock to the system” – Why teams fear the worst with F1’s 2026 cars at Spa

Formula 1
“A shock to the system” – Why teams fear the worst with F1’s 2026 cars at Spa

Why the asphalt-spec Rally1 monsters will be greatly missed

WRC
Why the asphalt-spec Rally1 monsters will be greatly missed

Why F1's future engine rules offer new opportunities but also new pitfalls

Formula 1
Why F1's future engine rules offer new opportunities but also new pitfalls

Top 10 F1 drivers of the 2010s

Formula 1
Top 10 F1 drivers of the 2010s

Why strategic variation makes WEC 2026 a fascinating watch

WEC
Why strategic variation makes WEC 2026 a fascinating watch

Does nobody want to win the 2026 MotoGP title?

MotoGP
Does nobody want to win the 2026 MotoGP title?

Two (and a bit) years on: Red Bull's 2024 political ructions have had the opposite effect

Formula 1
Two (and a bit) years on: Red Bull's 2024 political ructions have had the opposite effect

How BMW adapted its Spa trick to win the Sao Paulo 6 Hours

WEC
How BMW adapted its Spa trick to win the Sao Paulo 6 Hours

Cars, stars, and the shootout winners from the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed

General
Cars, stars, and the shootout winners from the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed

What we learned as MotoGP's title fight tightened in German GP

MotoGP
What we learned as MotoGP's title fight tightened in German GP