Lance Stroll features prominently as we look back at the latest F1 news headlines, following his GT3 debut at Paul Ricard.<\/p>\n
Aston Martin took the victory, though not through Stroll\u2019s team, which found penalties getting in the way. Max Verstappen, meanwhile, is running seriously low on F1 2026 motivation. All of this and more, so let\u2019s get to it.<\/p>\n
Lance Stroll makes GT3 debut<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Having appeared at Daytona in 2016 and 2018, Stroll<\/a> made his return to sports car racing this weekend at Paul Ricard.<\/p>\n In what was his GT3 debut, Stroll and Co. were restricted to P15, with more than eight minutes\u2019 worth of time penalties complicating their race.<\/p>\n It was won by the number \u20187\u2019 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 Lance Stroll endures penalty-hit GT World Challenge debut<\/a><\/p>\n Max Verstappen lacking F1 2026 motivation<\/p>\n Verstappen was also in the house at Paul Ricard. He was watching his Verstappen Racing trio of Jules Gounon, Chris Lulham and Daniel Juncadella in action, rather than being behind the wheel himself.<\/p>\n Verstappen is preparing to debut in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring next month, at a time where he is waking up \u201cevery day\u201d trying to get motivated for Formula 1, having criticised the new regulations.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 \u2018Every day I convince myself\u2019 \u2013 Verstappen makes alarming F1 2026 confession<\/a><\/p>\n Toto Wolff \u2018fired\u2019 Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg<\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg: Mercedes teammates who turned into the most bitter of rivals over F1 title glory.<\/p>\n Mercedes boss Toto Wolff recalled the moment, after Barcelona 2016, where he decided to fire the pair of them.<\/p>\n But, unable to determine on which side the blame laid, a change of plan was required.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 \u2018I fired them\u2019 \u2013 Wolff reveals initial strong reaction to Hamilton and Rosberg crash<\/a><\/p>\n Jean Todt: Michael Schumacher \u2018did not know how to cheat\u2019<\/p>\n But, Todt, Schumacher\u2019s Ferrari team boss at the time, did see Schumacher \u201ccheat\u201d twice, and he did it \u201cbadly\u201d.<\/p>\n Todt reflected on the infamous collision with Jacques Villeneuve, and the Fernando Alonso-Monaco controversy.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 Michael Schumacher \u2018did not know how to cheat\u2019, but did it \u2018badly\u2019 \u2013 Jean Todt<\/a><\/p>\n Cadillac F1 engine timeline update<\/p>\n Formula 1\u2019s newest team, Cadillac, is currently running with a Ferrari engine.<\/p>\n General Motors is working on its own power unit, scheduled to arrive in 2029.<\/p>\n That is regardless of any changes which could be made to the engine regulations for 2031, something which Cadillac is monitoring closely.<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n You can also subscribe to the PlanetF1 YouTube channel<\/a> for exclusive features, hear from our paddock journalists with stories from the heart of Formula 1 and much more!<\/p>\n