Thursday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Max Verstappen responding to Adrian Newey\u2019s new role as Aston Martin team principal as the Mercedes team reveals its new logo for F1 2026.<\/p>\n
With Sky F1 pundit Jenson Button opening up about his decision to retire from motorsport, here\u2019s today\u2019s roundup\u2026<\/p>\n
A note from the editor<\/p>\n
Want more PlanetF1.com coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google<\/a> to your favourites list for news you can trust<\/p>\n On the first day of the new year, PlanetF1.com editor Mat Coch has written an open letter to readers.<\/p>\n PlanetF1.com enjoyed a highly productive 2025, publishing exclusive interviews with the likes of Zak Brown and Christian Horner.<\/p>\n \u201cThe basics will remain the same, familiar and comfortable, while offering something engaging and exciting,\u201d Coch writes of the website\u2019s plans for 2026.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0An open letter to PlanetF1.com readers<\/a><\/p>\n Max Verstappen responds to Adrian Newey\u2019s new Aston Martin role<\/p>\n Red Bull driver Max Verstappen says he is sure that Adrian Newey will do well in his new role as Aston Martin F1 team principal.<\/p>\n It comes amid rumours that Verstappen\u2019s long-serving race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, could follow Newey by swapping Red Bull for Aston Martin.<\/p>\n Lambiase has been linked with a move to Aston Martin, less than a year after Newey joined the Silverstone-based team from Red Bull.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Max Verstappen responds to Adrian Newey promotion as Lambiase rumours swirl<\/a><\/p>\n Mercedes reveals new logo for F1 2026 season<\/p>\n The Mercedes Formula 1 team has unveiled a new team logo ahead of the launch of the new W17 car for the F1 2026 season.<\/p>\n George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli will compete for Mercedes this year after a productive first season together in 2025.<\/p>\n Mercedes secured the runner-up spot in the constructors\u2019 championship with Russell collecting two victories in Canada and Singapore.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Mercedes reveals new logo ahead of F1 2026 season<\/a><\/p>\n Sky F1 pundit Jenson Button opens up on retirement decision<\/p>\n Jenson Button, the 2009 world champion turned Sky F1 pundit, says retirement \u201cfeels really good\u201d after bringing his racing career to an end in 2025.<\/p>\n Button made the final appearance of his racing career in the 2025 World Endurance Championship season finale in Bahrain.<\/p>\n The 45-year-old memorably won the F1 title with the Brawn GP team in 2009.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Jenson Button lifts lid on retirement decision amid \u2018homework\u2019 confession<\/a><\/p>\n James Vowles claims \u2018one team and PU manufacturer\u2019 creating F1 2026 \u2018narrative\u2019<\/p>\n James Vowles, the Williams team principal, has claimed that \u201cone team and PU manufacturer\u201d has been \u201ctrying to create a narrative to push some changes\u201d to the new F1 2026 rules.<\/p>\n Formula 1\u2019s regulations are to be overhauled ahead of the new season as the sport embraces 50 per cent electrification, fully sustainable fuels and active aerodynamics.<\/p>\n Williams will be one of four teams \u2013 along with the Mercedes factory team, reigning champions McLaren and Alpine \u2013 competing with Mercedes engines.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Williams boss accuses \u2018one team and PU manufacturer\u2019 of creating F1 2026 engine \u2018narrative\u2019<\/a><\/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