Charlie Whiting On Life As Formula 1's Race Director (VIDEO)

Charlie Whiting is one of the most experienced members of the F1 paddock, having been involved in the series for four decades, and acted as the FIA's Race Director for more than 20 years. Mobil 1 The Grid spent time with the 66-year-old to get his views on how Formula 1 safety has developed during that time, and what he enjoys most about his job. http://mobil1thegrid.com/

"I will never be #Italian, as my passport is #German. But I like #Italy and its people. I love #Ferrari, which represents the spirit of #Italy. [And] I have one mission: To win the @F1 title with @ScuderiaFerrari." – Sebastian Vettel. @SebVettelNews @Gazzetta_IT #F1 #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/H5IoYuVHT2
— Mobil 1 The Grid (@Mobil1TheGrid) June 5, 2018

Pause – @LewisHamilton's six career #CanadianGP victories have been won by a combined margin of more than 36 seconds (36.189s). #F1 @MercedesAMGF1 @Team_LH @NLS2744 @PortalHamilton #Formula1 #TuesdayThoughts #TeamLH #Hamilton pic.twitter.com/h2Cwx2cvSm
— Mobil 1 The Grid (@Mobil1TheGrid) June 5, 2018

2026 F1 Championship Standings (as of September 6)

P	Driver	Team	Points
1	Andrea Antonelli	Mercedes	267
2	George Russell	Mercedes	201
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	191
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	171
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	155
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	127
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	116
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	71
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	51
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	41
11	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	29
12	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	21
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	10
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	6
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	6
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	5
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	3
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	1
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	0
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	0
23	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	0

P	Team	Points
1	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	468
Poles: 10 Sprint wins: 4 GP wins: 9
2	Scuderia Ferrari HP	346
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 2
3	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	287
Poles: 2 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 2
4	Oracle Red Bull Racing	204
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
5	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls	75
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
6	BWT Alpine F1 Team	62
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
7	TGR Haas F1 Team	21
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
8	Audi Revolut F1 Team	16
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
9	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	11
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
10	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	3
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
11	Cadillac F1 Team	0
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0

2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of August 30)

P	Rider	Team	Points
1	Jorge Martin	Aprilia Racing	256
2	Marc Marquez	Ducati Lenovo	237
3	Marco Bezzecchi	Aprilia Racing	232
4	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Pertamina Enduro VR46	208
5	Ai Ogura	Trackhouse Racing	203
6	Pedro Acosta	Red Bull KTM	189
7	Raul Fernandez	Trackhouse Racing	186
8	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati Lenovo	143
9	Alex Marquez	Gresini Racing	128
10	Fermin Aldeguer	Gresini Racing	90
11	Luca Marini	Honda HRC Castrol	88
12	Enea Bastianini	KTM Tech3	84
13	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM	78
14	Diogo Moreira	Pro Honda LCR	64
15	Fabio Quartararo	Monster Energy Yamaha	55
16	Franco Morbidelli	Pertamina Enduro VR46	53
17	Johann Zarco	Castrol Honda LCR	36
18	Joan Mir	Honda HRC Castrol	33
19	Jack Miller	Pramac Racing	28
20	Alex Rins	Monster Energy Yamaha	24
21	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pramac Racing	14
22	Maverick Viñales	KTM Tech3	10
23	Iker Lecuona	Gresini Racing	9
24	Augusto Fernandez	Yamaha Factory Racing	6
25	Pol Espargaro	KTM Tech3	3
26	Jonas Folger	KTM Tech3	0
27	Michele Pirro	Gresini Racing	0
28	Cal Crutchlow	Castrol Honda LCR	0
29	Lorenzo Savadori	Trackhouse Racing	0

P	Team	Points
1	Aprilia Racing	488
Poles: 5 Sprint wins: 3 GP wins: 5
2	SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team	389
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 2
3	Ducati Lenovo Team	380
Poles: 4 Sprint wins: 6 GP wins: 4
4	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	267
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0
5	Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team	261
Poles: 2 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1
6	BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP	227
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 1
7	Honda HRC Castrol	121
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
8	Honda LCR MotoGP	100
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
9	Red Bull KTM Tech3	97
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
10	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	79
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0
11	Prima Pramac Racing	42
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0