F1 Today | First female race engineer, charitable donations and the 2026 car

Esteban Ocon has Formula 1's First Female Engineer 

Esteban Ocon's move to Haas also includes a new race engineer. Laura Muller is set to become Formula's first female race engineer. From the 2025 season onwards, females worldwide will finally have representation on the pit wall. Muller is not new to HAAS as she has worked with the team since 2022 but will be in a new position come the 2025 season.

It was also announced in which series will Kevin Magnussen continue his career. The Dane explained: Magnussen will race in #18 BMW hypercar in WEC, in accompanied by teammates Raffaele Marciello and Dries Vanthoor. He will also drive at certain events in IMSA, for example, the Daytona 24.

Max Verstappen makes a charitable decision

Earlier today, it was announced that alongside Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds, Max Verstappen would be picking out a charity for a sizeable donation to go to. This comes after Dodds promised to donate $250,000 if Verstappen lost the world drivers' championship. As Verstappen did not lose, Dodds instead decided to invite him to pick a charity out. Verstappen chose Red Bull's Wings for Life Foundation. Dodds will donate $125,000 to them and the other half to More than Equal.

On the other hand, one things the Dutch driver has to take into account is his penalty points. Verstappen currently has 8 of them on his license, with 12 being a ban. GPblog listed you until when he has to make sure he will not get further penalties here, before some of the points come off the license.

FIA reveal more images of the '26 car

The FIA have released more images of what the 2026 may look like. Starting January 1st, Formula 1 teams can begin working on the 2026 cars. While some teams may continue working on their 2025 car, with the biggest regulation changes happening in 2026, most teams will be aiming to get ahead.