FIA withdraws Daily Mail F1 reporter's media accreditation

The FIA has withdrawn the media accreditation of the Daily Mail's Formula 1 correspondent, Jonathan McEvoy, for the remainder of the 2026 season, with immediate effect. According to the newspaper, the decision followed an article in which McEvoy described Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc as a "sneaky little b*****d".

In a letter quoted by the Daily Mail, FIA general manager Alberto Villareal said the article fell short of the professional standards expected of accredited media representatives. The three remaining rounds are in the USA, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.

The report also recalls that earlier this year Max Verstappen had another journalist, Giles Richards of The Guardian, removed from a Red Bull press conference.