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Ferrari boss rubbishes Max Verstappen's claim that he could have won the title in either the McLaren or Ferrari.

Talk of McLaren being favourites for the 2025 drivers' and constructors' titles "would be arrogant" says Zak Brown.

Nobody cares about the engine in the back of the car, insists Flavio Briatore as Alpine prepares to switch to Mercedes power units.

Christian Horner fears that Red Bull's failure to promote Japanese star to the 'big team' will cause him to look elsewhere.

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) have confirmed that Isack Hadjar will partner Yuki Tsunoda in 2025.

The last time Daniel Ricciardo was absent from the F1 grid following his run with McLaren, his hopeful fans were quickly rewarded with his return when he replaced Nick DeVries at RB in 2023. But following Ricciardo's unceremonious exit from the grid in the middle of the 2024 season, hopes for his eventual return may need to wane, as it appears he may have hung up his racing boots for ... Keep reading

Red Bull Racing RB20 detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola A close-up of the Red Bull RB20's rear end, featuring a downward sloping surface at the tail end of the engine cover. It's also apparent how the semi-detached tip section sits ahead of the upper flap line and reaches out over the mainplane to expose more of the endplate cutout. McLaren MCL38 detail Photo by ... Keep reading

Red Bull Racing RB20 detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola A close-up of the Red Bull RB20's rear end, featuring a downward sloping surface at the tail end of the engine cover. It's also apparent how the semi-detached tip section sits ahead of the upper flap line and reaches out over the mainplane to expose more of the endplate cutout. McLaren MCL38 detail Photo by ... Keep reading

Avoiding the pitfalls of Formula 1's ground-effect machinery helped McLaren cap a staggering 18-month development curve in 2024 with its first F1 constructors' title for 26 years. McLaren started 2023 on the back foot, but promised a large upgrade that would revamp its first season under team principal Andrea Stella. That duly arrived in Austria, turning Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into podium ... Keep reading

Avoiding the pitfalls of Formula 1's ground-effect machinery helped McLaren cap a staggering 18-month development curve in 2024 with its first F1 constructors' title for 26 years. McLaren started 2023 on the back foot, but promised a large upgrade that would revamp its first season under team principal Andrea Stella. That duly arrived in Austria, turning Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri into podium ... Keep reading

Working in motorsport media is a privilege that is not lost on the staff at Motorsport.com. Travelling to races around the world and reporting on what happens - both on and off the track - is something we take very seriously. But it also affords plenty of opportunities to make lasting personal memories. From a first visit to the fabled streets of Melbourne and Macau, to the reward for a ... Keep reading

Working in motorsport media is a privilege that is not lost on the staff at Autosport. Travelling to races around the world and reporting on what happens - both on and off the track - is something we take very seriously. But it also affords plenty of opportunities to make lasting personal memories. From a first visit to the fabled streets of Melbourne and Macau, to the reward for a lengthy ... Keep reading

Sky Formula 1 pundit and former grand prix driver Martin Brundle has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours for 2025. The Briton, who competed in 158 F1 races before moving into a broadcasting role, was bestowed the accolade for services to motor racing and sports broadcasting. It comes off the back of an ultra-successful spell in front of the television cameras, where he ... Keep reading

Sky Formula 1 pundit and former grand prix driver Martin Brundle has been awarded an OBE in the King’s New Year’s Honours for 2025. The Briton, who competed in 158 F1 races before moving into a broadcasting role, was bestowed the accolade for services to motor racing and sports broadcasting. It comes off the back of an ultra-successful spell in front of the television cameras, where he ... Keep reading

Formula 1 teams will fire the starting gun tomorrow on their 2026 car designs, with a ban on development for the next generation rules finally lifted. As part of an effort agreed at the end of 2023 to stop an arms race of early work, teams were not allowed to conduct aero testing on any car geometry that applies for the 2026 regulations before 1 January 2025. This will not have prevented ... Keep reading

Formula 1 teams will fire the starting gun tomorrow on their 2026 car designs, with a ban on development for the next generation rules finally lifted. As part of an effort agreed at the end of 2023 to stop an arms race of early work, teams were not allowed to conduct aero testing on any car geometry that applies for the 2026 regulations before 1 January 2025. This will not have prevented ... Keep reading

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) have confirmed that Isack Hadjar will partner Yuki Tsunoda in 2025.

Christian Horner fears that Red Bull's failure to promote Japanese star to the 'big team' will cause him to look elsewhere.

A lot of attention has gone to Ferrari and the cursed Barcelona floor upgrade that sent it back to the drawing board over the summer, but behind the Scuderia in F1's midfield RB suffered a similar fate. After an encouraging start RB also introduced a new floor at June's Spanish Grand Prix, an upgrade which actually turned out to make the car slower. The team paid the price against increasingly ... Keep reading

A lot of attention has gone to Ferrari and the cursed Barcelona floor upgrade that sent it back to the drawing board over the summer, but behind the Scuderia in F1's midfield RB suffered a similar fate. After an encouraging start RB also introduced a new floor at June's Spanish Grand Prix, an upgrade which actually turned out to make the car slower. The team payed the price against ... Keep reading

Now that Valtteri Bottas is dropping off the Formula 1 grid in 2025, the unique record he shares with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is unlikely to be extended. This is the statistic for most podium appearances across any F1 driver triplet arrangement, with Bottas, Hamilton and Verstappen having appeared together in 20 podium ceremonies. This run occurred between the 2018 Spanish Grand ... Keep reading

Now that Valtteri Bottas is dropping off the Formula 1 grid in 2025, the unique record he shares with Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is unlikely to be extended. This is the statistic for most podium appearances across any F1 driver triplet arrangement, with Bottas, Hamilton and Verstappen having appeared together in 20 podium ceremonies. This run occurred between the 2018 Spanish Grand ... Keep reading

Alex Albon says Williams suffered a “self-fulfilling injury” with the early season timesaving but weight-adding measures on its 2024 Formula 1 car, which led to additional crash damage. The British team’s 2024 season was blighted by crashes from start to finish, with its FW46 car also starting the year over the weight limit of 798kg to the extent it was losing 0.45 seconds a lap, before ... Keep reading

Alex Albon says Williams suffered a “self-fulfilling injury” with the early season timesaving but weight-adding measures on its 2024 Formula 1 car, which led to additional crash damage. The British team’s 2024 season was blighted by crashes from start to finish, with its FW46 car also starting the year over the weight limit of 798kg to the extent it was losing 0.45 seconds a lap before ... Keep reading

No changes will be made to front wing flex tests used in Formula 1 despite 2024's minor hubbub over flexing wings, according to FIA head of single-seater matters Nikolas Tombazis. In response to a query made by Ferrari and Red Bull in 2024 concerning the flexibility of the front wings belonging to other teams, mainly McLaren and Mercedes, the FIA placed monitoring cameras on cars from the ... Keep reading

No changes will be made to front wing flex tests used in Formula 1 despite 2024's minor hubbub over flexing wings, according to FIA head of single-seater matters Nikolas Tombazis. In response to a query made by Ferrari and Red Bull in 2024 concerning the flexibility of the front wings belonging to other teams, mainly McLaren and Mercedes, the FIA placed monitoring cameras on cars from the ... Keep reading

There was plenty of excitement and drama during the 2024 Formula 1 season, so take the quiz to see how much you remember.

In mid-December, FIFA announced the 2030 World Cup would take place in six countries, spanning three continents. Meanwhile, most American sports have been heading to Europe in recent years looking to expand their appeal. These events sell out, usually in record-setting times, but do not come close to matching the worldwide spectacle that comes from hosting 24 grands prix, across five continents ... Keep reading

The last Formula 1 race of the 20th Century occurred 9190 days ago. That means we are now closer to the start of the 2050 season, assuming the world championship is still around to commemorate its centenary anniversary, than we are from the 1990s. It was a decade that many still hold dear. Rally fans remember it for being the start of the popular World Rally Car ruleset that replaced Group A ... Keep reading

The last Formula 1 race of the 20th Century occurred 9190 days ago. That means we are now closer to the start of the 2050 season, assuming the world championship is still around to commemorate its centenary anniversary, than we are from the 1990s. It was a decade that many still hold dear. Rally fans remember it for being the start of the popular World Rally Car ruleset that replaced Group A ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen thinks Red Bull can forget about winning any championship in Formula 1 next year if it does not make good progress with its RB21 car. While the Dutchman celebrated his fourth consecutive drivers’ title with Red Bull in 2024, he is well aware that success owed much to a dominant start to the campaign that gave him a comfortable buffer in the standings. And it was the team’s ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen thinks Red Bull can forget about winning any championship in Formula 1 next year if it does not make good progress with its RB21 car. While the Dutchman celebrated his fourth consecutive drivers’ title with Red Bull in 2024, he is well aware that success owed much to a dominant start to the campaign that gave him a comfortable buffer in the standings. And it was the team’s ... Keep reading

George Russell reckons his lost 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix victory was a better drive than his Las Vegas domination because of how in the former he held off Lewis Hamilton’s charge. Russell’s mid-race switch to a one-stop strategy meant he cycled to the lead at Spa when his Mercedes team-mate Hamilton had led convincingly on the conventional two-stopper. The younger Briton then ... Keep reading

George Russell reckons his lost 2024 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix victory was a better drive than his Las Vegas domination because of how in the former he held off Lewis Hamilton’s charge. Russell’s mid-race switch to a one-stop strategy meant he cycled to the lead at Spa when his Mercedes team-mate Hamilton had led convincingly on the conventional two-stopper. The younger Briton then ... Keep reading

For four years, Ferrari has graced the top step of every Formula 1 podium — just not the red Prancing Horse Ferraris driven by Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz. Rather it's the bottle of Ferrari Trento sparkling wine sprayed by victors in celebration. The simple black bottle has become synonymous with the sport’s iconic ceremony, particularly for the millions of fans who discovered F1 during ... Keep reading

Race results inevitably stand out most vividly in motorsport history books but qualifying well remains key to building them in Formula 1, with the 2024 season no different. A look back through the numbers from the campaign just gone reveals several interesting statistics to note for the driving pack – for those that did well and others that struggled. Inevitably, car performance plays a ... Keep reading

Race results inevitably stand out most vividly in motorsport history books but qualifying remains key to building them in Formula 1, with the 2024 season no different. A look back through the numbers from the campaign just gone reveals several interesting statistics to note for the driving pack – for those that did well and others that struggled. Inevitably, car performance plays a huge ... Keep reading

Talk of McLaren being favourites for the 2025 drivers' and constructors' titles "would be arrogant" says Zak Brown.

Oscar Piastri has insisted he and Formula 1 team-mate Lando Norris would do "the right thing for each other" regardless of more prescribed McLaren team orders. Team orders became a talking point for the Woking-based outfit as Norris did battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen for the drivers' title, with McLaren's form piquing and Red Bull's dipping at the mid-stage of the season. The line of ... Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has insisted he and Formula 1 team-mate Lando Norris would do "the right thing for each other" regardless of more prescribed McLaren team orders. Team orders became a talking point for the Woking-based outfit as Norris did battle with Red Bull's Max Verstappen for the drivers' title, with McLaren's form piquing and Red Bull's dipping at the mid-stage of the season. The line of ... Keep reading

Formula 1 travels the globe to create a spectacle of cars going around in circles burning fuel. But what is it doing in terms of global sustainability?

McLaren feels the controversy generated by its rear wings in Formula 1's 2024 is a "point of pride", showing just how far the team has come. The design of McLaren's low downforce rear wings raised eyebrows in Azerbaijan, where at higher speeds the upper element appeared to rotate back more than rival teams were comfortable with, opening up a slot gap between the two elements dubbed a mini ... Keep reading

McLaren feels the controversy generated by its rear wings in Formula 1's 2024 is a "point of pride", showing just how far the team has come. The design of McLaren's low downforce rear wings raised eyebrows in Azerbaijan, where at higher speeds the upper element appeared to rotate back more than rival teams were comfortable with, opening up a slot gap between the two elements dubbed a mini ... Keep reading

Ferrari boss rubbishes Max Verstappen's claim that he could have won the title in either the McLaren or Ferrari.

Christian Horner fears that Red Bull's failure to promote Japanese star to the 'big team' will cause him to look elsewhere.

Mercedes thinks a double whammy of sensitivity to brake locking and snaps of oversteer during qualifying runs were the trigger for the difficulties Lewis Hamilton had in 2024. Hamilton endured a challenging season with the W15 as he especially found himself unable to get as much out of his car in qualifying as team-mate George Russell. Over the 24-race season, which included six sprint ... Keep reading

Mercedes thinks a double whammy of sensitivity to brake locking and snaps of oversteer during qualifying runs were the trigger for the difficulties Lewis Hamilton had in 2024. Hamilton endured a challenging season with the W15 as he especially found himself unable to get as much out of his car in qualifying as team-mate George Russell. Over the 24-race season, which included six sprint ... Keep reading

The fashion world has successfully breached the Formula 1 world at full send this season, and nowhere is that more evident than at the paddock entrance during race weekend. While Lewis Hamilton has long commanded the attention of the fashion elite, more drivers than ever are taking sartorial risks and stepping through the turnstiles in daring ensembles.  As the 2024 season comes to a close ... Keep reading

Delivering success in Formula 1 is not just about producing the fastest car, even though that is a critical part of it. Instead, to win – and more especially to keep winning again and again and again – involves strong leadership, plotting your way out of difficulties, dealing with internal and external politics, and then batting away a few grenades lobbed by other teams along the ... Keep reading

Delivering success in Formula 1 is not just about producing the fastest car, even though that is a critical part of it. Instead, to win – and more especially to keep winning again and again and again – involves strong leadership, plotting your way out of difficulties, dealing with internal and external politics, and then batting away a few grenades lobbed by other teams along the ... Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has commended Max Verstappen’s work ethic and state of mind after the Dutch driver clinched the 2024 Formula 1 title despite his car’s struggles. Red Bull’s season got off to a flying start with Verstappen winning six of the first nine grands prix, leading 1-2s in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Japan. However, Verstappen subsequently went ... Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has commended Max Verstappen’s work ethic and state of mind after the Dutch driver clinched the 2024 Formula 1 title despite his car’s struggles. Red Bull’s season got off to a flying start with Verstappen winning six of the first nine grands prix, leading 1-2s in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Japan. However, Verstappen subsequently went ... Keep reading

For a country with a population just shy of 5.3 million people, New Zealand has produced a disproportionate number of professional racers. Liam Lawson, of course, landed himself a permanent seat at Red Bull for next year,  Shane Van Gisbergen is preparing for the NASCAR Cup series, and the Kiwi Scotts — Scott McLaughlin and Scott Dixon — remain dominant threats in IndyCar. All despite the ... Keep reading

Last Christmas, Autosport afforded this writer an opportunity to write about a much-loved hobby: Scalextric. Little did I know it would lead to a year spent racing 1/32 scale slot cars competitively… Following the publication of last year’s double issue, an email from reader Callum Norris landed suggesting that Autosport should take our hobby to the next level by joining him at the ... Keep reading

Oscar Piastri reckons his ability to manage tyres in Formula 1 has undergone a "night-and-day" improvement over his 2023 rookie season, but feels there is still room to grow further. Although Piastri impressed in his debut F1 season last year, the main criticisms of his maiden season involved his lack of experience with managing the Pirelli tyres through a race distance - which usually led to a ... Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas may be excited about ‘what’s next’ for him in Formula 1, but there is no hiding the disappointment about how a ‘worst-case scenario’ left him on the sidelines. Having had high hopes about what a move to Alfa/Romeo Sauber in 2022 – then under the leadership of Fred Vasseur – could bring him, Bottas was ultimately denied the progress he hoped for by a change at ... Keep reading

Oscar Piastri reckons his ability to manage tyres in Formula 1 has undergone a "night-and-day" improvement over his 2023 rookie season, but feels there is still room to grow further. Although Piastri impressed in his debut F1 season last year, the main criticisms of his maiden season involved his lack of experience with managing the Pirelli tyres through a race distance - which usually led to a ... Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas may be excited about ‘what’s next’ for him in Formula 1, but there is no hiding the disappointment about how a ‘worst-case scenario’ left him on the sidelines. Having had high hopes about what a move to Alfa/Romeo Sauber in 2022 – then under the leadership of Fred Vasseur – could bring him, Bottas was ultimately denied the progress he hoped for by a change at ... Keep reading

Nobody cares about the engine in the back of the car, insists Flavio Briatore as Alpine prepares to switch to Mercedes power units.

Clips from fans of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso stretching the legs of a very special, screaming V10 McLaren have been circulating on socials as of late. The occasion? The two-time world champion and former McLaren driver reunited with his former boss, Zak Brown for a very special track day, with Alonso’s father, Jose Luis Alonso, in tow.  The Papaya boss’ extensive car collection is ... Keep reading

In Formula 1, regulations cover everything from the flexibility of wings, to how long mechanics should spend at the track, to how much time teams spend in the wind tunnel. Once the cars are racing, the regulations continue to pile on — from track limits to moving for slower cars — for which the rule-breakers often need to serve their time during the race or suffer a more serious penalty, such ... Keep reading

RB Formula 1 team principal Lauren Mekies has said the team has collectively taken responsibility for failing to make Daniel Ricciardo's final stint at the squad a success. Last summer Ricciardo was given a second chance by Red Bull as an experienced back-up option to potentially replace Sergio Perez at the main team. His initial RB cameo in 2023, in place of underperforming Nyck de Vries ... Keep reading

RB Formula 1 team principal Lauren Mekies has said the team has collectively taken responsibility for failing to make Daniel Ricciardo's final stint at the squad a success. Last summer Ricciardo was given a second chance by Red Bull as an experienced back-up option to potentially replace Sergio Perez at the main team. His initial RB cameo in 2023, in place of underperforming Nyck de Vries ... Keep reading

In the wake of last year’s Qatar Grand Prix, where drivers suffered in the heat and humidity, the FIA responded with the introduction of new rules to improve cockpit cooling. The first step happened this year with teams allowed to add another opening on top of the chassis, so that on hot weekends the drivers could have more fresh air in the cockpit. This was a simple solution that was also ... Keep reading

In the wake of last year’s Qatar Grand Prix, where drivers suffered in the heat and humidity, the FIA responded with the introduction of new rules to improve cockpit cooling. The first step happened this year with teams allowed to add another opening on top of the chassis, so that on hot weekends the drivers could have more fresh air in the cockpit. This was a simple solution that was also ... Keep reading

George Russell “never expected to have so much on my hands and for it to be so political” in his Formula 1 role as a Grand Prix Drivers’ Association director.  Since the start of the 2021 season, Russell’s third in F1, the Mercedes driver has been a director of the drivers’ body, as he replaced Romain Grosjean following the Frenchman’s exit from Haas and the championship. When ... Keep reading

George Russell “never expected to have so much on my hands and for it to be so political” in his Formula 1 role as a Grand Prix Drivers’ Association director.  Since the start of the 2021 season, Russell’s third in F1, the Mercedes driver has been a director of the drivers’ body, as he replaced Romain Grosjean following the Frenchman’s exit from Haas and the championship. When ... Keep reading

Almost half of the Formula 1 grid in 2025 will have come from the Red Bull Junior Team, making it one of the most successful academy programmes in motorsport. Jack Doohan, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, Isack Hadjar, Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson and reigning world champion Max Verstappen have all come through the Red Bull ranks. Each team in F1 has its own driver academy; for example ... Keep reading

Almost half of the Formula 1 grid in 2025 will have come from the Red Bull Junior Team, making it one of the most successful academy programmes in motorsport. Jack Doohan, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Carlos Sainz, Isack Hadjar, Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson and reigning world champion Max Verstappen have all come through the Red Bull ranks. Each team in F1 has its own driver academy; for example ... Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella revealed the Formula 1 constructors' champions were "impressed even more" than expected by former Red Bull engineer Rob Marshall. Marshall joined the Woking-based outfit as technical director, engineering & design in January after 17 years with Red Bull, with his arrival coinciding with a number of key hires in the past 18 months that have helped see McLaren ... Keep reading

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella revealed the Formula 1 constructors' champions were "impressed even more" than expected by former Red Bull engineer Rob Marshall. Marshall joined the Woking-based outfit as technical director, engineering & design in January after 17 years with Red Bull, with his arrival coinciding with a number of key hires in the past 18 months that have helped see McLaren ... Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has revealed improving in qualifying is his main point of focus for the 2025 Formula 1 season after comparing unfavourably to McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. Piastri was outqualified 21-3 by Norris in 2024, albeit often by small margins, with Norris also getting the better of the Australian in sprint qualifying this year. That means Piastri has regressed compared to his rookie ... Keep reading

Oscar Piastri has revealed improving in qualifying is his main point of focus for the 2025 Formula 1 season after comparing unfavourably to McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. Piastri was outqualified 21-3 by Norris in 2024, albeit often by small margins, with Norris also getting the better of the Australian in sprint qualifying this year. That means Piastri has regressed compared to his rookie ... Keep reading

Williams driver Alex Albon thinks Franco Colapinto's tough final Formula 1 races with the squad should not overshadow the excellent results the Argentinian produced. Colapinto's impressive early races since stepping in for Logan Sargeant in Monza turned heads in the paddock, and they also yielded Williams five important points over three race weekends, which looked crucial at the time before ... Keep reading

Williams driver Alex Albon thinks Franco Colapinto's tough final Formula 1 races with the squad should not overshadow the excellent results the Argentinian produced. Colapinto's impressive early races since stepping in for Logan Sargeant in Monza turned heads in the paddock, and they also yielded Williams five important points over three race weekends, which looked crucial at the time before ... Keep reading

George Russell puts his comprehensive Formula 1 2024 defeat of former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying down to being “psychologically in a really good place”.  The 26-year-old ended the 2024 season with a 24-6 qualifying record against Hamilton, with all sessions including those that set the grid for sprint events taken into consideration.  This compares with their 8-12 ... Keep reading

George Russell puts his comprehensive Formula 1 2024 defeat of former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying down to being “psychologically in a really good place”.  The 26-year-old ended the 2024 season with a 24-6 qualifying record against Hamilton, with all sessions including those that set the grid for sprint events taken into consideration.  This compares with their 8-12 ... Keep reading

With Lewis Hamilton moving to Ferrari and exciting rookies joining the Formula 1 grid, here are the key things to look out for in 2025.

The first F1-sanctioned TV drama series is in development, and it sounds a lot like another non-sanctioned project in the works at a rival studio. Felicity Jones is attached to star in and executive produce the drama, which has landed at Amazon MGM Studios for Prime Video, Variety reports. Much like Brad Pitt's and Jerry Bruckheimer's creatively-titled upcoming movie "F1", the series in ... Keep reading

McLaren surpassed even its own pre-season expectations in 2024, taking its first Formula 1 constructors’ championship title for 26 years. Whilst the team clearly had a couple of major waypoints in its development cycle that improved the general operating envelope of the MCL38, a standout feature of its campaign was how it honed its car to the varying circuit characteristics. These updates ... Keep reading

McLaren surpassed even its own pre-season expectations in 2024, taking its first Formula 1 constructors’ championship title for 26 years. Whilst the team clearly had a couple of major waypoints in its development cycle that improved the general operating envelope of the MCL38, a standout feature of its campaign was how it honed its car to the varying circuit characteristics. These updates ... Keep reading

Alpine Formula 1 team boss Oliver Oakes says the team improving its fortunes over the second half of the 2024 season has shown that streamlining its Enstone operation was the right way to go. Hitech junior team chief Oakes was brought in alongside advisor Flavio Briatore by Renault boss Luca de Meo to help steady the ship at Alpine after a rocky first half of its 2024 campaign. As part of De ... Keep reading

When former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto accepted the calling to head up Audi's Formula 1 operations earlier this year, he knew it was going to be a tough task. It is one thing honing an established team as he did at Maranello into fighting for world championship glory; it is quite another building something up from the back of the grid. But even he admits that the Audi challenge has ... Keep reading

‘Silly season’ is a common term in F1 referring to the time of year in which many teams announce their driver line-up for the following season. It usually takes place during the summer as that’s when the market is at its most frantic, with driver changes causing doubt over the futures of others. But, silly season started a lot earlier this year due to Lewis Hamilton announcing his move ... Keep reading

The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team has confirmed Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar will partner Yuki Tsunoda in 2025, as the starting grid for the new season is now set. Hadjar will take up the seat vacated by Liam Lawson, whose own move to the main Red Bull squad as Sergio Perez's replacement was announced on Thursday. Read Also: Formula 1The complications and negotiations behind ... Keep reading

Having been signed by Racing Bulls for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Isack Hadjar had very much been in and out of the conversation as speculation surrounding Sergio Perez’s Red Bull future mounted. With Liam Lawson always viewed as the most likely candidate to step up and replace the Mexican after he took Daniel Ricciardo’s RB ride midway through 2024, the opportunity for new blood presented ... Keep reading

The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team has confirmed Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar will partner Yuki Tsunoda in 2025, as the starting grid for the new season is now set. Hadjar will take up the seat vacated by Liam Lawson, whose own move to the main Red Bull squad as Sergio Perez's replacement was announced on Thursday. Hadjar was the runner-up in the 2024 F2 season with Campos Racing, ceding the ... Keep reading

Having been signed by Racing Bulls for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Isack Hadjar had very much been in and out of the conversation as speculation surrounding Sergio Perez’s Red Bull future mounted. With Liam Lawson always viewed as the most likely candidate to step up and replace the Mexican after he took Daniel Ricciardo’s RB ride midway through 2024, the opportunity for new blood presented ... Keep reading

Frenchman Isack Hadjar is promoted to Red Bull's second team to race alongside Japanese Yuki Tsunoda during the 2025 Formula 1 season.

When former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto accepted the call to head up Audi's Formula 1 operations earlier this year, he knew it was going to be a tough task. It is one thing honing an established team as he did at Maranello into fighting for world championship glory; it is quite another building something up from the back of the grid. But even he admits that the Audi challenge has been ... Keep reading

George Russell has implored FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to “express what his goal is” with motorsport’s governing body, amid the ongoing tension between the Emirati former rally driver and Formula 1 racers.  The 2024 F1 season finished with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association still awaiting a formal response to its request for its members to be treated as “adults” in a ... Keep reading

While Formula 1 continues to make good gains in improving its sustainability, one of the most obvious areas of wastage clearly still needs addressing. With the quest to reduce environmental impact being all about marginal gains rather than delivering a silver bullet solution, it is quite remarkable that F1 finds itself left with so many unused tyres over the course of a season. The reality ... Keep reading

While Formula 1 continues to make good gains in improving its sustainability, one of the most obvious areas of wastage clearly still needs addressing. With the quest to reduce environmental impact being all about marginal gains rather than delivering a silver bullet solution, it is quite remarkable that F1 finds itself left with so many unused tyres over the course of a season. The reality ... Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas has been re-signed by Mercedes to be its reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, after he missed out on keeping his seat at Sauber. The Finnish racer scored 10 grand prix wins for the Silver Arrows squad in a 100-race stint between 2017 and 2021 when he was partnered with Lewis Hamilton. He was dropped from the team ahead of 2022 as team boss Toto Wolff opted to promote ... Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas is returning to the three-pointed star as reserve driver for 2025.

Valtteri Bottas is returning to Mercedes as their reserve driver for 2025, having been released by Audi-owned Sauber at the end of this season.

Valtteri Bottas has been signed by Mercedes to be its reserve driver for the 2025 Formula 1 season, after he missed out on keeping his seat at Sauber. The Finnish racer scored 10 grand prix wins with the Silver Arrows in a 100-race stint between 2017 and 2021 when he was partnered with Lewis Hamilton. He was dropped from the team ahead of 2022 as team boss Toto Wolff opted to promote ... Keep reading

George Russell has implored FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to “express what his goal is” with motorsport’s governing body, amid the ongoing tension between the Emirati former rally driver and Formula 1 racers.  The 2024 F1 season finished with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association still awaiting a formal response to its request for its members to be treated as “adults” in a ... Keep reading

Back to winning ways in 2024 after 946 days without gracing an F1 podium’s top step – Lewis Hamilton’s emotional Silverstone victory was the highlight of his season, but he was excellent in qualifying and on the orthodox two-stop strategy at Spa too. Hamilton’s in-race tyre management remains top class, as his pace while rising in Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi showed, plus how he held off Max ... Keep reading

Oscar Piastri enjoyed a great second F1 season and made a valuable contribution to the end of McLaren’s long wait for a constructors’ title. With a slight race pace disadvantage to Lando Norris last year, Piastri picked up his game and claimed his first grand prix victory in Hungary – albeit with a bit of a team orders muddle. His second win in Baku came in much more salubrious ... Keep reading

Alpine’s struggles with an overweight and undercooked car at the start of 2024 hurt Pierre Gasly but, when the A524 started to improve, the Frenchman shone.   A stretch of four points-scoring finishes from Monaco to Austria gave Alpine hope that it could reverse the arrears, but it was in a series of late-season improvements where Gasly’s year picked up. He followed team-mate Esteban ... Keep reading

Nico Hulkenberg led the line admirably for Haas as the American team stepped up its performance for 2024. Brilliantly consistent in the first 10 races, all but one of his finishes in those were inside of the ninth/10th/11th bracket, then he took advantage of Haas upgrades to finish sixth in the Austrian and British Grands Prix. The German scored points in all but one of the last seven rounds ... Keep reading

Undoubtedly, his best Formula 1 season to date – with the statistics proving so. In 2024, Lando Norris finished as championship runner-up (his previous best finishing position was sixth in 2021 and 2023), he took four wins in breaking his GP victory duck (along with a sprint win too) and took his F1 career pole tally to near double figures when he’d had just one coming in.  But it can’t ... Keep reading

Qualifying was where George Russell gained an important edge at Mercedes in 2024, which he put down to his confidence rising in situations where the pressure is on. He ended up with a small but still significant 0.148s advantage over a driver with 104 F1 poles in Lewis Hamilton. Their head-to-head split ended up as 24-6, with only Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas having better. From strong ... Keep reading

If 2024 was a year when Ferrari made it clear exactly how much Charles Leclerc means to the team – signing him to a new contract and leaving Carlos Sainz exposed when Lewis Hamilton became available – then he too showed how much the Prancing Horse means to him. The disappointment at Ferrari of losing the constructors’ battle to McLaren in Abu Dhabi on a day when Leclerc had risen from ... Keep reading

A classy year for Carlos Sainz in difficult circumstances, in knowing that first, his Ferrari seat was going to Lewis Hamilton in 2025 and second, in losing a race to appendicitis. The Spaniard bounced back from the illness with a fine victory in Melbourne, and his victory in Mexico was perhaps his most dominant in F1 to date. PLUS: Ranking the top 10 Formula 1 drivers of 2024 Although ... Keep reading

New Zealander Liam Lawson will race for Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen following the team's decision to ditch Sergio Perez.

It's somewhat explainable how Red Bull ended up here. You don't necessarily have to agree that Christian Horner and Helmut Marko have made all the right decisions regarding their team's driver line-up over the past year and a half, but you can still find some logic in how they came to the point where they had to replace Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson. It's fairly easy to say now that it was a ... Keep reading

Let's recap the saga of Red Bull's second seat alongside Max Verstappen, shall we? It's a saga that, by all accounts, is gratuitously long and ends in a resolution that would be entirely predictable for a team with a 'normal' approach to the driver market. Carlos Sainz became unexpectedly available for 2025 when his Ferrari seat went to Lewis Hamilton. The Verstappens did not want Sainz in the ... Keep reading

Liam Lawson will step up to Red Bull as Max Verstappen’s team-mate in Formula 1 next year, it was announced on Thursday. Just a day after the Milton Keynes-based squad revealed that a deal had been reached to part ways with Sergio Perez, it confirmed that it had elected to promote RB youngster Lawson. Read Also: Formula 1The 10 F1 2024 moments that cost Perez his Red Bull ... Keep reading

It's somewhat explainable how Red Bull ended up here. You don't necessarily have to agree that Christian Horner and Helmut Marko have made all the right decisions regarding their team's driver line-up over the past year and a half, but you can still find some logic in how they came to the point where they had to replace Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson. It's fairly easy to say now that it was a ... Keep reading

Liam Lawson will step up to Red Bull as Max Verstappen’s team-mate in Formula 1 next year, it was announced on Thursday. Just a day after the Milton Keynes-based squad revealed that a deal had been reached to part ways with Sergio Perez, it confirmed that it had elected to promote RB youngster Lawson. Read Also: Formula 1The 10 F1 2024 moments that cost Perez his Red Bull ... Keep reading

Ferrari has become the first Formula 1 team to reveal the date of its 2025 car launch. The Italian outfit posted on social media a teaser image above the 19 February date, with the message "Get ready to meet our 2025 challenger".   While no further details were offered, the outfit has traditionally held such launch events at its Maranello base. The Ferrari reveal will take place the ... Keep reading

Ferrari has become the first Formula 1 team to reveal the date of its 2025 car launch. The Italian outfit posted on social media a teaser image above the 19 February date, with the message "Get ready to meet our 2025 challenger".   While no further details were offered, the outfit has traditionally held such launch events at its Maranello base. The Ferrari reveal will take place the ... Keep reading

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur says he is "not worried" about Lewis Hamilton's struggles in his final season with Mercedes.

It had been pretty clear for a while that Sergio Perez would not be a part of Red Bull’s future in Formula 1 on the back of his troubled 2024 campaign. However, what was not so obvious was exactly how the parting of ways would play out because of the complications caused by him having a firm contract. That was the result of the decision made by Red Bull in June to hand Perez a two-year ... Keep reading

It had been pretty clear for a while that Sergio Perez would not be a part of Red Bull’s future in Formula 1 off the back of his troubled 2024 campaign. However, what was not so obvious was exactly how the parting of ways would play out because of the complications caused by him having a firm contract. That was the result of the decision made by Red Bull in June to hand Perez a two-year ... Keep reading

Sergio Perez is to leave Red Bull with two years left on his contract, after reaching a termination agreement with the team.

Sergio Perez is to leave Red Bull with two years left on his contract, after reaching a termination agreement with the team.

Red Bull announces that Sergio Perez has decided to leave the team.

Sergio Perez is to leave Red Bull with two years left on his contract, after reaching a termination agreement with the team.

Sergio Perez is to leave Red Bull with two years left on his contract, after reaching a termination agreement with the team.

Sergio Perez’s Red Bull career haul now ends at five wins, three poles and 932 points. That he only added to the last of those three categories in the 2024 Formula 1 season is one of three key reasons why he’s finally been cast off as Max Verstappen’s team-mate. The other two are firstly how it’s thanks to Perez bringing in just 35% of the world champion’s points total that Red Bull ... Keep reading

Sergio Perez has announced his exit from the Red Bull Formula 1 team after four seasons with the squad. As widely expected, the Mexican will vacate the seat alongside world champion Max Verstappen after a tough 2024 campaign in which he struggled for performance and dropped to eighth in the drivers' championship. That lack of form had long left his future in doubt, despite him originally ... Keep reading

On this week’s episode, we react to the news that Sergio Perez is leaving Red Bull after a very disappointing campaign for the 34-year-old. The Mexican finished eighth in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings, while team-mate Max Verstappen clinched a fourth, consecutive crown and finished 285 points ahead of Perez. So with that news now confirmed, Alex and Kevin discuss which driver will be ... Keep reading

Williams is on a “mission” to return to the top of Formula 1 – and at the very heart of that assignment lies the team’s early careers programmes. Whether it is a graduate programme, an industrial placement, apprenticeships or work experience, the platform to launch a career into F1 with the team based in Grove has never been more accessible. Add to that a scheme such as the ... Keep reading

Sergio Perez has announced his exit from the Red Bull Formula 1 team after four seasons with the squad. As widely expected, the Mexican will vacate the seat alongside world champion Max Verstappen after a tough 2024 campaign in which he struggled for performance and dropped to eighth in the drivers' championship. That lack of form had long left his future in doubt, despite him originally ... Keep reading

Max Verstappen sees no reason to change Formula 1 teams before his current Red Bull deal is up in 2028. Verstappen and Red Bull went through a turbulent first half of the season both on and off the track, marked by power plays behind the scene behind team boss Christian Horner and advisor Helmut Marko, who enjoys the support of Verstappen's entourage. Horner survived calls from Verstappen's ... Keep reading

Finding the right #2 driver is as much art as science. Teams need someone talented enough to score podiums, and savvy enough to understand their role. Make a mistake, and your #1 driver can spend the season dragging dead weight, particularly in the fight for the constructor's title. Which brings us to Sergio Pérez. Red Bull Racing brought Pérez aboard for 2021 to complement then-wunderkind ... Keep reading

Sauber has revealed that it is to part company with two graduates of its Academy, both of whom had been reserve drivers for the F1 team.

Williams is on a “mission” to return to the top of Formula 1 – and at the very heart of that assignment lies the team’s early careers programmes. Whether it is a graduate programme, an industrial placement, apprenticeships or work experience, the platform to launch a career into F1 with the team based in Grove has never been more accessible. Add to that a scheme such as the ... Keep reading