Verstappen scored his eighth victory of the season in Hungary last weekend to extend his advantage over Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the drivers’ championship to 80 points. It came despite an engine issue in qualifying that forced Verstappen to start the race from 10th place on the grid, and a spin during the race that […]
The Australian has faced a difficult few months in the shadow of Lando Norris, and has scored only 19 points to the 76 of his McLaren team-mate. He now has the added complication of McLaren’s interest in Oscar Piastri having reached the public domain in the past few days, leaving his own long-term plans unclear. […]
The Yamaha rider shares Monster Energy and Petronas sponsorship with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and joined the team for the French Grand Prix weekend at Paul Ricard in July. It was reported during that weekend that Quartararo would be completing a test with the team later this year, but he says it is “not […]
The two parties are set to enter a partnership under the next generation of power unit rules after the Volkswagen Group advisory board gave the nod for Porsche and its sister brand, Audi, to explore entering F1 earlier this year. The deal will see Porsche take a 50% stake in Red Bull’s F1 operation, as […]
The Enstone-based squad had been on the verge of a fresh deal with the two-time F1 world champion before the Spaniard made a shock call to join Aston Martin earlier this week. One of the key factors at the heart of Alonso’s decision to move teams was that Aston Martin was willing to offer him a much […]
Mercedes showed signs of its pace in Hungary on Saturday as George Russell scored his maiden F1 pole, while Hamilton was left ruing a DRS issue that he felt denied the team a possible front-row lockout. Ferrari proved quicker through the first half of the race, allowing Charles Leclerc to leapfrog Russell for the lead, […]
After Sebastian Vettel announced his F1 retirement at the end of 2022, Aston Martin swooped for Alonso with a multi-year deal announced the morning after the Hungarian Grand Prix. Such was the shock of the deal, Alpine only learned of it through Aston’s press release confirming the news. The saga then took a fresh twist, […]
Want to become a Formula 1 team principal? Well, current evidence would suggest that if you’re white, male, somewhere between 50 and 70 and German is your home language, you’ll walk straight into a job.Okay, so perhaps it’s not the most diverse group of individuals heading up the 10 teams that currently make up the […]
Albon has spearheaded Williams’ efforts since making his full-time return to F1 with the team this season, scoring all three of its points in 2022. An extension of Albon’s deal was thought to be a formality, but Williams has now confirmed he will be staying put for 2023. Albon made his racing return to F1 […]
In the wake of Fernando Alonso’s shock decision to sign for Aston Martin for next year, the Alpine squad moved quickly to take up a contract that it believes it has with its reserve driver Piastri. It announced the deal on Tuesday afternoon, the day after it discovered that Alonso would be leaving at the […]