Why KTM would be wise to prepare for a future without Acosta
In any deteriorated relationship, there may come a point of no return where a breakup – if handled well – is the least traumatic solution for both sides. That is when mourning sets in: the period during which the wound heals and, once completed, both parties can face the future with clarity.NormallyContinue Reading
McLaren to hold internal review into Qatar GP strategy mistakes
McLaren boss Andrea Stella admitted the team ‘misjudged’ its strategy in the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix and said an internal review will be carried out to dissect its decision not to pit either driver under the safety car.McLaren was the team to beat around Losail, with Oscar Piastri take sprintContinue Reading
Why KTM would be wise to prepare for a future without Pedro Acosta
In any deteriorated relationship, there may come a point of no return where a breakup – if handled well – is the least traumatic solution for both sides. That is when mourning sets in: the period during which the wound heals and, once completed, both parties can face the future with clarity.WeContinue Reading
F1 Update: McLaren explains its strategy blunder in Qatar GP, Red Bull driver decision imminently
Max Verstappen has closed the gap to championship leader Lando Norris to just twelve points after his F1 win in Qatar. Red Bull’s race pace turned out to be better than expected, although McLaren’s strategy was the main talking point in the paddock. The team decided not to make aContinue Reading
Why winning 2025 F1 title “doesn’t really matter” to Verstappen
Winning the 2025 Formula 1 title “doesn’t really matter” to Max Verstappen, ahead of a three-way title decider in Abu Dhabi.The Red Bull driver took his seventh grand prix victory of the season in Qatar thanks to an impeccable drive and a decisive strategy call. That success meant he reducedContinue Reading
“Relaxed” Verstappen says winning 2025 F1 title “doesn’t really matter”
Winning the 2025 Formula 1 title “doesn’t really matter” to Max Verstappen, ahead of a three-way title decider in Abu Dhabi.The Red Bull driver took his seventh grand prix victory of the season in Qatar thanks to an impeccable drive and a decisive strategy call. That success meant he reducedContinue Reading
What McLaren can learn from Michael Schumacher after F1 Qatar GP blunder
Hindsight unfailingly affords total clarity – and its optics look bad for McLaren after a Qatar Grand Prix about which the best thing which could be said of the outcome is that it was less catastrophic than the Las Vegas round which preceded it.Team boss Andrea Stella has promised aContinue Reading
James Allen: The Qatar GP fallout and the radio message Piastri dreads
Picture the scene: It’s the closing stages of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Max Verstappen is leading, George Russell is second, his Mercedes having proved to be very fast again in qualifying, Oscar Piastri is third with Lando Norris in fourth.It is the end of a gruelling season dominated by McLaren,Continue Reading
How Red Bull nearly fell into the same trap as McLaren in Qatar GP
Red Bull principal strategy engineer Hannah Schmitz has explained she overcame scepticism from her colleagues to pit Max Verstappen despite both McLarens staying out in Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix.The race was neutralised by the safety car on lap seven after Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly clashed; this happened toContinue Reading
Red Bull to announce 2026 F1 driver line-ups on Tuesday
Red Bull will reveal its 2026 season driver line-up across its two teams on Tuesday, team principal and CEO Laurent Mekies has confirmed.Red Bull initially planned to make its final decision on its driver line-ups by the end of November, but it since backtracked on it as it had secondContinue Reading