Oscar Piastri is such a low-temperature customer that if, you imagine, he were to discover he had accidentally sat on a hand grenade, he would casually check that the pin was still in place before commenting with equal nonchalance on the carelessness of whoever left it there. Then, he wouldContinue Reading
American hopeful Jak Crawford has been sounding out as many Formula 1 teams as possible to try and find an opportunity on the grid in 2026 – which may come with Cadillac. Once a longtime Red Bull junior, Crawford switched to the Aston Martin academy for 2024, which provided him with simulator timeContinue Reading
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says his squad will not take its foot off the throttle after another dominant 1-2 at the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri won his sixth grand prix of 2025 ahead of Lando Norris after passing his team-mate at the start of a mixed weather race.Continue Reading
The Audi Formula 1 Team has signed fintech giant Revolut as its title sponsor for when the German marque makes its championship debut in 2026. Revolut, a British-based online bank which was valued at $45billion last year, has agreed what’s been dubbed as a “landmark” long-term agreement.It comes ahead of Audi’sContinue Reading
TPC testing – private tests using at least two-year-old cars – has become an increasingly important part of a Formula 1 team’s operation.These sessions are typically used to develop juniors, although McLaren raised eyebrows last year by running an intensive programme with its current drivers. Red Bull let Max VerstappenContinue Reading
“The thing that really pissed me off is that it’s not the first time it happened.” Perhaps unexpectedly, this quote belongs to Haas Formula 1 team principal Ayao Komatsu, as he reflected on the British Grand Prix – where Haas faltered in mixed weather conditions – in the paddock during theContinue Reading
Williams has appointed Formula 1 stalwart Axel Kruse as its chief operations director, ending his 15-year stint with the rival Sauber squad.Kruse was the Swiss outfit’s chief operating officer, but will now start his new role on 1 September replacing Fred Brousseau, who is set to return to his nativeContinue Reading
Recent changes to the Mercedes 2025 Formula 1 car may be to blame for the team’s drop in form, according to trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, who theorises this is hurting rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli more than his more experienced team-mate. Antonelli has endured a miserable run of form over the lastContinue Reading
Recent changes to the Mercedes 2025 Formula 1 car may be to blame for the team’s drop in form, according to trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin, who theorises this is hurting rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli more than his more experienced team-mate. Antonelli has endured a miserable run of form over the lastContinue Reading
Turkish motorsport officials are aiming to clinch a long-term return of Formula 1 to Istanbul, and are prepared to step in and host a grand prix as early as 2026 if required. Turkey hosted F1 annually between 2005 and 2011 at Istanbul Park, a Hermann Tilke-designed venue on the Asian sideContinue Reading