Mercedes chief Toto Wolff thinks Red Bull Powertrains has “Mount Everest to climb” as it introduces its 2026 Formula 1 power units – but he won’t underestimate its long-term chances.After current partner Honda initially decided to pull out of F1 and a subsequent deal with Porsche failed to materialise, RedContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton shocked the Formula 1 paddock with his move from Mercedes to Ferrari for the 2025 season. But while the change in teams hasn’t heralded the change in fortunes he may have hoped for, it did mean that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff avoided making a call he “dreaded”. HamiltonContinue Reading
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has revealed his Formula 1 squad still gets left “amazed” by the capabilities of its world champion driver Max Verstappen after the Dutch Grand Prix.Verstappen has raced for Red Bull since 2016 and during that time, he has clinched the last four world titles andContinue Reading
When Formula 1 returned to Zandvoort last weekend, the atmosphere was as electric as ever. But amid the sea of orange, the trackside parties and the on-track drama, a media briefing in the press conference room signaled something new for the championship. At the Dutch Grand Prix, Formula 1 and itsContinue Reading
There’s nothing unusual in drivers messing up the pre-race routine and getting punished for that.Lewis Hamilton himself picked up two penalties in Sochi, 2020 for misinterpreting then-race director Michael Masi’s instructions on practice starts, performing them in a place which the stewards deemed inappropriate – and therefore had to serveContinue Reading
In Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri achieved a feat that only 26 Formula 1 drivers had previously accomplished.The McLaren driver took pole position with just a 0.012s gap to team-mate Lando Norris, then led the whole race despite three safety car interventions jeopardising his lead.Piastri withstood Norris’ and MaxContinue Reading
Formula 1’s race for the drivers’ title took a dramatic twist at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday as Lando Norris retired and lost 25 points to race-winning McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.The gap between the duo now stands at 34 points with nine rounds of the season remaining, with theContinue Reading
Zandvoort had promised much for Fernando Alonso. Fourth in first practice, second in the next, and still tenth in FP3 – always among the closest pursuers of the dominant McLarens at the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. It looked very much like his best result of the season so far –Continue Reading
Yuki Tsunoda’s Dutch Grand Prix unravelled in his final stint due to a highly unusual issue on his Red Bull Formula 1 car.“We were locked into the wrong map after the final stop,” team principal Laurent Mekies explained. “He basically drove the final part with a really, really not friendlyContinue Reading
While Oscar Piastri had a perfect day in the Formula 1 title race, Isack Hadjar may well be the biggest winner of the Dutch Grand Prix.Hadjar claimed his very first podium finish – and did so in impressive fashion. To the surprise of many, the rookie put his Racing BullsContinue Reading