Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe says Yuki Tsunoda’s Formula 1 future at Red Bull lies in his own hands, with the Japanese brand undertaking a new project with the Aston Martin outfit in the world championship.Tsunoda has received a long elusive promotion to Red Bull’s main team for theContinue Reading
The chances of a Formula 1 race in Thailand continue to improve as Williams driver Alex Albon became the latest representative of the series to meet with the country’s prime minister.Hopes of a grand prix around the streets of Bangkok have existed for some time but the process was steppedContinue Reading
Sergio Perez revealed he has been approached by some Formula 1 teams since leaving the championship at the end of the 2024 season – but he needs a project which motivates him.The six-time grand prix winner partnered Max Verstappen at Red Bull from 2021 to 2024, but a poor finalContinue Reading
Sergio Perez has revealed the moment it became clear his Red Bull Racing exit was inevitable.After joining the team in 2021, following previous stints with Sauber, McLaren, Force India and Racing Point, Perez struggled to extract the same level of performance from the Red Bull cars as his world championContinue Reading
When the first attempt at starting Sunday’s MotoGP Americas GP was red-flagged, and then restarted with everybody allowed to change to their ‘dry’ bikes, massive anger broke out in the Trackhouse Aprilia pit. Team principal Davide Brivio was incensed that his rider Ai Ogura – one of three to haveContinue Reading
The saga surrounding Yuki Tsunoda’s promotion and Liam Lawson’s demotion to Racing Bulls is thus: for years now, around and through Max Verstappen’s four world titles, Red Bull has been a one-car Formula 1 squad.Since Daniel Ricciardo’s exit from the peak of his F1 career in 2018, Pierre Gasly, AlexContinue Reading
Whether a nod to history and heritage, a sample of the weather seasons or simply a social media April Fool’s Day post, the topic of liveries ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix has been loquacious.Yuki Tsunoda’s promotion to the parent Red Bull team in place of Liam Lawson has dominatedContinue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s smartphone pings to signal the arrival of his Thursday schedule. As with all things Mercedes, its promptness is matched by its detail: a little over 24 hours remain until his first race-weekend track session as a fully-fledged Formula 1 driver, but he has already been in MelbourneContinue Reading
Ryo Hirakawa will drive Jack Doohan’s Alpine in opening practice for this weekend’s 2025 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.The Toyota World Endurance Championship champion has joined Alpine as a reserve driver for the season after fulfilling the same role at McLaren last year.Hirakawa made his F1 weekend debutContinue Reading
Red Bull has unveiled a special livery for Formula 1’s upcoming Japanese Grand Prix, paying tribute to its engine partner Honda.The Suzuka race will be Honda’s last home event with the Milton Keynes-based outfit before the latter collaborates with Ford from 2026 onwards.A white livery will adorn the RB21, inspiredContinue Reading