For the reasons previously explored in this writer’s column last week, the RB21 has performance available to be extracted – but largely in a certain, admittedly narrow, window.When comparing how the drivers occupying Red Bull’s rotating second seat had got on, it was evident that was something that Liam LawsonContinue Reading
The championship standings tell of a Red Bull in third place, the only team able to break McLaren’s domination at the start to this F1 world championship, thanks to Max Verstappen’s victory at the Japanese GP. And yet, the start of the season for the Milton Keynes stable has not beenContinue Reading
The 20-year-old French-Algerian rookie has wasted no time standing out. He had a rocky start in Melbourne, where he crashed on the formation lap, but has since emerged as one of the most talked-about newcomers on the grid, with Q3 appearances in China and Japan, as well as points finishesContinue Reading
After Williams’ second double points finish of the season in Saudi Arabia, Alex Albon has now produced points finishes in four out of the first five race weekends in 2025. This includes three consecutive points finishes over the first three races, a feat Albon had never achieved during his timeContinue Reading
Claire Dubbelman’s love for motorsport started at an early age, thanks to her father Huub, who spent almost two decades in automotive journalism before working as a PR manager for brands, including Mercedes-Benz Netherlands. Dubbelman was five years old when she began watching Formula 1 in the early 1990s. “FromContinue Reading
During a Formula 1 race, stewards can hand out all manner of punishments to drivers that breach the regulations. Time penalties, fines and reprimands are often dished out for incidents like causing a collision or speeding in the pitlane, but the stewards can also issue drivers with penalty points thatContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz believes Madrid’s Madring Formula 1 circuit will have its own character as it combines street sections with fast and flowing swoops.On Friday, the organisers and local authorities presented Madrid’s 5.47km layout that will take over the running of the Spanish Grand Prix from September next year, joining Barcelona onContinue Reading
The circuit that will host the Madrid Formula 1 Grand Prix for 10 years from 2026, the so-called ‘Madring’, has been officially presented to the public on Friday.Full details of the circuit were unveiled at an event attended by Isabel Diaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid and JoseContinue Reading
The Mexican Grand Prix is set for a renewal to its Formula 1 race contract with a deal understood to be announced in the coming days, according to Mexico City’s head of government Clara Brugada.Brugada, who was elected to the post last year, announced in a press conference on 24Continue Reading
Succession planning trips up many business leaders. Captains of industry, along with politicians and monarchs, naturally see themselves as irreplaceable – and, indeed, regard potential successors as threats to their eternal dominion.For many years in Formula 1, anyone identified by the media or insiders as “the next Bernie Ecclestone” immediatelyContinue Reading