McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has defeated team-mate Lando Norris for a fifth pole of 2025 at Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix.Although Norris had been the fastest of the two McLaren drivers over the balance of the weekend, Piastri narrowly edged ahead of his title rival on the first run of Q3.QualifyingContinue Reading
On a weekend where one Formula 1 team has said it hasn’t even let its drivers ‘test’ its 2026 car in the simulator yet, the new ruleset has begun to take on the aspect of a large-scale thought experiment.So extensive are the changes – narrower, lighter cars with active aerodynamicsContinue Reading
Toto Wolff has conceded it feels odd not to have his bitter long-time Formula 1 rival Christian Horner to spar against after the latter’s Red Bull exit.Horner was removed from his position as Red Bull boss after July’s British Grand Prix, ending a successful two-decade reign that made him oneContinue Reading
McLaren’s Lando Norris has edged Oscar Piastri to top third and final practice at Formula 1’s 2025 Dutch Grand Prix.Norris will go into qualifying after taking a clean sweep of practice sessions in the Netherlands as he aims to repeat last year’s pole-to-flag victory to further close the gap toContinue Reading
Flavio Briatore has declared “everybody’s happy” at the Alpine Formula 1 outfit and a change of CEO at parent company Renault will not affect the project.The Renault Group confirmed Francois Provost as its new CEO in July following the departure of Luca de Meo, who started the role in 2020.ButContinue Reading
Toto Wolff is no longer just one of the most successful team principals in Formula 1 history. In an era where Grand Prix racing is booming, and with the Brad Pitt-led “F1 – The Movie” to cinemas worldwide this year, the 53-year-old Austrian has also become a global social mediaContinue Reading
Now Verstappen has firmly committed to Red Bull for 2026 and the dust has settled after an intense silly season episode involving the four-time world champion, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff can take his time to finalise contract extensions with his own proteges – George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, withContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso was the surprise package of Dutch Grand Prix free practice by splitting the McLarens in second place, but how real is Aston Martin’s pace this time?Alonso set a lap just 0.087s slower than pacesetter Lando Norris while edging 0.002s ahead of championship leader Oscar Piastri in third, withContinue Reading
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed his squad is “not in any hurry” to confirm Max Verstappen’s team-mate for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. The four-time world champion’s current team-mate Yuki Tsunoda has struggled since replacing Liam Lawson for round three of 2025 onwards, scoring just seven points leaving himContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri will not take a penalty after a pitlane contretemps with George Russell almost resulted in contact in Formula 1’s second Dutch Grand Prix practice session at Zandvoort.During the second red flag of the Friday session, produced as Alex Albon beached his Williams at Turn 1, the field saunteredContinue Reading