“If your 100% is just to perform at a very high level in Formula 1, which is where I want to get to as soon as possible, that for me should take less than half a year; five to 10 races.”One of the recurring narratives over the first quarter ofContinue Reading
New Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley has appeared to have brought some of his Red Bull secrets to his new squad and the effects are already being felt by its drivers.Both Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg believe Sauber is “making progress” now that the former Red Bull sporting director isContinue Reading
Just a quarter of the way into the 2025 Formula 1 season, one of the six ‘rookies’ making their full-season debut has already been benched in favour of another.Last week, Alpine announced it was replacing Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto – a manoeuvre which had seemed virtually inevitable since theContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz has explained some of the rationale behind his father and two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz Sr considering running for FIA president – while also believing there would be no conflict of interest given he races in Formula 1.As revealed by Autosport last week, Sainz Sr is currentlyContinue Reading
The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team is bringing a large upgrade package to this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix – but the possible gains look set to be smaller than they might seem.For its home race, the squad has prepared a new floor and bodywork which it worked on until theContinue Reading
“We saw that when McLaren was pushing, we were between seven tenths and a second behind. For the first time, we saw their pure speed,” was Red Bull driver advisor Helmut Marko’s verdict after the Miami Grand Prix, offering a clear, raw picture of McLaren’s superiority.Of the six rounds heldContinue Reading
For the second time in two seasons Argentina’s Franco Colapinto has found a way onto the Formula 1 grid during the season.But the circumstances could hardly be more different. Replacing Logan Sargeant at Williams, the team’s junior driver was very much a left-field pick, having impressed team boss James VowlesContinue Reading
Behind the scenes, work is already in full swing at all engine manufacturers for 2026, with Red Bull Powertrains and Ford no exception. Mark Rushbrook, boss of Ford Motorsport and Ford Performance, already stated that most internal goals are being met, although he emphasised that it’s impossible to hit allContinue Reading
The longer this goes on, the more Max Verstappen looks set to become a phenomenon in Formula 1. If he continues to progress at this rate, he may come to dominate his sport in a similar fashion to the way Novak Djokovic rules tennis, Stephen Curry owns basketball, or LionelContinue Reading
The FIA has revised the penalties in Appendix B of its International Sporting Code, thus reducing the potential fines for drivers caught swearing, with mechanisms also in place for suspended penalties and mitigating circumstances.In January, the FIA updated its sporting code to include a series of stewards’ guidelines based onContinue Reading