Former Ferrari chief Luca Di Montezemolo has been appointed as a director of the McLaren Group Holdings Limited, which controls the McLaren Automotive business and has a minority stake in the F1 team.On Friday, McLaren Group Holdings Ltd made a Companies House filing in the UK to appoint Di MontezemeloContinue Reading
McLaren may have looked dominant in second practice for the Austrian Grand Prix but both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri appeared wary at the prospect of world champion Max Verstappen hunting them down.Norris sat out FP1 at the Red Bull Ring as Alex Dunne stepped in but he returned toContinue Reading
Lando Norris was fastest in second practice for the Austrian Grand Prix as he returned to the cockpit for the first time since crashing into his McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri in Canada.Having accepted blame for the clash in Montreal, Norris then sat out FP1 at the Red BullContinue Reading
Mercedes and Red Bull may be keen to avoid public chat about their 2026 Formula 1 driver line-ups, but the drivers themselves have done little to quieten things down.George Russell, who is yet to sign a new Mercedes deal for 2026 and beyond, gave the firmest clue yet in AustriaContinue Reading
Of the ‘Big Four’ teams, Ferrari made the largest statement with its Austrian Grand Prix updates as it hopes to undo a mixed start to the 2025 Formula 1 season.The team reported updates to the four ‘defined’ floor sections, although it would be easier to term this as effectively anContinue Reading
Episode Seven of ‘My Favourite F1 Season’ has just been released on the Autosport Retro podcast channel with the 1999 campaign being the focus this time around.It is known as a season with a lot of chaotic races, leading to McLaren’s Mika Hakkinen pipping Ferrari rival Eddie Irvine to hisContinue Reading
Episode Seven of ‘My Favourite F1 Season’ has just been released on the Autosport Retro podcast channel with the 1999 campaign being the focus this time around.It is known as a season with a lot of chaotic races, leading to McLaren’s Mika Hakkinen pipping Ferrari rival Eddie Irvine to hisContinue Reading
George Russell followed up on his Canadian Grand Prix victory by setting the pace in opening practice for Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring.Looking to build on his success in Montreal, Russell recorded a lap of 1m5.542s to put his Mercedes top of the times aheadContinue Reading
Max Verstappen and Gianpiero Lambiase have long formed a well-oiled machine in Formula 1, but this weekend the Dutchman – for the first time since joining Red Bull – will have to manage without his regular race engineer.Lambiase will miss the Austrian Grand Prix for personal reasons. As a result,Continue Reading
Ferrari and Red Bull have detailed changes to their floors at this weekend’s Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix, while McLaren is introducing a tweaked front suspension.Ferrari appears to have made the most substantial changes for the Austria round, making revisions to the floor edge, fences and body, while also tweakingContinue Reading