Sergio Perez’s first comments since leaving the Formula 1 grid after losing his Red Bull seat indicated a sabbatical from driving.The Mexican’s struggled behind the wheel of the RB20 resulted in Liam Lawson replacing him alongside Max Verstappen for the new campaign, with Perez’s 14-year stay in the championship broughtContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri has fine-tuned how he works with the McLaren team and is ‘not afraid to be a bit more pushy’ having completed his second campaign in Formula 1.Piastri played a key role in McLaren’s world constructors’ title in his sophomore season, scoring two grand prix wins and eight podiums, withContinue Reading
Former Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has insisted owner Lawrence Stroll is understanding and supportive of the journey faced to reach the top of F1 despite his “impatience” for success.Canadian businessman Stroll bailed out the floundering Force India team last decade, renaming the team Racing Point before transitioning toContinue Reading
Finland may have just 5.6 million inhabitants – just 0.07% of the world’s population – yet it has immensely contributed to Formula 1’s history.The Nordic country admittedly has never hosted grand prix racing, and neither has it had any teams in the world championship. Still, among its nine drivers competingContinue Reading
Alpine’s executive technical director David Sanchez has described the team as being “in a bit of a corner” with its development in the early phases of the 2024 Formula 1 season.Sanchez was hired by Alpine last May, having worked at the Enstone-based outfit from 2005 to 2007 as a juniorContinue Reading
Axed Red Bull driver Sergio Perez will take at least six months off racing in 2025 before deciding whether he will even attempt to make a Formula 1 comeback.Perez’s F1 career was brought to a sudden halt at the end of the 2024 season when Red Bull decided to payContinue Reading
Toyota is now “gradually moving” towards a full-scale return to Formula 1 after its technical partnership with Haas began in 2024, says the director of its sportscar and rallying squad.The Haas-Toyota alliance kicked off in the closing stages of last season, with the Japanese company’s branding appearing on the AmericanContinue Reading
Ryo Hirakawa’s move to Alpine as a test and reserve driver was overshadowed by the news that ex-Williams racer Franco Colapinto has been appointed for the same role on Thursday. Beyond obvious questions as to why Alpine chose to have three drivers for a position usually held by a singleContinue Reading
Red Bull technical director Pierre Wache has delved into the reasons that led the squad to lose the Formula 1 constructors’ title in 2024, although Max Verstappen retained his crown to become a four-time world champion.Red Bull’s season got off to a flying start with Verstappen winning four of theContinue Reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has delivered an attack on the media along with a confusing statement about the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.Speaking to the media at the Dakar Rally, Ben Sulayem has reopened his criticism of the media in a strange rant, with it uncertain what caused hisContinue Reading