Alonso put pen to paper on a multi-year deal with Aston Martin after mulling over his future options, a deal which will include driving in F1 for at least the 2025 and 2026 season.Depending on whether Alonso will want to continue or not, that F1 deal can either be extendedContinue Reading
With Ramadan estimated to take place from 1 March 1 to 30 March next year, that has ruled out F1 from starting the season with the Middle Eastern events in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia that have hosted early rounds recently.Instead, Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit will begin the F1 campaign onContinue Reading
Alonso and Honda will re-unite in F1 from 2026 now that the two-time world champion has signed a contract extension with Aston Martin.It marks a renewal of a partnership that triggered a great deal of frustration when they were at McLaren together from 2015 to 2017, as Honda’s engines provedContinue Reading
F1 is currently going through a period of domination as Red Bull cruised towards the 2022 and 2023 championships and look set to do the same in 2024. This has seen the team and its star driver Max Verstappen set many records in the process like most victories in a season,Continue Reading
F1 will be racing in Shanghai for the first time since 2019, and its addition to the calendar this year is especially interesting as it is the first time that the ground effect cars introduced from 2022 will have driven there.The current generation of F1 machinery is more sensitive toContinue Reading
Stefan Johansson drove for 10 different teams in Formula 1 before enjoying a successful IndyCar and sportscar career, capped by victory at Le Mans in 1997 with Tom Kristensen and Michele Alboreto. Now 67, the Swede points to a driver that he only partnered for 16 races, but someone heContinue Reading
Honda has powered Verstappen to all three of his world championships so far, with the Dutchman the overwhelming favourite to add a fourth straight title this year.The Japanese marque has also clinched two constructors’ championships with Red Bull, the culmination of an initially troubled F1 return with McLaren in 2015.Verstappen’sContinue Reading
Given Alonso’s impressive longevity and penchant for surprise twists, one can never be too sure about the cunning Spaniard’s next move. But F1’s longest-serving protagonist has now openly nailed his colours to Aston Martin’s mast with a new long-term contract.His fresh terms include at least a two-year commitment to driveContinue Reading
Two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has signed a new contract that will see him racing with Aston Martin at least until the end of 2026. But what does this mean for Aston’s ambitions? What has been promised to Fernando to keep him at the team? And how will thisContinue Reading
On Thursday Alonso and Aston Martin announced the Spaniard would stay with the team until at least 2026, when Honda joins the Silverstone team as its works power unit partner.Alonso and Honda endured strained ties when they worked together during a fraught three-year McLaren-Honda partnership, which was terminated early dueContinue Reading