It was another patience-testing year for Pierre Gasly and Alpine, since the new A525 hadn’t been enough of a step from 2024’s problematic machinery.Yet the Frenchman came out of the year smelling of roses, having dragged the pink-and-blue lump to Q3 on 10 occasions and scoring all of its 22Continue Reading
Until this season, Nico Hulkenberg was the owner of one of F1’s least-coveted records: the most grand prix starts without finishing on the podium. Now a veteran aged 38, the German has always deserved better than this but is one of those drivers whose moves have taken him to theContinue Reading
After taking victory in the Dutch Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri was sitting pretty at the top of the championship. Norris’ retirement from second had put the Briton 34 points behind his team-mate, with Verstappen 104 points behind. A series of stellar victories in the early phases of the season hadContinue Reading
It’s been a nail-biting year for Lando Norris fans, but what else to expect of a driver cut from a very different cloth to stoic ‘alpha males’ such as his friend Max Verstappen? Norris has never been shy about discussing his demons in public, something that has contributed to theContinue Reading
Ferrari Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur has revealed the Scuderia will unveil its new 2026 car on 23 January, with a shakedown at its Fiorano test track.Car launches for 2026’s new regulation era are kicking off earlier than usual given the demands of F1’s busy pre-season, with three testsContinue Reading
Williams Formula 1 driver Alex Albon says he has “so much confidence” his team can take another step forward after its rise to fifth in 2025.Williams secured a comfortable fifth place in the constructors’ standings as the experienced and rapid combination of Albon and new team-mate Carlos Sainz combined forContinue Reading
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has explained why missing out on a fifth consecutive Formula 1 world title by two points doesn’t really feel like a loss.Verstappen came just two points short of overhauling McLaren’s Lando Norris, who sealed his maiden world championship with third place in the Abu Dhabi seasonContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has picked #3 as his race number for the 2026 Formula 1 season, following his title defeat this year.Verstappen had wanted #3 as it was a lucky number to him, but it was taken by Daniel Ricciardo when the Dutchman started his F1 career. Therefore, he chose #33Continue Reading
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff thinks Andrea Kimi Antonelli may need three to five years to reach his peak performance level in Formula 1.Antonelli made his F1 debut this season with very little experience, with the two-time Formula 4 and Formula Regional champion skipping F3 on his way to a soleContinue Reading
Formula 1’s surge in popularity in the last five years is not because the series itself has notably changed or improved. It is because people have discovered it, a sleeping giant. F1 lends itself so well to social media – being such a visually rich spectacle. With its extreme personalitiesContinue Reading