The Alpine Formula 1 team has officially confirmed Franco Colapinto will replace Jack Doohan for the next five races of the 2025 season, starting at next week’s Emilia Romagna GP in Imola.Doohan has been relieved of his duties after six difficult race weekends over which the Australian showed flashes ofContinue Reading
Alpine Formula 1 team principal Oliver Oakes has resigned with immediate effect, the squad has announced.Oakes was brought to the Anglo-French outfit in July last year to replace Bruno Famin and then went on to form a tandem with executive advisor Flavio Briatore.But six rounds into the 2025 season OakesContinue Reading
Sit down with Williams team principal James Vowles for any length of time and at some point it is likely the conversation will turn to his passion for bringing through the most promising young minds and giving them a home – both at Grove and in Formula 1. Through its earlyContinue Reading
Jochen Mass disproved the saying that nice guys finish last. A charming man who was universally liked, the German was a race winner in Formula 1 and one of the top sportscar drivers of his generation, claiming a victory in the Le Mans 24 Hours. But perhaps the German, whoContinue Reading
As if there was any doubt, McLaren’s crushing 1-2 win in Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix further confirmed that the papaya team remains well on top in racing conditions, especially when rear tyre wear is critical. But why is Max Verstappen regularly beating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to poleContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton may be the second most experienced Formula 1 driver in history with 362 grand prix starts, but he insists he remains as motivated as ever – and says his feisty radio comments are just proof of this.Ferrari’s strategy was highly scrutinised again in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix asContinue Reading
Everyone who follows Formula 1 closely could see it coming… The rumours about Jack Doohan’s premature sacking from Alpine after just a handful of races in 2025 started circulating in the paddock as early as last November. The name of his possible replacement has been known since then too. FrancoContinue Reading
Frederic Vasseur has defended Ferrari’s Miami Grand Prix team orders calls and, although the team principal accepted the frustration of drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton during the race, he denied that there was any inertia in decision-making.During the race, Ferrari made the call to swap Charles Leclerc and LewisContinue Reading
Alpine is considering switching Jack Doohan with reserve driver Franco Colapinto ahead of Formula 1’s next race in Imola, Autosport understands.Doohan’s disappointing run of results and incidents have moved Alpine’s management to seriously consider whether it should make a driver change immediately rather than hand the Australian rookie more timeContinue Reading
Alex Albon locked down a top-five result at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix with a pass on Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and faced relatively little competition over the race’s second half.That rather defined the progress that Williams has made this season with its FW47. The Grove-based squad is 17 points clearContinue Reading