Le Mans 24 Hours winner Ryo Hirakawa has joined Alpine’s Formula 1 team as its test and reserve driver.Having previously been a part of McLaren’s driver development programme, Hirakawa will switch to Alpine in 2025 and take on an expanded role with the Renault Group brand.He will participate in Alpine’sContinue Reading
After the announcement that the Belgian Grand Prix has signed a new four-race contract over the next six seasons, it has committed to Formula 1’s planned rotational system.F1 will head to Spa-Francorchamps in 2026, 2027, 2029 and 2031 but will miss out in 2028 and 2030 as part of itsContinue Reading
With the confirmation of the Belgian Grand Prix organising four races over six years, the Spa-Francorchamps event is the first race confirmed to enter F1’s planned rotation system for some of its European rounds.The race had long been under consideration to host races in alternating years, but Wednesday morning’s announcementContinue Reading
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has received plenty of criticism for his running of Manchester United, but it is unlikely to have an impact on his other major investment in sport including his co-ownership of the Mercedes Formula 1 team.Ratcliffe’s involvement in Mercedes first started in early 2020 when his company, Ineos,Continue Reading
The Belgian Grand Prix has signed a fresh four-race contract extension as it joins Formula 1’s planned rotational system.The event at Spa-Francorchamps will host four F1 races over the next six seasons – 2026, 2027, 2029, and 2031 – and will drop off the calendar in 2028 and 2030.The BelgianContinue Reading
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is preparing to drive a Ferrari F1 car for the first time this month. In his New Year message to fans, he said that “reinvention is powerful”.So how will this reinvention for Hamilton go? What do we know so far about the 2025 Ferrari carContinue Reading
Aston Martin team principal Mike Krack has hailed the immediate impact of Andy Cowell as the recently appointed group CEO is “very clear” on what he likes.Hired from Mercedes AMG High-Performance Powertrains, where he had served as the managing director since 2013, Cowell was announced as part of the team’sContinue Reading
In Formula 1 all drivers use a fixed race number. The championship introduced this concept in 2014 to increase the recognition of the drivers on the track for the fans. In previous years, the starting numbers were handed out based on the final ranking of the constructors’ championship from theContinue Reading
Alpine has announced Castore as its new official team kit partner on a multi-year deal, with the partnership extending beyond providing apparel to the Formula 1 team.British-based clothing brand Castore already works with McLaren and Red Bull, as well as a host of other teams across a wide genre ofContinue Reading
The McLaren Formula 1 team is confident it can make a push to defend its world championship without hurting its chances for 2026’s major rules reset.From 1 January, teams are allowed to enter their 2026 car designs in the wind tunnel, which has given them an additional headache as theyContinue Reading