The Amsterdam District Court has decreed that De Vries will have to repay the €250,000 loan and, in addition, pay half of both his salary and any sponsorship income he earned during his partial F1 season with AlphaTauri up to July 2023. The Dutchman is now considering an appeal againstContinue Reading
It has been a chance for the pair to digest the events of the previous campaign, run through developments over the winter and talk through aims and ambitions for the battle ahead.They were the perfect opportunity for the pair to spend a good deal of time together, better grasp eachContinue Reading
It’s now confirmed – Hamilton will drive for Ferrari in 2025. Following rumours of the move, it’s now official that after 12 consecutive seasons, Hamilton will join Leclerc and team boss Fred Vasseur to try and end Ferrari’s F1 world championship drought.But how will Hamilton’s leaving affect Mercedes going forward?Continue Reading
Following a similar disputed use of the safety car in an International GT Open event at Spielberg in September, the FIA’s International Court of Appeal declared that it would be wrong to nullify the final result because of a mistake by the race director.The case demonstrates the sort of thinkingContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton heading to Ferrari for 2025 is the biggest Formula 1 driver market move since Hamilton opted to leave McLaren and move to Mercedes.That decision came back in late 2012, ahead of his Formula 1 debut with the Silver Arrows for the next year. This one has a longerContinue Reading
The news will be welcomed by drivers and fans alike who feared that the series is moving too far away from its classic venues.Prior to the agreement the event was one of the last with no guaranteed place on the calendar beyond this season after a run of deals thatContinue Reading
The revelation that Lewis Hamilton will depart Mercedes for Ferrari, which announced a new multi-year deal for Charles Leclerc only last Thursday, necessarily means there is no room for Scuderia incumbent Carlos Sainz beyond the expiration of his current 2024 Formula 1 deal.Sainz made plain that he wanted his futureContinue Reading
At the end of a dramatic day of developments, as Hamilton’s bombshell move sent shock waves through F1, Mercedes ended speculation in the evening when it announced that the seven-time champion would leave the squad at the end of this year.As predicted, it said that Hamilton had activated an exitContinue Reading
Last summer Hamilton signed a two-year contract extension at Mercedes covering the 2024 and 2025 seasons, but will join Ferrari one year into that deal.Hamilton’s move will mean Leclerc’s current partner Carlos Sainz will drive elsewhere in 2025 after the expiry of his current terms, with Leclerc recently committing toContinue Reading
It’s now confirmed – Lewis Hamilton will drive for Ferrari in 2025. Following rumours of the move, it’s now official that after 12 consecutive seasons, Lewis Hamilton will join Charles Leclerc and Fred Vasseur to try and end Ferrari’s Championship drought. How will Hamilton leaving affect Mercedes going forward? CanContinue Reading