Franco Colapinto has been linked with a role at the Alpine Formula 1 team for 2025, the Argentine rumoured to be seen as a backup plan in case Jack Doohan doesn’t deliver early on.Colapinto made a good impression last year when he replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams from the ItalianContinue Reading
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has announced the appointment of Derek Chang as its new president and CEO.The role was previously held by Greg Maffei, who helped Liberty complete its takeover of F1 in January 2017 but departed at the end of last year.Chang, who has extensive knowledge of sportsContinue Reading
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