Loyalty is laudable but absolutely no guarantee of success in Formula 1. Lando Norris wants to, and has shown the potential to, win world titles. So, his signing a contract extension to stay put at McLaren is not primarily borne out of a feeling that he needs to repay anyContinue Reading
The twin confirmations of extended deals for Charles Leclerc at Ferrari and Lando Norris at McLaren may not be much of a surprise, and are perhaps less exciting than if either driver was moving elsewhere.Nevertheless, they are also important statements by both the teams and the drivers, who are makingContinue Reading
Following the news of Charles Leclerc signing a new deal with Ferrari. McLaren announced that Lando Norris will also be staying with the team, putting the rest the rumours of his future amid interest from Red Bull. Sam Hall is joined by Jon Noble as they discuss both new deals.Continue Reading
The Briton has just announced a new deal that will keep him at McLaren beyond the 2026 season, although the exact length of his contract has not been revealed.The early move to extend his contract, which originally ran until the end of 2025, came amid what was understood to beContinue Reading
The Briton’s previous deal with McLaren, signed back in 2022, ran out at the end of 2025 and he would have been an obvious long-term target for teams like Red Bull and Audi. But in an effort to pre-empt any attempts from rivals to lure him away, McLaren has movedContinue Reading
The American-fronted outfit, which finished bottom of the constructors’ championship last season, has revealed on social media that the VF-24 will break cover on 2 February – though Autosport understands this will merely the new livery on renders of the VF-24.In previous seasons, Haas has tended to go earlier thanContinue Reading
New team principal Andrea Stella and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown admitted that 2022-23 winter development targets had been missed when the MCL60 challenger was launched. The car duly failed to score a point across the opening two weekends but, led by a three-stage major update package, emerged as the mostContinue Reading
With F1 set to embark on its third year of the current rules set, there is growing anticipation of a major convergence of designs as Red Bull’s rivals try to stop the team from grabbing a third consecutive title double.With all teams having evolved last year to the downwash sidepodContinue Reading
“Not another street circuit,” was the dominant line of response on social media in the wake of F1’s announcement that the Spanish GP would move away from its long-time home in Barcelona.With Barcelona’s future in limbo, from 2026 onwards the event will head to a new semi-street circuit in Madrid,Continue Reading
F1 announced this week (23 January) that Madrid will host the Spanish GP from 2026, but why is the move happening and has the series visited Spain’s capital before? These are all questions that have been raised since the news, plus many more like what is the circuit like, and does it mean theContinue Reading