Max Verstappen has conceded he sympathises with Sergio Perez’s struggles this year and insisted his Red Bull team-mate is “not an idiot” in the face of “harsh” criticism.Perez’s position with the Milton Keynes-based outfit has been hanging by a thread for the majority of the season despite signing a newContinue Reading
Ferrari has announced a “multi-year agreement” with Andretti Formula Racing to supply the Cadillac Formula 1 entry with power units upon its entry to the championship in 2026.The team, led by TWG Global – which recently took over the running of Andretti Global – and General Motors, was provisionally acceptedContinue Reading
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has ended the last day of running in 2024 on top at Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi post-season test.While testing 2025 tyre compounds for Pirelli, Leclerc set the fastest time over Tuesday’s nine-hour test at the Yas Marina circuit which hosted the season finale two days earlier.InContinue Reading
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes the way the Scuderia reacted to being “in the s***” earlier in the year provides promise for its 2025 Formula 1 campaign.The Italian marque finished runner-up to McLaren in the constructors’ standings despite a late-season charge, having fallen behind the eventual champions and RedContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton will spend this week saying goodbye to Mercedes sponsors and Formula 1 team members ahead of his move to Ferrari next season.After 12 years together, some 246 races bringing 84 wins, 78 pole positions, 153 podium finishes, eight world constructors’ championships and six world drivers’ championships, it isContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz topped the morning hours of Formula 1’s 2024 post-season Abu Dhabi test for his new Williams team.After getting his install laps out of the way during a private filming session on Monday, Sainz officially kicked off his Williams stint by taking the wheel of the FW46 during Tuesday’sContinue Reading
McLaren has revealed that it is taking some ‘brave risks’ with its 2025 car design, as it sets its sights on a Formula 1 title double.The Woking-based team has just ended a 26-year wait for the constructors’ championship, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri helping it secure the crown atContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz has made his first public appearance as a Williams Formula 1 driver in the official post-season test in Abu Dhabi.After getting an early taste of the Williams FW46 in a private filming run on Monday, Sainz returned to the track on Tuesday morning to start his new stintContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz’s value to Williams has already hit away from on-track activities with the team announcing a new Formula 1 partnership with Santander.Having finished second in his final race for Ferrari in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, Sainz was back out on track for a filming day withContinue Reading
And breathe. Formula 1’s 24-race marathon is done, dusted, and to be firmly ensconced in the history books; it’s already gone from present to past tense on Wikipedia.It’s been a great year for F1, as expectations of another Max Verstappen title rout were firmly dispelled as the growing forces behindContinue Reading