Now Verstappen has firmly committed to Red Bull for 2026 and the dust has settled after an intense silly season episode involving the four-time world champion, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff can take his time to finalise contract extensions with his own proteges – George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, withContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso was the surprise package of Dutch Grand Prix free practice by splitting the McLarens in second place, but how real is Aston Martin’s pace this time?Alonso set a lap just 0.087s slower than pacesetter Lando Norris while edging 0.002s ahead of championship leader Oscar Piastri in third, withContinue Reading
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed his squad is “not in any hurry” to confirm Max Verstappen’s team-mate for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. The four-time world champion’s current team-mate Yuki Tsunoda has struggled since replacing Liam Lawson for round three of 2025 onwards, scoring just seven points leaving himContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri will not take a penalty after a pitlane contretemps with George Russell almost resulted in contact in Formula 1’s second Dutch Grand Prix practice session at Zandvoort.During the second red flag of the Friday session, produced as Alex Albon beached his Williams at Turn 1, the field saunteredContinue Reading
McLaren’s Lando Norris made it a Friday clean sweep by topping Formula 1’s second practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix, while Lance Stroll suffered a heavy crash in the Aston Martin.Norris bested Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and team-mate Oscar Piastri on Zandvoort’s 4.226km seaside circuit in a session derailedContinue Reading
Alpine chief Flavio Briatore admits he may have put too much pressure on the Formula 1 team’s second driver Franco Colapinto, as the Argentinian has yet to get off the mark for the squad.Colapinto was brought in from Williams as Alpine’s reserve driver and swapped places with fellow rookie DoohanContinue Reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has conceded that the team has put Andrea Kimi Antonelli “under maximum pressure” in his debut Formula 1 season – but says the 19-year-old remains a long-term hire.Antonelli has enjoyed the highs of a maiden podium and a sprint race pole in 2025, but has enduredContinue Reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has joked it would be like a ‘mafia reunion’ should Christian Horner, Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore combine for an ownership stake in the Alpine Formula 1 outfit.Horner was sacked as Red Bull team principal in July and his next step is not yet known, butContinue Reading
Formula 1 will undergo a major overhaul next year with new engine and chassis regulations. It’s a leap into the unknown for all teams and manufacturers, although some teams including Red Bull have suggested that Mercedes appears “very confident” about its engine project.That belief was based on paddock chatter –Continue Reading
McLaren driver Lando Norris edged team-mate Oscar Piastri to lead Friday’s first free practice at Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix.Following several heatwaves that scorched Europe’s summer, the second leg of the season got underway in cool conditions in the NetherlandsThere was little time to waste at the start of theContinue Reading