Nico Hulkenberg is confident Sergio Perez will return to Formula 1 next year as a better driver thanks to taking a sabbatical in 2025 following his Red Bull sacking at the end of 2024.Cadillac announced on Tuesday that Perez and Valtteri Bottas will form its driver line-up for when theContinue Reading
With 10 grands prix still to go, McLaren is all but certain to walk away with both Formula 1 world titles in 2025.The Woking-based team enjoys a commanding lead in the constructors’ standings, while Max Verstappen – the first non-McLaren driver in the drivers’ championship – trails Oscar Piastri byContinue Reading
Does Verstappen need (a lot of) rain for another Zandvoort win? – Ronald VordingMax Verstappen has won the Dutch Grand Prix three times, but last year Helmut Marko called Red Bull’s performance in the dunes “alarming”. Lando Norris won with a 23-second lead, and over the past 12 months McLarenContinue Reading
Aston Martin chief Andy Cowell says he wants his team to become a “creative, chaotic innovation machine” as it works its way to the front of Formula 1 under 2026’s new regulations.Aston Martin has suffered a number of lean years while it is undergoing a rapid transformation and expansion processContinue Reading
McLaren partner Mastercard is stepping up to become the papaya squad’s official naming partner from the 2026 F1 season onwards.From next year, McLaren will be branded as McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, signifying a step up in the payment provider’s commitment to the world champions.McLaren and Mastercard had only signedContinue Reading
McLaren partner Mastercard is stepping up to become the papaya squad’s official naming partner from the 2026 F1 season onwards.From next year, McLaren will be branded as McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team, signifying a step up in the payment provider’s commitment to the world champions.McLaren and Mastercard had only signedContinue Reading
New Cadillac Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez certainly sounds vindicated when it comes to his time at Red Bull.Perez was dropped at the end of last season after a four-year stint as Max Verstappen’s team-mate, during which he was a consistent podium finisher until his performance collapsed shortly after theContinue Reading
The Cadillac Formula 1 team has revealed it is planning to use a rival squad to help with the completion of a Testing of Previous Cars programme ahead of its championship debut in 2026.TPC programmes allow teams to complete up to 20 days of running in machinery that is atContinue Reading
Cadillac’s announcement of Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas as its Formula 1 drivers had been hanging in the air for several weeks but became official on Tuesday.This means General Motors’ F1 project is taking shape: the drivers are known, so are the three home bases (the team will operate from Fishers, Charlotte andContinue Reading
Two Formula 1 race winners – a Latin and a Finn – joining a new team? This is not unprecedented, and the last time it happened, the outcome was far from optimal.Sixteen years ago, Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen signed with the new Lotus outfit for the 2010 season; howeverContinue Reading