How F1 drivers feel about the Tsunoda/Lawson swap – F1 Japanese Grand Prix Media Day
Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge report from the Suzuka International Circuit for media day at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix. Together, they tackle the first chance the drivers have had to react to Red Bull and Racing Bulls’ driver swap of Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda, Lawson’s defiance despite theContinue Reading
How F1 drivers feel about the Lawson/Tsunoda swap
Lewis Hamilton believes it was “pretty tough” on Liam Lawson to be dropped by Red Bull after just two races – but said he was not surprised to see the team act so swiftly.Lawson struggled to get to grips with the RB21 in both the Australian and Chinese grands prixContinue Reading
Albon impressed with Thailand GP plans after meeting prime minister
Alex Albon insists Thailand is taking its pitch “very seriously” to host a Formula 1 grand prix in the future after the Williams driver travelled to the country to discuss plans with the prime minister.Following in the footsteps of F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, Albon held talks with Paetongtarn Shinawatra beforeContinue Reading
Sainz ‘unlearning Ferrari habits’ as he adjusts to Williams F1 car
Williams driver Carlos Sainz says he is expecting to adapt to his new Formula 1 car within “five to 10” races while he tweaks his driving style.Sainz joined Alex Albon at Williams after four years at Ferrari and has thus far had two low-key weekends for his new team inContinue Reading
A Suzuka corner’s hidden history
‘Spoon’, ‘130R’, ‘Hairpin’, ‘S Curves’. The corner names at Suzuka have prescriptive, unembellished quality. Except for… Degner.For a brief time in the 1960s Ernst Degner was a proverbial thorn in Honda’s side, helping Suzuki develop a series of 50cc racing motorcycle engines capable of screaming beyond 17,000rpm, and enabling MitsuoContinue Reading
Norris: McLaren now has target on its back as rivals talk “crap” about team
“Nonsense,” “random” and “crap”. The three words Lando Norris used to describe recent comments made about McLaren by its rivals as the squad adjusts to life as the hunted rather than the hunter.After ending a 26-year wait for a constructors’ championship last season, McLaren has continued where it left offContinue Reading
Verstappen: Red Bull’s main issue is F1 car, not drivers
Max Verstappen has suggested his Red Bull Formula 1 team needs to focus on fixing its troubled 2025 car rather than worry about the identity of his team-mate.After two difficult weekends alongside Verstappen, Red Bull has demoted Liam Lawson to Racing Bulls, with Yuki Tsunoda moving in the other directionContinue Reading
Haas looks to fix aero issues with fast-tracked floor update
Haas has introduced a small upgrade to its VF-25 Formula 1 car’s floor for the Japanese Grand Prix in a bid to solve its aero oscillation issue in high-speed corners, which emerged at the Melbourne season opener.The team struggled at the season opener, with team principal Ayao Komatsu estimating thatContinue Reading
Leclerc: Ferrari China disqualification came from “playing with the limit”
Ferrari aims to learn from the “pain” of having both its cars disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix but its key challenge is to make up the gap to McLaren, says Charles Leclerc.While Leclerc’s team-mate Lewis Hamilton won the sprint race in Shanghai, Ferrari regards that result as an outlierContinue Reading
The factors behind Hamilton’s inconsistent Ferrari form
Lewis Hamilton says having to gain a deeper understanding of Ferrari’s car set-ups is the main factor behind his up-and-down form as he starts his stint with the Italian Formula 1 powerhouse.Hamilton and Leclerc both struggled for pace in Australia’s Q3 shootout despite looking strong earlier on, and the pairContinue Reading