Lawson: “Big opportunity” to learn from Verstappen in first full F1 season
Liam Lawson believes it would be tough to expect him to beat Max Verstappen immediately upon joining Red Bull, and instead will use a “big opportunity” to exploit his team-mate’s knowledge and experience to boost his own Formula 1 skills.Red Bull signed Lawson to replace the waning Sergio Perez, asContinue Reading
Signing new McLaren F1 deal a “no-brainer” – Piastri
Oscar Piastri says it was a “no-brainer” for him to agree to a long-term contract extension with the McLaren Formula 1 team.Despite Piastri’s contract not expiring until the end of the 2026 season, he and McLaren made short work of agreeing a new multi-year deal that will extend the Australian’sContinue Reading
Wolff won’t flirt with Verstappen in order to back Antonelli at Mercedes
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says he expects Andrea Kimi Antonelli to match George Russell for pace during his rookie season, but insists the Italian’s goal is get acclimatised ahead of 2026.Antonelli was brought through the Mercedes junior ranks as a long-term replacement for Lewis Hamilton, a planContinue Reading
Exx marks the spot – Racing Bulls welcomes ExxonMobil as new fuel partner
Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies believes the squad’s new collaboration with ExxonMobil will help with the challenge of racing with sustainable fuel from 2026 onwards.Already working with Red Bull, it was announced on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix that ExxonMobil will now also be fuel partner toContinue Reading
Domenicali extends F1 CEO contract to the end of 2029
Stefano Domenicali will continue as president and CEO of Formula One Management for a further five years, the commercial rights holder for the Formula 1 championship has announced.The ex-Ferrari F1 team boss has helmed FOM since the start of 2021 and has overseen a period of strong growth in termsContinue Reading
JA on F1 podcast: What Premier League teams can learn from F1
F1 is a series built around technology, whereas, in football, the smartest teams have only begun using technology in the last decade for recruitment, strategy, in-game tactical decisions, and more.With James to compare how Mercedes recruited Andrea Kimi Antonelli with how Liverpool FC discovered Mo Salah, we have two expertsContinue Reading
Tsunoda opens up on Red Bull snub: “Doesn’t make sense”
Doesn’t Helmut Marko sometimes remind you of Morpheus from The Matrix?He has the power to make or break the careers of young drivers. In his search for the special one, he goes through dozens of them, putting the best on the conveyor belt of the Red Bull junior program. ButContinue Reading
Razoon attempts Gedlich six-hour double in Barcelona
6 Hours of Portimao winning crew Razoon will enter its Porsche 992 GT3 R at this weekend’s 6 Hours of Barcelona as the Austrian team looks to make it two out of two in this winter’s Gedlich Racing enduros.The non-points endurance event on Sunday will bring down the curtain onContinue Reading
Missed by Netflix: Stories that didn’t make it into Drive to Survive Season 7
Adrian Newey leaving Red BullOne of the biggest news stories of the 2024 season involved longtime Red Bull design guru, Adrian Newey, defecting to Aston Martin. His surprise departure sent shock waves through the paddock, especially considering it came shortly after Christian Horner’s highly-publicised scandal, and questions over whether heContinue Reading
Prototype Winter Series: Soufi and Konrad become two-time champions
Danny Soufi and Konrad Motorsport confirmed themselves as the 2025 Prototype Winter Series champions, with a stellar sweep of the final races of the season.The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya played host to the finale, and featured several additional line-ups on the grid. Team Virage welcomed a talented young pairing in theContinue Reading