Formula 1

Axed Red Bull driver Sergio Perez will take at least six months off racing in 2025 before deciding whether he will even attempt to make a Formula 1 comeback.Perez’s F1 career was brought to a sudden halt at the end of the 2024 season when Red Bull decided to pay him not race in the upcoming campaign after his lengthy string of poor performances last season.These culminated in Red Bull …Keep reading

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has delivered an attack on the media along with a confusing statement about the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.Speaking to the media at the Dakar Rally, Ben Sulayem has reopened his criticism of the media in a strange rant, with it uncertain what caused his latest outburst, as it raised more questions about his running of motorsport’s governing body.Ben …Keep reading

The Formula 1 team principal role has consistently evolved over time, where the differences between now and back in the championship’s early years are staggering.A team boss was once the person who founded the constructor, think Bruce McLaren or Frank Williams, and held the role for decades.But now, the approach to the role is more like that of football which has managers constantly coming …Keep reading

There was a slight discrepancy between the look and the words. “I am very, very happy,” Ayao Komatsu assured the media on the evening after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Though he seemed rather tired and somewhat disappointed instead, as he leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed over his chest.Led by Komatsu, the team overachieved in 2024. After finishing 10th the year before, even the …Keep reading

Racing Bulls racing director Alan Permane believes Daniel Ricciardo using his Formula 1 experience to ‘overthink things’ played a part in his downfall last season.Ricciardo returned to the team [then known as AlphaTauri] midway through the 2023 campaign as a replacement for Nyck de Vries, though a broken metacarpal sustained in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix kept him out for five …Keep reading

Franco Colapinto has been signed by Alpine as one of its reserve drivers for 2025 with a multi-year deal, as the long-term future of new signing Jack Doohan hangs in the balance after just one Formula 1 race.The Argentine has been prised away from the Williams academy after a successful opening stint to his F1 career, as he scored five points in the nine grands prix he competed in after …Keep reading

Williams has revealed its 2025 car launch date, selecting 14 February for the launch of its FW47 Formula 1 car.The Grove-based squad will unveil its new car with a “bespoke one-off livery” for its Valentine’s Day event at Silverstone, before revealing its real 2025 colour scheme at F1’s united launch event at the O2 Arena on 18 February.Read Also: Formula 1Ferrari reveals 2025 …Keep reading

TWG Motorsports and General Motors have formed a new company to build the future Cadillac Formula 1 team’s engines beyond its initial arrangement for a supply of Ferrari power units.TWG is the majority owner of the team originally started by the Andretti organisation and it will make its F1 entry under GM’s Cadillac brand in 2026.The venture between the team’s key backers is …Keep reading

With the confirmation of the Belgian Grand Prix organising four races over six years, the Spa-Francorchamps event is the first race confirmed to enter F1’s planned rotation system for some of its European rounds.Read Also: Formula 1Belgian Grand Prix to join F1 rotation system with fresh four-race deal The race had long been under consideration to host races in …Keep reading

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has received plenty of criticism for his running of Manchester United, but it is unlikely to have an impact on his other major investment in sport including his co-ownership of the Mercedes Formula 1 team.Ratcliffe’s involvement in Mercedes first started in early 2020 when his company, Ineos, signed a sponsorship deal with the team. That quickly evolved to Ineos acquiring a …Keep reading