Alpine may be F1’s best ‘worst team’ of all time
Nobody ever wants the wooden spoon in the Formula 1 world championship, for valid reasons – a crucial loss of prize money, and the mere incentive to do well – but if you’re ever going to come last then Alpine certainly is doing it right.
The Enstone-based outfit has already scored 20 points in the 2025 season, by far the most a last-placed team has ever collected – and that’s just ...Keep reading
Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:00:34 +0000
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Leo Fornaroli, F2’s title favourite who seeks consistency over wins
“At the start, I didn’t like motorsport.” As soon as our chat with Leonardo Fornaroli begins, he candidly opens up.
The Piacenza native, born in December 2004 within 200km of both Monza and Imola, did grow up around racing. His father, Valentino Fornaroli, raced competitively from 2008 to 2015 – mostly in the Italian GT Championship, with a short foray into International GT ...Keep reading
Sun, 17 Aug 2025 09:00:02 +0000
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The sense of freedom that pushed Williams F1 boss James Vowles to the skies
When Williams team principal James Vowles and his wife Rachel took to their annual New Year's tradition of setting themselves a challenge, the idea was to learn a new skill over the new year. Taking piano lessons, learning a new language; you get the idea.
But in 2020 Vowles set himself a slightly loftier target. Unbeknownst to his wife, the then Mercedes engineer embarked on secret helicopter ...Keep reading
Sun, 17 Aug 2025 06:27:41 +0000
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McLaren's world-beating F1 strengths might survive 2026 shake-up
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella thinks some of the philosophies that made his 2025 F1 car so successful can be carried over to 2026's all-new regulations.
In 2026 F1 is moving away from a heavy reliance on ground effect, reverting to cars with a flat underfloor and reduced downforce levels, while using active aerodynamics on the straights to compensate for a near 50-50 split between the ...Keep reading
Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:08:27 +0000
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Oscar Piastri won't give up wins for safe points in 2025 F1 title fight
Despite noticing a perceptible change in his approach while competing for a Formula 1 title, Oscar Piastri says it is far too early in the season to consider minimising risk and settling for positions in races.
In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, Piastri was asked about the challenges involved in fighting for a title against his team-mate Lando Norris, and if there was any ...Keep reading
Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:58:13 +0000
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MotoGP is making Formula 1’s mistakes – Casey Stoner
Watch: What We Learned on Friday | 2025 Austrian GP
Two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has come out strongly against the anti-highside aid being rolled out at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
The Australian’s sharp criticism, which followed Free Practice 1 at the Red Bull Ring on Friday, came in the wake of similar comments by frontrunners Marc Marquez and Pedro ...Keep reading
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:45:24 +0000
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How an "educated guess" saved Haas from a nightmare 2025 F1 season
When Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu watched his drivers prop up the timesheets in practice for Formula 1's 2025 season opener in Australia, he admitted to feeling "sick" before turning his attention to fixing the problem.
Haas traced the issue with its VF-25 chassis to instability in higher-speed conditions, exacerbated by Albert Park's bumpiness at Turns 9 and 10. The team had not been able ...Keep reading
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:29:17 +0000
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Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton both benefitting from "fresh start" in F1 2025 – George Russell
Mercedes driver George Russell says Lewis Hamilton's fresh start at Ferrari for 2025 was good for all parties as he backed his replacement Andrea Kimi Antonelli to bounce back from a challenging spell.
Hamilton claimed six of his seven world championships with Mercedes over 13 years before departing for Ferrari last winter, as he looked for a fresh, late-career challenge with the iconic Italian ...Keep reading
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:50:15 +0000
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Sauber boss backs new crop of team principals to act in F1's best interest
Sauber's Jonathan Wheatley is confident the latest crop of F1 team bosses will act in the "interest of the sport" as they square off in F1 Commission meetings.
Wheatley joined Sauber in April after a long stint as Red Bull's racing director, while his former Benetton and Renault colleagues Alan Permane and Steve Nielsen have also landed similar roles, with Permane appointed team principal at ...Keep reading
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:12:06 +0000
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Esteban Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy a WRC car and go shopping with it'
The full potential of Haas' partnership with Toyota is yet to be explored – but it has already helped one of the team's drivers fulfil a childhood dream: Esteban Ocon got to drive the GR Yaris Rally1 car during the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
"I kept telling them since we went to Japan how I love cars and how I always wanted to test a WRC car," Ocon told Motorsport.com. "They gave me my ...Keep reading
Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:00:03 +0000
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Former Williams F1 driver Logan Sargeant is back – for two IMSA events this season
Former F1 driver Logan Sargeant is making a surprise return to prototype racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, six months after a mysterious split from IDEC Sport Racing and the Hyundai Genesis team.
The 24-year-old American will contest the final two endurance rounds of the season with PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports, driving the #52 Oreca 07-Gibson.
His schedule includes the six-hour race ...Keep reading
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:21:05 +0000
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Christian Horner officially removed as Red Bull F1 director
Christan Horner has officially left his role as director of Red Bull's various UK entities, one month after his shock sacking.
Horner was removed from his position as Red Bull team principal and CEO just days after the British Grand Prix, with his 20-year reign at Milton Keynes coming to an end after Red Bull's shareholders opted to make a change.
With the Austrian side of the business ...Keep reading
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:37:07 +0000
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Interview: How Oscar Piastri has been chasing qualifying upturn over F1 2025
Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri targeted improved qualifying performances in the off-season prior to 2025, which he believes has translated into stronger overall races throughout the year.
After two years spent largely in the shadow of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, Piastri began his third season in much greater form and leads the Briton by nine points in the championship with 10 ...Keep reading
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:48:06 +0000
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How McLaren made F1's best car even better
If McLaren had to sprint until the final hurdle of the 2024 season to fend off Ferrari's prancing horse for the team's first constructors' crown since 1998, then it is heading towards a second title at a canter this year.
Its 11 wins in 14 is almost double the six victories claimed last year, and with no interlopers this time, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will decide amongst themselves who ...Keep reading
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:01:05 +0000
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Why George Russell is "more hungry than ever" for an F1 title bid
George Russell says the long wait for a Mercedes title challenge has made him "more hungry than ever" for success in Formula 1.
Russell has been part of the Mercedes setup since joining its junior programme in 2017, and after waltzing through title-winning campaigns in GP3 and F2, Russell looked like the natural successor to Lewis Hamilton at the Silver Arrows.
Russell served three seasons ...Keep reading
Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:00:03 +0000
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The one move that Ayao Komatsu believes proves Esteban Ocon's critics wrong
There’s a scene in the latest season of Drive to Survive where Ayao Komatsu is challenged by one of his staff members on whether signing Esteban Ocon was the right decision for the team.
“Are you fully 100% sure that Ocon is a good fit for us?” the Japanese manager is asked.
Signing the Frenchman, with his reputation as “not a team player,” raised questions both in the media and ...Keep reading
Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:13:18 +0000
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Steps the FIA will take to avoid a repeat of Mercedes' 2014 F1 dominance
Next year, both chassis and power unit regulations will undergo sweeping changes. Several technical directors in the F1 paddock have called it the biggest overhaul of the past 50 years.
In addition to concerns from drivers about the racing in general, some fear it could pave the way for long-term dominance by a single manufacturer. Memories go back to 2014, when Mercedes’ engine proved ...Keep reading
Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:36:17 +0000
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Why Red Bull hasn’t let Max Verstappen test the Racing Bulls F1 car
It’s been one of the recurring patterns in the first half of the season: where the Red Bull RB21 car has a very narrow operating window and is particularly tricky to handle, but the Racing Bulls VCARB 02 car has proven to be far more forgiving.
That’s been a factor in the storming debut of Isack Hadjar, but also in the ongoing struggles with Red Bull’s second seat. Early in the year ...Keep reading
Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:00:03 +0000
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Jonathan Wheatley: Talent, culture will help Audi avoid pitfalls of F1 ownership
"Life in Switzerland was one of the biggest surprises of the job,” Sauber team principal Jonathan Wheatley tells Motorsport.com.
“I'm absolutely loving it. We live in Zug [a lakeside town in the foothills of the Alps], which is not far from Zurich, we've got this amazing city just down the road, and my wife and I often sit there in the evenings, going: ‘My God, this isn't a holiday ...Keep reading
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:42:43 +0000
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How Michael Schumacher made Top Gear’s The Stig look “like an idiot”
"Britain’s least successful grand prix driver.”
With that headline, running in 40-odd-point text on the right-hand side of a double-page spread, readers of the August 1992 edition of Car magazine were introduced to Perry McCarthy. On the opposite side, in a singularly ‘route one’ piece of art direction, McCarthy was photographed in his regular clothes – apart from a crash helmet – ...Keep reading
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 10:35:02 +0000
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Fewest mistakes takes the F1 title? The Oscar Piastri-Lando Norris errors in 2025 so far
As Formula 1's calendar has ballooned over the past couple of decades, it's a bit easier to get away with an off-weekend - nonetheless, championship credentials are still awarded to those who make the least mistakes.
With just nine points between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at this stage in the season, the final 10 rounds effectively work as a shootout. Thus, each error carries a bit more ...Keep reading
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:00:02 +0000
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Emerson Fittipaldi: ‘If I had an F1 team and could hire anyone, I’d hire Verstappen’
Reigning four-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen might just be the most highly-rated current driver – and Emerson Fittipaldi clearly won’t disagree.
Double world champion Fittipaldi was asked by Motorsport.com Autosport about the Red Bull driver’s current performance in an exclusive interview, and the Brazilian readily singled him out as the best driver on the grid in his ...Keep reading
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:46:21 +0000
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F1 2026 cars need to be “easier” on drivers, but there’s time – James Vowles
Williams team principal James Vowles says F1 teams still have work to do over the drivers' increased mental workload with the all-new 2026 cars, but plays down initial panic over the seismic changes.
Next year F1 is changing both chassis and power units in what is seen as one of the biggest regulation changes in history, placing a much bigger emphasis on electric energy, close to a 50-50 split ...Keep reading
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:20:43 +0000
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Exclusive: The "sickening" moments pushing George Russell not to stay silent over F1 safety
Halfway through his seventh season in Formula 1, George Russell has become a stalwart of Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton's heir, but the 27-year-old has also firmly established himself off the track. Russell has become one of the most outspoken drivers on the grid, never shunning tough questions on the bigger picture, whether the focus is on safety or the direction the championship's governing body the ...Keep reading
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 07:00:03 +0000
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How does Fernando Alonso's winless streak rank in F1 history?
Kevin Magnussen – 185 GPs
It’s fair to say Kevin Magnussen never had a real shot at victory in Formula 1. The Danish driver spent seven of his nine F1 seasons with the modest Haas team, while his sophomore campaign took place at a struggling Renault outfit as the French brand made a full-on return to the world championship.
Magnussen never led a single time across 9,898 racing laps, but ...Keep reading
Sun, 10 Aug 2025 14:21:31 +0000
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The theory behind McLaren's stronger update correlation versus its F1 rivals
One of the foundations of McLaren's successes in Formula 1 over the past two years has been in the team's in-season development of its cars, following its immediate turnaround in form at the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix.
McLaren had identified a series of inefficiencies in the aerodynamic platform of that year's MCL60 in the season's prelude, prompting a restructure of its technical department and ...Keep reading
Sun, 10 Aug 2025 08:05:30 +0000
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Why McLaren is willing to “risk” open Lando Norris vs Oscar Piastri F1 title fight
The latest battle between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in Hungary shows McLaren isn't going to play it safe in the Formula 1 title race.
After losing ground at the start, Norris was given the freedom to go onto an ambitious one-stop strategy, which turned out to be the race-winning move. One week prior, the roles were reversed in Spa when Norris' decision to go onto a harder tyre compound ...Keep reading
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 13:11:16 +0000
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Gabriel Bortoleto on his road to F1 and the champions who helped him get there
Formula 1 drivers tend to look forward, with a laser focus on what they can do better to cement the place on the grid they have worked towards for so long.
An appreciation for what they have already achieved often comes later, sometimes only after their careers have ended. Gabriel Bortoleto is a wonderful exception. Aged 20, his youth shines through but is paired with thoughtful insight and ...Keep reading
Sat, 09 Aug 2025 08:03:42 +0000
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Why anti-lift rear suspension doesn’t always unlock instant F1 performance
Mercedes eventually chose to end its on-off relationship with its rear suspension package, first pressed into action on its Formula 1 car at Imola, at the Hungarian Grand Prix. While not outwardly blamed for the team's general downturn in form, the revised suspension was seen as an obtrusive element in developing and understanding its W16 further.
What's known is that the package was aimed at ...Keep reading
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:58:11 +0000
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Williams needs “philosophy change” to be competitive in F1 2026, says Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz used the Hungarian Grand Prix as an example in explaining the design philosophy changes needed at Williams for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign, as the team struggled at the Hungaroring.
In reviewing his opening 14 rounds at the team, Sainz felt that Williams' poor form in Hungary had been in line with expectations seen over 2025; the Spaniard noted that the FW47 performs well in ...Keep reading
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:57:36 +0000
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Test your knowledge of Monza and plan your trip to the Italian Grand Prix
Get your Italian Grand Prix tickets now on GooTickets and secure your spot for one of F1’s most legendary races.
Five tips for attending the Italian Grand Prix at Monza
The Italian Grand Prix is one of F1’s most iconic weekends — a high-speed temple of racing history, set in a royal park and fuelled by the passion of Ferrari’s Tifosi. Monza is famously known as the Temple of ...Keep reading
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:00:02 +0000
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McLaren’s F1 dominance won’t go unchallenged in remaining 2025 races
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull – at least in Max Verstappen’s case – will challenge for wins across the remainder of the 2025 Formula 1 season.
The Woking-based squad is the runaway leader in both F1 world championships, with 11 wins from the opening 14 rounds which includes seven 1-2s, but its dominance has been under threat – albeit ...Keep reading
Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:43:53 +0000
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James Vowles questions Monaco GP rule that made him ‘the most uncomfortable ever’
Williams team principal James Vowles says he was surprised to hear Formula 1 will bring back mandatory two-stop strategies in Monaco after this year's controversial experiment.
With overtaking pretty much impossible in the streets of Monte Carlo, the FIA implemented the mandatory use of three tyre sets this year to force teams onto a two-stop strategy and hopefully unlock more strategic options ...Keep reading
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:25:20 +0000
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Toto Wolff: George Russell was “stronger driver” than Lewis Hamilton in F1 2024
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has kept George Russell waiting all year for a new contract. Now, after Russell said “nothing’s going to happen over the summer” contract-wise following a typically resolute performance at the Hungarian GP, it looks like the roles have been reversed.
In that context it was interesting to note the phrasing of a “mid-season report” video Wolff recorded for ...Keep reading
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:48:58 +0000
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How McLaren compares with Ferrari’s early 2000s F1 dominance
From 1999 to 2004 Ferrari won six consecutive Formula 1 constructors’ championships and five drivers’ championships. In 2000 it won 13 out of 17 grands prix; in its most dominant years, 2002 and 2004, it won 15 out of 17 and 15 out of 18 grands prix. The F2004 car set lap records which at many venues lasted for years.
Throughout this era it was dogged by unproved accusations of cheating by ...Keep reading
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:06:50 +0000
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Charles Leclerc has just five wins from 27 pole positions – but how?
Statistics rarely lie. In Formula 1 world championship history, 487 grands prix have been won from pole position – 43.2% of the total.
Since Charles Leclerc made his debut in 2018, that figure is up to 50.3% (82 out of 163 races). And it grows further to 56.6% for grands prix Leclerc didn’t start on pole. That’s because Leclerc’s 27 career pole positions – more than the likes ...Keep reading
Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:33:03 +0000
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Why controversial two-stop Monaco GP rule remains for 2026 – for now
In an attempt to make the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix more exciting for fans, the FIA introduced a new rule this year mandating two compulsory pitstops.
With overtaking virtually impossible in the streets of Monte Carlo, the idea was to at least add some more strategic intrigue.
In practice, however, the new rule led to unexpected consequences.
Teams such as Racing Bulls and Williams ...Keep reading
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:09:22 +0000
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Why it took so long for Mercedes to expose failed F1 car upgrade
“Well,” Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff told reporters after the Hungarian Grand Prix, “that rear axle will be ending up in a bin somewhere, I guess…”
The trend line of Mercedes’ mid-season slump in performance is more obvious if you discount the outlier result of the Canadian Grand Prix, where George Russell won and Kimi Antonelli became the youngest-ever driver to stand on a grand ...Keep reading
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:19:23 +0000
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Franco Colapinto crashes Alpine F1 car in Pirelli test
Franco Colapinto crashed Alpine’s A525 Formula 1 car in a Pirelli test at the Hungaroring on Wednesday.
The Italian tyre supplier has been running regular tests, like this two-day session following the Hungarian Grand Prix, to prepare its 2026 F1 compounds. The new tyres are smaller and narrower as part of the world championship’s new technical rules.
Three 2025-spec cars were on track ...Keep reading
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:51:41 +0000
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Red Bull can’t fix F1 car problems by copying Racing Bulls
Red Bull team boss Laurent Mekies has stated his Formula 1 team’s struggles couldn’t be fixed simply by copying elements of a more consistent Racing Bulls car.
Racing Bulls drivers have performed much better than the second Red Bull driver – regardless of the latter being Liam Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda – over the 2025 season so far, collecting no fewer than 45 points when Lawson got none ...Keep reading
Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:15:32 +0000
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George Russell won't sign new Mercedes deal during F1 summer break – here's why
George Russell has insisted he will not sign his new Mercedes Formula 1 contract over the current summer break as the Briton is keen to not rush proceedings.
The 27-year-old’s deal expires at the end of the 2025 season and has been a major talking point in recent weeks as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was touted for a move to Mercedes.
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Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:08:12 +0000
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Why Aston Martin’s Hungary F1 fightback is “concerning” to Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin had its most successful weekend of the 2025 Formula 1 season at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but is at a loss to explain why it happened.
One week prior, Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll locked out the back row at Spa-Francorchamps, but at the Hungaroring they claimed fifth and sixth on the grid – their best result since they qualified respectively fourth and third at the 2023 ...Keep reading
Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:17:06 +0000
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The positives Yuki Tsunoda can take from another point-less F1 weekend
Yuki Tsunoda has been enduring a torrid time at Red Bull since making the jump from Racing Bulls earlier in the 2025 Formula 1 season. But despite another lacklustre result at the Hungarian Grand Prix, he said there were positives to take from the weekend.
Tsunoda’s campaign in Budapest never really got off the ground, with the Japanese driver struggling for pace in practice before qualifying ...Keep reading
Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:00:46 +0000
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Sho Tsuboi’s Haas F1 test is an “audition”, says Toyota
Toyota has dismissed the notion that Sho Tsuboi’s maiden Formula 1 test opportunity with Haas at Fuji Speedway is a “reward” for his title success in Super Formula.
The Japanese marque’s director of global motorsport Masaya Kaji characterised the TPC test, which will take place on 6-7 August with the two-year-old Haas VF-23, as an “audition” that will be used to gauge Tsuboi's ...Keep reading
Tue, 05 Aug 2025 08:26:05 +0000
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Why Red Bull believes Max Verstappen is wrong to say he won't win again in F1 2025
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has rebuffed claims made by his world champion driver Max Verstappen that the team will fail to win again in the 2025 Formula 1 season.
Verstappen said on Saturday that “the way things are going right now”, Red Bull will not add to the two grand prix victories it has this year after qualifying a disappointing eighth in Hungary.
He eventually finished ...Keep reading
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:47:48 +0000
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Ferrari at a loss to explain Charles Leclerc's Hungarian GP collapse
The Ferrari Formula 1 team says it will need a full investigation into Charles Leclerc's unspecified car problem that saw him lose a Hungarian Grand Prix podium.
Leclerc took a surprise pole over McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, before leading the opening stages of Sunday’s 70-lap contest. He looked set to at least finish on the podium until his SF-25 dramatically lost performance ...Keep reading
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 13:01:47 +0000
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Aston Martin finally gets to use F1 signing Enrico Cardile after Ferrari dispute
Former Ferrari F1 technical director Enrico Cardile has started his role as Aston Martin's chief technical officer after lengthy legal proceedings in Italy.
Cardile was announced as Aston's latest key technical signing in July 2024, reporting to team principal and CEO Andy Cowell.
Ferrari held Cardile to a full year of gardening leave, but then initiated legal proceedings in Italy at the ...Keep reading
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:20:10 +0000
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Why McLaren feels it was fair to Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in F1 Hungarian GP
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team's split strategies between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix was "part of racing".
Norris won the race after making a one-stop strategy work, holding off two-stopping Piastri, which he only opted to take out of desperation after losing positions to George Russell and – initially – Fernando Alonso at ...Keep reading
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:21:05 +0000
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New F3 champion Rafael Camara on path to emulate Charles Leclerc at Ferrari
On Sunday, Rafael Camara took the Formula 3 title in emphatic fashion.
The Brazilian clinched the crown in a lights-to-flag victory on a wet Hungaroring track, with his championship lead proving unassailable ahead of the Monza round with a 48-point advantage over Mari Boya in the drivers’ standings.
This shouldn’t come as a massive surprise given Camara has been a member of the Ferrari ...Keep reading
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:49:56 +0000
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Charles Leclerc defends Lewis Hamilton after poor Hungarian GP
Lewis Hamilton seems to be struggling more than he ever was in Formula 1, but he does have an unwavering ally in Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Leclerc has always played the team game; this was exemplified by his recent comments at the Belgian Grand Prix, when he was asked whether he was surprised to have the upper hand on Hamilton in terms of performance.
The Monegasque then insisted ...Keep reading
Mon, 04 Aug 2025 07:44:35 +0000
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