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Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer says he's pleased to see a reinvigorated Liam Lawson after noting that the Kiwi "looked a bit sad" after being jettisoned from Red Bull's Formula 1 team after just two rounds.
Lawson previously asserted that he had not suffered any changes to his confidence after his demotion to the Racing Bulls squad, though Bayer says he noted a perceptible change in his ...Keep reading

Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur reckons it was too early to tout Lewis Hamilton as a Formula 1 title contender for 2025 following his victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.
The seven-time world champion won the Saturday race from pole in March on what was only his second competitive appearance for Ferrari. 
But he has since struggled, being disqualified from the grand prix in Shanghai ...Keep reading

For those who watch NASCAR every week, the answer is fairly obvious. But for the uninitiated, the concept of stage racing might be difficult to wrap your head around. It’s not something seen in most other forms of motorsports, but it’s been commonplace in NASCAR for the last eight years. So if you’re a new fan and wondering what exactly stage racing is all about, you’ve come to the right ...Keep reading

Rumours of 'crisis talks' among Red Bull's Formula 1 chiefs have been denied by team principal Christian Horner, who says any conversations that took place after Bahrain were simply opportunities to discuss issues "logically". 
Discussions were known to take place immediately after Red Bull’s tepid Bahrain Grand Prix performance, where Horner and adviser Helmut Marko discussed the RB21's ...Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner is unconcerned by the "noise" around Max Verstappen's future and is convinced that the four-time champion will be with the team next year.
In the wake of Helmut Marko's suggestion to Sky Germany that he was concerned about Verstappen's willingness to remain with Red Bull following its pace struggles in 2025, rumours have escalated about the reigning world ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly was the surprise pacesetter in the first practice session ahead of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix.
With the McLarens once again widely expected to dominate running, it was the Alpine of Gasly which ultimately clocked the fastest time with an impressive 1m29.239s.
It saw him pip Lando Norris to top spot, the lead McLaren just 0.007s behind, with team-mate Oscar Piastri ...Keep reading

Pinpointing the exact causes of Lando Norris' struggles with McLaren's 2025 Formula 1 car is proving difficult for the team, given the wide-ranging changes between the MCL39 and its predecessor.
Norris has long not enjoyed certain quirks that determine how McLaren's lineage of cars need to be driven, especially in low-speed corners. As the team made a great step forwards over 2024, which ...Keep reading

Williams boss James Vowles has said that the Grove squad is still at a disadvantage with some of the tools it uses to design and develop its cars - one of the reasons why he feels the current FW47 is difficult to drive.
Vowles' tenure at the team has been underpinned by the restorative work he has directed investment in behind closed doors, with one famed example being the migration away from a ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen’s future continues to spark speculation in the Formula 1 paddock after Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said the team had a “great concern” over the world champion departing.
Verstappen retained his title last year but in a car that went from dominating to almost an also-ran by the end of the year as McLaren and Ferrari took the top two spots in the constructors’ ...Keep reading

McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull have all registered updates for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, each pursuing different areas to improve their Formula 1 cars at the Jeddah round.
To improve its MCL39, McLaren has reworked its diffuser to extract more performance towards the rear, which pairs up with a new series of winglets mounted to the rear brake duct to boost the aerodynamic efficiency - i.e ...Keep reading

Just like last year’s Italian Grand Prix in Monza, the Bahrain Formula 1 race weekend turned out to be a low point for Red Bull. Max Verstappen spent large parts of the race battling with Alpine and Haas, although he managed to limit the damage by finishing sixth.
That Monza misery served as a wake-up call for the team, even prompting changes to the development trajectory of the RB20. “Yes ...Keep reading

Farah AlYousef will have her mother cheering her on from the Jeddah Corniche Circuit stands when she takes to the track for Hitech as the F1 Academy wildcard entry this weekend. It will be another poignant moment in AlYousef’s fledging motorsport career, which has already brought both success and progression at the age of 22. It is a far cry from her mother’s experience of cars. She does not ...Keep reading

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri says he has developed a signature laid-back style in his Formula 1 career as he worries emotions can sometimes have a “negative impact” on his racing.
From the outside, Piastri appears to be in the same mood whether he’s winning a race or retiring from one. It’s this laid-back vibe, and his excellent driving, that has won the young Australian fans up and ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda is on a mission to close the Formula 1 experience gap between himself and team-mate Max Verstappen.
The recently-promoted Red Bull driver said the RB21 is particularly tricky to drive without prior experience, which gives Verstappen a major advantage. 
“I’m quite happy with my confidence level considering we’re only two races in, but I'm trying to understand how this car ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton enjoys the spotlight and generally makes the most of it. He amply demonstrated his understanding of the enduring power of the image in his exquisitely curated first week at Maranello, down to his crimson-soled Christian Louboutin shoes.
But the combination of Formula 1’s most successful driver and its most historically evocative team has invited a potent level of scrutiny – ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen says his Red Bull car's handling issues can't just be attributed to correlation issues with the Formula 1 squad's ageing wind tunnel.
Red Bull has endured a tough start to the season with a car that is difficult to balance and suffers greater tyre wear than the leading McLaren.
Verstappen managed to limit the damage over the first two rounds and then achieved a shock ...Keep reading

McLaren won three out of the first four races in the 2025 Formula 1 season, and while things are close between Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari, George Russell isn’t expecting his rivals to take the fight to McLaren until a technical directive clamps down on flexible rear wings from the Spanish Grand Prix.
The Mercedes driver has been outspoken about McLaren's performance advantage and, despite ...Keep reading

Red Bull’s disastrous showing – by its standards – in last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix has fanned the burning embers of speculation that Max Verstappen will join another team for 2026.
The most lucrative offer on the table is understood to come from Aston Martin, reputed to be worth over £1 billion over five years.
Verstappen is contracted until the end of 2028, but all F1 driver ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen has responded to fears that he would leave the team, outlaid by the team's adviser Helmut Marko, who shared his concern that the four-time champion may depart if Red Bull does not improve.
The Milton Keynes-based squad's RB21 has been characterised as a car that is difficult to drive with a narrow set-up window; although Verstappen has proven that he is able to drive around some ...Keep reading

Such are the political sensitivities embedded in the Alpine team’s Anglo-French make-up that the shortcomings in the engine bay represent a weakness that dare not speak its name. 
“You know I can’t answer that question” was Pierre Gasly’s polite but firm reply in Jeddah when asked to account for how much of the difference in Alpine’s performance in Japan (where Gasly finished 13th) ...Keep reading