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Williams driver Carlos Sainz has revealed he is "not surprised" that his Ferrari replacement Lewis Hamilton has struggled to adapt to his new Formula 1 squad.
The seven-time world champion replaced Sainz as Charles Leclerc’s team-mate for 2025, but the Shanghai sprint is the only time Hamilton has beaten the Monegasque in the five race weekends thus far. 
Sainz similarly struggled against ...Keep reading

Alex Albon detailed several key improvements that Williams made to its 2025 car that allowed the British squad to make its best start to a Formula 1 season in nearly a decade.
After five races Albon and his new team-mate Carlos Sainz have scored 25 points between them, which is eight more than the Grove-based team collected over the entire 2024 campaign and marks its best season start since ...Keep reading

Aston Martin has admitted it is "not a happy camp" given its disappointing 2025, but is vowing to use this Formula 1 season to prepare for 2026 rather than panicking.
Over 2025's first five grands prix, Aston Martin is on the wrong side of a tight midfield battle heading into this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix seventh in the championship with 10 points. All of those points were scored by Lance ...Keep reading

As the Cadillac Formula 1 team gears up for a first public announcement at the Miami Grand Prix, rumours around Sergio Perez's comeback are increasing. Would the Mexican be a good pick for the American team?
Contrary to reports in Germany, Motorsport.com understands Perez to Cadillac is not a done deal just yet, with 2026's new entrant one of several options he is still holding conversations ...Keep reading

In a war of words playing out across podcasts, NASCAR has hit back at Denny Hamlin and his claims about the proposal to let teams run cars outside the scope of the rule book at the All-Star Race. With the hope of it yielding new ways to improve the short track package, the sanctioning body was going to let teams build cars out of Next Gen parts that would essentially be illegal at any other race ...Keep reading

By one of those whims of fate that seem to be straight out of a science fiction movie, Alex Marquez had to wait 93 – Marc's famous race number – grands prix in the heavyweight class to be able to call himself a race winner.
But the younger Marquez’s triumph at Jerez last weekend was richly deserved. Ever since the start of winter testing, the Gresini Ducati rider’s approach to the ...Keep reading

Sergio Perez is currently in talks over a three-year contract with the Cadillac Formula 1 squad but also has other options, Motorsport.com understands.
The six-time grand prix winner has been without an F1 drive since leaving Red Bull at the end of 2024, having endured a difficult campaign, finishing 285 points behind team-mate and world champion Max Verstappen.
Perez previously said he ...Keep reading

Formula 1 is back in the 305 for the Miami Grand Prix and the second Sprint weekend of the season. With an extra session of scoring in F1 Fantasy on the table, there’s plenty at stake.

Formula 1 heads stateside this weekend for the Miami Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri entering the event as the new championship leader. Amid the return of the Sprint, can the McLaren driver continue his winning streak in Florida or will one of his rivals prove triumphant? Here are what the odds tell us…

Formula 1 heads stateside this weekend for Round 6 on the calendar, the Miami Grand Prix. Ahead of the race, Need to Know is your all-in-one guide with statistics, driving pointers, strategy tips and plenty more.

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” as the famous Peter Drucker quote goes.
As a karting mechanic, Jonathan Wheatley wore white gloves. As Red Bull’s sporting director, he was the drill instructor who hustled Formula 1’s fastest pit crew.
And now, as team principal at Sauber, his task is to help transform one of the smallest teams on the grid into a squad worthy of carrying ...Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen is skipping Thursday media duties ahead of the Miami Grand Prix.
The reigning champion, who is expecting his first child with girlfriend Kelly Piquet, won’t be at the Miami track on Thursday for his regular scheduled media sessions, which drivers usually only miss for serious medical reasons.
Red Bull cited the four-time world champion’s baby as ...Keep reading

Atlantic Records have released the full artist line-up for the soundtrack of Apple Original Films’ upcoming F1 movie – released globally on June 27 – with the likes of Ed Sheeran, ROSÉ and RAYE all set to feature.

Donald Trump’s appearance at the Miami Grand Prix at the Hard Rock Stadium last year was one of the more surreal moments of the season. At the time, the then former-president and standing candidate, was greeted with a remarkable and warm reception as he walked on the grid and was given a tour of the McLaren garage.
The fans chanted his name while Trump also told race winner Lando Norris that ...Keep reading

Rally Portugal will welcome the strongest Rally1 line-up since 2022 when it hosts the next round of the World Rally Championship later this month.
Twelve Rally1 cars are set to tackle Portugal’s 24 gravel stages for round five of the season from 15-18 May.
Toyota will once again field five GR Yaris Rally1 cars with the most successful driver in Rally Portugal history, six-time winner ...Keep reading

Jonathan Wheatley was in his fourth season of Formula 1 as a mechanic in 1994, having started on Roberto Moreno’s car at Benetton before the Brazilian was ousted in favour of Michael Schumacher.
That gave him a ringside seat for the early stages of what was shaping up to be one of motor racing’s great rivalries – until tragedy struck at Imola during the San Marino Grand Prix weekend 31 ...Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda finally got his chance at the Red Bull main team after four full seasons and two races with the junior squad. But the challenge is proving to be difficult, with stand-out performances still missing. A mere 12th place in Japan, two points in Bahrain and a first-lap crash in Jeddah are not results a Red Bull driver can be proud of. Yet, Tsunoda has at least shown more promise than Liam ...Keep reading

It is a quirk of Italian law that, if a fatality occurs, even on a race track, someone must be held responsible. The tragic deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix weekend resonated through the world and put Formula 1 under intense scrutiny.
While Ratzenberger’s accident was clearly caused by front-wing failure, Senna’s became the object of ...Keep reading

Racing Bulls have unveiled their first special livery of the season, with the team set to run a vibrant one-off design on the VCARB 02 for the Miami Grand Prix weekend.

The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team has unveiled a striking one-off livery for this weekend's Miami Grand Prix.
Its drivers Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson will tackle the Miami sprint weekend in a bold pink and white livery on their VCARB 02, that the team says is inspired by the Red Bull Summer Edition White Peach. Hadjar and Lawson, as well as their trackside teams, will also sport magenta race ...Keep reading