Full Formula 1 grid as Isack Hadjar joins to complete 2025 line up December 19, 2024 All seats on the 2025 Formula 1 grid have been filled after Liam Lawson was confirmed as Sergio Perez’s replacement at Red Bull Racing with Isack Hadjar replacing the Kiwi at RB. Mexican Perez was sacked on Wednesday after a 2024 season where he consistently finished below par in comparison to his teammate Max Verstappen. [...]
McLaren winning Constructors’ Championship shifts tectonic plates of F1 December 10, 2024 At first glance Formula 1 might look like a billionaire boys’ club, where the cash reserves are endless and the supplies infinite. And to a large extent, that’s true. But the motorsport series has a budget cap now which was introduced to level the playing field, to allow challenger teams to take on the might [...]
Ferrari to help General Motors and Cadillac Formula 1 entry December 10, 2024 Ferrari will provide engines and a gearbox to the General Motors and Andretti bid that will see Cadillac enter Formula 1 in 2026. The agreement, subject to the American newcomers having their application approved by both Formula 1 and the sports governing body the FIA, represents a huge obstacle passed for the General Motors team, [...]
Russell: Bully Verstappen wanted to put me on my f****** head in the wall December 5, 2024 Formula 1 driver George Russell has unleashed a brutal attack on world champion Max Verstappen after the Dutchman moaned about the Brit. Verstappen said he lost all respect for George Russell after an incident in Qatar but the Mercedes driver hit back, saying the Dutchman had “bullied” people for years and promised to purposely crash [...]
Lewis Hamilton move can complete Ferrari F1 love affair December 4, 2024 When Lewis Hamilton rounds the final corner at the Yas Marina Circuit on lap 58 of the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday, it’ll be an epochal moment for the Mercedes driver. For in all likelihood the British driver will have completed his 246th race for the Silver Arrows, and his 356th race [...]
FIA wants key ethics and audit committee rules changes December 3, 2024 The governing body of Formula 1 the FIA wants to change a number of rules to limit how its leadership can be held to account after a number of complaints against the president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Ben Sulayem has been criticised by drivers over a number of issues and has faced questions over his private [...]
Tax expert: Bernie Ecclestone may face ‘sizeable’ tax bill over luxury car sale December 3, 2024 Bernie Ecclestone is set to sell 69 cars from his luxury collection believed to be worth more than £250m, but he may face a tax bill warned a tax adviser
What does the Formula 1 expansion mean? Racing is in the fast lane November 27, 2024 So after months of wondering whether Formula 1 would ever have more than 10 teams on the grid again, we have finally got our answer. Late on Monday it was announced that F1 had entered into an agreement in principle with General Motors division Cadillac for an entry into the top level of global motorsport [...]
F1 agrees deal for General Motors and Cadillac grid entry in 2026 November 25, 2024 The Formula 1 grid is set to feature 11 teams for the first time since 2016 after the organisation reached an “agreement in principle” for General Motors to enter when regulations change ahead of the 2026 season. An impasse between the top level of motor racing and the inclusion of an 11th team was solved [...]
Get over yourselves. F1 in Las Vegas is exactly what the sport needs November 22, 2024 When Navada group The Killers sang Mr Brightside, they were lyricising a love lost adjacent to the Las Vegas strip. And this weekend, for Formula 1 driver Lando Norris, his desire of being a world champion in 2024 could, too, be lost. Formula 1 has been more exciting this season than it has been since [...]