Silverstone to use dynamic ticket pricing for British Grand Prix F1 weekend September 19, 2024 Tickets for the 2025 British Grand Prix will use the controversial dynamic ticket pricing system that caused fury for Oasis’ fans, Silverstone chiefs have confirmed. The circuit welcomed more than 450,000 fans across the four-day event in 2024 to watch Lewis Hamilton win his last home Grand Prix for Mercedes before his switch to Ferrari. [...]
F1 Driver Standings after Piastri wins in Baku and Norris closes gap on Verstappen September 15, 2024 Oscar Piastri won a thrilling F1 race in Baku on Sunday as McLaren overtook Red Bull in the Constructors’ Standings and Lando Norris inched towards title leader Max Verstappen. Piastri and Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc were in a bitter battle for the race win before the McLaren driver pulled away and a crash between the [...]
Back in Baku, F1 season in for fierce run-in between McLaren and Red Bull September 14, 2024 The Formula 1 paddock is in Baku this weekend for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in the first of back-to-back street races. The final race, partially at least, in Europe for the rest of the season, Baku should throw up a number of surprises where the most successful driver – surprisingly – over the race’s six-edition [...]
Adrian Newey, £30m deal at Aston Martin F1 and why he’s worth it September 9, 2024 With Aston Martin set to announce Adrian Newey’s arrival at the Formula 1 outfit, City A.M. asked paddock insiders whether he was worth his reported £30m package. When you think of glitz, glamour and extortionate amounts of cash in sport Formula 1 is never too far away. The travelling circus is a commercial juggernaut worth [...]
Aston Martin F1 set to sell large minority stake to US firm and Silicon Valley giant September 8, 2024 A deal to sell a large minority stake in Aston Martin could be announced soon in a move that could value the Formula 1 team at over £1.5bn. First reported by Mark Kleinman for Sky News, the deal is set to see Accel and HPS Investment Partners acquire between 20 and 25 per cent of [...]
Leclerc Monza win timely as Formula 1 continues topsy-turvy season September 2, 2024 It’s fair to say Charles Leclerc has not had it all his own way during the 2024 Formula 1 season, but he has managed to win twice where it really matters for him personally. Earlier in the season he triumphed in his home principality of Monaco, where he had learned to race with his father [...]
F1 Driver Standings in full as Leclerc wins for Ferrari at Monza September 1, 2024 Charles Leclerc won in front of the famous Ferrari Tifosi to claim his second Formula 1 win of the season in Monza. He beat McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri – who started on the front row – to the win in northern Italy, home of the Prancing Horses. Championship leader Max Verstappen saw [...]
Stake in Lewis Hamilton’s non-alcoholic spirit Almave bought by Pernod Ricard August 29, 2024 A stake in Lewis Hamilton’s non-alcoholic tequila alternative has been snapped up by spirits giant Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard did not disclose the size of its investment in the brand but did confirm that it was a minority stake. Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton co-founded the brand, alongside drinks incubator business Casa Lumbre [...]
F1 Driver Standings after Russell disqualified and Hamilton wins at Spa July 28, 2024 Lewis Hamilton won his second F1 race in three races after teammate George Russell was disqualified over the weight of his car. Having started sixth on the grid, Russell claimed his second win of the season in Belgium from Lewis Hamilton and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri – who was closing with great speed in the dying [...]
Piastri and Norris speak after awkward McLaren F1 team orders call July 21, 2024 Oscar Piastri won his first Formula 1 grand prix in Hungary on Sunday after a late team order from his McLaren garage forced teammate Lando Norris to move aside for the Australian. Piastri led the race into the first corner despite starting from second but the two McLaren drivers swapped during the first pit stop. [...]