Formula E CEO takes swipe at Formula 1 over sustainability claims July 17, 2023 Formula E chief executive Jeff Dodds has hit out at motorsporting rival Formula 1 over its sustainability claims, stating that the world’s premier racing division is not sustainable and that improvements it has made are built upon a very low base. Dodds is new to the electric racing series, which most recently completed a double [...]
Fan favourite Ricciardo BACK in F1 after being given seat for rest of season July 11, 2023 F1 fan favourite Daniel Ricciardo will return to Formula 1 for the remainder of the season after being given one of the 20 coveted seats. The Red Bull reserve driver left McLaren last year and will finish this season with AlphaTauri after replacing Nyck de Vries. It marks a return to a F1 seat for [...]
New British Grand Prix F1 contract ‘just a matter of time’ July 10, 2023 The future of the British Grand Prix could be close to being finalised with a contract with F1 “just a matter of time”, according to a motorsport chief. Motorsport UK chief David Richards said: “I don’t think there is any question that the deal will get done. Both the BRDC [British Racing Drivers’ Club] and [...]
Norris on podium as Verstappen wins sixth straight race at British Grand Prix July 9, 2023 Lando Norris picked up his first podium at Silverstone as the McLaren finished behind a record-equalling Max Verstappen at the British Grand Prix yesterday. It was the 23-year-old’s first top-three finish and best result since Monza 2021 and saw a successful race for his team with teammate Oscar Piastri finishing in fourth, one spot below [...]
P1 with Matt & Tommy podcast: Taking the jump and ‘dull’ F1 dominance July 8, 2023 It’s never easy leaving an establishment behind and going it alone, but that’s exactly what Formula 1 fans Matt Gallagher and Tom Bellingham did when they ditched WTF1 for their startup, P1. And in the five months since the inception of P1 with Matt & Tommy, the duo have racked up over 4m listens and [...]
Ed Warner: Thompson’s ECB era will always have report in its shadow July 6, 2023 Ed Warner writes about ECB chair Richard Thompson and how his tenure – much like Seb Coe’s – will always have its connotations despite best efforts. Through the cloud of orange powder, I couldn’t check the privilege of the protester hauled off the Lord’s pitch by Jonny Bairstow last week to see whether he is [...]
Trevor Carlin: Formula 1’s Norris has talent of Senna and Verstappen July 5, 2023 You know that feeling when you’ve helped someone out, given them advice and seen them go on to do something special? Well that’s a feeling motorsport team manager Trevor Carlin must have daily about his roster of Formula 1 alumni. Carlin Motorsport, founded in 1996, can lay claim to six of the current 20 F1 [...]
‘Absolute madness’: British Grand Prix chiefs warn Just Stop Oil not to risk death at race July 3, 2023 British Grand Prix organisers have warned Just Stop Oil activists that they will be risking their lives if they seek to protest again at Silverstone this weekend. The climate campaigners have disrupted several high-profile sporting events already this year, including the Ashes, Premiership Rugby final and World Snooker Championships. Five protestors from the group received [...]
Verstappen in pole position for third F1 title after win in Austria July 2, 2023 Max Verstappen edged towards a third world title yesterday with a fifth consecutive Formula 1 win at the Austria Grand Prix. The Dutchman won a fifth consecutive race yesterday as he crossed the finish line five seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Verstappen now sits on 229 points [...]
F1: Five graphs to show how Red Bull got to 100 Formula 1 wins July 1, 2023 This weekend reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen is likely to head into the Red Bull Ring in Austria, the home of Red Bull’s F1 team, holding a can of Red Bull before jumping in a Red Bull car and, most likely, winning yet another Grand Prix for the constructor. If the captivating hold [...]