What McLaren must learn from 2024 to secure both F1 championships in 2025
Red Bull was a formidable Formula 1 team in 2024, but a late surge from McLaren threatened to topple the squad and snatch both titles from under its nose. But just as a real challenge from McLaren was materialising, cracks started to form, and it could only take the constructors’ crown last season. Now, with […]
How big is Red Bull’s challenge in F1 2025?
The pattern after the first six Formula 1 weekends of 2025 is clear: Max Verstappen can compete with McLaren over a single lap and compensate for some weaknesses himself, but on most Sundays he and Red Bull simply don’t have the tools to fight the papaya cars over a full race distance. The explanation for […]
Emergency Podcast – Sainz set to challenge Ben Sulayem for FIA presidency
In this emergency JAonF1 podcast we discuss why Carlos Sainz Sr is set to take on Mohammed Ben Sulayem for the FIA presidency and what happens next. Motorsport Network’s Global Editorial Director Rebecca Clancy, who broke the story on Autosport and Motorsport earlier today, joins James Allen in the studio to discuss the bombshell news […]
What is going on at Alpine?
One thing about Alpine’s movements over the past 24 hours was wholly expected; the other was not. Promoting Franco Colapinto to the racing line-up at the expense of Jack Doohan was forecast not only in the past few days, but before a wheel was even turned this season; signing the loquacious Argentine was seen to […]
Williams early careers programmes – meet the students
Sit down with Williams team principal James Vowles for any length of time and at some point it is likely the conversation will turn to his passion for bringing through the most promising young minds and giving them a home – both at Grove and in Formula 1. Through its early careers programmes, Williams is […]
Alpine F1 team boss Oakes resigns with immediate effect
Alpine Formula 1 team principal Oliver Oakes has resigned with immediate effect, the squad has announced. Oakes was brought to the Anglo-French outfit in July last year to replace Bruno Famin and then went on to form a tandem with executive advisor Flavio Briatore. But six rounds into the 2025 season Oakes has now resigned, […]
The 2025 F1 McLaren is faster
As if there was any doubt, McLaren’s crushing 1-2 win in Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix further confirmed that the papaya team remains well on top in racing conditions, especially when rear tyre wear is critical. But why is Max Verstappen regularly beating Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to pole as well? Piastri led Norris […]
Ferrari boss Vasseur defends team’s strategy at F1 Miami GP
Frederic Vasseur has defended Ferrari’s Miami Grand Prix team orders calls and, although the team principal accepted the frustration of drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton during the race, he denied that there was any inertia in decision-making. During the race, Ferrari made the call to swap Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton around to ensure […]
Would it be right for Alpine to replace Doohan with Colapinto?
Everyone who follows Formula 1 closely could see it coming… The rumours about Jack Doohan’s premature sacking from Alpine after just a handful of races in 2025 started circulating in the paddock as early as last November. The name of his possible replacement has been known since then too. Franco Colapinto wouldn’t just leave Williams […]