Perez reveals when it became clear he was set to leave Red Bull F1
Sergio Perez has revealed the moment it became clear his Red Bull Racing exit was inevitable. After joining the team in 2021, following previous stints with Sauber, McLaren, Force India and Racing Point, Perez struggled to extract the same level of performance from the Red Bull cars as his world champion team-mate Max Verstappen in […]
Perez states conditions for F1 return as Cadillac confirms interest
Sergio Perez revealed he has been approached by some Formula 1 teams since leaving the championship at the end of the 2024 season — but he needs a project which motivates him. The six-time grand prix winner partnered Max Verstappen at Red Bull from 2021 to 2024, but a poor final season where Perez finished […]
Hirakawa replaces Doohan at Alpine for Japanese GP FP1 outing
Ryo Hirakawa will drive Jack Doohan’s Alpine in opening practice for this weekend’s 2025 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The Toyota World Endurance Championship champion has joined Alpine as a reserve driver for the season after fulfilling the same role at McLaren last year. This is being done because of FIA rules which […]
What Tsunoda must do to become a success at Red Bull
The man himself frames it as fate. After an often frustrating four-year Formula 1 apprenticeship with Red Bull’s junior team, during which the prospect of promotion diminished and then seemed to vanish entirely, Yuki Tsunoda is now where he thinks he always should have been. Trouble is, that’s what the driver he is replacing thought. […]
How Ferrari is helping Hamilton settle with Mercedes-inspired steering wheel software
The early signs have been positive for Lewis Hamilton. While the team has not been able to execute either race weekend in Australia and China perfectly, Hamilton took his first sprint pole and victory in Shanghai as a welcome boost to his stint with the Italian powerhouse. Hamilton has spoken at length about how he […]
Has Russell’s start to F1 2025 been underrated?
There’s another common denominator beyond Lando Norris on the first two grand prix podiums of 2025: George Russell. He was third in both the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix – and yet, as with Orson Welles in The Third Man, the spotlight has flitted over him briefly before alighting on other targets. Principally that’s because […]
How Alonso and Bortoleto can be F1 rivals in a unique driver management deal
Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso – in his 22nd Formula 1 campaign – is still encountering a new experience. It’s not just the six rookie racers on the 2025 grid. In Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto, he’s racing his own official protege. Since 2023, Bortoleto has been a part of Alonso’s A14 driver management stable. This is […]
2025 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Sunday
Why the FIA can’t be too confident F1’s flexi-wing saga is over
The FIA has given a further clarification over its decision to keep tightening Formula 1’s rear wing deflection tests, and defended the delay of its stricter front wing tests until the Spanish Grand Prix. Over the last few years exploiting aero-elasticity has emerged as a key tool to keep this generation of ground-effect cars balanced […]