Who’s fast and who’s furious after intense Dutch GP
Formula 1 is back in racing mode after the summer break and this week we are in between two fast and intense races; the Dutch GP at Zandvoort and the Italian GP at Monza, the race with the highest average speed lap on the calendar and the home of Ferrari. Alongside James Allen we’ve brought […]
Red Bull’s battle with Hadjar shouldn’t have happened, says Verstappen
Max Verstappen has declared that Red Bull’s Dutch Grand Prix battle with a Racing Bulls Formula 1 car “shouldn’t be happening”. Verstappen and Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar ran third and fourth behind the McLarens during most of the Zandvoort race; both of them ended up on the podium, courtesy of Lando Norris’ late-race retirement. “Of […]
Red Bull «amazed» by Verstappen’s driving at F1 Dutch GP
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has revealed his Formula 1 squad still gets left “amazed” by the capabilities of its world champion driver Max Verstappen after the Dutch Grand Prix. Verstappen has raced for Red Bull since 2016 and during that time, he has clinched the last four world titles and broken countless records. Although […]
How Hamilton Ferrari move saved Wolff from having “difficult conversations”
Lewis Hamilton shocked the Formula 1 paddock with his move from Mercedes to Ferrari for the 2025 season. But while the change in teams hasn’t heralded the change in fortunes he may have hoped for, it did mean that Mercedes boss Toto Wolff avoided making a call he “dreaded”. Hamilton won the sprint race […]
Why Hamilton’s F1 Dutch GP infraction caused a penalty for Monza
There’s nothing unusual in drivers messing up the pre-race routine and getting punished for that. Lewis Hamilton himself picked up two penalties in Sochi, 2020 for misinterpreting then-race director Michael Masi’s instructions on practice starts, performing them in a place which the stewards deemed inappropriate – and therefore had to serve two five-second penalties during […]
Alonso’s furious Aston Martin rant: «You forgot about me»
Zandvoort had promised much for Fernando Alonso. Fourth in first practice, second in the next, and still tenth in FP3 – always among the closest pursuers of the dominant McLarens at the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix. It looked very much like his best result of the season so far – fifth in Budapest – was […]
Should McLaren now just let Norris and Piastri race with no rules?
Formula 1’s race for the drivers’ title took a dramatic twist at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday as Lando Norris retired and lost 25 points to race-winning McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. The gap between the duo now stands at 34 points with nine rounds of the season remaining, with the battle yet to have […]
How Stefan Bellof could have been Germany’s «Schumacher miracle» 10 years early
The lap times defied logic, and Derek Bell sidled up to the Nurburgring pitwall. He suggested it might be time to hang out the ‘HOLD’ board to his mercurial young team-mate. Porsche’s management didn’t agree, and minutes later Stefan Bellof crashed out of the lead in spectacular fashion after taking off at Pflanzgarten. The events […]
Why Russell is yet to sign his Mercedes contract for F1 2026
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has explained he needs to sort out the finer details of George Russell’s 2026 Formula 1 contract before making next year’s line-up official. Wolff has always insisted he wanted to keep both Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli next season, though a layer of doubt lingered until Max Verstappen became contractually […]