Gasly commits to Alpine until at least the end of F1’s 2028 season
Pierre Gasly will remain with Alpine in Formula 1 until at least the end of the 2028 season, the team confirmed on Saturday during the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Monza. Gasly joined the Enstone-based squad in 2023 from AlphaTauri and has since taken two podium finishes — at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix and […]
Antonelli insists «confidence still high» despite latest F1 off
Andrea Kimi Antonelli insists his confidence hasn’t been dented by his off in second practice at the Italian Grand Prix, which came as the Formula 1 rookie aims to rebound from a tough period for Mercedes. Inside 10 minutes of Friday afternoon’s second one-hour practice, Antonelli caught a slide in the second Lesmo but was […]
Wolff reveals what it would take to step down as Mercedes F1 boss
Toto Wolff revealed he would “vacate the spot immediately” as Mercedes Formula 1 boss should the ideal successor arise. Wolff has run the Silver Arrows since 2013, during which time he has led Mercedes to a record-breaking eight consecutive constructors’ titles, plus seven drivers’ crowns. But the introduction of ground-effect cars in 2022 brought tougher […]
Liberty bosses refuse to rule out billion-dollar F1 sale
Liberty Media won’t rule out selling Formula 1, with company chairman John Malone admitting that it would sell the championship should a buyer offer up the right price. “It’s a public company,” he said. “If somebody gets carried away and they want to buy it and they’re willing to pay more for it than the […]
Inside McLaren’s F1 title fight
Lando Norris made an extremely relaxed impression as he faced the media on Thursday in the Monza paddock, which would have been curious if it hadn’t been for his similarly remarkable restraint after last week’s hammer blow in Zandvoort. With his gap to Oscar Piastri suddenly swelling to 34 points after an engine oil line […]
Piastri to sit out F1 Italian GP FP1 as Dunne gets latest outing
Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri will sit out Free Practice 1 at the Italian Grand Prix, where he will be replaced by McLaren junior Alex Dunne. Current F1 sporting regulations demand that teams run rookies – drivers who have not competed in more than two grands prix – on race weekends on four occasions […]
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 […]