Why Russell won’t re-sign for Mercedes in F1 summer break
George Russell has insisted he will not sign his new Mercedes Formula 1 contract over the current summer break as the Briton is keen not to rush proceedings. The 27-year-old’s deal expires at the end of the 2025 season and has been a major talking point in recent weeks as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was […]
Ferrari at a loss to explain Leclerc’s Hungary F1 collapse
The Ferrari Formula 1 team says it will need a full investigation into Charles Leclerc’s unspecified car problem that saw him lose a Hungarian Grand Prix podium. Leclerc took a surprise pole over McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, before leading the opening stages of Sunday’s 70-lap contest. He looked set to at least finish […]
Why Red Bull thinks Verstappen is wrong about no more wins in F1 2025
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has rebuffed claims made by his world champion driver Max Verstappen that the team will fail to win again in the 2025 Formula 1 season. Verstappen said on Saturday that “the way things are going right now”, Red Bull will not add to the two grand prix victories it has […]
Aston Martin F1 tech chief Cardile finally allowed to start after Ferrari dispute
Former Ferrari F1 technical director Enrico Cardile has started his role as Aston Martin’s chief technical officer after lengthy legal proceedings in Italy. Cardile was announced as Aston’s latest key technical signing in July 2024, reporting into team principal and CEO Andy Cowell. Ferrari held Cardile to a full year of gardening leave, but then […]
Hamilton “frustrated, not demotivated” after bruising F1 Hungarian GP
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says he understands Lewis Hamilton’s frustration after a poor Hungarian Grand Prix, but expects the seven-time world champion to bounce back. Hamilton was dumped out of Q2 on Saturday, relegating him to 12th on the grid, while team-mate Charles Leclerc surprised both McLarens to snatch pole. From his […]
McLaren’s surprising strategy admission after F1 Hungarian GP
It is a long-standing matter of humour in the Formula 1 paddock that the “possible race strategies” infographic Pirelli circulates on Sunday mornings often bears no relationship at all to the way the race pans out. So it proved at the Hungaroring as Lando Norris ended up being effectively forced onto an unfavoured one-stop strategy […]
Max Verstappen predicts no more wins for Red Bull in 2025 F1 season
The Hungarian Grand Prix weekend has so far proven to be a tough challenge for the Red Bull Formula 1 team. Max Verstappen will start from eighth on the grid, while Yuki Tsunoda is lining up in P16. This underlines the ongoing struggles this weekend, with technical director Pierre Wache summarizing the situation as “nothing […]
A hidden McLaren quirk that may have cost it F1 Hungary pole
At a circuit packed with medium speed corners, where downforce is king, it would have been silly to bet against one of the McLaren cars grabbing a comfortable pole. Silly… yet correct. Until Q2, though, the prospect of a McLaren defeat looked remote. Lando Norris headed Oscar Piastri by half a tenth, with a surprisingly […]
McLaren 1-2 again as Piastri tops FP3 over Norris
Oscar Piastri pipped Lando Norris to top spot in the Hungarian Grand Prix’s final practice session, as McLaren delivered a devastating blow to the Formula 1 field in the prelude to qualifying. With 15 minutes remaining, Piastri took new softs and embarked on a second soft-tyre run of the session; the championship leader pulled the […]