Why both Racing Bulls were ahead of Verstappen on Friday in Japan
«I think the people at Racing Bulls were a bit surprised themselves by the good car they’ve built this year,» Max Verstappen told reporters on Thursday at the Japanese Grand Prix. Two weeks ago in China, the world champion made it clear that his struggling team-mate Liam Lawson would be faster in the Racing Bulls […]
Alonso surprised by ‘weird’ Japan FP2 spin
Even Formula 1 world champions make mistakes – although Fernando Alonso indicated that fluctuations in the headwind at a critical part of the lap at Suzuka could have tipped him into the spin that brought second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix to a halt. Alonso lost control at the entry to the first Degner […]
Norris tops FP1 from Russell, Tsunoda sixth for Red Bull
Lando Norris headlined the opening practice session of Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, as Yuki Tsunoda was just a tenth behind Max Verstappen in his first official run for Red Bull. Norris overcame a series of scrappy moments earlier in the session, particularly as his aggressive approach to the Casio Triangle ended in a near […]
How F1 drivers reacted to Tsunoda, Lawson swa
Lewis Hamilton believes it was “pretty tough” on Liam Lawson to be dropped by Red Bull after just two races – but said he was not surprised to see the team act so swiftly. Lawson struggled to get to grips with the RB21 in both the Australian and Chinese grands prix and was ultimately demoted […]
A Suzuka corner’s hidden history
‘Spoon’, ‘130R’, ‘Hairpin’, ‘S Curves’. The corner names at Suzuka have prescriptive, unembellished quality. Except for… Degner. For a brief time in the 1960s Ernst Degner was a proverbial thorn in Honda’s side, helping Suzuki develop a series of 50cc racing motorcycle engines capable of screaming beyond 17,000rpm, and enabling Mitsuo Itoh to become the […]
Yuki Tsunoda insists he can tame Red Bull’s u
New Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda doesn’t expect the tricky characteristics of the team’s Formula 1 car to be a problem for him. Tsunoda has earned promotion to Red Bull’s main outfit from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards after Liam Lawson spectacularly failed to get up to speed with the delicate RB21 machine, while the […]
“Definitely not something I expected”
Liam Lawson has revealed that his demotion to Racing Bulls, after just two grands prix at Red Bull in the 2025 Formula 1 season, came as a surprise. After Lawson struggled at both Melbourne and Shanghai – including qualifying 20th twice in China – Red Bull decided the situation called for an immediate driver swap, […]
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 […]