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 […]
Guenther Steiner finalizing purchase of Tech3 MotoGP team
Former Haas Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner is finalizing the purchase of the Tech3 MotoGP team, Motorsport.com has learned. Sources close to both parties estimate the deal, involving the structure founded in 1990 by Herve Poncharal and Guy Coulon, at just over €20million. Tech3 made its debut in the premier class in 2001 after […]
Alonso explains back injury which caused him to miss F1 Hungarian GP FP1
Fernando Alonso is confident of completing the remainder of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix weekend after missing first practice due to a back muscle injury. On Friday morning, Aston Martin announced the two-time F1 world champion would skip the first practice session with reserve driver Felipe Drugovich standing in for the team. Alonso opted […]
Verstappen confused by tough start to F1 Hungarian GP weekend
Max Verstappen has said «nothing really works» on his Red Bull Formula 1 car as he finished the Hungarian Grand Prix’s Friday sessions adrift of the frontrunners. Verstappen finished the afternoon’s FP2 session in a lowly 14th position, 1.1s adrift of leader Lando Norris and behind cars from Haas, Aston Martin as well as his […]
Why Russell doesn’t crave a long-term Mercedes F1 contract
George Russell says he doesn’t need long-term security as he looks to renew his Mercedes Formula 1 deal, which is set to expire at the end of 2025. Now Max Verstappen has publicly committed to Red Bull for 2026 and put an end to incessant speculation over a Mercedes swap, the ball is the Silver […]
Mercedes make car tweak for F1 Hungarian GP to end poor form
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has revealed he is reverting to an old suspension for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix to stop his performance decline in the 2025 Formula 1 season. The Mercedes rookie started strongly with five points finishes in the opening six grands prix, including pole for the Miami sprint, but has scored just once […]
‘Unfair’ to compare to Verstappen given different Red Bull F1 car
Red Bull has felt like a one-car – or at least one-driver – team for several years now as the second seat has been occupied by a rotating cast of individuals, who are granted a vanishingly small window to prove themselves before being fired or demoted. Four-time world champion Max Verstappen is clearly a once-in-a-generation […]
Vasseur renews Ferrari F1 boss contract and ends speculation
Ferrari has renewed its contract with Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur, ending speculation about the Frenchman’s future. Vasseur joined from Sauber ahead of the 2023 season replacing Mattia Binotto and implemented a raft of behind-the-scenes changes to return the Prancing Horse to the top of F1. Ferrari finished second in the 2024 constructors’ championship […]
The McLaren test that persuaded Senna to stay
The faces said it all. The temperature was marginally above freezing and a small group of McLaren team members were huddled around the timing desk on the pitwall shortly before lunch. Each time the car flashed past, the mechanics would look up to savour the reaction on the face of Ayrton Senna’s Italian engineer, Giorgio […]