Red Bull «cannot afford» big gap between drivers in 2025 as pressure grows on Perez
Red Bull says it «cannot afford» for there to be a big gap between its two drivers next year, as Sergio Perez faces increasing pressure to end this campaign on a high. The Milton Keynes-based squad has already lost the lead in the constructors’ championship to McLaren and is in danger of conceding second place […]
F1 drivers with the most pole positions to race win conversions
A Grand Slam (or Grand Chelem) is when a driver takes pole position, a race win whilst leading every lap and the fastest lap, all at one grand prix. A total of only 25 five drivers have taken a combined 68 Grand Slams in total, with Verstappen taking the most recent (and his fifth) at […]
The factors that make the US GP weekend crucial to F1’s fight at the front
After four weeks away, Formula 1 returns for a frantic six-race run in eight weeks, with Austin’s United States Grand Prix a crucial weekend across the grid as 2024’s final upgrades emerge. The race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas is largely seen as the last major opportunity to unleash a last batch of car […]
McLaren adds T-Mobile deal to network of partnerships
McLaren has added another name to its burgeoning book of commercial partners after announcing a deal with T-Mobile. As well as leading the way in the constructors’ championship, McLaren also boasts more partnerships than any other team on the Formula 1 grid. T-Mobile has signed on as an official partner but will also be the […]
Battling ‘big boys’ brings synergy to new Haas sponsorship deal
On the surface, Orion180 teaming up with Haas is an obvious fit: two American brands looking to work together in a country where Formula 1 has never been bigger – but the shared challenges of battling against the elite in their respective industries was ultimately a much more uniting factor. Insurance firm Orion180 has become […]
Hamilton will not face any trouble adapting to life at Ferrari
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says people are wrong to think Lewis Hamilton could face some struggles adapting to his new life at Ferrari. Hamilton is leaving Mercedes at the end of this season after a 12-year spell to join Ferrari as team-mate to Charles Leclerc. It will be the first time that he has […]
FIA would need ‘to cross a barrier’ to support 25 F1 races
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has insisted the federation is currently unable to support a 25-race Formula 1 calendar. The current Concorde Agreement allows for 25 races per season. But although there is a massive demand for a slot on the F1 calendar — with Argentina being the latest to express interest in hosting a […]
How a world karting champion ended up an F1 team boss
Oliver Oakes might be able to lay claim to being the quickest team principal in F1, but for the meantime however, he has his work cut out in saying the same for his Alpine team. Oakes, 36, is the latest incumbent in charge of the Enstone-based team that in recent seasons has seen it slump steadily towards […]
People come up with bizarre things
Max Verstappen says he was baffled by the rumours swirling over the summer on Red Bull’s alleged use of asymmetric braking, and addressed rival Formula 1 teams trying to stir up trouble. After a dominant start to 2024, Red Bull’s fortunes took a turn for the worse around May’s Miami Grand Prix, when McLaren brought […]