Cadillac-Ferrari F1 deal could extend to suspension
Cadillac is evaluating whether to source suspension parts from Ferrari after completing a deal for power units and gearboxes ahead of its Formula 1 debut in 2026. Should the American team expand its collaboration with the Maranello operation to include the supply of suspension, it would use a similar concept to fellow US squad Haas, […]
How will Verstappen react to being close to a race ban?
Rivals could draw a foul – Jake Boxall-Legge Max Verstappen is just four licence points short of a race ban, and none of his current accrual will disappear until 30 June. So he’ll have to go 11 grands prix without picking up too many points. That should be simple, as long as he keeps his […]
Gulf Air continues as title sponsor of F1 Bahrain Grand Prix
Gulf Air has extended its record-setting title partnership of the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of the new season. The airline has signed a new deal until 2027, continuing its run of sponsoring the race since its first running in 2004. No other partner has been attached as to a race for as long […]
Zhou joins Ferrari as reserve driver after losing Sauber seat
Zhou Guanyu will join Ferrari as one of its reserve drivers for the 2025 Formula 1 season, taking the role alongside current incumbent Antonio Giovinazzi. Zhou recently ended a three-year stint as a race driver in F1 with Sauber (previously Alfa Romeo), having become the first Chinese race driver in the F1 history. He scored […]
Netflix set to enter race for F1 broadcast rights in the United States
Netflix is emerging as the potential new home for Formula 1 in the US as a bidding process for the live broadcast rights from the 2026 season onwards is due to begin. The streaming service already plays a key role in growing the championship, with its seventh series of the Drive to Survive documentary series airing […]
Threat or big break? What Sainz’s Williams arrival means for Albon
In one very small way, pairing Alex Albon with Carlos Sainz is a gift from Williams team principal James Vowles to the designers of his squad’s 2025 Formula 1 car. Both appendix-less these days, that’s a rough 9g saving per car no other team can make. Handy, given car weight problem was what really held […]
Haas to clarify Ocon and Bearman “rules of engagement” before 2025 F1 season
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu will clarify “rules of engagement” for new drivers Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman to follow in the 2025 Formula 1 season. The American squad has a history of flashpoints between team-mates – with former drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean colliding several times in 2019, while Mick Schumacher and Nikita […]
Could Netflix’s involvement in F1 change how it is broadcast?
News that Netflix could be entering the race to bid for Formula 1 rights in the US is not unexpected, however, it could have massive repercussions on how the series is broadcast in the UK and elsewhere. The current platform sees F1’s rights holder, Liberty Media, sell TV contracts across the globe. It was a […]
Red Bull’s F1 juniors: Where are they now?
While it’s easy to be cynical about the up-or-out nature of Red Bull’s young driver programme and the scars its abruptness has often left, no other enterprise has done more to promote young talent in motorsport. To assemble an exhaustive where-are-they now on paper of everyone who has been through the system would require something […]