Why Verstappen doesn’t feel being only frontrunning Red Bull hurt him against McLaren
Max Verstappen says being the only Red Bull car to take on the two McLaren drivers for the 2025 Formula 1 title was an advantage rather than a drawback. In 2025 Red Bull tried its latest gamble to solve its second seat syndrome, but after two poor weekends Liam Lawson was ruthlessly replaced by Yuki […]
«Super difficult» to predict how Mercedes’ rivals are preparing for F1 2026
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has admitted it is “super difficult” to gauge where his rivals are in their preparation for Formula 1’s overhaul in 2026, while the feeling in the team was “not comparable” to preparations for 2014 when its period of dominance began. The Brackley-based squad has gone through two major rule changes in its current form. […]
The key moments in Renault’s F1 history as it bids farewell
1977 British GP: Renault’s F1 debut Jean-Pierre Jabouille’s Renault RS01 undergoes a tyre change and checksPhoto by: Rainer W. Schlegelmilch / Motorsport Images Renault made its world championship debut with F1’s first-ever turbocharged car, the RS01, which earned the ‘yellow teapot’ moniker due to the frequency at which smoke emanated from it.The sole Renault …Keep […]
Autosport Top 50 of 2025: #47 Lewis Hamilton
Much hype accompanied Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari this season, but any hopes that Maranello could carry forward its strong late-2024 form into the new season were quickly scuppered. That meant a fourth successive season of angst and self-doubt as Hamilton’s year dissolved after the high point of the sprint win at Shanghai – Ferrari’s […]
Autosport Top 50 of 2025: #48 Oliver Bearman
Much was expected from Oliver Bearman after his stellar debut substituting for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Saudi Arabia the previous season, a drive so confident and assured that it masked the two rather less auspicious ones for Haas later in the season. His full-time rookie year also provided highs and lows, but the mistakes […]
Russell ready for F1 title challenge against Verstappen
George Russell insists he’s talented enough to be a title contender in Formula 1, following a strong 2025 season with Mercedes. After comparing favourably to Lewis Hamilton over their three years as team-mates, with nearly as many points and more victories, Russell comfortably established himself as the squad’s lead driver with rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli […]
Red Bull «would be naive» to think its 2026 F1 power unit will be on top
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Laurent Mekies says it would be «naive» to think his squad will nail the 2026 power unit regulations from the start, and admitted the team is bracing for a few «very tough months». Red Bull will introduce its first-ever F1 engines for the 2026 regulations cycle, developed at its […]
«I was on my way down already» at Ferrari in F1 2020, Vettel admits
Sebastian Vettel has admitted he was already ‘on his way down’ in his last couple of seasons at Ferrari in Formula 1. Vettel joined the Maranello-based outfit in 2015 after a six-year stint that yielded four world titles at Red Bull, and swiftly established himself as the Scuderia’s lead driver. In four years, Vettel took […]
Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull demoting Lawson in F1 2025
Max Verstappen disagreed with Red Bull’s decision to demote his former team-mate Liam Lawson just two rounds into the 2025 Formula 1 season. Lawson replaced Sergio Perez at the Austrian outfit for this year after just 11 grands prix with sister squad Racing Bulls, but he failed to replicate the same form that earned the […]