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 […]
‘At Balaton, MotoGP bikes might not even use fifth gear’ – Alvaro Bautista
The MotoGP world championship returns in two weeks following its summer break, kicking off a series of five double-headers — 10 rounds in just three months. After a trip to Austria’s Red Bull Ring in mid-August, the MotoGP paddock will head to the relatively new Balaton Park circuit, for the first Hungarian Grand Prix since […]
F1 Hungarian GP set to take place at renovated Hungaroring
Budapest will host the 40th edition of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix from 1-3 August 2025 and to mark the occasion, the Hungaroring has undergone a striking transformation over the past 12 months. On Thursday, the results of that extensive construction and renovation work were unveiled during a press event. The ageing paddock building […]
FIA announces F1 teams’ rejection of points system changes
Formula 1’s points system will remain unchanged in 2025 after all F1 teams unanimously voted against it during Tuesday’s FIA F1 Commission meeting. In April several midfield teams started a push to re-visit the series’ long-standing points system handing out points to top 10 finishers. At the start of the 2024 season, the grid was […]
a brief history of F1 team orders controversies
McLaren’s bubbling team orders scenario at the Hungarian Grand Prix led many – including Lando Norris, the subject of said on-track shuffling – to suggest that it all could have been avoided if the team had stopped Oscar Piastri first. A somewhat conservative effort to lock down the victory meant that Norris was pulled into the […]
Seven things we learned at the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix
There’s something about the Hungaroring and first-time Formula 1 winners. Perhaps it’s the flowing layout of the course north-east of Budapest, with almost kart-circuit-like characteristics. Allied to the difficulty to overtake, which puts much more value on a good qualifying session, it makes it a happy hunting ground for maiden victories. Case in point: Damon […]
How a McLaren victory felt like a defeat
Damned if they do. Damned if they don’t. After weeks of missed opportunities and subsequent scrutiny into how it fluffed their lines, McLaren finally did it. Its 1-2 in the Hungarian Grand Prix should have been the crowning moment to show its opponents and critics alike it is back at the top. It would have […]