09 June 2025 17:32
Aston Martin's Bob Bell has lifted the lid on the Formula 1 team's transformation ahead of 2026, with F1's regulation change coinciding with brand-new facilities, a change of engine partner and several key areas being brought in-house.
Lawrence Stroll's team has invested in brand-new headquarters in Silverstone, including a recently commissioned state-of-the-art wind tunnel.
Ostensibly those ...
09 June 2025 15:57
Like a youth team football coach or an inspiring teacher, Bruno Michel has the job of creating an environment for precocious talent to flourish – with his aim to help fledgling racers make the leap to Formula 1.
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they shall never sit under, as the famous adage goes. Michel may not appreciate the mention of being of a certain vintage ...
09 June 2025 12:39
In recent years the second Formula 1 seat at Red Bull has become the proverbial poisoned chalice – coveted by many, and yet ultimately toxic.
Mid-season driver changes have almost become the norm, a question of ‘when’ rather than ‘if’ – and while the faces change, the difficulty in exploiting the car’s theoretical potential remains an ominous common denominator.
All the more so ...
08 June 2025 15:50
Last summer, for the first time in 23 years, Simone Resta had the opportunity to attend to his garden.
Not that this was a priority, since Resta had a more pressing task ahead: arranging a move to the UK, where he was to join Mercedes as strategic development director. That move was announced in March last year, just two months after he returned to Maranello from a secondment at Haas.
Resta ...
08 June 2025 10:09
“Lewis is in free fall, isn’t he?” That was a message I’d received this week from a friend, who is a staunch Hamilton supporter.
The timing was interesting, as moments before, an email had dropped containing the comments from former F1 driver-turned-pundit Johnny Herbert, who is rapidly becoming Mr Rent-A-Quote on all manner of subjects, with his remarks freely available to use as a ...
07 June 2025 13:52
Mercedes deputy technical director Simone Resta believes Formula 1 teams won’t be hit by surprises with the 2026 rules overhaul despite concerns with the regulations previously being raised.
Next year, F1 will introduce both new engine and new aerodynamic regulations to herald a new era in the championship, highlighted by the removal of the MGU-H with more reliance on electrical power, active ...
07 June 2025 10:08
Andy Cowell says Adrian Newey’s recent comments in the media have provoked Aston Martin’s design team to help speed up the outfit’s development.
Newey sparked a warning that despite the team’s state-of-the-art Silverstone HQ possessing the best equipment, there was a problem with the data correlating with the simulator.
Newey identified Aston’s loop simulator as an area of weakness ...
06 June 2025 16:43
Formula 1’s flexi-wing furore has been simmering for months, but came to a ragged and inconsequential termination during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend when new deflection tests were applied – and not much changed.
The tests clamped down on the amount of flex permitted on the front wings of F1’s machinery, and followed a similar tightening of the regulation around aero-elasticity in rear ...
06 June 2025 13:02
Having the fastest car on the grid and two drivers worthy of being world champions is probably the second-best scenario for which a team principal could wish.
The ideal, of course, is to have the quickest car, a super-fast number-one driver, and a number two who is quick enough but willing to sacrifice their own interests for the team. This is rare indeed in elite sport and neither Oscar ...
06 June 2025 12:10
The Spanish Grand Prix was supposed to be a key race for Ferrari in the 2025 Formula 1 world championship. And while the race saw the Scuderia return to second position in the constructors’ standings, the expected step forward was clearly not achieved – and Lewis Hamilton was left asking for a shift in focus to next year.
In the Barcelona race, Ferrari capitalised on having two drivers in ...
05 June 2025 18:13
While Red Bull Racing’s reserve drivers and junior talents are currently in the spotlights due to Max Verstappen's eleven penalty points, it has emerged that Red Bull submitted a request for a superlicence exemption for Formula 2 racer Arvid Lindblad.
According to information obtained by Motorsport.com, Red Bull's request will be discussed next week during the upcoming FIA World Motor Sport ...
05 June 2025 14:28
The Formula 1 driver merry-go-round was out of commission for 2024 as all the team stuck with their line-ups from the previous year. But the wheels were greased for the current season, and Valtteri Bottas was one of the drivers whose ride came to an end.
The 35-year-old has rejoined the queue to get back onboard, hoping his omission from F1 is temporary. He has certainly done the best he can in ...
05 June 2025 13:33
In Formula 1, the black and white chequered flag marks the end of a race and the driver who is waved off first with it is the winner. But what does it mean when, as seen several times over the 2025 F1 season, two chequered flags are waved at the conclusion of a grand prix?
This isn’t a joke, attentive viewers of this year’s F1 race finishes may have noticed that at some grands prix ...
05 June 2025 13:00
There are a lot of different ways race fans can immerse themselves in motorsport. They might spend their life savings on race tickets, could pursue a career somewhere within the world of racing or, instead, can choose to volunteer as a marshal.
Marshals are the lifeblood of global motorsport, with dedicated teams of volunteers on hand at racetracks around the world to keep the racing action ...
05 June 2025 12:33
The McLaren Formula 1 team will take over London’s Trafalgar Square on 2 - 3 July to host McLaren Racing Live: London, a two-day event celebrating all things racing and innovation ahead of the team’s home race.
The free event will allow fans to get up close to McLaren cars that compete across multiple championships, including Formula 1, Formula E, IndyCar, WEC, and heritage cars.
Other ...
05 June 2025 11:55
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff admitted that his team still hasn’t got to the bottom of its issues running in hot temperatures after a triple-header of warm weather races saw the German side walk away with just 18 points for its two drivers.
“It’s just very odd,” Wolff remarked on the Austrian TV station ORF after the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona.
“We’re a huge organisation with ...
05 June 2025 10:17
Following the incident with George Russell in Barcelona, Max Verstappen is just one penalty point away from serving a one-race ban from a Formula 1 grand prix.
The reigning world champion was given a 10-second penalty and three penalty points on his superlicence for driving into Russell’s Mercedes during the closing laps of the Spanish Grand Prix.
It leaves Verstappen teetering on the edge ...
04 June 2025 20:33
Lewis Hamilton has met with the UK Prime Minister to discuss education reform, as the seven-time Formula 1 world champion furthers his commitment to his Mission 44 project.
Hamilton, who last weekend finished sixth in the Spanish Grand Prix, joined a roundtable with Sir Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson at 10 Downing Street to discuss how the UK government ...
04 June 2025 17:16
In a last-minute call from the Aston Martin Formula 1 team, Canadian racer Lance Stroll missed out on the Spanish Grand Prix due to medical reasons. Stroll sat the race out as a result of complications stemming from a bike accident in 2023, but news of the resurfaced injury leaves Aston in a sticky situation ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Stroll first injured his wrists while cycling ahead ...
04 June 2025 15:09
What Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz sees in front of him is the story of McLaren – a team he was part of when the foundations for its current success were being laid. His goal now is to follow a similar path with Williams, and Sainz is adamant he wants to be actively involved in that journey.
Leaving behind four years at Ferrari, today Sainz enjoyes a sense of stability. He knows what ...
04 June 2025 14:02
The dust has settled – on track at least – and Max Verstappen has accepted his collision with George Russell at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix was “not right”. But questions remain over Red Bull’s interactions with FIA race control, which appear to have had a substantial influence on the trigger point for the incident.
After the Safety Car restart Verstappen was aggrieved that the ...
04 June 2025 14:02
Max Verstappen’s dramatic clash with George Russell during the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix means that he is now just one penalty point away from a race ban. However, while a ban could prove pivotal in his campaign to hold on to the drivers' title for another year, ex-F1 racer Johnny Herbert says the cloud hanging over Verstappen’s head won’t change the way he goes racing.
Verstappen ...
04 June 2025 11:24
Barcelona may have lost the Spanish Grand Prix, but it is still bullish on its chances to keep Formula 1.
Last weekend's race was the final Spanish Grand Prix held at the Montmelo venue outside the Catalan capital, with that moniker shifting to the under-construction Madring in Madrid in 2026, with two Spanish races on next year's calendar as Barcelona completes the final year of its current ...
04 June 2025 09:48
For years, the Formula 1 paddock has been praising Max Verstappen – and rightfully so. Everyone is aware of his glorious achievements and his remarkable record. The Red Bull driver keeps amazing crowds with his talent – utterly dominating seasons, grabbing pole positions when his car shouldn’t be in contention, winning races as a dark horse, or making unlikely overtaking moves ...
03 June 2025 20:09
Cadillac has announced its first official partnership ahead of the 2026 Formula 1 season, signalling a commitment to its all-American identity with a deal with Tommy Hilfiger.
The Michigan-based manufacturer has named Tommy Hilfiger its apparel partner and lifestyle sponsor in a multi-year agreement with the iconic New York fashion house - a brand with a long-standing history in F1.
“Two ...
03 June 2025 17:46
In Fernando Alonso’s first Formula 1 season with Aston Martin, 2023, he claimed six podiums in the first eight races and was running third in the championship. The pickings have been more barren since then and in the Spanish Grand Prix – the ninth round of 2025 – he picked up his first points of the season.
Lance Stroll had scored all of Aston Martin’s points until then – a humble 14 ...
03 June 2025 15:04
Dirty and deliberate incidents have been around for a long time in Formula 1. But are they becoming more frequent? Has their character changed? Do certain drivers stand out as repeat offenders?
Take a look through some of the lowlights of F1 track behaviour history and judge for yourself!
Hunt vs Depailler, 1975 Monaco Grand Prix
Overtaking in Monaco has become a hot topic once again but ...
03 June 2025 12:39
A high-degradation track with surface temperatures reaching nearly 50C laid the foundations for a Spanish Grand Prix race where tyre management would be crucial. Everything seemed set for a McLaren one-two finish, and the only way to spoil the papaya party was to act aggressively and brazenly – just as Red Bull did with its unexpected three-stop strategy.
This was aimed primarily at ...
03 June 2025 11:10
Sauber F1 team boss Jonathan Wheatley says Nico Hulkenberg's unexpected fifth place in F1's Spanish GP is a huge relief for the team as its upgrades finally paid off.
Hulkenberg scored points for Sauber in a mixed weather season opener in Australia, but since then he and his team have unable to add to their tally as they found themselves on the wrong side of an extremely tight midfield ...
03 June 2025 09:48
Red Bull Formula 1 advisor Helmut Marko admitted he was puzzled by Max Verstappen’s decision-making while watching ‘all hell break loose’ during the Spanish Grand Prix's final laps.
During an interview on ServusTV on Monday night, Marko recalled the “decisive moment” that Verstappen’s race unravelled when he lost third place to Charles Leclerc following a safety car restart on lap ...
03 June 2025 06:00
It took a post from Red Bull boss Christian Horner on social media to clear it up, but finally we now know Max Verstappen has apologised for driving into George Russell during the Spanish GP.
The F1 world champion posted on Instagram, in which he delivered his verdict on the controversial end to the race in Barcelona which saw him receive a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points on his ...
02 June 2025 22:26
Brad Pitt has experienced the perils of fame, but he thinks the criticism hurled at Formula 1 drivers is even more intense. The A-lister said there were certain similarities between movie stars and race car drivers, despite being markedly different professions.
“There’s an isolation,” he told GQ. “Even a loneliness when you don’t feel like things are clicking. They usually lead to ...
02 June 2025 17:43
Max Verstappen’s deficit to Oscar Piastri nearly doubled in Barcelona. With three additional penalty points, he also faces the threat of a race ban. What has gone wrong? Here is a look at Verstappen’s clash with George Russell and Red Bull’s mistakes that preceded it.
Verstappen looked on his way to a 'usual' third place in the Spanish Grand Prix, which would have been the normal outcome ...
02 June 2025 16:38
Felipe Drugovich has indicated his “priority has always been Formula 1” so would be willing to miss his Le Mans 24 Hours entry with Cadillac to fill in for the injured Lance Stroll at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Stroll withdrew from the Spanish GP after qualifying due to pain in his right hand and wrist that he broke in 2023 in a cycling accident during pre-season training.
Due to F1 rules ...
02 June 2025 14:56
Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen apologized in the Spanish Grand Prix debrief room for his incident with George Russell.
Verstappen received three penalty points on top of a 10-second time penalty after a bizarre incident in the final laps of the race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where he appeared to deliberately collide with the Mercedes ...
02 June 2025 14:39
Whether Max Verstappen deserved to be disqualified from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix after his clash with George Russell is more or less irrelevant – yet the stewards' ruling on that incident not only included a 10-second penalty, which dropped him from fifth to 10th in the final standings, but also added three more points to his licence. That leaves him just one point away from an automatic ...
02 June 2025 12:16
During a Formula 1 race, stewards can hand out all manner of punishments to drivers that breach the regulations. Time penalties, fines and reprimands are often dished out for incidents like causing a collision or speeding in the pitlane, but the stewards can also issue drivers with penalty points that accrue on their superlicence.
The penalty points system was brought in as a way of monitoring ...
02 June 2025 11:55
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner refused to be drawn on Max Verstappen's controversial Turn 5 collision with Russell at the Spanish Grand Prix, as he hadn't spoken to his driver yet when he addressed the Formula 1 media. But Horner did offer an explanation of two crucial events that led to Verstappen's frustration boiling over.
Verstappen finished 10th at Barcelona after looking on for a ...
02 June 2025 11:09
Max Verstappen has admitted his clash with George Russell during the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix “was not right and shouldn’t have happened”.
The Red Bull driver finished 10th at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after being hit with a 10-second penalty for the incident and was also given three penalty points on his licence, which puts him on the edge of a race ban.
Verstappen's race ...
02 June 2025 09:49
After last year’s Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona this column wished Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff a good night’s sleep – mostly because of his memorable press conference appearance where he took aim at the “lunatics” directing “online abuse” at his team based on improbable conspiracy theories. Twelve months on, unfortunately, the core issue remains unchanged – only this time ...
02 June 2025 09:34
Late on Sunday evening after the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, once the sturm und drang had dissipated, I typed this prompt into ChatGPT for a bit of fun: "Suppose you wanted to artificially create the perfect Formula 1 driver in a lab – what would the result be?" "Interesting question,” was the response. “A perfect Formula 1 driver from the lab would be an idealized blend of physical, mental ...
01 June 2025 21:51
While the reigning world champion suffered from a bout of red mist, F1's new Iceman didn't skip a beat to strengthen his championship lead. With that, our winners and losers from an eventful Spanish Grand Prix.
Winner: Oscar Piastri
Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Photo by: Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Images via Getty Images
McLaren as a whole can be called a winner for more than just ...
01 June 2025 20:37
The FIA race stewards have taken no further action against Charles Leclerc for making contact with Max Verstappen in Formula 1's Spanish Grand Prix - meaning the Ferrari driver has retained his podium position.
On a lap 61 safety car restart, Verstappen lost momentum with a huge oversteer moment out of the final corner as he tried to get his hard tyres up to speed against drivers around him on ...
01 June 2025 20:01
Lewis Hamilton has described the Spanish Grand Prix as “the worst race I’ve experienced” after finishing sixth in the Formula 1 contest at Barcelona.
The seven-time world champion was in an extremely downbeat mood, having crossed the line two spots lower than he started before gaining a position post-race due to Max Verstappen’s 10s penalty.
This was despite a good start from ...
01 June 2025 19:52
Max Verstappen’s clash with George Russell has taken the headlines from the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, which saw the reigning world champion given a 10-second penalty and three penalty points.
The penalty dropped the Red Bull driver to 10th place in the Barcelona race results, while he is just one penalty point away from facing a race ban as he has collected 11 in a 12-month period. His ...
01 June 2025 19:17
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella admitted that Max Verstappen's three-stop strategy at the Spanish Grand Prix had the team worried, having initially believed the four-time Formula 1 champion's approach was "not going to be a problem".
Verstappen made his first stop at the end of the 13th lap, trading his softs for an identical set - given the timing, it was understood by McLaren that the ...
01 June 2025 19:03
Max Verstappen has refused to fully comment on the clash with George Russell at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix that has put him on the edge of a race ban.
The Red Bull driver was given a 10-second penalty for colliding with Russell during the closing laps of the Barcelona race, having appeared to follow orders from his team to let the Mercedes driver through after their initial clash at Turn ...
01 June 2025 18:57
Max Verstappen received three penalty points on top of a 10-second time penalty after a bizarre incident in the final laps of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, where he appeared to deliberately collide into George Russell’s Mercedes.
The sanction left him classified 10th after finishing fifth on the road, and with a total of 11 penalty points for the current 12-month period. If that figure ...
01 June 2025 18:08
George Russell has accused Max Verstappen of deliberately crashing into him during the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix and claimed the move was “totally unnecessary”.
Drama escalated in Barcelona after the lap 61 safety car restart, as third-placed Verstappen was immediately put under pressure from behind following a slide out of the final corner.
Charles Leclerc first overtook him down the ...
01 June 2025 16:56
Piastri strikes back
After losing out on two consecutive weekends, Oscar Piastri responded like a true championship contender in Barcelona. It wasn’t a straightforward win, that’s for sure. On Saturday, the Australian recovered from a disappointing first lap in Q3 to steal pole from his teammate Lando Norris by over two-tenths. On Sunday, he delivered when it mattered.
Piastri got off to ...
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