Red Bull is pinning its Australian Grand Prix hopes on Sunday’s forecast rain and Max Verstappen’s proven ability to drag maximum performance out of whatever car he’s driving.That was the verdict of the team’s long-time ‘driver advisor’, Helmut Marko, after a practice session in which both Red Bull drivers were Read more…
Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has revealed he will visit Thailand after the Australian Grand Prix for talks over a potential race in Bangkok.The current F1 calendar is the most packed it has ever been, with 24 grands prix slated for the 2025 season which gets under way in Melbourne Read more…
This time last year all the talk in the paddock at testing and the Formula 1 season opener in Bahrain centred around the disarray at Red Bull and Christian Horner’s WhatsApp controversy.The behind-the-scenes power struggle eventually resulted in a truce, and Horner staying in power, but not without rival teams Read more…
Excitement is building in Melbourne for the 2025 Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix this weekend.So, Autosport’s Filip Cleeren and Emily Selleck are live from Albert Park’s Melbourne Walk to round-up the first media day of the forthcoming campaign.Plenty of topics arise, with particular focus on the hometown heroes of Read more…
For Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, it’s personal promoting Andrea Kimi Antonelli to a Formula 1 race seat with the Silver Arrows squad at just 18.Wolff is viewing Antonelli’s sensational rise through the junior formulas as the chance to put right what went wrong in Mercedes missing out on Max Verstappen’s Read more…
“Adapt or die” is a popular maxim in the business world – but, to paraphrase the famous words of Mandy Rice-Davies: they would say that, wouldn’t they? Change is inherently self-justifying, especially when one business is buying another and swaggering egos are in play.Many are those in management, particularly the Read more…
“I’m just excited to have another crack at it,” is Lando Norris’ approach to the 2025 Formula 1 drivers’ championship on the eve of the opening round in Melbourne.If the McLaren driver is at all chastened by last season’s ultimately forlorn attempt to topple Max Verstappen, he is not letting Read more…
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff says he expects Andrea Kimi Antonelli to match George Russell for pace during his rookie season, but insists the Italian’s goal is get acclimatised ahead of 2026.Antonelli was brought through the Mercedes junior ranks as a long-term replacement for Lewis Hamilton, a plan Read more…
Racing Bulls team principal Laurent Mekies believes the squad’s new collaboration with ExxonMobil will help with the challenge of racing with sustainable fuel from 2026 onwards.Already working with Red Bull, it was announced on the eve of the Australian Grand Prix that ExxonMobil will now also be fuel partner to Read more…
Stefano Domenicali will continue as president and CEO of Formula One Management for a further five years, the commercial rights holder for the Formula 1 championship has announced.The ex-Ferrari F1 team boss has helmed FOM since the start of 2021 and has overseen a period of strong growth in terms Read more…