As Fernando Alonso turns 45 on 29 July, one wonders what motivates a two-time Formula 1 champion to keep going amid Aston Martin’s unprecedented slump. It’s clearly not just success, otherwise he would have thrown in the towel by now and while the money is great, the Spaniard has amassed Read more
When the assembled media gathered in the McLaren hospitality on Saturday for Andrea Stella’s session, the team boss shared one of the most revealing quotes of this Formula 1 season.“When we try to analyse this, it gets immediately quite complicated,” he said. “In fact, when I left the debrief to come Read more
Six wins, six pole positions and the Formula 1 championship lead. While one year ago Kimi Antonelli had faced one of his toughest weekends in F1, he has now taken a sweet revenge, claiming a victory that will mathematically allow him to head into the summer break as the championship Read more
Lewis Hamilton took “full responsibility” for his inability to challenge for the podium at the Belgian Grand Prix, which he reckoned was traceable to his Formula 1 practice crash in FP3.In the last moments of the final practice session of the weekend, Hamilton carried too much speed through Turn 13 Read more
The McLaren Formula 1 team will finally trial its upside-down rear wing at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, where it unleashes a significant upgrade package to improve its competitiveness.McLaren has long earmarked this weekend’s Budapest round as its next major opportunity to add performance to the MCL40, a car which Read more
Eight rounds into the 14 events of the 2026 Formula 2 season, three Formula 1 juniors have emerged as clear title contenders – with another one a dark horse.Red Bull Junior Team member Nikola Tsolov currently leads the standings on 161 points from Alpine Academy racer Gabriele Mini (134), Rafael Read more
Fernando Alonso insists his Formula 1 future will not depend upon Aston Martin’s performance over the remainder of 2026, but whether he can enjoy driving the current hybrid cars.The Spaniard’s future has become a major talking point in recent months, with his contract with the Silverstone-based squad due to expire Read more
After months dominated by headlines about departing personnel – with reports surrounding Paul Monaghan’s expected move to Cadillac still continuing – two more positive stories emerged for Red Bull during the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix weekend.First of all, the Milton Keynes-based team managed to convince Tom Hart not to complete Read more
Mercedes is still trying to figure out why George Russell had more energy deployment issues at Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix despite tweaking his driving style, after he kept losing time to his team-mate on the straights.Russell’s side of the Mercedes garage has been mystified by a lack of energy Read more
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago at Spa-Francorchamps, a teary-eyed Kimi Antonelli struggled to maintain his composure in the media pen, amid an ordeal of a sprint weekend where he was twice out in Q1 and finished both races well down the order.Now, Antonelli is Italy’s second-most Read more