McLaren adds T-Mobile deal to network of partnerships

McLaren has added another name to its burgeoning book of commercial partners after announcing a deal with T-Mobile.As well as leading the way in the constructors’ championship, McLaren also boasts more partnerships than any other team on the Formula 1 grid.T-Mobile has signed on as an official partner but will also be the team’s exclusive 5G partner in the US – starting at the weekend’s …Keep reading

Battling ‘big boys’ brings synergy to new Haas sponsorship deal

On the surface, Orion180 teaming up with Haas is an obvious fit: two American brands looking to work together in a country where Formula 1 has never been bigger – but the shared challenges of battling against the elite in their respective industries was ultimately a much more uniting factor.Insurance firm Orion180 has become the latest backer of Haas, with a multi-year partnership announced at …Keep reading

Wolff: Hamilton will not face any trouble adapting to life at Ferrari

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says people are wrong to think Lewis Hamilton could face some struggles adapting to his new life at Ferrari.Hamilton is leaving Mercedes at the end of this season after a 12-year spell to join Ferrari as team-mate to Charles Leclerc.It will be the first time that he has raced for a non-British-based team in F1, having originally started his career with McLaren in …Keep reading

The three valuable F1 battlegrounds left to play for in 2024

Six races to go: the calendar’s final quarter. The business end of the year. The last push. That bit of the year where all the races turn into an amalgamated blob of half-remembered overtakes at weird times of the day, before finally concluding in an Abu Dhabi encounter that will either be saturated in tedium, or offer a masterclass in how to put on a championship finale. And never the twain shall …Keep reading

The Hamilton trend Verstappen needs to emulate to see off Norris

Can a driver with a 52-point lead and six rounds of a Formula 1 season remaining really not be considered the favourite to win the world championship?To many observers, the Dutchman’s current points pile and cracking capabilities combine to make him unstoppable in 2024. This is regardless of how good McLaren and Lando Norris were in winning commandingly in Singapore last time out, or the fact that …Keep reading

Exclusive: FIA would need ‘to cross a barrier’ to support 25 F1 races

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has insisted the federation is currently unable to support a 25-race Formula 1 calendar.The current Concorde Agreement allows for 25 races per season. But although there is a massive demand for a slot on the F1 calendar – with Argentina being the latest to express interest in hosting a Grand Prix – F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali last year stated that he would like to …Keep reading

How a world karting champion ended up an F1 team boss

Oliver Oakes might be able to lay claim to being the quickest team principal in F1, but for the meantime however, he has his work cut out in saying the same for his Alpine team.
Oakes, 36, is the latest incumbent in charge of the Enstone-based team that in recent seasons has seen it slump steadily towards the back of the grid. Now, though, after a period of turbulence, he is hoping that …Keep reading

Verstappen bemused by criticism of Red Bull: “People come up with bizarre things”

Max Verstappen says he was baffled by the rumours swirling over the summer on Red Bull’s alleged use of asymmetric braking, and addressed rival Formula 1 teams trying to stir up trouble.After a dominant start to 2024, Red Bull’s fortunes took a turn for the worse around May’s Miami Grand Prix, when McLaren brought a major upgrade package that revamped its MCL38 into a race-winning car, while Red …Keep reading

Audi says Schumacher in frame for 2025 Sauber F1 seat

Mick Schumacher has emerged as a late contender for a seat at the Audi-owned Sauber team in what could be his last chance to get back to Formula 1.The German has acted as a reserve for Mercedes for the past two seasons, after losing his drive at Haas at the end of 2022.He had hoped to get the nod at Alpine for its vacancy next year, after racing for the French manufacturer in the World Read more…

Antonelli reveals Spa F1 test breakthrough in curing core weakness

Andrea Kimi Antonelli says a breakthrough test at Spa-Francorchamps was key to convincing Mercedes he had overcome a key weakness and deserved an F1 race seat.The young Italian had long been in the frame to become Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes for 2025, but early testing in an old F1 car had exposed some elements he needed to improve on.For while there was little doubt about his raw …Keep reading