Victor Martins has joined the Williams Racing Driver Academy following his recent exit from Alpine’s counterpart.Martins had been part of the Enstone-based programme in 2018-19, then from 2021-24, with a one-year hiatus when he narrowly lost the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup title – and his spot in the academy – to Oscar Piastri.Although he was eventually crowned in FR Eurocup, as …Keep reading
Aston Martin is set to sell a stake in the Aston Martin Formula 1 team in order to commit an extra £52.5million into the car business.The company cut 170 jobs last month after fewer cars were sold in 2023. This was put down to production delays and it eventually led to debts of over £1billion.Stroll’s investment has been done through his Yew Tree Consortium, which bought a stake in …Keep reading
There’s another common denominator beyond Lando Norris on the first two grand prix podiums of 2025: George Russell. He was third in both the Australian and Chinese Grands Prix – and yet, as with Orson Welles in The Third Man, the spotlight has flitted over him briefly before alighting on other targets.Principally that’s because he extracted the maximum from his Mercedes in both races …Keep reading
The FIA has given a further clarification over its decision to keep tightening Formula 1’s rear wing deflection tests, and defended the delay of its stricter front wing tests until the Spanish Grand Prix.Over the last few years exploiting aero-elasticity has emerged as a key tool to keep this generation of ground-effect cars balanced between faster and slower speed corners, so much so that …Keep reading
Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso – in his 22nd Formula 1 campaign – is still encountering a new experience. It’s not just the six rookie racers on the 2025 grid. In Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto, he’s racing his own official protege.Since 2023, Bortoleto has been a part of Alonso’s A14 driver management stable.This is run by Albert Resclosa Coll and Alberto Fernandez Albilares …Keep reading
You never knew what he was going to say next. This, depending on the circumstances, could be either the worry or the joy of dealing with Eddie Jordan. It was usually the latter, given his love of being a renegade with a fast tongue; a chancer with an eye for the main opportunity – and ones you’d never dream of.EJ was a loveable rascal who proudly played the Irish card to the limit …Keep reading
Yuki Tsunoda says he is targeting a podium spot at next week’s Japanese Grand Prix as he reacts to his shock Red Bull switch for the remainder of the 2025 Formula 1 season.As anticipated by Autosport in China last weekend, Red Bull confirmed on Thursday that it would promote Tsunoda to the seat alongside Max Verstappen meaning Liam Lawson is back at Racing Bulls after two difficult weekends in …Keep reading
Yuki Tsunoda is set to become the 14th driver to start a Formula 1 grand prix for Red Bull when he competes for the team at Suzuka on the 6 April.It will be the third round of the 2025 F1 season and he will replace Liam Lawson as Max Verstappen’s team-mate after a point-less start for the New Zealander.So there will be immense pressure on Tsunoda to perform better than the man he is …Keep Read more…
Eddie Jordan Racing became a big player in junior single-seaters prior to the Jordan squad arriving in Formula 1 in 1991.Before becoming the Midland-owned MF1 Racing for 2006, Jordan built up a cult following, helped launch the careers of several drivers and briefly became a championship contender.Here’s our choice of the squad’s finest moments.10. Winning the 1987 British F3 …Keep reading
When Romain Grosjean’s Haas car split in two and burst into flames during the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, it was the titanium halo that ultimately saved his life. But what few people know is that a groundbreaking welding technique played a crucial role in making the halo strong enough to perform as designed in that terrifying moment.The halo, now an essential part of Formula 1’s safety package …Keep reading