Andrea Kimi Antonelli admitted to “doubts” about his Formula 1 future during a difficult phase in his maiden season with Mercedes, but feels much more secure now that he’s signed an extension to his deal.Antonelli and team-mate George Russell had their new Mercedes contract extensions announced yesterday; Russell is believed to be on a multi-year deal, while Antonelli has an initial one-year …Keep reading
Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar has suggested it would be a “good idea” for him to test the Red Bull Formula 1 car early ahead of an expected promotion for the 2026 season.The 21-year-old has exceeded expectations in the 2025 campaign, as Hadjar is ninth in the championship with a podium at the Dutch Grand Prix being a standout moment.He has often beaten team-mate Liam Lawson, but …Keep reading
The Racing Bulls F1 squad will contest this weekend’s United States Grand Prix with a one-off tortoise livery.At the Anglo-Italian team, Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson will run a VCARB 02 car dressed in a pearlescent black and brown tortoise shell pattern with gold detailing, complementing its usual white livery.The livery is a nod to sponsor Cash App and its tortoise prepaid Visa debit …Keep reading
This week we have the latest in our series of Formula 1 team principal interviews as we sit down with Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley.He has been in F1 since 1991 and contributed to eight world constructors’ championships and 153 grands prix victories in various roles with Benetton, Renault and Red Bull, where he won six of those titles.He started life as team principal with Sauber in …Keep reading
Zak Brown has rubbished IndyCar champion Alex Palou’s claim that he did not have a say in Oscar Piastri joining McLaren for the 2023 Formula 1 season.During proceedings in the UK High Court, Palou alleged that Brown told him that then-McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl singlehandedly signed 2021 F2 champion Piastri to replace Daniel Ricciardo three years ago.The remark was seen by …Keep reading
When Lewis Hamilton announced his bombshell news to move to Ferrari for 2025, Mercedes eventually turned to its own ranks by effectively handing George Russell the role of leading the team forward, while the squad accelerated its programme around junior phenom Andrea Kimi Antonelli to prepare the Italian teenager for an earlier than planned F1 debut.In their first year together, it has been …Keep reading
Mercedes will retain George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli as its drivers for the 2026 Formula 1 season, the team has announced.A product of the brand’s young driver programme, Russell will compete in his eighth F1 season – his fifth as a Mercedes racer.The 27-year-old Briton currently lies fourth in the drivers’ championship and, alongside seventh-placed Antonelli, has highly …Keep reading
The 2026 Formula 1 grid is starting to take shape with only four teams left to officially confirm their driver line-up for next season.Mercedes is one, but the Silver Arrows is expected to keep its pairing of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, while Alpine, Red Bull and Racing Bulls are the other three.But then again, Isack Hadjar is favourite to replace the struggling Yuki Tsunoda …Keep reading
Once the dust settles from a chaotic Formula 1 qualifying session, the driver on pole gets bragging rights over the rest of the field and a small tyre that’s presented by Pirelli. But what is the tiny tyre, why is it handed out and what happens to it once the driver on pole has posed with it in parc ferme?The tyre in question is Pirelli’s Pole Position award, which is a relative newcomer to …Keep Read more
Before Christian Horner’s Red Bull exit, Max Verstappen’s future was one of the main talking points in the Formula 1 paddock.Amid Red Bull’s early-season struggles, the performance clauses in the world champion’s contract came under scrutiny. Verstappen ultimately couldn’t activate them, since he was in the top three of the drivers’ championship at the beginning of the summer …Keep reading