Liam Lawson has revealed that his demotion to Racing Bulls, after just two grands prix at Red Bull in the 2025 Formula 1 season, came as a surprise.After Lawson struggled at both Melbourne and Shanghai – including qualifying 20th twice in China – Red Bull decided the situation called for an immediate driver swap, giving Racing Bulls driver Yuki Tsunoda a long-awaited chance in the main …Keep reading
The failure of Jim Clark’s Lotus with just over a lap of the Mexican Grand Prix to go, which robbed the Scot of a second consecutive Formula 1 title, could be seen as the defining moment of 1964. That, or the clash in the same race between championship contender Graham Hill and the second Ferrari of Lorenzo Bandini. But both sell John Surtees’s world crown far too short.Having moved to a …Keep reading
The start of the 2025 season may not have gone to plan at Red Bull HQ, but it will still celebrate its successful partnerships with Honda in style at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix before the two parties go separate ways.Marking the 60th anniversary of Honda’s first grand prix win – achieved by Richie Ginther at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix – Red Bull’s RB21 is donned in a one-off tribute …Keep reading
The best visualisation of just how different Formula 1 life has become for Valtteri Bottas was formed in 2025 Bahrain pre-season testing, when Autosport found him in the Mercedes pitbox with a wheelgun in his hand.But the Finn wasn’t starting a new role as a mechanic for the Silver Arrows squad. It’s just that as Mercedes’ 2025 test and reserve driver, filming social media skits is part …Keep reading
Sergio Perez revealed he has been approached by some Formula 1 teams since leaving the championship at the end of the 2024 season – but he needs a project which motivates him.The six-time grand prix winner partnered Max Verstappen at Red Bull from 2021 to 2024, but a poor final season where Perez finished 285 points behind his world champion team-mate caused him to lose his seat.It left …Keep reading
Sergio Perez has revealed the moment it became clear his Red Bull Racing exit was inevitable.After joining the team in 2021, following previous stints with Sauber, McLaren, Force India and Racing Point, Perez struggled to extract the same level of performance from the Red Bull cars as his world champion team-mate Max Verstappen in 2023 and 2024.Despite a disappointing level of performance …Keep reading
When the first attempt at starting Sunday’s MotoGP Americas GP was red-flagged, and then restarted with everybody allowed to change to their ‘dry’ bikes, massive anger broke out in the Trackhouse Aprilia pit. Team principal Davide Brivio was incensed that his rider Ai Ogura – one of three to have already fitted slicks on the grid – would not get the reward for taking that …Keep reading
The saga surrounding Yuki Tsunoda’s promotion and Liam Lawson’s demotion to Racing Bulls is thus: for years now, around and through Max Verstappen’s four world titles, Red Bull has been a one-car Formula 1 squad.Since Daniel Ricciardo’s exit from the peak of his F1 career in 2018, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Sergio Perez and now Lawson have tried and failed to cope with driving a car …Keep reading
Whether a nod to history and heritage, a sample of the weather seasons or simply a social media April Fool’s Day post, the topic of liveries ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix has been loquacious.Yuki Tsunoda’s promotion to the parent Red Bull team in place of Liam Lawson has dominated the headlines, but so has the fact the local favourite will make his debut in a special white car.A …Keep reading
The early signs have been positive for Lewis Hamilton. While the team has not been able to execute either race weekend in Australia and China perfectly, Hamilton took his first sprint pole and victory in Shanghai as a welcome boost to his stint with the Italian powerhouse.Hamilton has spoken at length about how he is still getting up to speed to extract the maximum out of the 2025 car, which …Keep reading