The Alpine F1 will be known as Gucci Racing Alpine in 2027 after signing a landmark deal with the luxury brand.On Wednesday, Alpine announced Gucci would become its title partner in 2027, following the conclusion of the Enstone team’s deal with current title sponsor BWT.As part of the deal, the Read more
An interesting pattern has emerged amid the constant ebb-and-flow of the Formula 1 driver market, where the busyness of it changes every other year. So for 2023, for example, six teams had altered their line-up – most notably caused by the Oscar Piastri fiasco – before an unchanged grid the Read more
It is fair to say that the 2026 Formula 1 season has so far generated more controversy off the track than on it, with the usual endless debates surrounding the regulations – and before that, Mercedes’ engine compression ratio.On track, however, matters have remained relatively calm. There have been a Read more
Eighth place in Canada continues a welcome trend for Pierre Gasly and the Alpine Formula 1 team, which took a huge step forward in 2026.But, in a race marked by high attrition, the Frenchman’s latest points finish did mask that the underlying issues that have hampered him over the past Read more
After he took his best-ever grand prix result with Ferrari, it felt like a weight had fallen off Lewis Hamilton’s shoulders. Hamilton took second at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve after an entertaining, race-long battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, hounding the Dutchman for laps before making the pass into Turn 1 Read more
While Lando Norris had a front-row seat to the Mercedes battle between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint and eventually finished second, the main race of the Formula 1 weekend painted a very different picture.Starting from the second row of the grid, McLaren appeared to Read more
Lewis Hamilton returned to the scene of his maiden Formula 1 victory and made another breakthrough of sorts – his best grand prix result for Ferrari after a turbulent 17 months at the Scuderia.Hamilton had the better of team-mate Charles Leclerc for most of the weekend in Montreal, though he Read more
George Russell might have endured a heartbreakingly premature end to his fight for the Canadian Grand Prix win with Mercedes team-mate and championship rival Kimi Antonelli, but he remained very much on-message in praising the impact of Formula 1’s controversial new technical regulations.Russell got off to a sluggish start from Read more
Red Bull secured its first podium finish of the year in Montreal, although Saturday did not suggest that outcome was on the cards. Max Verstappen qualified only sixth and was critical afterwards, particularly when speaking to the Dutch media in the paddock.A day later, the picture turned out to be more Read more
Mercedes driver George Russell suffered a dramatic exit from the lead of the Canadian Grand Prix, paving the way for another win by team-mate and title rival Kimi Antonelli.Russell was leading on lap 30 when he straightlined Turn 9 in a smoking Mercedes, having to park his car on the spot. Read more