GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time 22-year-old New Zealander Liam Lawson, Red Bull Racing’s newest Formula 1 driver for 2025, shared his emotions and aspirations after being promoted to the team speaking candidly about his journey, his family’s sacrifices and his ambitions. According to Red Bull, they selected Lawson for his mental strength and gritty determination, qualities that have defined his career. Recalling the moment team principal Christian Horner delivered the news, Lawson said: “I couldn’t stop, my face hurt from smiling so much!” His  path to […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time At the end of the 2024 Formula 1 season, Helmut Marko was faced with a major decision: Who to replace non-performing Sergio Perez? In consultation no doubt with key figures at Red Bull and VCARB feedback, Marko decided that the driver to partner Max Verstappen at Red Bull will be Liam Lawson, snubbing Yuki Tsunoda in the process. A decision that split sentiments in the Formula 1 world. The likes of Johnny Herbert and Juan Pablo Montoya questioning the wisdom […]

All bar two of the 10 teams have new driver pairings for the 2025 Formula 1 season. But which has assembled the strongest squad? […]

Here's ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson's detailed and forthright verdict on every team's 2024 efforts […]

Oscar Piastri has revealed improving in qualifying is his main point of focus for the 2025 Formula 1 season after comparing unfavourably to McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.Piastri was outqualified 21-3 by Norris in 2024, albeit often by small margins, with Norris also getting the better of the Australian in sprint qualifying this year. That means Piastri has regressed compared to his rookie […]

"Lewis is rolling the dice again with Ferrari" […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Michael Schumacher’s legendary presence in Formula 1 extended far beyond the racetrack, former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley reminisced about the seven-time world champion, recalling tales of his charisma, parties, and unparalleled skill that would still place him at the top of the grid today. Priestley revealed how Ferrari legend Schumacher was renowned for throwing incredible parties that epitomised the fun side of Formula 1 that prevailed during an era without social media and contrived political correctness. Reflecting on one particularly memorable […]

"Adrian said it’s about mental will" […]

In the round-up: Lawson's "mental strength and resilience" made him better choice than Tsunoda - Horner • Liberty Media delays date to complete Moto GP deal […]

Williams driver Alex Albon thinks Franco Colapinto's tough final Formula 1 races with the squad should not overshadow the excellent results the Argentinian produced.Colapinto's impressive early races since stepping in for Logan Sargeant in Monza turned heads in the paddock, and they also yielded Williams five important points over three race weekends, which looked crucial at the time before […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Max Verstappen has been crowned Formula 1’s Driver of the Year for 2024 in a poll conducted among the sport’s team principals who agreed unanimously that the Red Bull ace is simply the best, securing the telling accolade for the fourth consecutive season. Verstappen achieved this feat after clinching his fourth Formula 1 driver’s championship after dominating early on but was forced to fight shrewdly to win the title. This after Red Bull lost the upper hand in the pecking […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time A Grand Prix in Africa would be great for Formula 1 says Juan Pablo Montoya, in the wake of a week in which Rwanda and South Africa launched serious bids to make it happen. With Formula 1 in grand demand globally, multiple races in South and North America, Asia and of course Europe, Africa is crying to return to the calendar for the first time since 1993 (pictured above) when the South African Grand Prix was last held at Kyalami […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Johnny Herbert has provided a rare behind-the-scenes insight into the demanding role of a Formula 1 Race Steward, working alongside the FIA and the Race Director to oversee Grand Prix weekends. As a former F1 driver and occasional steward, Herbert’s perspective sheds light on the challenges faced by those tasked with enforcing the rules at the pinnacle of motorsport. Each race weekend, the FIA – the sport’s governing body – appoints a panel of four stewards, which rotates from one […]

Franco Colapinto was unexpectedly promoted to Williams mid-season. Here's how he impressed alongside experienced team mate Alexander Albon […]

Red Bull says Liam Lawson's got one crucial similarity to his 2025 F1 team-mate max Verstappen - one that should help his adaptation and benefit the engineering team too […]

Sergio Perez is exiting Red Bull - and, in all likelihood, F1. Mark Hughes reflects on the career of a driver capable of mid-grid heroics and some undeniable world-class peaks, but who ultimately fell short of justifying his place at the top table […]

George Russell puts his comprehensive Formula 1 2024 defeat of former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying down to being “psychologically in a really good place”. The 26-year-old ended the 2024 season with a 24-6 qualifying record against Hamilton, with all sessions including those that set the grid for sprint events taken into consideration. This compares with their 8-12 […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time The motor racing heavyweight who added his brand of genius to his championship-winning Lotus Formula 1 cars, greatly admired by this era’s greatest designer Adrian Newey. ACBC, Anthony Bruce Colin Chapman was the genius behind Lotus, the marque that took legends of Grand Prix motor racing like Clark, Hill, Rindt, Fittipaldi, and Andretti to world championship glory. After Enzo Ferrari, Chapman is the most influential and charismatic character the world of Formula 1 has ever seen. Early Days. His story […]

Yeti are a water cooler company who sponsor Red Bull, writes Stewart Bell […]

What have former Mercedes team mates Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas spotted in the distance - or the future? Post your caption […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Yuki Tsunoda will represent experience and continuity at Racing Bulls next year but, passed over for promotion, the Japanese driver looks to be running out of road at the Red Bull-owned ‘junior’ Formula 1 team. A flurry of Red Bull announcements culminated on Friday with 20-year-old Isack Hadjar confirmed as Tsunoda’s teammate. The Frenchman takes the seat vacated by New Zealander Liam Lawson, who joins four times champion Max Verstappen at the main team after Mexican Sergio Perez was dropped […]

Aston Martin have "the two most significant engineers in F1" […]

In the round-up: Hamilton visits Mercedes for final goodbye • Bennett gets 2025 F2 seat • Moto GP boss expect EU to approve F1 deal […]

The first F1-sanctioned TV drama series is in development, and it sounds a lot like another non-sanctioned project in the works at a rival studio. Felicity Jones is attached to star in and executive produce the drama, which has landed at Amazon MGM Studios for Prime Video, Variety reports. Much like Brad Pitt's and Jerry Bruckheimer's creatively-titled upcoming movie "F1", the series in […]

A possible date for Lewis Hamilton's first run in a Ferrari F1 car has emerged […]

McLaren surpassed even its own pre-season expectations in 2024, taking its first Formula 1 constructors’ championship title for 26 years.Whilst the team clearly had a couple of major waypoints in its development cycle that improved the general operating envelope of the MCL38, a standout feature of its campaign was how it honed its car to the varying circuit characteristics.These updates […]

Could Sergio Perez reunite with Ferrari in another racing series? […]

Max Verstappen should be "pretty concerned" about Red Bull's future, it has been claimed […]

After being passed over for promotion again, Yuki Tsunoda looks to be running out of road at the Red Bull-owned Formula 1 team Racing Bulls […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time South Africa’s Minister of the Department of Sport, Arts, and Culture Gayton McKenzie formally introduced the Formula 1 Bid Steering Committee earlier this week to bring the sport back to Kyalami as early as 2026 or 2027. McKenzie revealed details of the committee’s bid for F1 to return to Kyalami, as well as how legend Lewis Hamilton helped the “dream” come to fruition: “We have hosted the World Cup, South Africa is ready, and we will host the best Formula […]

Haas was an F1 team transformed in 2024: after finishing dead last the previous year, it hauled its way to the front of the midfield. An achievement that you might think deserves an F1 team of the year accolade […]

"I really expected him to step up this year and I am a little surprised he didn’t. I really felt that this year he would be better than Lando" […]

When former Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto accepted the calling to head up Audi's Formula 1 operations earlier this year, he knew it was going to be a tough task.It is one thing honing an established team as he did at Maranello into fighting for world championship glory; it is quite another building something up from the back of the grid.But even he admits that the Audi challenge has […]

Ex-Haas boss Guenther Steiner says Mercedes "shouldn't be proud" of their F1 2024 season […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Isack Hadjar will race for Red Bull-owned Racing Bulls alongside Yuki Tsunoda next season, the Formula 1 team confirmed today as the final seat for the 2025 grid was confirmed. Formula 2 runner-up Hadjar takes the place of New Zealander Liam Lawson, confirmed on Thursday as team mate to four-times world champion Max Verstappen at the main Red Bull team. “The journey from karting through the ranks in single-seaters, to now being in Formula One is the moment I’ve been […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Red Bull’s decision to sign Liam Lawson over Yuki Tsunoda has the Formula 1 world divided, with one camp crying foul over the decision and the other camp shrugging their shoulders and asking, What did you expect? Ex-F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya is among those questioning the wisdom of catapulting a driver with 11 Grand Prix starts with VCARB, aka Lawson, who got the nod to be Max Verstappen’s teammate in 2025, at the expense of Tsunoda with his 87 […]

Valtteri Bottas is looking to return to the F1 grid in 2026 […]

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls (VCARB) have confirmed that Isack Hadjar will partner Yuki Tsunoda in 2025 […]

“Be more consistent but the speed and everything is here. The rest comes through routine.” […]

Here's everything you need to know about Isack Hadjar, the flying junior who has been announced as an F1 driver for Red Bull's sister team, Racing Bulls […]

‘Silly season’ is a common term in F1 referring to the time of year in which many teams announce their driver line-up for the following season.It usually takes place during the summer as that’s when the market is at its most frantic, with driver changes causing doubt over the futures of others.But, silly season started a lot earlier this year due to Lewis Hamilton announcing his move […]

Having been signed by Racing Bulls for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Isack Hadjar had very much been in and out of the conversation as speculation surrounding Sergio Perez’s Red Bull future mounted. With Liam Lawson always viewed as the most likely candidate to step up and replace the Mexican after he took Daniel Ricciardo’s RB ride midway through 2024, the opportunity for new blood presented […]

Isack Hadjar will make his Formula 1 debut in 2025 as Yuki Tsunoda's new team mate at Racing Bulls, the team which competed as RB this year […]

The 2025 Formula 1 grid has been completed by rookie Isack Hadjar, who will join Red Bull's second F1 outfit Racing Bulls […]

The Racing Bulls Formula 1 team has confirmed Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar will partner Yuki Tsunoda in 2025, as the starting grid for the new season is now set.Hadjar will take up the seat vacated by Liam Lawson, whose own move to the main Red Bull squad as Sergio Perez's replacement was announced on Thursday.Read Also:Formula 1The complications and negotiations behind […]

Liam Lawson joins Red Bull to replace Sergio Perez, leaving just one vacant seat at RB in the F1 2025 driver line-ups. What next in the F1 transfer market? Here are the contracts in place, the rumoured deals, and who could end up where as silly season comes to a close […]

Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Nico Hulkenberg, Esteban Ocon and Liam Lawson on the move while Oliver Bearman and Andrea Kimi Antonelli among the rookies joining the Formula 1 grid; watch all 24 race weekends in 2025 live on Sky Sports F1 […]

The grid for F1 2025 is now complete […]

Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar will replace Red Bull-bound Liam Lawson at RB in 2025 […]

French driver Isack Hadjar joins Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bulls junior outfit for 2025 after Liam Lawsons promotion to the senior team; Hadjar will be one of six young drivers in their first full F1 seasons next year […]

Red Bull could let Yuki Tsunoda go at the end of his current F1 contract, Christian Horner has admitted […]

Liam Lawson will be contacting a former Red Bull driver ahead of his debut with the team next year […]

Christian Horner explains why Red Bull promoted Liam Lawson over Yuki Tsunoda […]

The 2025 Formula 1 driver market has been one of the most intriguing for years, all triggered by Lewis Hamilton's big Ferrari move […]

George Russell has implored FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to “express what his goal is” with motorsport’s governing body, amid the ongoing tension between the Emirati former rally driver and Formula 1 racers. The 2024 F1 season finished with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association still awaiting a formal response to its request for its members to be treated as “adults” in a […]

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has admitted Yuki Tsunoda probably needs to be released if he is not needed by the senior team in 2025 […]