Apple eyes "huge opportunity" for major F1 expansion in the United States
Apple's senior vice president of services Eddy Cue believes Formula 1 has the opportunity for long-term expansion in the United States.This comes after the technology giant took over the broadcasting rights of Formula 1 in the United States from 2026, with the championship already seeing a boost in viewership."The ratings were way up over where they were last year on linear for the first […]
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Jenson Button hails Ross Brawn as Honda's "saviour" after 2007 F1 "disaster"
Jenson Button has reflected on the tumultuous period at Honda during the 2007 and 2008 Formula 1 seasons, hailing the arrival of Ross Brawn as the team's "saviour".Speaking to Tom Clarkson during an appearance on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast, the 2009 world champion opened up about the struggles that the Japanese manufacturer faced following his maiden F1 victory at the 2006 Hungarian Grand […]
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Nürburgring 24 hours: Max Verstappen charge begins; leader penalised
A frantic opening hour of the Nürburgring 24 hours saw Max Verstappen debut, and a hefty time penalty for the race leader […]
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Nurburgring 24 Hours: Max Verstappen car in third after first hour of racing
Progress update as Max Verstappen contests the Nurburgring 24 Hours […]
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FREE STREAM: Verstappen races the Nurburgring 24 Hours
Watch the below free live stream as Max Verstappen takes on the Nurburgring 24 Hours in Germany for the first time. The race starts at 2pm UK time on Saturday and finishes at 2pm on Sunday […]
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Mercedes "never seen anything like" Max Verstappen's Nurburgring 24 adaptation
Max Verstappen has earned praise from Mercedes over his adaptation to GT racing at the Nurburgring 24 Hours […]
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Carlos Sainz verdict after first lap of F1 Madring circuit
Carlos Sainz has driven the first lap of the Madring, Formula 1's newest venue […]
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Max Verstappen offers first reaction to wet Nürburgring nighttime challenge
Max Verstappen admitted that he could "barely see" as he got a taste of wet nighttime driving at the Nürburgring 24 Hours […]
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Max Verstappen’s team targets Nürburgring win as ‘Green Hell’ verdict delivered
Verstappen Racing is hoping the Nurburgring will "take care of us", as Max Verstappen's team has outlined its targets for the 24-hour race […]
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Otmar Szafnauer reveals failed Kimi Raikkonen bid involving "Angry Birds" founders
According to former Formula 1 paddock stalwart Otmar Szafnauer, Kimi Raikkonen almost lined up on the grid with Force India in 2012. Szafnauer, the former Force India and Aston Martin team principal now co-hosting the High Performance Racing podcast with Jake Humphrey and Rob Smedley, has revealed that he made a strong push to land Raikkonen ahead of the Finn's famous return to the […]
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Red Bull's long-running Oscar Piastri regret explained by former F1 presenter
Former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton believes that Red Bull has regretted missing out on signing Oscar Piastri for years.Motorsport.com understands that the Milton Keynes outfit is targeting Piastri as a potential replacement for four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen, should the Dutchman decide to leave the team. Read Also:Formula 1Red Bull targets Oscar Piastri as Max […]
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"Faster than it looks" - Carlos Sainz's first impressions of Madring F1 circuit
Williams F1 driver Carlos Sainz has completed a first lap of the Spanish Grand Prix's Madring circuit as the venue gets ready to host F1 in September.The Madring circuit, close to the Spanish capital's Barajas airport, is still under construction as works progress to reach its various deadlines, including an FIA inspection at the end of the month.But with the tarmac in place at the IFEMA […]
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Max Verstappen Nürburgring 24 debut: Daniel Juncadella makes start announcement
Max Verstappen's team has now confirmed its starting driver ahead of the hotly-anticipated 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours […]
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"We're on track," insists Towriss
Cadillac CEO, Dan Towriss hits out at those believing the American team is destined to remain a backmarker […]
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Esteban Ocon calls 2024 Brazilian GP podium the perfect end to Alpine chapter
Esteban Ocon described the double-podium finish for Alpine at the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix as the perfect way to end his chapter with the French outfit.Ocon's rivalry with his Alpine team-mate at the time, Pierre Gasly, traces back to their childhood karting days in France, where a close friendship turned into an intense personal competition that continued in Formula 1.While they […]
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Rare Max Verstappen garage footage as PlanetF1.com chats with Jules Gounon
Access to the garage of Max Verstappen and Co. at the Nürburgring has been very hard to come by. Step forward PlanetF1.com's Thomas Maher […]
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Give it time urges McNish
"Judge us at the end of the year," says Audi boss following tough debut […]
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Honda reports first annual loss in 70 years, what does it mean for its F1 project?
Honda has presented its worst financial report since the Japanese manufacturer was listed on the stock exchange in 1957. Honda Motor had already forecast a loss in March based on its financial predictions, and that picture was confirmed last Thursday with the official figures.Over the financial year, which ended in March, Honda suffered a loss of 423billion yen ($2.68bn). These numbers are […]
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Naomi Schiff warns 2027 FIA rule changes could hit smaller F1 teams hard
Former W Series driver and Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Naomi Schiff has noted the potential financial impact on smaller teams caused by the changes planned for the 2027 season. After concerns were raised at the start of the new wave of regulations in 2026, the FIA has confirmed that changes to the engine hardware will be introduced in 2027 to make driving "more intuitive" via a 50 kW […]
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Nürburgring 24 Hours: Max Verstappen’s team clear warm-up milestone
Max Verstappen and Co. reached an important milestone at the Nürburgring 24 Hours by completing the warm-up event without issue […]
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What would have happened if Horner still ran Red Bull?
Christian Horner is officially free to work in F1 again now. But how different would the last few months look if he'd still been at Red Bull? […]
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George Russell slated over 'entitled' F1 championship claim
Past comments have come back to bite George Russell in his Formula 1 title fight with Kimi Antonelli […]
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Nurburgring 24 Hours Race Day: Watch live as Max Verstappen debuts in the iconic event
Watch live as Max Verstappen takes on the Nurburgring 24 Hours […]
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Jenson Button explains why even Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have insecurities
Jenson Button opened up on the hidden mental battles Formula 1 drivers face, including Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen […]
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Caption Competition 291: Kart star Hadjar
Isack Hadjar got back in a go-kart at the Miami Grand Prix. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? […]
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Sebastian Vettel splits from long-term press officer Britta Roeske after 17 years
Former Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin F1 driver Sebastian Vettel has split from his long-term press officer Britta Roeske […]
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‘Can happen to anyone’ – Big Max Verstappen hazard spotted ahead of Nürburgring 24
A big hazard facing Max Verstappen has been spotted ahead of the Red Bull F1 driver's Nürburgring 24 Hours debut on Saturday […]
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Round-up: Camara makes F1 test debut for Ferrari, Alpine hires Somerville and more
Saturday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]
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Max Verstappen rivals praise preparation, expectation management at Nurburgring 24
Max Verstappen's Nurburgring 24 Hours entry will start from fourth on the grid on Saturday afternoon […]
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McLaren announces major Intel partnership as tech giant returns to F1
Computing giant Intel is returning to Formula 1 after nearly 20 years with a new partnership with McLaren Racing. The Woking outfit announced the new multi-year agreement this week with Intel joining as the official compute partner, providing Intel Xeon and Intel Core Ultra processors to support McLaren's workload.In addition to returning to F1, Intel's logos will feature on one […]
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Ranked: Max Verstappen's 10 best F1 race wins
A decade on from Max Verstappen's first F1 victory, here are our favourites […]
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Susie Wolff details battle to secure full F1 team support for F1 Academy: "Pinch-me moment"
F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff has shed light on how she managed to get all 10 Formula 1 teams to support the all-female racing series in 2024. After the first season of F1 Academy made it clear that work needed to be done to get more eyes on the series, Wolff set out to gain the support of every F1 team."I remember when I took on the role, I drove to the first race we raced […]
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Alpine makes key new signing after FIA exit confirmed
The Alpine Formula 1 team has made a new announcement ahead of the resumption of the F1 2026 season at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal […]
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Alpine sign ex-FIA aero boss in F1 technical shake-up
Alpine has signed ex-FIA man Jason Somerville inb a newly created role […]
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Where Max Verstappen qualified for his Nurburgring 24 Hours debut
Max Verstappen makes his debut at the Nurburgring 24 Hours this weekend […]
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Alpine creates new role for its ex-FIA signing
The FIA's former head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has begun his new role at Alpine's F1 team following an enforced period of gardening leave […]
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The Lotus 72 was "an extension of my body," Emerson Fittipaldi reveals
The question of which car defined a driver's career tends to produce diplomatic answers. Two-time Formula 1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi doesn't need to be diplomatic. Speaking on the F1 Beyond The Grid podcast, the Brazilian got straight to it: the Lotus 72 was the finest machine he ever sat in."The Lotus 72, to me, was the best car I ever drove in my career," he confirmed. "From the […]
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George Russell reveals how viral 'T-pose' was accidentally created
George Russell's viral 'T-pose' was created by accident, according to the Mercedes Formula 1 driver.What started as a moment of rest for the Briton during a long photo shoot ahead of the 2023 season ended up being one of the most viral moments of the year. It quickly made its way across social media with many fans taking the opportunity to recreate the pose.All of the drivers have to take […]
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Nürburgring 24 Hours Results: Top Qualifying 3
Here are the full results from the critical Top Qualifying 3 session ahead of Saturday's Nürburgring 24 Hours at the Nordschleife […]
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FIA's former head of aero joins Alpine
Alpine has announced the appointment of Jason Somerville as its Deputy Technical Director […]
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Former FIA aero chief officially joins Alpine in senior F1 role
Former FIA head of aerodynamics Jason Somerville has officially joined the Alpine Formula 1 team after completing six months of gardening leave.As first reported by Motorsport.com in November, Somerville agreed a deal to join Alpine and then served a six-month notice period before joining his new employer.With that gardening leave period having now concluded, during which Somerville was […]
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James Vowles explains why Williams cannot immediately fix FW48 weight issue
The engineering work is done and the parts exist, at least on paper. Williams team principal James Vowles has confirmed that the solutions for addressing his car's weight problem are in hand, but Formula 1's cost cap makes deploying these upgrades all at once financially impossible. Speaking on The Vowles Verdict on YouTube, the Grove chief offered a detailed explanation of why fans of the […]
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Jenson Button opens up on mental toll of a Formula 1 career
Jenson Button has detailed the mental challenges of driving in Formula 1. The 2009 F1 champion said that the extreme ratio of race wins to losses makes the series incredibly tough mentally. Over his 18 years in the championship, he entered 309 grands prix and won 15. While that is an impressive number of wins and he has a drivers' championship title to his name, he noted that he had to go […]
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Mattia Binotto tells F1 critics ‘don’t be so negative’ as F1 V8 return gathers momentum
Audi boss Mattia Binotto believes F1 2026 has already produced ‘a great show’ despite mounting criticism, and F1 V8 return talk […]
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Ford on Gianpiero Lambiase exit and Max Verstappen future: “F1 commitment not based on one person”
Ahead of the progress shown in Miami, the opening weeks of the 2026 season had not been easy for Red Bull. While the new power unit surprised some of its rivals in the paddock, the picture on the chassis and aero side initially proved underwhelming.Moreover, news emerged that Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen’s right-hand man and also Red Bull’s Head of Racing, will leave the team for […]
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Jenson Button says Lando Norris' mental health honesty shows "a lot of strength"
2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has praised Lando Norris for speaking openly about mental health.While reflecting on his own career in the championship, Button detailed how every driver is "flawed" and "insecure", which he argued could be seen in some of Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari radio messages."As drivers, we're flawed. We are insecure," Button told Tom Clarkson during an appearance […]
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Allan McNish warns against premature Audi F1 judgements
Allan McNish reacts after Audi's mixed start to the Formula 1 season […]
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Brown warns FIA over team alliances
Without naming names, Zak Brown expresses his concern over Mercedes buy-in at Alpine to the FIA […]
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Zak Brown presses FIA to outlaw F1 multi-team ownership
McLaren boss Zak Brown has written to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in a bid to end multi-team involvement in Formula 1 […]
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Nürburgring 24 Hours Results: Top Qualifying 2
Here are the full results from the second phase of the knock-out Top Qualifying session for the Nürburgring 24 Hours […]
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Grosjean felt Renault ‘told everyone I wasn’t good enough for F1’ before return
Romain Grosjean admitted his swift demotion from Formula 1 soon after his debut hurt his confidence at the time […]
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Lewis Hamilton Ferrari future sparks Oliver Bearman warning from David Coulthard
David Coulthard believes Ferrari must carefully time any future move involving Oliver Bearman and Lewis Hamilton […]
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Nürburgring 24 Hours qualifying: Team Verstappen advance from intense TQ1
The Verstappen Racing #3 Mercedes safely progressed as qualifying for the Nürburgring 24 Hours ramped up on Friday […]
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Nürburgring 24 Hours Results: Top Qualifying 1
Here are the full qualifying results from the all-important Top Qualifying 1 session for the Nürburgring 24 Hours […]
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Nurburgring 24 Hours Day 2: Watch live as Max Verstappen takes on Top Qualifying
Follow all the action from the Nurburgring 24 Hours live here […]
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The day Max Verstappen rewrote F1 history with defining maiden win
Today, 15 May 2026, marks 10 years since Max Verstappen scored an iconic maiden Formula 1 victory. Lewis Larkam looks back on that day in Barcelona, and the legacy it has left behind […]
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