Wolff denies wanting to block Horner return to F1
Christian Horner was sacked as Red Bull team principal in July 2025; the 52-year-old Brit says he has unfinished business in F1; Wolff has warned that his former rival could be facing repercussions for his past actions […]
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Toto Wolff "in two minds" on Christian Horner F1 return: "He's broken a lot of glass"
Mercedes' Toto Wolff says he is "in two minds" about the prospect of facing off against his old Red Bull foe Christian Horner again if the latter returns to F1.Since his dismissal from Red Bull last July, Horner has been working behind the scenes with groups of investors on the right opportunity to return to the series, seeking a part-ownership that would help him gain a firm foothold in […]
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Why Toto Wolff doubts sparring partner Christian Horner will return to F1
Toto Wolff has cast doubts over the prospect of Christian Horner returning to F1 […]
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Haas boss says drivers not to blame for 50G Bearman crash during Japanese GP
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu refused to blame either Oliver Bearman or Franco Colapinto for the huge crash […]
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Nine things we learned from F1's Japanese GP
There was plenty to take from F1's last race weekend for five weeks […]
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"Really confusing" issue ended Lewis Hamilton's Japan F1 podium hopes
Lewis Hamilton battled a lack of power in the Japanese Grand Prix that he doesn't understand […]
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Motor Sport - Magazine & News
As Verstappen threatens to leave Formula 1, can the sport just look the other way? […]
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Max Verstappen frustration sparks Heinz-Harald Frentzen warning over F1 future
Heinz-Harald Frentzen issues a stark reminder as Max Verstappen’s unease with Formula 1’s new era deepens […]
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How realistic is prospect of Verstappen quitting F1?
Max Verstappen is considering his future in Formula 1 due to his dissatisfaction with the sports new regulations; Verstappen has a Red Bull contract that runs until the end of 2028 but could he really walk away after this current season? […]
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Toto Wolff pokes fun at botched F1 Japanese GP start that left Kimi Antonelli “very mad”
Kimi Antonelli was not happy with his start at the Japanese Grand Prix […]
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Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso resort to "Aston Martin championship" battle in Japan
Lance Stroll reckons he and Fernando Alonso have been left in their “own Aston Martin championship” after a poor start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.The Silverstone outfit is bottom of the standings after three rounds, having encountered a myriad of problems from chassis to power unit amid its continuously rotating management structure.Read Also:Formula 1Aston Martin […]
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Oliver Bearman wins praise for "outstanding performances" with strong Haas displays
Oliver Bearman has received high praise from F1 TV reporters Alex Brundle and Lawrence Barretto. Aside from the British driver's violent crash during the Japanese Grand Prix, he has had an impressive start to the season. Heading into the race weekend at Suzuka, Bearman was fifth in the drivers' championship standings, but the crash, which was through no fault of his own, has seen him slip to […]
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Verstappen blunt reply to ‘GP’ after Gasly battle exposes Red Bull weakness
A sharp radio response from Max Verstappen to Gianpiaro Lambaises highlighted Verstappen’s struggles to pass Gasly at Suzuka […]
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Edd Straw's 2026 Japanese Grand Prix F1 driver rankings
Two drivers place higher than the grand prix winner in Edd's rankings this week […]
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Lewis Hamilton details intense winter training and mental changes behind strong Ferrari start
Lewis Hamilton has detailed his mindset changes heading into the 2026 Formula 1 season and the tweaks he decided to enforce on Christmas Day.After losing out on the 2021 drivers' championship, Hamilton was ready to come back fighting in 2022, but the regulation changes left the Briton fighting against the ground effect era cars, machinery which failed to yield results for him. He faced further […]
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Toto Wolff casts doubt on Christian Horner F1 return: 'Broken a lot of glass'
Toto Wolff has cast doubt over Christian Horner's return to Formula 1 by claiming his rival could be dealing with the "repercussions" of having "broken a lot of glass" in the sport […]
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Did race-altering safety car really rob Oscar Piastri of Japanese GP win?
Oscar Piastri and McLaren give their verdicts on a race-altering safety car in Japan […]
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Fernando Alonso issues Aston Martin reality check despite Honda milestone finish
Fernando Alonso highlights Aston Martin’s pace issues despite Honda reaching the Suzuka finish, as targeted […]
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Jonathan Wheatley backed for Aston Martin F1 team principal role: "He's a fighter"
Former Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has thrown his support behind Jonathan Wheatley to take the team principal role at Aston Martin, following his exit from the Audi F1 project.Audi confirmed on 20 March that Wheatley had left his role of team principal with immediate effect due to personal reasons, after only joining the outfit in 2025.Following the Briton's exit, he has been linked […]
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George Russell has a ‘steely’ side that could emerge against Kimi Antonelli, says Jolyon Palmer
Jolyon Palmer has pointed to a 'steely' side of George Russell, which he argued could come out in an intra-team battle with his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli.Both Russell and Antonelli are level with grand prix wins following the Japanese Grand Prix, where the young Italian became the youngest championship leader in the history of the sport. With their success so far and the potency of the […]
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‘Easy to say when you’re on the pit wall’: How Gasly fight left Verstappen frustrated
Max Verstappen was unimpressed with Formula 1's new rules after a long scrap with Pierre Gasly at Suzuka. Here's what they said on their radios […]
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Aston Martin’s “constant change” criticised as damaging team culture amid 2026 F1 struggles
The "constant change" at Aston Martin has come under the scrutiny of former F1 TV presenter Will Buxton, who claimed that it is 'not doing the culture of the team any good'.In 2024, Andy Cowell joined the Silverstone outfit as Group CEO before he replaced Mike Krack in the role of team principal in January 2025. Cowell's tenure in the team chief position lasted less than a year. Adrian Newey […]
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F1 ‘mushroom boost’ fears realised as Oliver Bearman suffers 50G Suzuka crash
Formula 1’s ‘Mario Kart’ era, as dubbed by Max Verstappen, delivered its first ‘Mushroom Boost’ incident in Japan – and it ended in a 50G crash for Oliver Bearman […]
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‘Stop beating yourself up,’ Haas tells Oliver Bearman after 50G Suzuka crash
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has pleaded with Oliver Bearman not to ‘beat himself up’, following his Formula 1 driver’s frightening crash in the Japanese Grand Prix.After qualifying a lowly 18th and making an earlier pitstop than most, Bearman was approaching 17th-placed Franco Colapinto’s Alpine with a 45km/h speed difference coming into Spoon, which came as a surprise to […]
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Red Bull boss responds to bombshell Max Verstappen F1 retirement talk
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies reacts to suggestions his star driver Max Verstappen could retire from F1 […]
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Mekies plays down Verstappen quit talk
All the four-time world champion wants is a fast car, insists Red Bull boss, Laurent Mekies in response to Verstappen speculation […]
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Mercedes' big early weakness explained
Mercedes has half-joked internally that a big early-season weaknesses does at least have the upside of making F1 races more exciting […]
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Lewis Hamilton details "heavy role" in developing Ferrari’s new 2026 F1 machine
Lewis Hamilton has shared details on his influence on Ferrari's 2026 Formula 1 challenger.The 41-year-old driver joined the Maranello outfit in 2025 after a 12-year stint with Mercedes, which resulted in six of his seven drivers' championship titles.While the Briton struggled to adapt to the new team last year, he has come back strong in 2026 and claimed his first podium finish with […]
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Motor Sport - Magazine & News
Kimi Antonelli looked like he'd have blasted to victory in the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, no matter what rules F1 was racing under, says Mark Hughes. However, the result was once again overshadowed by the shortcomings of the series' new regulations […]
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Most frightening crash of 2026 a wake-up call F1 cannot ignore
F1 drivers had predicted a huge crash like the one Ollie Bearman suffered at the Japanese Grand Prix. Now, something has to change, writes Lewis Larkam […]
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Lando Norris questions driver influence as F1 2026 regulation talks loom
Lando Norris delivered a blunt verdict on driver influence as Formula 1 prepares for crunch regulation discussions […]
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Aston Martin's major 2026 Japan F1 milestone 'not a cause for celebration'
Aston Martin finished a race for the first time in Japan, but that is no cause for celebration […]
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Laurent Mekies plays down Max Verstappen exit talk amid Red Bull struggles
Laurent Mekies reveals how little Max Verstappen’s exit concerns feature in Red Bull’s internal discussions […]
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Isack Hadjar fumes at F1 rookie in Japanese GP, but 'that wasn't 1% of my problems'
Isack Hadjar had a fiery outburst over team radio about Arvid Lindblad during the Japanese Grand Prix […]
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Max Verstappen exit talk played down by Red Bull boss, will be 'happier' in fast F1 car
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has played down suggestions his star driver Max Verstappen could walk away from F1 […]
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Max Verstappen’s take on Red Bull’s problems, Oliver Bearman’s crash, and how to fix 2026 F1 rules
Three rounds into the 2026 Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen lies just ninth in the standings, with 12 points to his name. His Red Bull RB22 struggles for competitiveness, and the four-time world champion is disenchanted as ever with F1’s new machinery.The Japanese Grand Prix compounded Verstappen’s aggrieved state of mind. The Suzuka track he loves didn’t provide the same driving […]
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Piastri sees no easy fix for high closing speeds between F1 cars
Oscar Piastri doubts the FIA will be able to do much to prevent the kind of crash Oliver Bearman suffered in yesterday's race […]
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F1 data exposes why Max Verstappen’s Japanese GP charge stalled
Telemetry data uncovers why Max Verstappen could not break past Pierre Gasly's Alpine at the Japanese Grand Prix […]
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What international media are saying about Kimi Antonelli’s Japan victory
The 19-year-old Italian claimed his second consecutive grand prix win at Suzuka, took over the championship lead and, according to global media, immediately wrote a new chapter in F1 history. Coverage also highlighted the role of the safety car, a strong race from Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc’s recovery drive, and frustration for George Russell.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Japanese […]
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Why Verstappen is closer than ever to quitting F1
The next few weeks and months will decide Max Verstappen's immediate F1 future […]
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F1 got lucky three ways. But now it has a difficult and urgent problem to solve
Formula 1's closing speed problem was expected by many drivers. Unexpectedly, it has a five-week gap to search for a solution […]
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Damon Hill issues ‘brake testing’ warning after terrifying Oliver Bearman Suzuka crash
“Accidents like Bearman’s were always going to happen,” says 1996 world champ Damon Hill […]
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Who slept worst last night: James Vowles
Williams boss James Vowles was saying all the right things during the build-up to the sweeping regulation change for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.“There can’t be a focus on now,” he told Bloomberg at the end of ‘24. “There has to be an absolute focus on the future. That won’t be the same up and down the grid, they’d be more telling you ‘next year’s our championship year’ […]
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Who slept best last night: Franco Colapinto
When Oliver Bearman’s Haas went off the track and into the grass, trying to avoid Franco Colapinto’s Alpine, he was travelling at Shinkansen-like speed – and had barely slowed down before hitting the wall moments later. A right knee contusion as a result of a 50G impact is as good an outcome as there could have been after a crash just a few corners away from the place where F1 had once […]
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Round-up: F1 “cannot ignore” safety implications of Bearman crash, and more
Monday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]
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F1 told to listen as Oliver Bearman suffers scary 50G crash – roundup
The Japanese Grand Prix sparked fresh debate over the new regulations, as we revisit the latest F1 news headlines […]
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Oscar Piastri admits ‘big surprise’ after holding off George Russell at Suzuka
Oscar Piastri expected a Ferrari fight — but to battle and hold off George Russell at Suzuka, he did not anticipate […]
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McLaren is beatable, insists Piastri
Lady Luck was too busy with Kimi Antonelli today to help Oscar Piastri, but nonetheless the Australian leaves Japan feeling confident […]
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"I was very lucky," says Antonelli
Youngest ever world championship leader Kimi Antonelli thankful to Lady Luck following disastrous start […]
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Leclerc labels Russell ‘quite cheeky’ after Suzuka radio mind games
Charles Leclerc accused George Russell of being “quite cheeky” after a radio bluff nearly cost Ferrari a podium in Japan […]
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Thieves hijack lorry carrying 400,000 Formula 1 KitKat bars – report
A lorry loaded with KitKat's new Formula 1-inspired bars was hijacked, with over 400,000 chocolates stolen, it has been reported […]
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Russell bemoans his bad luck
Losing out to his teammate for the second successive race, George Russell admits to "going through pain" […]
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Forget luck: Antonelli shows he's an F1 title threat in Japan
Yes, the timing of a safety car helped Kimi Antonelli to Sunday's win at the Japanese GP, but he was still the fastest car on track when it happened […]
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Verstappen talks of quitting F1
"Is it worth it?" says Max Verstappen, as he admits to thinking about walking away from the sport […]
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We warned them, says Sainz
In the aftermath of Oliver Bearman's crash, Carlos Sainz fears that the sport is putting spectacle before safety […]
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‘Good show, good for everyone’: Ferrari and Mercedes bosses praise Japanese GP
Ferrari's Frederic Vasseur and Mercedes' Toto Wolff heaped praise on the Japanese Grand Prix, saying overtaking had become much easier […]
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