
Major Christian Horner return update as Jos Verstappen branded 'thug'
Thursday's F1 news includes an update on a potential return for former Red Bull boss Christian Horner as Jos Verstappen is branded a "thug." […]
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Liam Lawson unlocks hidden talent in fresh Red Bull-Ford collaboration
Liam Lawson left mouths agape as he turned his hand to rally driving, very successfully, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed […]
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Daniel Ricciardo drops new F1 future hint during impromptu airport interview
Daniel Ricciardo, rocking a bushy beard and long hair, went along with a fan interview as he walked through an airport […]
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Albon expects “dogfight” for Williams to hold onto fifth place
Williams may hold fifth place in the constructors' standings, but Alexander Albon expects the team will face strong competition to keep it […]
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Wolff: Results-wise Russell was stronger than Hamilton in 2024
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff says George Russell was already outperforming Lewis Hamilton in terms of results in 2024 and has now fully embraced the senior driver role at the German team in 2025. Speaking ahead of the midseason break, Mercedes F1 boss Wolff offered a candid assessment on his squad’s performance so far in their first season without Hamilton since 2012. Reflecting on Russell and their teenage rookie, Kimi Antonelli. Wolff addressed Hamilton’s ongoing struggles at Ferrari, noting that […]
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Red Bull boss tells 'the truth' as Brown hails 'healthier' F1 without Christian Horner
"The truth is" that Red Bull has a "very good relationship" with McLaren's leadership duo Zak Brown and Andrea Stella […]
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Toto Wolff reveals “the stronger driver” out of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell
Toto Wolff makes frank admission about Lewis Hamilton's final season with Mercedes […]
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Liberty Media announce F1 generated over $1 billion in Q2 2025
F1 reports massive increase in revenue and profit as Liberty Media continues to ride on the series' success […]
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Jailtime sentence handed down to former Max Verstappen sponsor
The former ceo of a long-time sponsor of Max Verstappen is off to jail, having been charged with a number of offences […]
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fia confirms huge points deduction and five-minute penalty after driver hits official
The fia has issued a suspended points deduction and a five-minute penalty after a driver was found to have struck an official […]
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Williams questions Monaco GP two-stop return for F1 2026
Williams team principal James Vowles says he was surprised to hear Formula 1 will bring back mandatory two-stop strategies in Monaco after this year's controversial experiment.With overtaking pretty much impossible in the streets of Monte Carlo, the FIA implemented the mandatory use of three tyre sets this year to force teams onto a two-stop strategy and hopefully unlock more strategic options […]
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Toyota confirms surprise driver 'audition' as Haas stages private F1 test
Haas is fielding Super Formula Champion Sho Tsuboi at Fuji Speedway this week, an outing which is "an audition" to assess his potential […]
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Williams F1 boss makes 'fault' claim after heart-to-heart with Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz has scored less than a third of Alex Albon's points tally, but James Vowles insists it's not down to a lack of pace […]
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F1 confirms record figures as $500 million Brad Pitt F1 movie effect uncovered
Teams will enjoy a share of record-beating prize money payments off the back of the success of the F1 movie […]
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George Russell tops F1 2025 standings if McLaren results are removed
McLaren are dominating the story of both F1 world championships this year, but how would things look if they weren’t involved? […]
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'Pure thug' Jos Verstappen singled out for creation of 'biggest beast in F1'
Jos Verstappen has been praised for creating F1's 'biggest beast' in his son Max, a driver hailed also as a 'gentleman' […]
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Toto Wolff: George Russell was “stronger” than Lewis Hamilton in F1 2024
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has kept George Russell waiting all year for a new contract. Now, after Russell said “nothing’s going to happen over the summer” contract-wise following a typically resolute performance at the Hungarian GP, it looks like the roles have been reversed.In that context it was interesting to note the phrasing of a “mid-season report” video Wolff recorded for […]
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Christian Horner 'shock' discovered as one condition set for F1 return
Christian Horner will only return to F1 on one condition after being sacked by Red Bull, Bernie Ecclestone has claimed […]
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McLaren “nervous” with "ambitious" car changes for F1 2025 season
McLaren was "nervous" whether its revolutionary approach to its 2025 car development would be successful […]
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Lewis Hamilton hit with blunt assessment as 'future' F1 stars rise
Despite Lewis Hamilton's lamenting Ferrari should "probably" replace him, Ralf Schumacher doesn't believe the Briton genuinely wants out […]
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Racing Bulls highlights key trait behind Isack Hadjar’s success
Isack Hadjar has not only been quick on track this year, but he is also showing maturity beyond his age away from the track, according to his team boss […]
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Hamilton to retire from F1 if his performances don’t improve?
In the wake of a woeful Hungarian Grand Prix for Ferrari, Johnny Herbert believes Lewis Hamilton may soon be forced to consider retirement if his underwhelming form continues Herbert suggests seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Hamilton is “coming to the realisation” that age and adaptation are now limiting his impact at the sharp end of the sport as he grinds through a first season as a Ferrari driver, his 19th season in the top flight. Speaking after another dismal weekend […]
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Lewis Hamilton's "age" scrutinsed as Ferrari woes continue
Lewis Hamilton has been told that "age has definitely caught up with him" amid his Ferrari struggles […]
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Singapore gp impact revealed as billionaire event boss pleads guilty
Singapore gp boss Ong Beng Seng has pleaded guilty to charges of abetting the obstruction of justice […]
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F1 2025 team-mate battles - Who’s leading each team at the summer break?
As Formula 1's summer break starts, who’s winning the most revealing battle - the one against their own team-mate? […]
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Wolff set to secure Russell's Mercedes future
Toto Wolff said he needed to talk to Max Verstappen about a possible move to Mercedes but was now happy to secure George Russell's future with the team […]
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Fernando Alonso calls out bias as he names rookie 'of this generation'
Fernando Alonso believes were it not for bias, Gabriel Bortoleto would not only be F1 2025's best rookie, but the best "of this generation" […]
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Mercedes eye more wins post-break after dropping revised rear suspension
Mercedes is more confident of fighting for victories over the final ten rounds of the season after scrapping their revised rear suspension […]
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Lando Norris v Oscar Piastri "bad blood" prevention plan explained by McLaren
McLaren has revealed how it plans to prevent the battle between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris from spiralling out of control […]
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Mercedes will throw problematic F1 rear axle “in a bin somewhere”
Mercedes say they were "tripped over" by their new rear-suspension layout […]
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Toto Wolff explains Max Verstappen talks amid 'very clear' message to Russell
Toto Wolff says he was "always very clear" with George Russell but he couldn't overlook the uncertainty surrounding Max Verstappen […]
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Renault CEO confirms commitment to Alpine
"Formula 1 is part of our core strategy for Alpine," insists Renault's new CEO, Francois Provost […]
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How McLaren compares with Ferrari’s early 2000s F1 dominance
From 1999 to 2004 Ferrari won six consecutive Formula 1 constructors’ championships and five drivers’ championships. In 2000 it won 13 out of 17 grands prix; in its most dominant years, 2002 and 2004, it won 15 out of 17 and 15 out of 18 grands prix. The F2004 car set lap records which at many venues lasted for years.Throughout this era it was dogged by unproved accusations of cheating by […]
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What we know about Franco Colapinto's F1 future after Pirelli test crash
Franco Colapinto's position at Alpine is assured for the second half of the F1 2025 season, as he pursues greater confidence behind the wheel […]
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Ferrari blamed for Lewis Hamilton 'useless' interview, “they allowed it to happen”
Lewis Hamilton is experiencing a "major career crisis", it has been claimed […]
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Pirelli concludes Hungaroring test
McLaren, Racing Bulls, Alpine and Ferrari in action for Pirelli in two-day test at the Hungaroring […]
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Michael Schumacher loophole exploit makes shock return 27 years later
Jarno Opmeer added another win to his tally, adopting a controversial tactic used by Michael Schumacher to win the pc F1 race at Silverstone […]
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Charles Leclerc has just five wins from 27 pole positions – but how?
Statistics rarely lie. In Formula 1 world championship history, 487 grands prix have been won from pole position – 43.2% of the total.Since Charles Leclerc made his debut in 2018, that figure is up to 50.3% (82 out of 163 races). And it grows further to 56.6% for grands prix Leclerc didn’t start on pole. That’s because Leclerc’s 27 career pole positions – more than the likes […]
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Nico Rosberg reveals ‘dagger in the heart’ Lewis Hamilton discovery at Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton left former teammate Nico Rosberg with a "dagger in the heart" after displaying one critical skill at Mercedes […]
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Parc Ferme: Formula 1’s Rookies’ half-term report
With the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix behind us, summer break has arrived, and it’s a pertinent time to review our new Formula 1 drivers. It’s probably fair to say that this year’s crop of rookies is probably the largest and most talented to arrive on the grid to date, well, nearly all So let’s scan through our sport’s rookies this season and see how they have fared so far Peaks and troughs There’s always one who doesn’t rise to the […]
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McLaren admits risk of 2007 repeat in letting Norris/Piastri fight
McLaren is wary it's risking a repeat of 2007 by treating its two drivers equally […]
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Formula 1 is on break but not its silly season
It’s time for Formula 1’s risk-taking drivers, overworked engineers and harried team principals to relax. At least in theory. With the Hungarian Grand Prix behind us and with four weeks until the next race, including a mandatory 14-day shutdown of all racing operations from next week, the F1 season is on hold. It’s what F1 calls “silly season,” the time when contract talks — and rumors — fill the vacuum. It often seemed like silly season started early amid feverish […]
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Is Verstappen right that Red Bull won’t win again in 2025?
Max Verstappen claimed Red Bull will not add to their two victories from earlier this season after a poor weekend in Hungary; Formula 1 returns with the Dutch Grand Prix on August 29-31, live on Sky Sports F1 […]
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New details of Mercedes' 'crisis meeting' surface from senior staff members
A meeting of senior Mercedes staff last week was speculated as being a crisis meeting after a spell of difficult races for the Brackley squad […]
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Mercedes go rewound their updates in Hungary to great effect
Former champions Mercedes hope to be challenging for wins again when they return from Formula 1’s August break after binning a rear suspension upgrade that made the car slower. The upgrade was introduced at Imola in May after Mercedes driver George Russell had finished in the top three in four of the first six races. The Briton finished only seventh in that Italian race and Mercedes dropped the upgrade for the next two rounds before bringing it back for Canada, […]
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Lewis Hamilton set-up rumours spark brewing conspiracy at Ferrari
Bernie Collins has shut down a Lewis Hamilton "conspiracy" theory, regarding the setup of the Ferrari sf-25s […]
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Round-up: Pirelli set on 2026 tyre construction after test, single-day Las Vegas tickets and more
Thursday's edition of the RaceFans round-up […]
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F1 news: Alpine issues update as Franco Colapinto suffers tyre testing incident
Your latest dose of F1 news has landed, with Franco Colapinto suffering an incident during Pirelli tyre testing in Hungary […]
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David Coulthard reveals why Daniel Ricciardo's 'trajectory' was cut short
One of the brightest talents in Formula 1, Daniel Ricciardo wasn't able to evolve as he changed teams, and that was his undoing in Formula 1 […]
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F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix intros budget-friendly single-day ticket options for 2025
Single-day tickets for the F1 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix will start at $140 — but there are plenty of options to choose from […]
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Colapinto crashes on final day of 2026 Pirelli test at Hungaroring
Franco Colapinto’s cockpit time ended in disappointment after the Alpine Formula 1 rookie crashed during the morning session of Pirelli’s two-day test of 2026 tyres, cutting short the French team’s involvement. Formula 1’s sole tyre supplier, Pirelli, continued its testing of next year’s tyres at Hungaroring in the wake of the Grand Prix at the venure on Sunday, with Alpine and Ferrari supplying mule cars adapted for the 2026 Formula 1 specifications: the tyres retain the 18-inch diameter but are […]
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Huge Franco Colapinto crash triggers Pirelli statement of defence
Pirelli has made it clear that their F1 2026 tyre compounds had nothing to do with Franco Colapinto's crash […]
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Zak Brown celebrates 'healthier' Formula 1 without Christian Horner
Formula 1 is in a "healthier" place with Laurent Mekies as the Red Bull Racing ceo rather than Christian Horner, says Zak Brown […]
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Why controversial two-stop Monaco GP rule remains for 2026 – for now
In an attempt to make the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix more exciting for fans, the FIA introduced a new rule this year mandating two compulsory pitstops.With overtaking virtually impossible in the streets of Monte Carlo, the idea was to at least add some more strategic intrigue.In practice, however, the new rule led to unexpected consequences.Teams such as Racing Bulls and Williams […]
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The 'myriad reasons' behind Mercedes' delayed reveal of F1 2026 drivers
Mercedes is yet to confirm its drivers for the F1 2026 season, although indications are that George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will continue […]
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Revealed: Lando Norris lap times from F1’s post-Hungarian Grand Prix tyre test
Lap times revealed from Pirelli’s 2026 F1 tyre test at the Hungaroring […]
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