Sauber is set to establish a United Kingdom base as it prepares to morph into the Audi Formula 1 factory team in 2026. The team’s headquarters will remain in the Swiss municipality of Hinwil, while running its power unit operation in Neuburg, Germany. But it will now open a third location in the UK’s ‘motorsport
These are exciting times for Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The Italian will soon make his debut in Formula 1 on behalf of Mercedes. He will do so with a driving licence, as during the winter break the newly eighteen-year-old managed to obtain the ‘coveted gem.’
The Cadillac team – which hopes to make its entrance into Formula 1 in 2026 – is busy building the organisation. Graeme Lowdon’s appointment as team principal had come recently, and now the American team’s team manager has also been anounced.
After the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel quit Formula 1. It has now been two full seasons since the four-time world champion has driven a race. Rumours of a comeback have been around from time to time, although these usually involve an entry into endurance racing.
In the end, Red Bull Racing decided to replace Sergio Perez, after months of disappointing performances. It had been Christian Horner in particular who had long held the Mexican’s hand, but in the end had no choice but to put Liam Lawson alongside Max Verstappen in 2025.
Haas will continue to work in Ferrari’s Formula 1 wind tunnel despite signing a high-profile technical partnership with Toyota last year. Although Toyota’s F1 team came and went expensively during the 2000s without securing a single victory, its wind tunnel in Cologne was once considered so cutting edge that other F1 outfits used it in preference
Nyck de Vries had dreamt of an entry into Formula 1 for years, but once it came, it became an adventure soon to be forgotten. Already halfway through his first season at AlphaTauri, the Dutchman was taken out of the car. Helmut Marko even called the appointment of De Vries the biggest mistake of his
Zhou Guanyu finished a distant 14th in last year’s Chinese Grand Prix, but Formula 1 highlighted his achievement as if he’d won the championship. The Sauber driver was given a dedicated spot on the grid to park on after the race so he could celebrate with his home fans. The justification for this peculiar moment
What initially seemed like a challenging weekend for Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing turned into one of the standout moments of the year for the Dutch driver: the Brazilian Grand Prix. This performance was recently honoured as the ‘Moment of the Year,’ a recognition received by his race engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase. Lambiase reflects on
The FIA has changed its stance by imposing stricter tests on F1’s controversial flexing wings to avoid the topic causing more drama over the 2025 Formula 1 season, but by delaying their introduction it is guaranteed to remain a talking point. Until late last season the FIA’s single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis said the FIA was
The Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2025 will start two hours earlier than last year. This was revealed in the timetable published by the FIA for the upcoming F1 season. This is not good news for many European fans, as it will force them to get up even earlier, but there are plenty of reasons why the decision makes sense.
After Ferrari, Williams also took to the track at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for a TPC (testing previous cars) session. Alexander Albon and his new teammate, Carlos Sainz, took turns driving the FW45, gaining valuable track time ahead of the 2025 F1 season.
