By Balazs Szabo on 10 Jan 2025, 10:00 Ahead of the upcoming season, Alpine has announced that Ryō Hirakawa will join the Anglo-French team as test and reserve driver for 2025, expanding the pool of drivers from which the Enstone-based team may call upon throughout the season for testing and driving duties. Hirakawa previously fulfilled
Former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya has pinpointed Valtteri Bottas as Mercedes’ “arse” saver, should Kimi Antonelli struggle. For 2025, Bottas has returned to Mercedes in a reserve role after being replaced at Stake F1. The Hinwil-based team opted to replace both Bottas and Zhou Guanyu for the upcoming campaign, with Nico Hulkenberg and F2
Max Verstappen has addressed claims that last year’s in-house Red Bull drama angered him, something he wholly denies. Despite Verstappen securing a fourth consecutive F1 drivers’ title last year, it was a rocky 2024 for Red Bull. Issues with the RB20 boggled minds in the Milton Keynes-based team, whilst senior figures were busy dealing with
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner feels Lewis Hamilton could be “a real factor” over the new F1 season if he manages to make a rapid start to life at Ferrari. Hamilton has taken a major gamble late in his career by leaving the sanctuary and safety of Mercedes, under whose wing he had long
By Balazs Szabo on 09 Jan 2025, 16:00 Red Bull driver Sergio Perez has caused the highest amount of damage-induced costs so far during the season, having been involved in a series of incident in the opening 21 rounds of the 2024 F1 season. F1Technical’s lead journalist Balázs Szabó delivers his latest analysis. Although there
By Balazs Szabo on 09 Jan 2025, 11:00 Former McLaren mechanic Marc Cox has confirmed he has left the team after a 17-year spell to join {Aston Martin}’s Evolution programme as their new chief mechanic. Cox spent a long spell at McLaren, having also worked as number one mechanic for Lando Norris. He left McLaren’s
By Balazs Szabo on 09 Jan 2025, 08:29 Former Formula One driver Marcus Ericsson has revealed that he is involved in the early stages of the build-up phase of the brand-new Cadillac F1 outfit. Marcus Ericsson, who raced previously for the Sauber F1 outfit and is currently competing in the IndyCar championship, has revealed that
By Balazs Szabo on 08 Jan 2025, 20:14 In the face of his departure from Red Bull Racing, six-time F1 race winner Sergio Perez has revealed that he now wants to “slow down” for the first time in his life. Red Bull announced earlier this week that Sergio Perez will leave the team with immediate
In case you needed more incentive to watch this weekend’s Investec Champions Cup match against Stade Toulousain, here’s something even more exciting: you could win some exciting prizes! A few of our official supporter venues will be giving away matchday tickets and replica jerseys to some special attendees. Here’s everything you need to know: Hogshead
Are you ready for it? On 11 January, Warrior Nation will be treated to a blockbuster clash as the Hollywoodbets Sharks take on Stade Toulousain in round 3 of the Investec Champions Cup. The Investec Champions Cup, formally known as the Heineken Cup, is the pinnacle of club rugby in Europe. Limited to only the
The Toyota Cheetahs will travel to Amsterdam for Round 3 of the EPCR Challenge Cup to host Zebre Parma at the NRCA Stadium. The game in Nederland kicks off at 14:00 (15:00 SA time) on Sunday, 12 December, and will be live on SuperSport. From Amsterdam, the team travels to France for their next
Photo credit: Rugby-shots.nl Toyota Cheetahs scrum-half Ruben de Haas will play Major League Rugby for Nola Gold in New Orleans, America. From 1 February until the end of June 2025, Ruben is on a five-month loan deal before he returns to the Free State. In this period, he will be eligible for selection for the
