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
At the beginning of last year we asked RaceFans readers which of the 20 drivers on the grid would beat their team mates over the course of the season. You correctly named seven of the 10 winners. But three drivers fell short of your expectations. Two of them are without an F1 drive for 2025
