Jackie Stewart has expressed his “surprise” at Lewis Hamilton’s big-money move to Ferrari. The seven-time champion stunned F1 in early 2024 by announcing that he was off to the Scuderia after 12 seasons and six world titles at Mercedes. Hamilton has since completed his first running for Ferrari at Fiorano and in Barcelona, and will
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Red Bull have made a mistake promoting Liam Lawson instead of Yuki Tsunoda, and has questioned if Racing Bulls are a “junior team”. Lawson was preferred over Tsunoda to partner Max Verstappen this year despite having never previously held a full-time F1 seat, with the New Zealander having
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Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer has insisted that Formula 1 teams are not being “greedy” surrounding Cadillac’s entry, with a key matter still to be decided. The Cadillac F1 team are preparing to enter the pinnacle of motorsport next year when the new power unit regulations are introduced, initially as a Ferrari customer team. However,
Formula 1 fans have disagreed with 1997 F1 champion Jacques Villeneuve that the sport requires a new points system. The Canadian believes all drivers who finish should receive points, although 38.1% of people who voted in a RacingNews365 poll believe no change is required. Keeping the points system the same was the clear winner in
Former Toyota F1 works driver Allan McNish has explained the ‘biggest win’ that came from the its failed works programme. Entering in 2002, Toyota was part of the manufacturer boom in F1 at the turn of the 21st century, but despite investing hundreds of millions of dollars, it failed to win a single grand prix
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner has told Max Verstappen to accept an offer of “a billion” to join Aston Martin, should recent reports be accurate. It was reported by the Daily Mail last month that Aston Martin were plotting a £1 billion investment plan to sign the four-time world champion, although the team “categorically”
Yuki Tsunoda is entering his fifth season in Formula 1 as a Racing Bulls driver, having never competed for anyone other than Red Bull’s sister team. His F1 career was initially overshadowed by radio outbursts and a lack of control over his emotions; however, he has transformed into a consistent and strong driver over the
Former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde has backed Lewis Hamilton to be involved in this year’s title fight and recognises that Ferrari can make him “unbeatable” again. For 2025, Hamilton has left Mercedes and joined Ferrari on a multi-year deal with his first outing in red having already taken place. The seven-time world champion
Williams have confirmed on social media that the team will be undertaking a test at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – the home of the Spanish Grand Prix. The Grove-based team posted a video of the FW45 – its 2023 car – leaving the pit lane in Barcelona, before an on-screen caption confirmed a test was
An iconic Mercedes W196 streamliner has shattered the record for the most expensive F1 car ever sold at auction. The machine from 1955 was driven by Juan Manuel Fangio to victory in Argentina and by Sir Stirling Moss at the Italian GP as Fangio wrapped up his third F1 drivers’ title. The example of the
It is without doubt one of the most extraordinary stories in the history of F1, one that nearly brought McLaren to the brink of extinction. The story of spy-gate is well known. Ferrari’s Nigel Stepney shared private design documents with McLaren’s Mike Coughlan, a fact that only came to light when Coughlan’s wife Trudy took
