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
George Russell is keen to extract ‘Ferrari secrets’ from old rival Valtteri Bottas as he returns to Mercedes in 2025. Russell and Bottas have had a terse relationship at times in the past, including at the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP where they collided. Bottas would ultimately leave Mercedes at the end of that season to
Red Bull junior driver Arvid Lindblad is on the brink of winning the Formula Regional Oceania Championship but also gaining a super licence. The 17-year-old secured his seventh victory in the winter series to move within touching distance of the title and a super licence, which would make him eligible to race in F1 this
Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has warned Lewis Hamilton that this year could be his “best chance” to claim an unprecedented eighth drivers’ title. Hamilton has joined Ferrari on a multi-year deal ahead of the final season of the current regulations cycle, before one of the biggest changes in F1 history takes place. Next
Ahead of the new Formula 1 season, there have been several changes at Red Bull. Sergio Perez and the Milton Keynes-based team parted ways, with Liam Lawson having been promoted to partner Max Verstappen. In the background, changes have also taken place with a very important restructuring, following multiple major departures. This all started with
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Ferrari is looking to end the current regulation cycle on a high by claiming its first title since 2008, something it has thrown the wallet at with the signing of Lewis Hamilton. Last season was a mixed one for the Maranello-based team, who enjoyed a strong start and end to the campaign but encountered difficulties
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has insisted that the outfit’s “priorities” are Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson, reducing Yuki Tsunoda’s chances of a promotion. RacingNews365 recently learnt that Tsunoda will be Red Bull’s reserve driver this year, a role which had been Lawson’s prior to his promotion. For the first time, Lawson holds a
Helmut Marko has explained the tight bond he enjoys with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, as he also detailed why he thinks he is “guarding” the spirit of the team. Marko promoted Verstappen to Red Bull after just 23 races in 2016, with the Dutchman going onto win 63 races and four world titles, shattering a
Valtteri Bottas has detailed how alarm bells started to ring for him with an Audi question that signalled the end of his full-time F1 career for the time being. Having been a regular fixture on the grid since his debut in 2013, Bottas is without a race seat for the 2025 campaign and has returned
If there’s one thing more certain in F1 than there being a technical tit-for-tat in a close title fight as we had in 2024, it will be the involvement somewhere along the way of flexi-wings. In 2024, it was McLaren and Mercedes who found themselves under the spotlight of their rivals and the FIA, with
