Newey has designed cars that have won a total of 25 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships – David Davies/PA Most of the headlines in Formula 1 motorsport are generated by the drivers: winning races, changing teams or gushing about their rivals or their latest hobby or girlfriend. But now, almost thirty years after being deeply … Read more
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have had a season to forget so far – Getty Images/Qian Jun With four races of the 2024 Formula 1 season behind us, it’s a good time to take a look at how each team has done compared to how they finished last year. I’ve ranked each team by their fastest … Read more
Carlos Sainz took his third F1 victory in Melbourne – AP/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake Carlos Sainz is, besides Max Verstappen, the only driver to have won a race since the beginning of May last year. A control race win in Australia came because he was still wearing bandages from his appendectomy a fortnight ago. Yet Sainz … Read more
The Australian Grand Prix returns once again to Albert Park in Melbourne – Getty Images/Robert Cianflone After two races in the Middle East in two weeks, Formula 1 returns with the Australian Grand Prix, which runs from Friday, March 22 to Sunday, March 24. The circuit where the race takes place is once again the … Read more
Christian Horner’s accuser has appealed the decision to acquit the Red Bull team boss over allegations of controlling behavior – and filed a complaint with the sport’s governing body, the FIA. The female employee was suspended by Red Bull after an investigation rejected the complainant’s complaint earlier this month. But now she has lodged a … Read more
Helmut Marko (left) and Christian Horner (right) have seen their relationship fail – Getty Images/Clive Rose To understand the root cause of the bloody war raging at Red Bull, we have to go back to October 2022; until the death of Dietrich Mateschitz, the founder of the team. Mateschitz’s death and the power vacuum it … Read more
The future of Red Bull’s star Max Verstappen appears uncertain – Getty Images/Mark Thompson Max Verstappen sensationally threatened to leave Red Bull on Friday evening if the team’s parent company fired motorsport consultant Helmut Marko, after the fallout from the Christian Horner controversy took a different turn. Verstappen said he “couldn’t continue” without the man … Read more
Horner is one of the most powerful men not only at Red Bull Racing but also in F1 – Mark Thompson/Getty Images Unless you’re a fan of Formula 1 or the slick Netflix docu-soap, Drive to survivethe name Christian Horner probably didn’t mean anything to you before this month. However, you certainly know who he … Read more
George Russell has cut a relaxed figure in the days counting down to this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Avalon/Frédéric Le Floc’h ‘So George, how will it feel to play against Max Verstappen at Mercedes next year?’ The question is asked ironically to George Russell. Yeah, sort of. If the drama currently engulfing Red … Read more