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1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell believes Sergio Perez is the ideal candidate to lead Cadillac’s Formula 1 debut in 2026, urging the new American team to prioritise experience over novelty as they prepare for the steep challenges of entering the grid. Speaking about the driver market in the context of Cadillac’s impending arrival, Mansell said: “Checo Perez should be racing…
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McLaren driver Lando Norris, who is fighting for his first Formula 1 title against teammate Oscar Piastri, claimed that he doesn't care whether he creates a legacy or not. Truth has to be said that if Norris ends up winning this season's F1 drivers' title or even in the future, he might just be the nicest guy to do so…
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Martin Brundle, the former Formula 1 driver and current pundit of the sport, believes the chances that Max Verstappen remains with Red Bull Racing after the firing of Christian Horner are higher. The repercussions of Horner's shock exit—at least timing-wise—from Red Bull Racing are still not over, as the future of Verstappen with the team is the current talking point,…
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The future of Scuderia Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur remains uncertain as questions over the Frenchman’s leadership, with Christian Horner emerging as a possible successor following his dramatic exit from Red Bull Racing earlier this week. Vasseur, a long-time ally and mentor of Lewis Hamilton, was seen as instrumental in luring the seven-time F1 World Champion to Maranello for 2025.…
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill has offered his most personal reflections yet on Ayrton Senna’s death and its lifelong impact, ahead of the release of his new documentary 'Hill'. Speaking candidly in support of the film, Hill revisited the horrors of Imola 1994 and revealed how his time with Senna as a teammate—though brief—left a lasting emotional and…
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Cadillac dominated the FIA World Endurance Championship 6 Hours of Interlagos on Sunday, as Will Stevens, Alex Lynn, and Norman Nato powered to a maiden WEC victory for the brand. They led home Cadillac teammates Earl Bamber, Jenson Button, and Sébastien Bourdais in a commanding V-Series.R LMDh 1-2 finish. It was also a first LMGT3 class win for Lexus, as…
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Jeremy Clarkson says Christian Horner had “no inkling at all” he was about to be sacked as Red Bull Racing’s team principal, and predicted the 51-year-old will rebound strongly after his shock dismissal last week. Writing in The Sunday Times, Clarkson’s Farm and former Top Gear host revealed he texted Horner after the Red Bull sacking news broke: “I sent…
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Toto Wolff appears to have made peace with FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem following years of tension between two of Formula 1’s most powerful figures. In a revealing interview with Motorsport-Total during the Austrian Grand Prix weekend, the Mercedes team principal offered surprising praise for Ben Sulayem’s leadership and policy decisions. The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) he leads, is…
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While his team are tolerating a purple patch in his form, Yuki Tsunoda is facing the toughest challenge in Formula 1: being Max Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull. While Liam Lawson lasted only two races in the second Red Bull seat earlier this season, 25-year-old Tsunoda has now endured eight Grands Prix in the RB21, with little to show in…
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https://www.youtube.com/live/A4dHWU92_5o?si=gEVS0J-1mslpDmrg Above is the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed Live Stream of Saturday's action, day three of the iconic event paying tribute to motorsport's proud history. Saturday at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed celebrated 75 years of Formula 1 with a full day of racing action and historic tributes under the theme “The Winning Formula – Champions and Challengers.”…
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Franco Colapinto’s Formula 1 future hangs in the balance after a dismal 2025 British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone compounded growing pressure on the Argentine rookie. A crash in qualifying and a gearbox failure that ended Colapinto's race before the first lap was complete marked what Buenos Aires Herald called “undoubtedly his worst weekend” since debuting in 2024, and his…
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Fernando Alonso is approaching his 44th birthday, yet the two-time Formula 1 World Champion shows no signs of slowing down. The oldest driver on the grid remains as combative as ever, continuing to bring rookie-level energy to his 22nd season at the top of the sport. And while Alonso's current deal with Aston Martin runs through to 2026, Alonso has…
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Following yet another spectacular British Grand Prix, it’s time to tally up this week’s F1 Fantasy points. It wasn’t just the Hulk who had a stormer — conditions played out perfectly for a wet-dry race full of surprises. Perhaps the least surprising thing about Sunday’s race is that Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri clinched a one-two. Piastri fans may be…
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Alain Prost has singled out Isack Hadjar as the future of French Formula 1, declaring “Isack Hadjar m’a bluffé” (Isack Hadjar blew me away) in his recent column for L’Équipe. Prost praised the 20-year-old Racing Bulls rookie for his intelligence, racecraft, and personality, calling Hadjar “something special” and a potential standard bearer for the next generation of French drivers. The…
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Lance Stroll has criticised Formula 1’s 2026 regulations overhaul, saying he and many fellow drivers are unhappy with the direction the sport is taking, particularly the heavier reliance on electric power and reduced downforce. Speaking to RaceFans during the British Grand Prix weekend, Stroll said: “It’s just a bit of a shame—Formula 1’s just taking that path of electric energy,…
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Red Bull Motorsport Advisor Dr Helmut Marko says he’s seen encouraging signs from Yuki Tsunoda, despite a poor run of form since his promotion to replace Liam Lawson alongside the team's benchmark driver Max Verstappen. Writing in his SpeedWeek column following the Austrian Grand Prix and British Grand Prix, Marko noted the Tsunoda’s qualifying effort at Silverstone as a potential…
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https://www.youtube.com/live/NqVlKhHdZlU?si=PkuryUxQ79zBpIjl Above is the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed Live Stream of Saturday's action, day three of the iconic event paying tribute to motorsport's proud history. Saturday at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed will deliver a powerful blend of motorsport history and cutting-edge technology under the banner “The Winning Formula – Champions and Challengers.” Celebrating Formula 1’s 75th anniversary,…
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Nigel Mansell weighed in on Max Verstappen’s uncertain Formula 1 future following Christian Horner’s sacking as Red Bull team principal, saying the reigning World Champion must “get to wherever he wants to get to, which will make him happy.” Mansell, the 1992 Formula 1 World Champion, also offered pointed advice to George Russell if Verstappen does make the highly speculated…
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has admitted that the prospect of Max Verstappen driving for Mercedes is “uncomfortable to think about” but would love to see it as a Formula 1 fan, a prospect supported by Jenson Button. Appearing on The Sports Agents podcast during a McLaren fan event at Trafalgar Square, Brown said the idea of Verstappen leaving Red Bull…
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Christian Horner could receive more than £66 million following his sudden dismissal as Red Bull Racing team principal, with lawyers reportedly negotiating a full payout of his long-term contract. Red Bull announced Horner’s removal on Wednesday after 20 years at the helm, but stopped short of providing a reason. According to Telegraph Sport, Horner’s lawyers are now working to secure…
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Gene Haas got behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed, as part of a celebration marking Haas F1 Team’s tenth season in the sport. Team principal Ayao Komatsu also took part in the run at Goodwood, revealed it took some persuasion to get the 72-year-old team owner to agree: “We had to…
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Riding the box-office success of F1: The Movie, Apple is reportedly making a major play for Formula 1’s U.S. media rights from 2026, sources told the Financial Times. Apple’s senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue, is believed to have tabled an offer of around $180 million annually to Liberty Media, F1 commercial rights owners, double what current rights holder…
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Red Bull motorsport advisor Dr. Helmut Marko has spoken in the aftermath of Christian Horner's sensational firing from Red Bull Racing. For years Marko and Horner have worked alongside each other at Red Bull Racing, the former mostly managing the driver aspects, with the latter taking care of the operational side of the Formula 1 operation base in Milton Keynes.…
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Former Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone slammed friend and confidante Christian Horner as an idiot, referring to the former Red Bull Racing boss' sexting scandal, which is probably one of the biggest factors that led to the demise of his role at the helm of the Milton Keynes squad. The world of F1 has been in overdrive since Wednesday, when…
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International (non-English) media also responded with shock these past few days to Christian Horner’s dismissal as Red Bull Racing team principal after 20 years, reporting it as a seismic moment not only for the team but for Formula 1 too. Italian outlets framed the move as a delayed fallout from the 2024 'sexting scandal' and a bid to retain Max…
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