Williams boss James Vowles believes Carlos Sainz’s switch to the team in 2025 will be “a strong statement of intent” regarding its long-term aspirations in Formula 1. The Grove-based squad has announced that Sainz has penned a multi-term contract to partner with Alex Albon through the sport’s regulation change coming in 2026. Sainz’s signature was […]
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Max Verstappen is convinced that Red Bull retained the pace to win Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix without the grid drop which stopped him starting on pole position. Verstappen dominated in the wet as he posted a six-tenth advantage over the rest, but exceeding his allocation on power unit parts dropped him 10 spots on […]
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Williams has announced that it has agreed on a deal with Carlos Sainz which will see him move to the team on a multi-year contract from the 2025 Formula 1 season. Sainz’s prospects past the ongoing season had dominated the F1 driver market since it was announced that he would lose his current Ferrari drive […]
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Oscar Piastri is convinced that starting further down the order relative to McLaren’s true pace denied him a better chance at winning the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. McLaren was considered the top contender at Spa-Francorchamps, despite being hamstrung when using a set-up tailored towards drier conditions in a wet qualifying. However, Lando Norris wrecked […]
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner has disclosed the team has “all the info” required on both Sergio Perez and Daniel Ricciardo as it considers its Formula 1 driver line-up. Perez’s disastrous plight through the grid to come home eighth on the road having started second has prompted speculation to swirl again surrounding his prospects. Horner […]
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Maserati MSG Racing have confirmed that Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes will drive for the team from Season 11 of the FIA Formula E World Championship. The Belgian, whose exit from DS Penske was confirmed last Friday, and the Briton, whose departure from NEOM McLaren was announced earlier this morning, will replace Maximilian Günther and […]
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Daniel Ricciardo has expressed that he is unsure whether his private outing with RB will lead to a mid-season step-up to Red Bull amid Sergio Perez’s Formula 1 woes. Perez’s wretched streak continued in Belgium as he slipped from the front row to seventh in a race Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko described as a […]
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Jake Hughes will leave the NEOM McLaren FIA Formula E team, confirming recent speculation regarding the British driver’s future in the sport. Hughes finished 14th in the Drivers’ Championship in Season 10, tied on 48 points with his team-mate Sam Bird, after scoring two impressive pole positions as well as a much-deserved second place – […]
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Charles Leclerc has admitted that he can’t assess his fourth place on the road in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix as “positive” due to Ferrari’s pace deficit to Mercedes. Leclerc inherited pole position due to Max Verstappen’s grid drop, but the Monegasque slipped behind both Mercedes drivers and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in the race. Despite […]
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Red Bull Team Principal reasoned that Mercedes made a “mistake in their calculations” resulting in George Russell’s disqualification from the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix. Russell executed an inspired one-stop strategy to lead team-mate Lewis Hamilton by a fraction of a second over the start/finish line at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday. However, Mercedes’ jubilation was mitigated […]
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