Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Regis and t3x! On this day in motorsport Born on this day in 1957: Beppe Gabbiani, who entered 17 F1 races and failed to qualify for all but three of them | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free
Welcome to today’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Dsob and Michael Hu! On this day in motorsport Born on this day in 1981: Zsolt Baumgartner, the only Hungarian driver ever to race in Formula 1 Born on this day in 1945: Future
In the round-up: Former Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer says General Motors must be prepared for how difficult it is to be competitive in the series. In brief ‘I didn’t realise how difficult F1 was’ – Szafnauer GM has an agreement in principle to enter F1 in 2026 with a new team formed by
In the round-up: Max Verstappen names the most stressful race of his fourth championship-winning season. In brief Verstappen ‘prefers not to think’ about Hungarian GP Verstappen said the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he finished fifth after colliding with Lewis Hamilton, was the most stressful race of the year. “I think Hungary was quite eventful, let’s
In the round-up: Following the latest shake-up at the top of Red Bull’s Formula 1 programme, the team’s motorsport consultant Helmut Marko has identified its next likely star. In brief Marko names Lindblad as future star Arvid Lindblad, who finished fourth in Formula 3 this year at the age of 17, looks like a strong
In the round-up: Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has explained why they chose Liam Lawson instead of Yuki Tsunoda to join them for 2025. In brief Tsunoda ‘wants to prove us wrong’ – Horner Red Bull passed over Tsunoda, who has four years of experience in F1, to hire Lawson, who has started just
In the round-up: Lewis Hamilton visited Mercedes’ Formula 1 base to say a final farewell to the team he has driven for in the last 12 years. In brief Hamilton says goodbye to Mercedes Hamilton thanked the team members who gathered at Mercedes’s High Performance Powertrains facility in Brixworth. “I’ve been with this team, I
In the round-up: The European Commission confirmed it is investigating whether Formula 1 owner Liberty Media’s proposed takeover of motorcycle racing series Moto GP should go ahead. In brief Liberty faces EC probe The EC is concerned Liberty Media would have too much power to control the prices for broadcasting the two highly popular motorsport
In the round-up: Max Verstappen thanked his departing team mate Sergio Perez after Red Bull confirmed he will not see out the final two years of his contract. In brief Verstappen thanks Perez Perez joined Verstappen at Red Bull in 2021 and became his longest-serving team mate over the four years they spent together. He
In the round-up: Multiple reports claim Red Bull are preparing to confirm Liam Lawson as Sergio Perez’s replacement for next season. In brief Lawson tipped to take Perez’s drive After Red Bull motorsport consultant Helmut Marko promised “updates in the coming days” on who would be Max Verstappen’s team mate next year, several publications claimed
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