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Alex Albon claims he feels ‘calm’ and “reassured” that Williams “is on the right track” after emerging from an era of car build that earned the team notoriety. It was 10 months ago, and just over a year into his tenure as team principal, that James Vowles laid bare the inadequacies of the team’s car

Lewis Hamilton suffered a crash during a private test for Ferrari as he continues preparations for a new chapter of his career, in keeping with past test incidents. But is it an omen of what’s to come? The seven-time champion has spent the past week working with the Italian squad as he looks to succeed

Racing Bulls CEO Peter Bayer has outlined the penalty his team has paid for missing out on its F1 constructors’ championship aims. After finishing eighth in the standings in 2023, under new team principal Laurent Mekies, and with Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda as its high-profile driver pairing, the ambition was to naturally improve last

McLaren Racing appears to be edging closer to an expansion into sports car racing, with CEO Zak Brown saying it has “definitely” caught their attention. The 53-year-old went as far as to claim McLaren being in endurance racing by 2027 was “looking very favourable”. Alongside racing in F1, IndyCar and Formula E, McLaren has a

Lewis Hamilton was involved in a crash at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in his latest test outing for Ferrari. Following his initial shakedown at Fiorano last week, both Hamilton and team-mate Charles Leclerc arrived in Spain for a three-day private test behind the wheel of the SF-23. Both drivers took to the track on Tuesday,

Lewis Hamilton has taken to social media this week to compliment his new team-mate’s F1 helmet. Hamilton has joined Ferrari for the upcoming campaign after bringing the curtain down on his long and highly successful stint with Mercedes in 2024. The seven-time champion made his on-track debut with Ferrari at Fiorano last week and is

The FIA has announced former F1 driver Johnny Herbert will no longer carry out steward duties at grand prix weekends. Herbert has been a prominent figure in the stewarding room over the last 15 years. The Briton’s responsibilities involved deliberating over on-track clashes with a small panel of stewards and handing drivers penalties when necessary.

Max Verstappen left a sim driver fuming after they clashed during an iRacing event this week. Jaden Munoz, part of the Williams iRacing Academy, went wheel-to-wheel with four-time F1 champion Verstappen at the start of a virtual race in LMDh machinery at Road America. The duo were battling for the lead at the start but

Haas begins the 2025 F1 season with an all-new driver line-up as Ferrari protege Oliver Bearman joins forces with Alpine exile Esteban Ocon.  The two replace Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg, who have left F1 and joined Stake, respectively, although Magnussen is set to be retained in an advisory role by the team.  Highly-rated Ferrari

Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert has backed George Russell to fight for the drivers’ title this year due to the “opportunities” Mercedes will have.  The upcoming season is expected to be one of the closest in the sport’s history, ahead of next year’s introduction of the new power unit regulations.  Under the current rules, Herbert