Verstappen and Wolff's 'holiday date' – will F1 champ move to Mercedes?
Keen-eyed observers have spied Max Verstappen and Toto Wolff's heading to Sardinia at the same time – it's the latest development in the 'Verstappen to Mercedes' rumours
This week in motor sport sees Formula 1 in New Zealand for the Tasman series and a birthday for a triple world champion.
1957: Beppe Gabbiani is born. In profile
1954: Christian Lautenschlager (top), double French Grand Prix winner, dies aged 76. In profile
1969: Michael Schumacher in born. In profile
1938: Keith Greene is born. In profile
2014: Engine builder and handy racer Brian Hart dies aged 77. In profile
2015: Jean-Pierre Beltoise dies aged 77. In profile
1968: Chris Amon wins the New Zealand Grand Prix at Pukekohe. Report
1980: Raymond Mays dies at the age of 80. In profile
1939: One-time Grand Prix starter Brausch Niemann is born. In profile
1946: Mike Wilds, who is still found racing in the UK, is born. In profile
1964: Reg Parnell dies following an appendix operation. In profile
1985: Lewis Hamilton is born. In profile
2002: Sometime race Geoffrey Crossley dies following a stroke, aged 80. In profile
1958: John Duff, Le Mans winner, dies in a horse riding accident aged 62. In profile
1966: Graham Hill wins the New Zealand Grand Prix. Report
1981: Le Mans winning journalist Sammy Davis dies the day before his 94th birthday. In profile
Keen-eyed observers have spied Max Verstappen and Toto Wolff's heading to Sardinia at the same time – it's the latest development in the 'Verstappen to Mercedes' rumours
Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were more concerned about losing ground to the other than taking a risk to maximise their own performance, says McLaren designer Neil Oatley in a new Motor Sport interview
Christian Horner has now left Red Bull, the last of a certain breed of F1 team principal
From Formula 1 icons to futuristic tech and lots of action, here are seven things not to miss at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed