F1’s next generation: the young F2 drivers backed by GP teams
From Red Bull to McLaren, F1 teams are backing promising young talent with junior driver programmes. Meet the F2 hotshots jostling for a place on the Formula 1 grid
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McLaren claims it was “plunged into crisis” and lost $20.7m when Alex Palou broke his contract with the team. But Palou’s lawyers say that team boss Zak Brown deceived him into believing he’d have an F1 drive
F1 rivals react to Verstappen’s incredible GT3 outing at the Nordschleife
Formula 1 has declared a “heat hazard” at the Singapore GP – here’s what it means, and how new cooling vests are set to protect drivers in extreme conditions
Cadillac’s F1 team, backed by General Motors, will join the grid in 2026, combining veteran drivers, a Ferrari-powered car, and long-term plans for a full works operation. Here’s all you need to know about the project
Verstappen’s winning streak, McLaren’s title push and the challenges of Marina Bay set the stage for the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix. We look at what’s likely to be making the F1 headlines this weekend
Everything you need to know about F1 qualifying, including format, tyre strategies and the conflict between one lap and race pace
A turning point for Michael Schumacher, and for Formula 1 in America as well. Matt Bishop remembers the monumental weekend when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first F1 grand prix
Ligier European Series driver Laura Villars has announced herself as a surprise third candidate for the FIA presidency vote in December in addition to sitting president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and…
From Red Bull to McLaren, F1 teams are backing promising young talent with junior driver programmes. Meet the F2 hotshots jostling for a place on the Formula 1 grid
McLaren claims it was “plunged into crisis” and lost $20.7m when Alex Palou broke his contract with the team. But Palou’s lawyers say that team boss Zak Brown deceived him into believing he’d have an F1 drive
F1 rivals react to Verstappen’s incredible GT3 outing at the Nordschleife
Formula 1 has declared a “heat hazard” at the Singapore GP – here’s what it means, and how new cooling vests are set to protect drivers in extreme conditions
Cadillac’s F1 team, backed by General Motors, will join the grid in 2026, combining veteran drivers, a Ferrari-powered car, and long-term plans for a full works operation. Here’s all you need to know about the project
Verstappen’s winning streak, McLaren’s title push and the challenges of Marina Bay set the stage for the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix. We look at what’s likely to be making the F1 headlines this weekend
Everything you need to know about F1 qualifying, including format, tyre strategies and the conflict between one lap and race pace
A turning point for Michael Schumacher, and for Formula 1 in America as well. Matt Bishop remembers the monumental weekend when the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first F1 grand prix
Ligier European Series driver Laura Villars has announced herself as a surprise third candidate for the FIA presidency vote in December in addition to sitting president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and…
Mark Hughes weighs up an exceptional 2025 rookie class, dissecting four contrasting debut seasons to reveal who truly stood out the most
Mark Hughes revisits the race that gave McLaren team principal Andrea Stella a sleepless night ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: how victory in 2025 was forged from a Ferrari failure 15 years earlier
Mark Hughes explains how McLaren’s pre-planned lap-one swap and split-tyre strategy blunted Verstappen’s threat and laid the groundwork for Norris’s title-winning drive
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
Veteran broadcaster and F1 driver Martin Brundle has picked out the contender he’s been most impressed with this year
Alain Prost has given his view on Renault exiting F1 as an engine manufacturer
Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s has now been re-elected as FIA president, after a controversial first term. But how did he become the first non-European president in the FIA’s history?
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