Can Palou really take on Verstappen as Red Bull team-mate?
With Red Bull searching for a long-term partner for Max Verstappen, rumours have linked IndyCar star Alex Palou with the seat – but is he truly ready to make the leap to Formula 1?
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With the summer break now over, Formula 1 returns to the iconic Circuit Zandvoort for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, a crucial race in the heart of the championship battle
Valtteri Bottas has emphasised the daunting task facing the Cadillac F1 team in its attempts to make the 2026 season
As Cadillac prepares to enter F1 in 2026, it will pair Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas in its cars. Are they the right choice to lead the ambitious new team’s charge?
Cadillac has officially unveiled Pérez and Bottas as its driver pairing for the brand’s debut in the 2026 F1 season
40 years ago the Dutch GP held its last F1 race, until the Verstappen phenomenon brought it back in 2021 – Matt Bishop remembers a fine contest between two grand prix legends
Rubens Barrichello managed to secure another tin-top title in his long career last weekend
Marking 75 years of Formula 1, the 2025 Silverstone Festival has assembled an F1 car for each world champion in an unprecedented showcase
The 2025 F1 title is as close as it gets – James Elson asks why it all feels so uneventful
With Red Bull searching for a long-term partner for Max Verstappen, rumours have linked IndyCar star Alex Palou with the seat – but is he truly ready to make the leap to Formula 1?
With the summer break now over, Formula 1 returns to the iconic Circuit Zandvoort for the 2025 Dutch Grand Prix, a crucial race in the heart of the championship battle
Valtteri Bottas has emphasised the daunting task facing the Cadillac F1 team in its attempts to make the 2026 season
As Cadillac prepares to enter F1 in 2026, it will pair Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas in its cars. Are they the right choice to lead the ambitious new team’s charge?
Cadillac has officially unveiled Pérez and Bottas as its driver pairing for the brand’s debut in the 2026 F1 season
40 years ago the Dutch GP held its last F1 race, until the Verstappen phenomenon brought it back in 2021 – Matt Bishop remembers a fine contest between two grand prix legends
Rubens Barrichello managed to secure another tin-top title in his long career last weekend
Marking 75 years of Formula 1, the 2025 Silverstone Festival has assembled an F1 car for each world champion in an unprecedented showcase
The 2025 F1 title is as close as it gets – James Elson asks why it all feels so uneventful
Mercedes’ F1 rivals are united in protesting its new power unit, as the series aims to stamp out “smart rule interpretation”. But it won’t be easy to resolve, explains Mark Hughes
Motor Sport F1 Show with Mark Hughes
Why AI is set to become a major factor in F1. Plus: Adrian Newey’s extraordinary Aston Martin; Christian Horner’s potential comeback; and what the drivers really make of their new cars
F1’s new ’50/50′ power units bring the fiendish problem of how to deploy and harvest electrical energy. It’s the ideal scenario for AI, writes Mark Hughes. F1 is on the brink of a significant evolution
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
The world champion replaced team-mate Piastri and topped the times for McLaren
Four-time world champion goes quickest as Bahrain’s 2026 F1 test starts
Three days in Bahrain will provide crucial answers before F1’s new era begins
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