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Stake F1 Team Unveiled in Unprecedented New Partnership

The Formula 1 grid will feature a new and exciting name on the grid this upcoming season, with the Stake F1 Team joining the pinnacle of motorsport as a result of their partnership with Sauber. The leading crypto casino brand will serve as the team’s exclusive Title Partner for the 2024 and 2025 F1 seasons,

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‘It has to work’: Helmut Marko admits no 2026 backup plan in place

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has insisted that the Austrians don’t have a ‘Plan B’ for the new power unit regulations in 2026, should their engine be uncompetitive. In a further push for independence from manufacturers, Red Bull will be powering their own cars and AlphaTauri’s from 2026 onwards, when the new power unit

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George Russell opens up on relationship with Lewis Hamilton

George Russell has stressed that despite colliding with Lewis Hamilton multiple times in 2023, the duo still “trust one another”, quashing any suggestions of tension between them ahead of the 2024 season. After finishing ahead of Hamilton in the 2022 Drivers’ Championship and becoming just the third teammate of the seven-time World Champion’s to have

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Is it time for Lewis Hamilton to retire?

Whilst finishing third in the Drivers’ Championship and 59 points ahead of George Russell sounds like a successful season, 2023 wasn’t a good year for Lewis Hamilton, raising questions over what’s keeping him in Formula 1? 2023 was a better year for Hamilton than 2022, as he wasn’t beaten by his teammate in the standings

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Ferrari claim Red Bull ‘introduced a new technology’ in 2023

Ferrari’s aerodynamics chief Enrico Cardlie has revealed that Red Bull “introduced a new technology” in 2023, which may have played a role in the RB19 being so dominant. Red Bull’s 2023 challenger will go down in Formula 1 history as one of the greatest cars of all-time, with the Milton Keynes-based team having won 21

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Lewis Hamilton ‘one-upped’ by George Russell

Lewis Hamilton was disappointed to find out recently that he’d been “one-upped” by George Russell, who backed out of attending Mercedes’ post-season debrief due to illness. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, Hamilton and reserve driver Mick Schumacher were all present at the team’s base before Christmas to speak to the hundreds of employees one last time

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Valtteri Bottas opens up on Lewis Hamilton tensions

Valtteri Bottas has admitted that he often found himself in a “tricky situation” during his five-year spell racing for Mercedes, as he was always only ever on a one-year contract. Several drivers in Formula 1 have expressed how they prefer to have a two-year deal rather than a contract for just one campaign, as it

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Guenther Steiner makes Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen prediction

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Red Bull and Max Verstappen will be challenged for the titles in 2024, with Charles Leclerc being the driver that Steiner would like to see become World Champion. Leclerc put up no fight for the title in 2023, mostly due to a mixture of poor performances and a bad

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Lando Norris warned about rejecting Red Bull

Ex-Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert believes Lando Norris should reject any approach from Red Bull and instead remain with McLaren. Norris has already been linked to Red Bull several times in his five-year F1 career, with some talks having previously taken place. The Austrians are huge admirers of Norris, who has even admitted himself that

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AlphaTauri boss says two F1 drivers need to be fired

Outgoing AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost believes there are two drivers on the current grid who don’t “deserve to be in this paddock”, something he revealed to Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft during an off-air conversation. Having been AlphaTauri’s team principal since the side joined the sport in 2006, Tost has seen plenty of

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