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US billionaire Robert Wood Johnson has acquired a minority stake in the Aston Martin Formula 1 team, joining the board of directors as vice chairman. Johnson is an heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical empire and is widely known in sporting circles as the owner of the New York Jets NFL franchise. The 79-year-old

The Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort takes place this weekend, marking what is set to be its final appearance on the Formula 1 calendar for the foreseeable future. It is a remarkable endpoint for a race that required an extraordinary fight simply to exist, returning after a 36-year absence from the sport. Managing Director Robert

Liam Lawson is set to line up for Red Bull at Zandvoort, the very circuit where he made his Formula 1 debut as a deputy for Daniel Ricciardo back in 2023. The New Zealander is once again stepping in for an injured driver in the Red Bull stable, this time replacing Isack Hadjar, who is

Cadillac’s Formula 1 team has moved to shut down growing speculation over a potential sale, issuing a firm denial amid scrutiny surrounding owner Mark Walter. A spokesperson for TWG Global told The Athletic: “TWG is not considering a sale of the Cadillac team or any other part of TWG Motorsports.” The statement comes as Walter,

Williams has officially confirmed its 2027 Formula 1 driver line-up, securing Carlos Sainz on a multi-year extension despite a deeply challenging current season. The announcement arrives just one day after team-mate Alex Albon agreed a one-season extension, keeping the Thai-Briton at the Grove outfit for what will be his sixth year with the team. Williams

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has confirmed that his team had no prior knowledge of Ferrari’s filming day at the newly-built Madring circuit in Madrid. Ferrari became the first Formula 1 team to run their cars at the brand new Spanish venue, heading to the capital last month to complete their 200km filming day allocation.

When Cadillac began searching for a race team manager ahead of its 2026 Formula 1 debut, it identified Peter Crolla at Haas as the ideal candidate almost immediately. Crolla had spent over nine years at Haas, which itself was F1’s previous start-up team when it entered the championship in 2016, and he was ready for

The 2026 Monaco Grand Prix result remains in flux, with the FIA confirming a fresh hearing at its Paris headquarters will take place next Tuesday, August 25. Both Red Bull and McLaren have lodged appeals against the stewards’ decisions that ultimately saw Pierre Gasly restored to the podium after his original penalties were rescinded. The

Alex Albon has committed to a sixth consecutive season with Williams by signing a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the team through 2027. The 30-year-old Anglo-Thai driver first joined Williams ahead of the 2022 campaign and has since become the most tenured driver in the team’s current era. Albon recently surpassed Nigel

Chief Honda engineer Shintaro Orihara has named the deeply controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as his favourite moment in Formula 1. Orihara made the admission in a Honda Racing F1 video, singling out the final lap of that infamous season finale as his most cherished memory with the manufacturer. “The best moment is 2021,”