Mercedes reserve driver Mick Schumacher is reportedly in talks with Alpine over a switch to their Hypercar programme in the World Endurance Championship (WEC), which would see the German compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours. The report comes from Motorsport Aktuell, who have discovered that the driver is being considered for Alpine’s WEC programme.
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In the lead-up to the Singapore Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing’s Helmut Marko has openly expressed his concerns about the formidable pace of Charles Leclerc and the Ferrari team. Red Bull finds itself on the cusp of achieving an unprecedented feat in Formula 1, with just eight victories standing between them and a clean sweep
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The 2023 Goodwood Revival kicked off with a bang, and not just figuratively. In a spectacular turn of events, a genuine Ferrari 250 GTO experienced a catastrophic engine failure while participating in one of the races. This race was a true spectacle for vintage car enthusiasts, featuring 18 remarkable Ferrari 250 variants, including iconic models
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Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali has insisted that the drivers “look at the bigger picture” regarding the calendar expanding, something which has been criticised. Prior to the Chinese Grand Prix and the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix being cancelled, the 2023 F1 season was set to consist of a record-breaking 24 races, as well
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The crypto market has had a huge impact on Formula 1 in the past 24 months or so, with the vast majority of the teams having a sponsor from the cryptosphere. However, the collapse of FTX sent shockwaves through the crypto sponsorship market, after they collapsed last year. Their collapse caused a significant crash in
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Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that Daniel Ricciardo’s crash at the 2023 Dutch Grand Prix resulted in “seven fractures”, something which made his surgery in Barcelona “complicated”. Ricciardo crashed during Free Practice 2 at Zandvoort after taking avoiding action to miss hitting Oscar Piastri, who crashed ahead of him on the racing
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1979 Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter has insisted that whilst Fernando Alonso is “very good”, he’s not “as good” as the media says he is. Alonso is currently enjoying an excellent maiden campaign with Aston Martin, in what is his 20th season in the championship. The 42-year-old is showing that age is just a
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed that reigning World Champion Max Verstappen almost became a Silver Arrows driver, with Wolff having approached the Dutchman when he was racing in Formula 3. Verstappen famously made the jump from F3 to Formula 1 at just 17 years old, with Red Bull having put him at Toro
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Max Verstappen has fired back at Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, after the Austrian insisted that the Dutchman’s recent record is just “for Wikipedia”. The reigning World Champion claimed his 10th consecutive victory recently at the Italian Grand Prix, which saw him eclipse Sebastian Vettel’s 2013 record for nine wins in a row. It’s a
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