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Alpine finished last in the constructors’ championship in 2025 by a significant margin, collecting just 22 points across the entire season. That total left them a full 48 points behind Sauber, who were themselves far from a midfield force throughout the campaign. Every single one of those 22 points came from Pierre Gasly alone, with

F1 insider Naomi Schiff has revealed she feared Lewis Hamilton would never return to the Formula 1 grid following his devastating 2021 title defeat to Max Verstappen. Hamilton and Verstappen shared the podium together at the Canadian Grand Prix, a sight that felt significant given the turbulent history between the two drivers. The pair carry

Christian Horner could be set for a return to Formula 1 as a team boss, with reports suggesting he is in talks with a Chinese car manufacturer bidding to become the grid’s 12th team. Horner was axed as Red Bull team principal in July 2025 after 20 years in the role, departing with a remarkable

Formula 1 returns to the glittering streets of Monte Carlo for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, the sixth round of the world championship. The race takes place on the 3.337km Circuit de Monaco, widely regarded as the jewel in the crown of the motorsport calendar. While modern F1 cars have outgrown the narrow, unforgiving confines

Cadillac F1 team principal Graeme Lowdon has firmly dismissed rumours suggesting that driver Valtteri Bottas could be axed from the team. Bottas is yet to score a point with Cadillac, though he did achieve the best result in the team’s short history with a 13th-place finish in China. The Finnish driver is only 3-2 down

Mercedes technical director James Allison has revealed a battery failure was responsible for ending George Russell’s Canadian Grand Prix prematurely on lap 30. Russell had been performing strongly throughout the Canadian Grand Prix weekend, taking two pole positions and winning the sprint race the day before the main event. In the race itself, Russell was

Christian Horner could be set for a dramatic return to Formula 1, this time potentially helping Chinese automotive giant BYD secure a place on the grid. Horner was dismissed as Red Bull team principal in July 2025 after two decades in the role, leaving behind a record of eight drivers’ championships and six constructors’ titles.

Nine-time WRC champion Sebastien Ogier has extended an open invitation to four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen for a rally car test. Ogier sparked the conversation after posting a photo on Instagram alongside Max and Jos Verstappen, captioning it with: “What’s next Max? Maybe rally like your father?” The post quickly generated significant attention, given

An insider has revealed that Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has been backing Kimi Antonelli as a future world champion for several years. Italian entrepreneur Brunello Cucinelli spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport and disclosed a conversation he had with Wolff about the young driver. Cucinelli first described his relationship with Wolff, explaining: “I have

A significant FIA rule change will become active for the first time at the Monaco Grand Prix, with potential major implications for Mercedes and their dominant 2026 campaign. The new rule concerns the measurement of engine compression ratios and officially comes into play on June 1, coinciding with the Monaco race weekend. From that date,