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‘I just don’t like it’: Max Verstappen urges FIA to backtrack

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has reaffirmed that he is against the idea of sprint races, as he does not feel they add anything to Formula 1. Sprint races were introduced last season, with three taking place in Silverstone, Italy and Brazil, and there were expected to be six this year. However, several teams were concerned

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Toto Wolff speaks out on Porsche buying Formula 1 team

Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, reckons there is still hope for Porsche’s bid to enter Formula 1, and he feels they would be a “great addition” to the sport. At the start of the year, rumours began circulating that Porsche and their sister company, Audi, were looking for the green light from parent company, Volkswagen,

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George Russell says Mercedes could stun Formula 1 with radical design

2022 has been a season to forget for Mercedes, with the Silver Arrows just six races away from seeing their record of winning at least one race every year since 2012 come to an end. Nobody could’ve predicted that Mercedes, the team who have won the Constructors’ Championship eight years in a row, would currently

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Ex-F1 driver leaves team principal role at Maserati

Jerome d’Ambrosio has become the latest high-profile figure to leave the newly named Maserati Formula E Team, as it transitions from Venturi for the upcoming season and start of Gen3. D’Ambrosio joined Venturi in 2020 as deputy team principal but took on the role of team principal in 2021 after Susie Wolff relinquished the role

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Alpine CEO admits mistakes were made with ‘immature’ Oscar Piastri

Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi has shed light on “some mistakes” which took place in regard to their reserve driver and 2021 Formula 2 World Champion Oscar Piastri, who rejected a 2023 seat at the French side in favour of a move to McLaren. As is well documented, the saga between Alpine and Piastri began following

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Carlos Sainz warns Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell threat

With Red Bull having cleared off in the lead of the Constructors’ Championship, the Austrians now boast a 139-point lead over Ferrari with six races remaining. Ferrari have been left with no choice but to defend second place from Mercedes rather than attack Red Bull for first, with the Scuderia currently sitting just 35 points

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