What Spa’s new deal tells us about F1’s calendar plans

With the confirmation of the Belgian Grand Prix organising four races over six years, the Spa-Francorchamps event is the first race confirmed to enter F1’s planned rotation system for some of its European rounds.
The race had long been under consideration to host races in alternating years, but Wednesday morning’s announcement has billed it as a more generous arrangement of four races in six …Keep reading

Ratcliffe’s co-ownership of Mercedes unaffected by Manchester United struggles

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has received plenty of criticism for his running of Manchester United, but it is unlikely to have an impact on his other major investment in sport including his co-ownership of the Mercedes Formula 1 team.
Ratcliffe’s involvement in Mercedes first started in early 2020 when his company, Ineos, signed a sponsorship deal with the team. That quickly evolved to Ineos acquiring a …Keep reading

Belgian GP signs new F1 deal until 2031 on rotational basis

The Belgian Grand Prix has signed a fresh four-race contract extension as it joins Formula 1’s planned rotational system.
The event at Spa-Francorchamps will host four F1 races over the next six seasons – 2026, 2027, 2029, and 2031 – and will drop off the calendar in 2028 and 2030.
The Belgian race’s contract was set to expire after this year’s edition, with the organisers pushing for a …Keep reading

JA on F1 Podcast: Lewis Hamilton’s “reinvention” at Ferrari

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is preparing to drive a Ferrari F1 car for the first time this month. In his New Year message to fans, he said that “reinvention is powerful”.
So how will this reinvention for Hamilton go? What do we know so far about the 2025 Ferrari car he will be driving? And what does history tell us about F1 champions who make late-career moves; how did it work …Keep reading