Lawson on “shock” Red Bull demotion: “Definitely not something I expected”

Liam Lawson has revealed that his demotion to Racing Bulls, after just two grands prix at Red Bull in the 2025 Formula 1 season, came as a surprise.
After Lawson struggled at both Melbourne and Shanghai – including qualifying 20th twice in China – Red Bull decided the situation called for an immediate driver swap, giving Racing Bulls driver Yuki Tsunoda a long-awaited chance in the main …Keep reading

Autosport 75: Ferrari’s last British F1 world champion

The failure of Jim Clark’s Lotus with just over a lap of the Mexican Grand Prix to go, which robbed the Scot of a second consecutive Formula 1 title, could be seen as the defining moment of 1964. That, or the clash in the same race between championship contender Graham Hill and the second Ferrari of Lorenzo Bandini. But both sell John Surtees’s world crown far too short.
Having moved to a …Keep reading

How Honda went from “GP2” humiliation to F1 redemption with Red Bull

The start of the 2025 season may not have gone to plan at Red Bull HQ, but it will still celebrate its successful partnerships with Honda in style at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix before the two parties go separate ways.
Marking the 60th anniversary of Honda’s first grand prix win – achieved by Richie Ginther at the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix – Red Bull’s RB21 is donned in a one-off tribute …Keep reading

The key advantage for Bottas vs Perez in the 2026 F1 return race

The best visualisation of just how different Formula 1 life has become for Valtteri Bottas was formed in 2025 Bahrain pre-season testing, when Autosport found him in the Mercedes pitbox with a wheelgun in his hand.
But the Finn wasn’t starting a new role as a mechanic for the Silver Arrows squad. It’s just that as Mercedes’ 2025 test and reserve driver, filming social media skits is part …Keep reading

How dependent is Red Bull on Verstappen – now and for the future?

“I think I can probably win the constructors’ championship on my own right now”, Max Verstappen smiled during a Dutch media session ahead of the 2023 British Grand Prix. He said it jokingly, but there was truth in his comments on two fronts. At the time, Red Bull’s dominance was such that Verstappen individually scored more points (575) than the second team in the constructors’ …Keep reading

Honda won’t “interfere” with Tsunoda’s F1 future amid Red Bull split

Honda Racing Corporation president Koji Watanabe says Yuki Tsunoda’s Formula 1 future at Red Bull lies in his own hands, with the Japanese brand undertaking a new project with the Aston Martin outfit in the world championship.
Tsunoda has received a long elusive promotion to Red Bull’s main team for the Japanese Grand Prix; the Milton Keynes-based squad made the drastic call of an …Keep reading