Horner attempts to shut down “noise” over Verstappen’s Red Bull F1 future

Christian Horner insists he is “fairly comfortable” that Max Verstappen will remain with the Red Bull Formula 1 squad – but stopped short of definitively stating the reigning world champion would be in the car beyond 2025.
Verstappen’s future has been one of the main talking points across the past few weeks and was again up for discussion ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix …Keep reading

Autosport Retro: My favourite F1 season – Haydn Cobb’s 2012

This week, Kevin is joined by Autosport.com Editor Haydn Cobb to discuss his favourite F1 Season – 2012.
2012 has been generally regarded as one of the greatest of the modern-day F1 seasons, with six out of the championship’s 12 teams winning at least one race, of which, seven different drivers claimed victory.
It was a season that featured a dramatic title fight between Fernando Alonso and …Keep reading

F1 British GP: Hamilton leads McLaren in hot FP1 at Silverstone

It may have only been the first practice session, but Lewis Hamilton proved his Silverstone superiority lives on at Ferrari as the nine-time Formula 1 British Grand Prix winner set the fastest lap.
Hamilton won here last year for Mercedes and has been struggling for form since making the switch to the Scuderia, bar winning the Shanghai sprint race earlier in the 2025 F1 season.
But he sent …Keep reading

Today FIA presidential hopeful Tim Mayer celebrated his Independence Day

Whittlebury Hall, nestled in a village that abuts Silverstone, does not feel like the natural venue for the launch of a presidential candidacy – but Tim Mayer seemingly took cues from his compatriots who ran for the top office in America, albeit he was launching his campaign for the top job at the FIA.
The Hockenheim Room played host to Mayer as he stood, snappily dressed in front of his …Keep reading

McLaren adds to title-contending MCL39 with F1 British GP floor updates

McLaren has introduced revisions to its MCL39 Formula 1 car’s floor for the British Grand Prix, adding to that with a minor change to the rear brake duct inlet as it aims to raise the bar even further.
Currently 207 points ahead of its nearest challenger in the constructors’ championship, McLaren has taken aim at finalising its defence of its teams’ title with additional developments as the …Keep reading

Hadjar’s Red Bull dilemma: “Do I have Verstappen’s skills? I don’t know”

Yuki Tsunoda’s struggles aboard this year’s Red Bull Formula 1 car have given his potential successor Isack Hadjar food for thought.
Like any other Red Bull junior, the Frenchman joined the programme with one goal: driving Red Bull’s F1 car. Recent history has shown it’s a road fraught with dangers that can, in some instances, be potentially career ending too.
Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon …Keep reading

Why Gene Haas “gets annoyed” by repeated offers to buy his F1 team

While then-team boss Guenther Steiner repeatedly denied reports about a possible sale, Haas’s ongoing participation in Formula 1 was a topic of debate before the team signed the new Concorde Agreement to continue under the cost cap.
Now the picture looks completely different. As Haas competes in its 10th season, team principal Ayao Komatsu has revealed that while there have been “numerous” …Keep reading

Mayer: FIA president has not kept his promises and is centralising power

Tim Mayer admits he must prove he is the person who can bring about the changes he insists are required within the FIA after announcing he will run for presidency of motorsport’s world governing body.
When Carlos Sainz Sr revealed he had opted against challenging Mohammed Ben Sulayem, it appeared the current incumbent was set to run unopposed in December’s election, as he aims for a second …Keep reading

Alpine announces Nielsen as F1 team managing director

The Alpine Formula 1 team has completed the signing of Steve Nielsen, who will take up the role of managing director at the Enstone squad.
As previously reported by Autosport, Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore had identified his former Benetton and Renault colleague and respected paddock veteran Nielsen as the ideal replacement for Oliver Oakes as a team leader.
That signing has now been …Keep reading