日: 2025年8月30日

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has defeated team-mate Lando Norris for a fifth pole of 2025 at Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix.
Although Norris had been the fastest of the two McLaren drivers over the balance of the weekend, Piastri narrowly edged ahead of his title rival on the first run of Q3.
Qualifying was held in sunny conditions after overnight rain had washed away some of the grip on offer at …Keep reading

On a weekend where one Formula 1 team has said it hasn’t even let its drivers ‘test’ its 2026 car in the simulator yet, the new ruleset has begun to take on the aspect of a large-scale thought experiment.
So extensive are the changes – narrower, lighter cars with active aerodynamics and a 50:50 split of power deployment between the electrical system and the internal combustion engine …Keep reading

Toto Wolff has conceded it feels odd not to have his bitter long-time Formula 1 rival Christian Horner to spar against after the latter’s Red Bull exit.
Horner was removed from his position as Red Bull boss after July’s British Grand Prix, ending a successful two-decade reign that made him one of F1’s biggest and divisive players.
On his way to the top, Horner often sparred with his …Keep reading

McLaren’s Lando Norris has edged Oscar Piastri to top third and final practice at Formula 1’s 2025 Dutch Grand Prix.
Norris will go into qualifying after taking a clean sweep of practice sessions in the Netherlands as he aims to repeat last year’s pole-to-flag victory to further close the gap to his team-mate and title rival.
The final one-hour session got off to a tepid start, largely due …Keep reading

Flavio Briatore has declared “everybody’s happy” at the Alpine Formula 1 outfit and a change of CEO at parent company Renault will not affect the project.
The Renault Group confirmed Francois Provost as its new CEO in July following the departure of Luca de Meo, who started the role in 2020.
But Alpine executive adviser Briatore reckons this will not affect the F1 team, which has been …Keep reading

Now Verstappen has firmly committed to Red Bull for 2026 and the dust has settled after an intense silly season episode involving the four-time world champion, Mercedes chief Toto Wolff can take his time to finalise contract extensions with his own proteges – George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, with no rush to sign on the dotted line.
The story of how Wolff coveted Verstappen as far back …Keep reading

Fernando Alonso was the surprise package of Dutch Grand Prix free practice by splitting the McLarens in second place, but how real is Aston Martin’s pace this time?
Alonso set a lap just 0.087s slower than pacesetter Lando Norris while edging 0.002s ahead of championship leader Oscar Piastri in third, with the next quickest team Mercedes three tenths behind and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen even …Keep reading

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has confirmed his squad is “not in any hurry” to confirm Max Verstappen’s team-mate for the 2026 Formula 1 campaign. 
The four-time world champion’s current team-mate Yuki Tsunoda has struggled since replacing Liam Lawson for round three of 2025 onwards, scoring just seven points leaving him 18th in the standings.
Tsunoda has therefore not been signed …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri will not take a penalty after a pitlane contretemps with George Russell almost resulted in contact in Formula 1’s second Dutch Grand Prix practice session at Zandvoort.
During the second red flag of the Friday session, produced as Alex Albon beached his Williams at Turn 1, the field sauntered into the pits – and Piastri attempted to take the usual route out of the fast lane into …Keep reading

McLaren’s Lando Norris made it a Friday clean sweep by topping Formula 1’s second practice session at the Dutch Grand Prix, while Lance Stroll suffered a heavy crash in the Aston Martin.
Norris bested Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and team-mate Oscar Piastri on Zandvoort’s 4.226km seaside circuit in a session derailed by two red flag periods and other minor incidents.
The session was halted …Keep reading