Formula One News — March 2024

Beating Max Verstappen to the drivers' championship this year is a long shot, Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur admits.

Mercedes is fast-tracking Kimi Antonelli's introduction to a Mercedes F1 cockpit.

James Vowles says he's "confident" Williams will have a car at Suzuka for Logan Sargeant to race.

Sebastian Vettel has thrown cold water on brand new speculation that he's mounting an attempted return to Formula 1.

Rumours that F1's commercial owner Liberty Media is also buying the two-wheeled equivalent, MotoGP, are becoming more and more concrete.

Dr Helmut Marko has denied rumours a two-race ultimatum has been imposed on Daniel Ricciardo to up his game or lose his RB seat to Liam Lawson by the Miami GP.

Toto Wolff has followed in Christian Horner's wheel-tracks by naming Carlos Sainz as a contender for a top race seat in 2025.

Toto Wolff's job may be on the line if he was boss at a different top team, according to F1 legend Hans-Joachim Stuck.

Intrigue surrounding Max Verstappen's first technical DNF for a full two years is only swelling, after he retired early in Melbourne with a stuck rear brake and subsequent fire.

Porsche has delayed a scheduled announcement about its full Le Mans driver lineup this year, ramping up rumours of Sebastian Vettel's return to top motorsport.

One of the highest ranking Spanish motor racing officials has slammed the highly controversial penalty levied against Fernando Alonso in Melbourne.

"Completely new rumours" involving Fernando Alonso and Red Bull have begun to circulate among Formula 1 insiders.

Alpine is pinning its hopes on the next race in Japan to trigger a wave of momentum that begins to pull Renault's once-great team off the back of the 2024 grid.

Daniel Ricciardo's Formula 1 career may now be in a two-race countdown to the end.

Carlos Sainz is suddenly being linked with an increasing number of Formula 1 teams for 2025.

Carlos Sainz won the Australian GP, but the jury is out as to whether Ferrari can now mount a sustained attack on Red Bull's dominance.

Yuki Tsunoda's star is continuing to rise rapidly, as Red Bull contemplates its next driver promotions and demotions in Formula 1.

Valtteri Bottas has issued some rare criticism of Sauber, amid rising rumours that he will be left out of the team's plans for its works Audi future.

As Mercedes' past successes fade into distant memory, team boss and co-owner Toto Wolff admits questions about his own future in Formula 1 are "fair".

Fernando Alonso went "too far" in "using his elbows" in the dying moments of the Australian GP.

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Lewis Hamilton is "done" with his Mercedes, according to former Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos.

Pirelli is trying to spice up Formula 1's on-track action in 2024.

Williams is still taking fire for its lack of preparation for the 2024 season.

While one driver is eyeing a move to Formula 1's top seat, his teammate is facing the exit door.