Formula One News — August 2024

AUGUST 23, 2024

Friday Press Conference

Dutch GP - Friday Press Conference

Friday Team Quotes

Dutch GP - Friday Team Quotes

Friday Photos

Dutch GP - Friday Photos

Practice 2 Results

Dutch GP - Practice 2 Results

Alpine announces Jack Doohan for 2025

The Alpine F1 team today announced that 21-year-old Australian Jack Doohan is being promoted from reserve driver to a full time race seat for the team in 2025, to partner Pierre Gasly.

Red Bull seeking downgrades not updates

Max Verstappen has denied Red Bull had to remove a now-illegal technical innovation from its 2024 car.

Lawson will definitely race in F1 in 2025 saya Marko

Liam Lawson can breathe a little easier, because Red Bull's driver-focused F1 consultant Dr Helmut Marko has very good news for the New Zealander rookie.

2025 should be Aston Martin's focus says Alonso

Fernando Alonso thinks Aston Martin should tweak its goals for the remaining ten races of the 2024 season.

Negotiations underway for African GP in Rwanda

Rwanda has emerged as a strong candidate to become Formula 1's African GP.

Alpine announces Jack Doohan for 2025

The Alpine F1 team today announced that 21-year-old Australian Jack Doohan is being promoted from reserve driver to a full time race seat for the team in 2025, to partner Pierre Gasly.

Piastri reveals F1 seat broke his ribs

Oscar Piastri has admitted he broke his ribs earlier this season simply by driving his McLaren.

Hamilton wanted Bono to make Ferrari switch

Lewis Hamilton has hinted that he would have liked his long-time Mercedes race engineer to follow him to Ferrari next year.

Practice 1 Results

Dutch GP - Practice 1 Results

AUGUST 22, 2024

Thursday Press Conference

Dutch GP - Thursday Press Conference

Red Bull to fight further F1 staff losses says Marko

Red Bull will "fight" against any further efforts from Formula 1 rivals to poach staff.

Losing race engineer a 2025 hazard for Hamilton says Villeneuve

Mercedes may be losing Lewis Hamilton, but his race engineer Peter 'Bono' Bonnington will not be following the seven time world champion to Ferrari.

Antonelli set for Friday debut, 2025 Mercedes deal

According to reports in the Dutch and Italian specialist media, Kimi Antonelli really is set to make his Formula 1 race debut in 2025.

Thailand's F1 hopes hit by political turmoil

Hopes that Thailand could be Formula 1's next exotic new grand prix destination appear to have taken a hit.

Sauber told to change F1 team name for Dutch GP

Sauber has been told to drop its official team name and related branding at this weekend's Dutch GP.

Liberty to sell F1 shares to fund MotoGP deal

Liberty Media will partly fund its acquisition of MotoGP by selling more than 10 million shares in Formula 1.

AUGUST 21, 2024

Rotation system could be Dutch GP saviour

Dutch GP boss Robert van Overdijk admits that a new rotation scheme for certain grands prix in Europe could apply to the popular race at Zandvoort.

Marko plays down Red Bull performance crisis

Dr Helmut Marko has played down escalating alarm about Red Bull's fading car performance in 2024.

Ageing Bottas told to vacate F1 seat permanently

A well-known motor racing personality has issued a scathing assessment of Valtteri Bottas' ongoing suitability for a Formula 1 race seat.