Latest Formula One News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Perez laughs at F1 retirement rumours

Sergio Perez is hopeful that better preparation for this weekend's US GP should help him recover from a slump in form.

Alonso denies Aston Martin developments failing

Fernando Alonso has hit back at suggestions that Aston Martin's efforts to aggressively develop its 2023 car have proved a failure.

Drivers furious at obscene EUR 1m penalty limit

Formula 1 drivers have reacted with astonishment to the news that they stand to be fined as much as EUR 1,000,000 by the governing FIA.

Alpine says Schumacher can succeed at Le Mans

Alpine boss Bruno Famin thinks Mick Schumacher would succeed if he makes the switch from Formula 1 to Le Mans-style racing.

Verstappen slams BS Red Bull rumblings

Max Verstappen has slammed rumours of a political power struggle at the otherwise dominant Red Bull team as "BS".

Political party wants to revive German GP

Moves are afoot to revive the defunct German GP.

Mazepin takes step forward in reviving F1 career

Nikita Mazepin insists he is still trying to revive his Formula 1 career.

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Thursday Press Conference

United States GP - Thursday Press Conference

Father, team owner defends under-fire F1 son Lance Stroll

Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll has leapt to the defence of his struggling and embattled son.

Horner denies trying to oust Marko

Christian Horner has denied that he is trying to oust the controversial Dr Helmut Marko from Red Bull's Formula 1 activities.

Raikkonen moves to Italy for son's racing career

Kimi Raikkonen appears to be getting very serious about the karting career of his eight-year-old son.

Red Bull Ring calm over FIA president warning

Organisers of the Austrian GP seem calm about FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem's warning that the race at the Red Bull Ring could be axed.

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Marko says Horner has no power to oust him

Dr Helmut Marko has rejected rumours of a power struggle behind closed doors at Red Bull - as he insists Christian Horner has no ability to oust him.

Vasseur hints at keeping excellent driver lineup

Frederic Vasseur sounds determined to keep Ferrari's "excellent" driver lineup intact beyond the expiry of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc's 2024 contracts.

F1 rejected Alpine's bid for engine power boost

Formula 1 has blocked Alpine's push for special permission under 'engine freeze' homologation rules to be allowed to improve its Renault power unit.`

Verstappen singles out Alonso for special praise

Max Verstappen has singled out F1's elder statesman as the active driver he admires the most.

Perez rejects Mexico GP retirement rumours

Sergio Perez has dismissed rumours that he might announce his retirement from Formula 1 at his home grand prix in Mexico next week.

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Marko, Horner power struggle breaks out at Red Bull

Notwithstanding Red Bull's utter dominance of Formula 1 at present, there are rumblings of a power struggle within the energy drink owned team's upper ranks.

F1 teams say their 2024, 2025 cars will be similar

The pressure is on Red Bull's rivals to produce much better cars for 2024 - because they will then be used as the basis for the teams' next cars in 2025.

FIA says Renault cannot stop Andretti's F1 debut

Mohammed Ben Sulayem says Renault or any other engine supplier will not be able to stop Andretti-Cadillac from entering F1.

Massa extends crashgate deadline yet again

Felipe Massa's deadline for Formula 1 and the FIA to respond to his threat of legal action has been extended once again.

Sargeant says lack of testing hurt him in F1

Logan Sargeant agrees with his boss that he would have performed better in his debut Formula 1 season if he had enjoyed more preparation time.

Verstappen wants call from Ferrari chairman

Max Verstappen says he wants Ferrari chairman John Elkann to give him a call.

Schumacher to test Le Mans car on Tuesday

Mick Schumacher's likely Le Mans adventure looks set to kick off at the Spanish circuit Jerez on Tuesday.