Following a 2024 season that was, in his own words, ‘inconsistent’, Pato O’Ward looks for a better 2025 with McLaren. The new season will also see a new team principal, with former Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan. Being in the mix for the championship, O’Ward eventually ended up in fifth in the standings with three…
McLaren Racing is now the full owner of the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team. The organisation acquired the remaining stake per the 31st of December 2024. The outfit started its life 2001 as Sam Schmidt Motorsports, following IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt’s career-ending crash in 2000. After Ric Peterson purchased stake in the team, it was known…
Scuderia Ferrari is the first team to announce the launch of their 2025 car. The successor of the SF-24 will be revealed on February 19th in Fiorano. This is one day after the joint launch in London, held to celebrate Formula 1’s 75th birthday. During this event the new liveries will be launched on show…
According to Christian Horner, new Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar was immediately quicker than his new teammate, Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese driver was snubbed for the second Red Bull Racing seat in favour of Liam Lawson earlier this week. Hadjar impresses Horner in Abu Dhabi And to add insult to injury, Hadjar was quicker in…
Liam Lawson again stepped in at Racing Bulls halfway through the season to replace Daniel Ricciardo, but this time it was a definitive swap. However, his performance level was a little more underwhelming compared to his stint at AlphaTauri (Racing Bull’s predecessor). This means Lawson scores just 15th place in Pit Debrief‘s 2024 F1 Driver…
Gratefullness prevailed with Franco Colapinto after a disappointing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The young Argentine driver had to retire from the race after an engine issue. Race ruined thanks to contact with Piastri The Abu Dhabi GP was pretty much over before it started for Colapinto as he got clouted by Oscar Piastri into turn…
Ferrari has officially announced their partnership with General Motors for the supply of power units and gearboxes. According to the press statement the deal is for multiple years, starting from 2026 onwards, subject to Andretti Formula Racing LLC receiving written confirmation of their acceptance into the Formula 1 championship. The mentioning of the Andretti name…
Carlos Sainz was at the receiving end of some bad luck during Sunday’s Qatar GP, and feels he has done some “damage limitation” by crossing the line in sixth. The outgoing Ferrari driver started sixth as well, and was looking up halfway through the race when a puncture spoiled his plans. To add insult to…
Despite still being 23rd in a 20-car championship, Valtteri Bottas was feeling positive after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. He started last, courtesy of a five-place grid penalty, and opted for the hard tyre in an attempt to make something happen. Unfortunately for the Finn, this didn’t work out. “We actually thought, well we never…
It was a much better weekend for Zhou Guanyu in Las Vegas, as he managed to get out of Q1 for the first time since the British Grand Prix. Starting and finishing 13th, there is some perspective for the Kick Sauber driver, as the upgrades seem to work and give the team a fighting chance…
