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Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher explains how a series of “mistakes” by ex-Red Bull Racing F1 team principal and CEO Christian Horner all led to his demise in the team, and discussed the impact of the internal scandal involving inappropriate behaviour towards a female employee in early 2024, and the shift in power caused…
Unlike the majority of drivers on the 2025 F1 grid, Franco Colapinto did not commence his season at the opener in Melbourne. Instead, his campaign began in Imola after months of speculation, intensified by a hot-mic incident involving YPF CEO Horacio Marin. Consequently, the Argentine driver earned promotion to Alpine’s second seat, replacing F1 rookie…
The first half of the 2025 F1 season witnessed another harsh reminder of the sport’s unforgiving nature when Alpine replaced Jack Doohan with Franco Colapinto at Imola, marking the second in-season driver change of the year. What unfolded was a perfect storm of circumstance, expectation, and opportunity that ultimately saw a young driver’s F1 dream…
Ralf Schumacher has shared his views on whether Laurent Mekies’ is the right person to take over the role of F1 Team Principal at Red Bull Racing after Christian Horner was fired. Following the departure of Christian Horner, Mekies will step up to the top team in the middle of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Before…
Putting his Haas just outside of points at the F1 British GP, Esteban Ocon saw the chequered flag in P13. After a close call at the start and some unfortunate strategy decisions, the French driver had a disappointing race. Nevertheless, this bad result does not reflect Ocon’s entire season, which has brought the driver a…
As the shock of Christian Horner leaving as Red Bull team principal has somewhat subdued, it is time to reflect on his tenure with a top 10 wins under his reign. As Verstappen’s victories under Horner are more than Vettel’s, the focus is a tad more on his period, with six for the Verstappen era…
Gabriel Bortoleto shared his views after crashing out of the F1 British GP last Sunday. The Sauber rookie could only last for 3 laps in the race after he lost the car in turn 2 on cold medium tyres. 20-year-old Gabriel Bortoleto entered the British GP weekend following his first-ever points finish in Austria in…
Silverstone, home of the F1 British GP. The heart of Motorsport, the birthplace of Formula 1. This weekend was nothing short of remarkable. We saw history in more ways than one, the most notable being the first time ever, all 4 single seater Formula series (F1, F2, F3 and F4) all raced in the same…
After a rain-soaked F1 British GP in Silverstone, Isack Hadjar’s race ended was a letdown as the VCARB driver DNF’d (Did Not Finish); A result of a terrifying crash, Hadjar reflected on all that went wrong following a “complicated” race, and near impossible conditions. “Honestly, it was quite a complicated race,” Hadjar admitted post-race in…
The reveal of a key legal document, which details the end of Chalerm Yoovidhya’s decades-long personal shareholding in Red Bull GmbH, has offered further insight into Christian Horner’s shock dismissal from the F1 team. With Mark Mateschitz’s stake now equalling that of the Yoovidhya family, the ownership structure of Red Bull Racing’s parent company has fundamentally…
