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As the 2025 F1 season gets underway, McLaren finds itself in a position of strength, having built a stable foundation both on and off the track, and Andrea Stella and Zak Brown discussed the contract extension of Oscar Piastri in Melbourne on Thursday in a print media session. One of the key components of this…
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen is not sure where Red Bull stands ahead of this year’s F1 Australian GP. He already expects McLaren to be the quickest come raceday, and in the FIA press conference he didn’t add any hope for his fans. “Positive shape, I guess. I don’t know,” Verstappen underwhelmingly answered when asked…
Sauber F1 driver Gabriel Bortoleto hits back at the comments from Helmut Marko about him lacking ‘pure speed‘ ahead of the Australian GP on Sunday. Marko doesn’t think Bortoleto has ‘pure speed’ Even though Bortoleto won the F2 and F3 championship in back-to-back rookie seasons, the 81-year-old described the F1 newcomer as having no ‘pure…
Ahead of the Australian GP, Lando Norris is entering the 2025 F1 season as one of the top contenders to challenge Max Verstappen for the drivers’ title. After falling short in 2024, finishing 67 points behind the Red Bull driver, Norris believes he is now better equipped to handle the high-pressure moments required to fight…
Pierre Gasly heads into his third season at Alpine F1 as the firm team leader following Esteban Ocon’s departure to Haas, and he was in an upbeat mood in his print media session ahead of the Australian GP. Gasly happy after a solid test for Alpine F1 in Bahrain Compared to this time last year,…
Yuki Tsunoda heads into his fifth F1 season in 2025 as an established driver in both the category and at Racing Bulls, and the Japanese driver discussed it ahead of the Australian GP this weekend. Yuki Tsunoda up for the extra responsibility as team leader at Racing Bulls F1 Since his debut at the 2021…
France’s Esteban Ocon heads into the 2025 F1 Australian GP weekend as a Haas driver, and his race debut with the VF-25 is three days away. Esteban Ocon on his move to Haas F1 and the difficulties faced ahead of the Australian GP As Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz and others can relate to, switching teams…
With the 2025 F1 season set to get underway in Melbourne, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, led by Toto Wolff is one of 10 teams, preparing its drivers—George Russell and rookie Kimi Antonelli— for the season ahead. This will be a big season for 18-year-old Antonelli, who replaces seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton who will…
Liberty Media announced that they have prolonged their contract with F1’s president and CEO Stefano Domenicali. The former Ferrari teamboss will now be at the helm of the sport through 2029, according to the press release. Domenicali took the role of F1’s president and CEO on Januari 1st 2021. While his plans have not received…
Oscar Piastri prepares for the season opener in his home town of Melbourne for the first time in his F1 career as the chance of rain threatens to shake up the Australian GP for the McLaren driver and his 19 competitors. On Tuesday, it was announced Oscar Piastri would extend his tenure with McLaren F1,…
