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Haas’ Ollie Bearman has enjoyed a mixed rookie season in F1. While the young Briton enjoyed a string of points finishes early in the year, the struggles of Haas have seen him outside the points more often than not. Bearman: from F1 reserve driver to 2025 race driver Bearman was announced as a 2025 Haas…
One of the most hyped rookies of the 2025 F1 season, Gabriel Bortoleto has definitely been living up to expectations. In spite of not managing to achieve a flashy result like his more experienced teammate Nico Hülkenberg, the Brazilian driver has managed to mostly steer away from troubles‘, even scoring some good points in Austria….
Haas rookie Ollie Bearman’s first home race at the F1 British GP was full of controversy, but his pace and performance throughout the weekend was promising enough for the driver to believe that the lessons learned will propel him forward. The choice for slicks Like a few, Bearman opted for slick tyres at the end…
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…
