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Reigning F1 Constructors’ Champions McLaren have taken to the track at Silverstone with the MCL39 for a filming day ahead of the 2025 season. They are the first team to show off their new car, a day before Williams. In a special one-off livery before revealing their 2025 F1 livery at the event in London…
A court has convicted three men for attempting to blackmail the family of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher. The case revolved around efforts to extort €15 million by threatening to release intimate footage of Schumacher from his sickbed. The court proceedings in Wuppertal exposed a disturbing attempt to profit from the vulnerability of…
Cupra Kiro has officially partnered up with a brand new team of investors, including Golden Globe awardee Idris Elba ahead of the upcoming Saudi Arabian double header. Among the new partners for the recently rebranded Formula E team there also are Atlanta Hawks owner Tony Ressler, X Games Co-Founder Shaun Neff, former ESPN CEO Steve…
Otmar Szafnauer is ready to step back into the F1 world after his gardening leave. The former team principal of Alpine, Aston Martin, and Force India has made it clear that he’s not done with the sport just yet. However, he’s looking for the right opportunity, one that meets a few key conditions before he…
In the second part of Pit Debrief‘s exclusive interview with Steve Hallam, we spoke to the British engineer about working with 2007 F1 World Champion Kimi Räikkönen. Although the 21-time Grand Prix winner won his World Championship with Scuderia Ferrari, many would say the best period of his career came at McLaren. Räikkönen was lightning…
Williams Racing F1 team has confirmed a historic agreement with Atlassian. They are an American-domiciled Australian software company that specializes in collaboration tools designed primarily for software development and project management. Since the departure of ROKiT at the end of 2019, the Grove-based team has not had a title sponsor as they really struggled to…
McLaren F1 has confirmed their technical director of aerodynamics Peter Prodromou has agreed a new multi-year contract with the Woking-based squad. The team continues to have strong stability in the process. He replaced James Key in that position when changes were made by McLaren following a terrible start to the 2023 campaign. Prodromou has been…
Two years on from his AlphaTauri days, and now competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota and in Formula E for Mahindra, Nyck de Vries has spoken out about his time in the F1 paddock. De Vries’ F1 stint began with an impressive debut at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix, where he stepped…
The FIA has confirmed that Rui Marques will continue to serve as race director for the 2025 F1 season. Marques, who served as race director of F2 and F3 in 2024, was promoted to the role ahead of the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix following Niels Wittich’s sudden departure from the role. In 2025, he…
Formula 1 is no stranger to high-stakes drama, but recently, it’s the language used by drivers that’s been stirring up controversy — and the potential threat of an F1 radio ban by Mohammed Ben Sulayem He has voiced concerns about the rising use of foul language in these exchanges. This comes because they’re broadcast live…
