F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Max Verstappen commits to Red Bull until 2030 – Max Verstappen has ended months of speculation about his Formula 1 future by signing a contract extension with Red Bull Racing that will keep him with the team through the 2030 season. Red Bull confirmed the major announcement on August 20, just before Verstappen’s home Dutch … Read more
Could Horner Buy Mark Walter’s Cadillac F1 Stake Amid TWG Financial Pressure? – Christian Horner has been linked with several possible routes back into Formula 1 since leaving Red Bull in 2025. Now, following Mark Walter’s decision to sell his controlling stake in the Los Angeles Lakers for a record $12.5 billion, speculation is inevitably … Read more
The first Formula 1 weekend of the year now seems a long time ago, but it was there that fans truly realized the cataclysmic impact the all-new power units would have on this season. In Melbourne, Liam Lawson was extremely slow away from the line and came close to a massive crash with Franco Colapinto’s … Read more
Red Bull confirms Isack Hadjar will miss Zandvoort after wrist injury – Red Bull Racing has confirmed that Isack Hadjar will miss this weekend’s Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort after suffering a wrist injury during a gym session. The 21-year-old’s absence forces Red Bull to change both sides of its driver lineup, with … Read more
Two cars cross the line separated by a hundredth of a second. Commentators call it a triumph of driving, of engineering, of nerve. What they don’t show you is the real battle that happened weeks earlier — inside a data centre, where thousands of virtual versions of that same car were crashed, tweaked, and raced … Read more
Rumours surrounding Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and several other Formula 1 drivers have dominated the headlines in recent weeks. However, despite expiring contracts and widespread speculation, F1.com correspondent Lawrence Barretto believes the 2027 grid could look remarkably similar to the current one. According to Barretto, only one significant change is currently expected, with Haas potentially … Read more
Williams has been on the comeback trail since being acquired by Dorilton Capital in the autumn of 2020. In January 2023, the team appointed Mercedes lifer James Vowles as Team Principal and began a program of significant investment to improve the aging facilities at its Grove headquarters. Persuading Sainz and Early Success With Alex Albon … Read more
A Geopolitical Bind for Formula 1 Formula 1 has got itself into a bind, selling four of its 24 races a year to wealthy Middle Eastern race promoters. The region has been one of the most unstable areas of the world for decades, with proxy wars being fought by Iran’s subsidized terror groups. Matters came … Read more
A Low-Cost Entry Into Motorsport’s Top Tier Haas F1 joined the Formula 1 grid in 2016, just as the Virgin/Marussia project had failed. The cost of entering F1 for Gene Haas was at the time modest, with the entry fee payable to the FIA set at just $20M. Now that fee stands at $600M for … Read more
Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s emergence as one of Formula 1’s leading young stars has already sparked speculation about his long-term future, with Italian journalist Leo Turrini expecting that the Mercedes driver will join Ferrari. Antonelli has made a major impression during his early Formula 1 career and has established himself as one of the sport’s most … Read more
