The fallout from a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix continues to fracture the Formula 1 paddock. Mercedes has now revealed it has officially withdrawn its Right of Review petition regarding George Russell’s costly pit-lane speeding penalties, choosing to have a sit-down and listen to the FIA’s explanations rather than pursue a quasi-legal battle. The Decision to … Read more

Red Bull has intensified its disagreement with the FIA over its recent engine performance assessment, with team principal Laurent Mekies insisting the team’s power unit offers no measurable advantage over its Formula 1 rivals. The dispute centres on an FIA analysis that identified Red Bull as having the strongest internal combustion engine (ICE) on the … Read more

The contrast could not be more brutal for Max Verstappen. After dominating the sport for years, the four-time World Champion is enduring a grueling start to the 2026 season. Following a lonely fourth-place finish at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Verstappen dropped a bombshell, admitting that Milton Keynes has fallen drastically behind its competitors. According to … Read more

Former F1 champion, Jacques Villeneuve, believes Max Verstappen has become the only remaining pillar of the Red Bull organisation that dominated Formula 1 between 2021 and 2024, describing the Dutchman as the “last soldier standing” following a wave of high-profile exits. The 1997 Formula 1 World Champion says Red Bull now faces a major rebuilding … Read more

Max Verstappen’s manager has just confirmed what Red Bull has been dreading: a release clause buried in the four-time champion’s contract could let him walk away from the team within months, and the clock is already running. According to a report in Sport Bild, Verstappen’s deal runs until 2028, but contains an exit option triggered … Read more

Fernando Alonso is refusing to close a door on a stunning return to Alpine for 2027, even as his own team, Aston Martin, insists there is nothing to close. Sky Italia’s Roberto Chinchero and other paddock reporters say Alpine, resurgent this season and newly backed by Gucci’s money, sees the two-time champion as a real … Read more

Mercedes are leading the Constructors’ Championship comfortably, and Kimi Antonelli is almost two race wins ahead of his nearest rival, Lewis Hamilton. Yet, all is not well in Brackley and Brixworth given their dominant form at the start of the season. A stunning 1:18.518 pole position time from George Russell saw him claim pole position … Read more

Former champions have grown tired of Oscar Piastri, with one saying that his ‘market value has dropped significantly’. Piastri’s form dipped during the second half of the 2025 season, and according to Nico Rosberg and Jacques Villeneuve, he has struggled to live up to expectations this year as well. While Piastri was considered one of … Read more

The future of Max Verstappen at Red Bull Racing remains one of the biggest talking points in Formula 1, and former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has added fresh fuel to the speculation. Schumacher claims that Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has already made an offer to the four-time world champion, but he believes that it … Read more

As George Russell left Barcelona on Sunday evening, finishing as runner-up and clawing back 18 points on his rising-star teammate appeared to do little to lift his spirits. His second-place trophy followed a brutal DNF in Canada and a scoreless, late-race heartbreak in Monaco. The British driver had thoroughly bested Kimi Antonelli across the weekend, … Read more