Alonso retirement plans face major push as FIA makes unusual intervention

Fernando Alonso Aston Martin F1

Fernando Alonso’s Formula 1 future beyond 2026 remains undecided, but the 45-year-old Aston Martin driver is already facing pressure from several senior figures to continue racing. The FIA, Aston Martin and Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali have all indicated they want Alonso to remain on the grid, while Max Verstappen has even discussed a potential … Read more

Ocon confirms talks with Haas over his F1 future

Ocon working his his race engineers in Haas F1 pit garage

Ocon addresses Haas future as Formula 1 exit speculation grows – Esteban Ocon has confirmed that he is in discussions with Haas over his Formula 1 future, as uncertainty grows around the team’s 2027 driver lineup. The Frenchman is facing increasing competition for his seat after a difficult season, but insists Haas’ problems cannot be … Read more

Bearman suffers major setback after late Madrid crash

Haas crashed into barriers

Bearman ruled out of Madrid qualifying after Haas crash leaves him starting from the back – Haas Formula 1 driver Oliver Bearman was unable to take part in qualifying for the Madrid Grand Prix after his FP3 crash left the team without enough time to repair his damaged VF-26. The 21-year-old escaped injury but will … Read more

Williams Madring tribute creates uncomfortable 9/11 Bin Laden link

Williams special livery

Williams’ Madrid tribute revives 1981 livery with an awkward Bin Laden family association – Williams has brought back the colours of its championship-winning 1981 FW07C for this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, but the historic tribute has created an uncomfortable association because the original car raced under sponsorship connected to the Bin Laden family. … Read more

Ferrari warning after Hamilton-Leclerc clash: “They fight against each other” says Schumacher

Hamilton and Leclerc

Ferrari under scrutiny after Monza as Ralf Schumacher questions team spirit – Ferrari’s post-Monza tensions have prompted former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher to question the team’s unity, with Lewis Hamilton’s public criticism of race strategy and his clash with Charles Leclerc adding to concerns about the atmosphere inside the Scuderia. Ferrari’s home race ended … Read more

Alonso retirement preparations at Aston Martin as 2027 decision looms ahead of Madrid GP

Fernando Alonso in his AMR26

Fernando Alonso’s Formula 1 future is becoming increasingly uncertain, with Aston Martin already understood to have investigated preparations for a 2027 season without the two-time world champion. While Alonso has not confirmed his retirement, TJ13 has learned from within the Silverstone-based Aston Martin team that preparations for the possibility of him stepping away from racing … Read more

Verstappen confirms talks with McLaren before Red Bull extension

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen

Verstappen confirms McLaren talks before Red Bull contract extension – Max Verstappen has confirmed that he held discussions with McLaren before deciding to extend his Red Bull contract until 2030, but says he ultimately felt staying with his current team was the right decision. Around the time of the Dutch Grand Prix, Red Bull announced … Read more

Italian media report internal crisis at Ferrari

F1 team principal discusses Ferrari team orders

The Monza Fallout and Hamilton’s Scathing Critique The all-new Madring is Formula One’s first new circuit since the introduction of Las Vegas back in 2023. There, during the first practice session, a manhole along the iconic ‘Strip’ in Sin City came loose, destroying Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari. The Madring, whilst using a number of road car … Read more

The “Car-Killing” Nature of the Madring

La Monumental Madring

Just five days after a memorable Italian Grand Prix, the Formula One circus moves to the new home of the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid. The all-new Madring is a combination of a permanent race track together with street circuit sections. Few have driven the circuit in anger, although Ferrari conducted a 200km ‘filming day’ … Read more

Verstappen delivers blunt verdict on modern F1 cars: “You’re held back”

Verstappen wearing a Red Bull cap

Verstappen criticises current F1 cars after Tsunoda and Lawson examples – Max Verstappen has renewed his criticism of Formula 1’s current generation of cars, arguing that their limited responsiveness reduces the influence of the driver. The four-time world champion pointed to Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson’s recent performances as evidence that the cars are becoming … Read more