F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Chelmsford-born racing driver Oliver Bearman (21) joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2022 after winning the Italian F4 Championship. The following year, he competed in the FIA F3 category, finishing third overall with Prema. In 2023, Bearman moved up to F2 and finished sixth, winning three feature races and a Sprint event in Baku. The … Read more
Verstappen’s new Red Bull deal comes with a staggering price tag – Max Verstappen’s decision to remain with Red Bull Racing until 2030 has now been followed by claims about the extraordinary financial terms behind the agreement. According to F1 business journalist Marc Limacher, Verstappen is set to receive an annual salary of €92 million … Read more
Fernando Alonso delays Aston Martin decision as team prepares for possible 2027 exit – Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin future remains unresolved, with the two-time Formula 1 world champion yet to decide whether he will continue racing in 2027. Aston Martin Chief Trackside Officer Mike Krack says the team expects clarity “in the coming weeks”, but … Read more
The big news breaking today from the F1 paddock, fresh back from the summer break, is that Isack Hadjar will not be driving his Red Bull Racing car this coming weekend in Zandvoort. Reports suggest he injured his wrist during the summer shutdown. A Familiar Sub-Driver Scenario for Lawson Interestingly, Liam Lawson will take the … Read more
The announcement that Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull Racing and is expected to stay with the team until 2030 is bad news for a number of other drivers. Carlos Sainz was not announced for 2027 as a Williams driver when the news was released that his teammate, Alex Albon, had … Read more
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
