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Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner says it would be logistically “very difficult” to house potential new teams within the paddock given the championship’s growth. The deadline for applications for new F1 entrants – following a process launched back ...

Red Bull and Ferrari’s ‘hostage exchange’ over senior F1 staff

Christian Horner is adamant no “senior members” of Red Bull Racing will join Formula 1 rival Ferrari as part of a “hostage exchange” to free up Laurent Mekies to join AlphaTauri. Following the news that Ferrari sporting director Mekies has ...

New Ferrari floor among F1 upgrades at Miami GP

Five of the 10 Formula 1 teams have brought upgrades to the fifth round of the 2023 Formula 1 season at the Miami Grand Prix. Mark Hughes rounds up the new parts each team has declared in the ‘show and ...

Russell leads Mercedes 1-2 with late Miami GP FP1 improvements

George Russell led a Mercedes one-two in the opening Formula 1 practice session at the Miami Grand Prix as Nico Hulkenberg caused a red flag when he crashed his Haas at Turn 3. Key moments: > Russell and Hamilton lead ...

How Miami upgrade fits into Haas’ retooled F1 development plan

The first significant upgrade from Haas’s increased development programme for 2023 will be used at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix. Last year Haas only introduced one major update all season, waiting until just before the summer break to do so. ...

‘It’s never really the end’ – A friend’s Monaco tribute to Bianchi

“When I glimpse a picture of him, it’s of course a long time since I didn’t see him, in a way I’m happy to do this kind of thing. But it’s still like he’s alive in a way. It feels ...

Five reasons why the racing is worse in F1 in 2023

The 2023 Formula 1 season is not proving to be a thriller – and that’s down to more than just the Red Bull domination. Fans and drivers feel the level of overtaking has declined again this season, which is a ...

‘Much more like a Red Bull driver’ – Perez’s transformation

Sergio Perez now has the air of a driver who genuinely believes he is in Formula 1 title contention, for a very specific reason. Perez is just six points behind Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen after winning last weekend’s Azerbaijan ...

Shrinking DRS zones prompt F1 driver complaints

Formula 1 drivers have questioned whether reducing the length of DRS zones, as happened for last weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix and has been implemented for Miami this weekend, is the right move given the lack of overtaking in races so ...

Brad Pitt to drive on track at British GP for new F1 movie

The Formula 1 movie that Lewis Hamilton is helping produce will begin filming on-site at races at the British Grand Prix, where Brad Pitt will drive on track. Seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton is assisting with the script for an ...

‘Pushing me more’ than Ricciardo did – Norris vs Piastri so far

Lando Norris says new McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri has been “pushing me more” in the opening races of the 2023 season than former partner Daniel Ricciardo did over the previous two years. Piastri joined McLaren after it prevailed ...

Promoted: Try F1 TV Pro for free during the Miami GP weekend

Formula 1 heads to its second Miami Grand Prix this weekend with the championship battle tightening and the prospect of another unpredictable street race creating another twist in that narrative. And fans in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and ...

Gary Anderson: The DRS design dilemmas Aston issue highlights

Aston Martin’s DRS troubles during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend are a reminder that the system is not simply a case of pressing a button and the rear wing flap opening. It’s a more complex design challenge than that, one ...

What Mc Laren’s upgrade improved – and what clearly needs work

McLaren’s slow start to the Formula 1 season is showing signs of gaining momentum, although even the encouraging debut of a major upgrade still showed how much more progress is required. After scoring no points in the first two races, ...

Horner’s ‘proper circuits’ Perez wish is blunt but spot on

Sergio Perez has beaten Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen to victories in two of Formula 1’s four 2023 races so far. But as team boss Christian Horner pointed out in the wake of Perez’s latest victory, in last weekend’s Azerbaijan ...

WEC chaos offers a warning for F1’s proposed future

Formula 1’s plan to ban tyre warmers for 2024 is currently in the balance. Recent events in a fellow FIA world championship that has pushed on with such a ban will only strengthen the case for the rule change to ...

Red Bull reveals revised F1 livery for Miami

The Red Bull Formula 1 team has unveiled the special fan-designed livery Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will run at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. Members of Red Bull’s The Paddock loyalty programme are being given the chance to design ...

Vettel to drive classic F1 cars with sustainable fuels at Goodwood

Sebastian Vettel will attend this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, driving classic Formula 1 cars from his personal collection including an ex-Nigel Mansell Williams and an ex-Ayrton Senna McLaren. The four-time world champion will only drive cars running on sustainable ...

Leclerc magic can’t be the one thing keeping Ferrari dream alive

Charles Leclerc really, really loves Ferrari. How sweet it clearly is for him to be on top of the world with Formula 1’s most famous team – however fleeting those moments that may be. And they are fleeting in the ...

Sainz had a brutal Baku – but dealt with it differently

The contrast between Ferrari team-mates Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc could not have been more extreme during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. While Leclerc felt he “maximised absolutely everything”, Sainz was well off his pace and is now looking to ...

‘Never again’ – Alpine’s Baku F1 horror show

It is hard to imagine a Formula 1 team having a worse weekend than Alpine suffered at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which “snowballed out of control” from a disastrous start. The Renault works team’s wasteful season continued in Baku where ...

What’s going on with extended-deadline new F1 team search?

The initial deadline for full applications for a new Formula 1 entry has been extended. A search for potential new teams began in February at the behest of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The opening phase invited any interested parties ...

The Red Bull trick Mercedes wants its upgrades to emulate

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the long-term development plans for the underperforming W14 are “more about ride control than sheer downforce” ahead of the introduction of its much-anticipated Formula 1 upgrade package at Imola later this month. The Imola ...

Gary Anderson: Red Bull’s sidepod change bigger than it let on

The Red Bull Formula 1 team ran what was characterised as a revised cooling package during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend. But it is far more than that. To me, it is a fairly serious upgrade that increases and improves ...

Red Bull’s only Baku F1 order to Perez and Verstappen

Thankfully, amid an underwhelming Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the two dominant cars at the front of the Formula 1 field were able to go head-to-head without any orders – well, except one. Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen’s flat-out push in Baku ...

Azerbaijan GP exposed a Baku myth – and an F1 2023 problem

Baku’s Formula 1 race thrives on the track being a chaos-generator. When that key ingredient is missing, the result is the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Races here are not especially good. They can be wild, yes. Because they rely on ...

Russell: ‘Good guy’ Verstappen ‘let himself down’ with Baku rants

Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has expressed disappointment over how “super good guy” Max Verstappen handled himself in the aftermath of their Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint battle. Russell and Verstappen came close to blows at Turns 1, 2 and ...

Edd Straw’s 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix driver rankings

Formula 1 returned to action at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this past weekend after a four-week break but the order wasn’t too dissimilar with the Red Bulls dominating proceedings, save for a couple of briefly-held Charles Leclerc pole positions. But ...

Alonso preparing Stroll to lead Aston for ‘next 10-15 years’

Fernando Alonso says the help he gave his Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku is a reflection of the fact he wants to best prepare Stroll to “lead the team for the next 10 ...

Mark Hughes: The real reasons Verstappen was second-best in Baku

The timing could not have been more awkward for Max Verstappen as his friend Nyck de Vries pulled the AlphaTauri off at Turn 6, putting the Formula 1 race in Baku under the safety car 10 laps in. Verstappen, leading ...

Winners and losers from F1’s 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The fourth round of the 2023 Formula 1 season didn’t produce the kind of chaos the Baku City Circuit has previously thrown up but it did produce a real mix of winners and losers. Here’s our writers’ list: Winners Sergio ...

Why Red Bull ‘never expected’ safety car that hurt Verstappen

The defining moment of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was undoubtedly Red Bull’s decision to bring Max Verstappen in for his sole pitstop moments after Nyck de Vries’s AlphaTauri ground to a halt. Unbeknown to Red Bull, De Vries’s halted AlphaTauri ...

Verdict: Perez’s most significant F1 win against Verstappen yet?

Sergio Perez took full advantage of a safety car intervention to beat Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen in a head-to-head duel at the front of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. His second Formula 1 grand prix win of the year brings ...

Only ‘two of 1000+’ – Ferrari’s answer to staff exit criticism

Ferrari has enjoyed the first breakthrough of its trouble 2023 Formula 1 season at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc’s double pole and sprint race runner-up finish. Whether those performances are signs of actual Ferrari improvement, previously untapped potential ...

DRS fix key to Aston Martin salvaging misleading weekend

Fernando Alonso is wary that Aston Martin’s drag reduction system is not “bulletproof” going into Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as his team bids to salvage a misleading weekend. Alonso, who has finished third in every race so far this ...

The invisible ordeal that made Piastri’s sprint so impressive

After Oscar Piastri crossed the line to finish 10th in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint, race engineer Tom Stallard described it over the radio as a “big effort” and told him that “given everything else that’s been going on this ...

Leclerc needs to be on Mercedes’ long-term radar – Wolff

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has admitted Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has to be on his team’s “long-term” radar but is not of interest in the “short- and medium-term”. Leclerc’s Ferrari contract expires at the end of 2024 and ...

Verstappen’s anger is justified but he was asking for trouble

Max Verstappen’s obvious anger after his clash with George Russell in Formula 1’s first sprint race of the season was the culmination of several factors. First, there’s the understandable frustration of a driver fresh from a race that has not ...

Verstappen steps up F1 sprint criticism: ‘Scrap the whole thing’

Max Verstappen’s view of Formula 1’s sprint weekend format tweaks is that the series should “scrap the whole thing”. F1 debuted its new sprint weekend structure in Baku on Saturday with an additional ‘shootout’ qualifying in the morning followed by ...

‘D**khead’: Verstappen and Russell in spat over Baku clash

Max Verstappen hit out at George Russell after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix sprint first-lap touch that left him with minor damage to his Red Bull, saying the Mercedes driver’s approach “doesn’t make sense”. Russell dived down the inside of Verstappen ...

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