Formula 1 News

Apple senior vice president of services Eddy Cue has responded to the rumours about Apple acquiring the Formula 1 broadcasting rights in the United States during the Autosport Business Exchange New York.
With the current deal with ESPN coming to a close at the end of 2025, the doors opened for other broadcasters to enter a bid as the Disney-owned broadcaster decided not to fight for a renewal ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has discussed the possibility of expanding the number of grands prix in the United States. 
While the Las Vegas Grand Prix was added to the calendar in 2023 to join Miami and Austin as cities hosting F1 races in the United States, there have been reports that a fourth US race could be introduced. Although this has not been confirmed, rumours ...Keep reading

Mercedes CEO Toto Wolff has discussed the contract extensions for George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli during the Autosport Business Exchange New York, arguing that Russell has been underrated for some time thanks to his place alongside Lewis Hamilton.
The Brackley outfit confirmed on 15 October that Russell and Antonelli had signed contract extensions for the 2026 Formula 1 season.
The ...Keep reading

Eddy Cue, the the Vice President of Services for Apple, was speaking at the Autosport Business Exchange (ABX) in New York City on Wednesday, focusing the growing interest in Formula 1 stateside as the event celebrates the rise of racing in America.
"The athletes, they're incredible athletes," remarked Cue. "What they can do, very few other athletes can do ... you have those incredible brands ...Keep reading

The Racing Bulls F1 squad will contest this weekend's United States Grand Prix with a one-off tortoise livery.
At the Anglo-Italian team, Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson will run a VCARB 02 car dressed in a pearlescent black and brown tortoise shell pattern with gold detailing, complementing its usual white livery.
The livery is a nod to sponsor Cash App and its tortoise prepaid Visa debit ...Keep reading

The Racing Bulls F1 squad will contest this weekend's United States Grand Prix with a one-off tortoise livery.
At the Anglo-Italian team, Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson will run a VCARB 02 car dressed in a pearlescent black and brown tortoise shell pattern with gold detailing, complementing its usual white livery.
The livery is a nod to sponsor Cash App and its tortoise prepaid Visa debit ...Keep reading

This week we have the latest in our series of Formula 1 team principal interviews as we sit down with Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley.
He has been in F1 since 1991 and contributed to eight world constructors’ championships and 153 grands prix victories in various roles with Benetton, Renault and Red Bull, where he won six of those titles.
He started life as team principal with Sauber in ...Keep reading

Zak Brown has rubbished IndyCar champion Alex Palou’s claim that he did not have a say in Oscar Piastri joining McLaren for the 2023 Formula 1 season.
During proceedings in the UK High Court, Palou alleged that Brown told him that then-McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl singlehandedly signed 2021 F2 champion Piastri to replace Daniel Ricciardo three years ago.
The remark was seen by ...Keep reading

When Lewis Hamilton announced his bombshell news to move to Ferrari for 2025, Mercedes eventually turned to its own ranks by effectively handing George Russell the role of leading the team forward, while the squad accelerated its programme around junior phenom Andrea Kimi Antonelli to prepare the Italian teenager for an earlier than planned F1 debut.
In their first year together, it has been ...Keep reading

When Lewis Hamilton announced his bombshell move to Ferrari for 2025, Mercedes eventually turned to its own ranks by effectively handing George Russell the role of leading the team forward, while the squad accelerated its programme around junior phenom Andrea Kimi Antonelli to prepare the Italian teenager for an earlier than planned F1 debut.
In their first year together, it has been difficult ...Keep reading