Formula 1 News

Dr Helmut Marko is set to receive his full salary for 2026 in a payout from Red Bull as he parts ways with the team at the end of 2025, according to BILD. The sum is thought to be approximately €10million.
The 82-year-old Austrian, who has been with the team since its inception in 2005, decided to step down from his role in the Milton Keynes outfit on Tuesday after being involved in ...Keep reading

Louis Vuitton will become the title partner of the Monaco Grand Prix from 2026, with the event confirmed to be named the Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Grand Prix de Monaco. This sees the luxury brand form a multi-year deal with F1 and the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), replacing last year's title, TAG Heuer.
The ACM has confirmed that Louis Vuitton will make up a large amount of its branding across ...Keep reading

ESPN closed the final season of its coverage of Formula 1 in the United States with an all-time viewership record.
The broadcaster has revealed that it experienced an average of 1.3 million viewers across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC for each race in 2025.
The 2025 season featured a tense intra-team battle between McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. A late surge from Red Bull's Max Verstappen ...Keep reading

Williams Racing team principal James Vowles believes Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon's working relationship was as strong from "minute one" as it was at the end of the season and championed the duo for helping the team move up the grid for next year.
Sainz joined the Grove outfit in 2025 after being replaced at Ferrari by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. In his first season with Williams, the ...Keep reading

Outgoing Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said his “most intimate” relationship with a Formula 1 driver has been with Max Verstappen, whom he believes to be improving even further.
Marko is ending a 25-year stint as Red Bull’s lead talent scout, having headed its young driver programme since 2001. Over that period, he helped promote 18 drivers to the brand’s F1 teams – ...Keep reading

Gabriel Bortoleto and Andrea Kimi Antonelli joked that Max Verstappen is the "dad of the rookies" while reflecting on the four-time champion's support during their rookie Formula 1 seasons.
Both drivers have previously spoken about the support from the Dutchman. Bortoleto and Verstappen have been friends for some time, with them sharing a passion for sim racing and the Red Bull driver often ...Keep reading

With the success of the F1 movie, it is no surprise that a sequel is already being discussed. Director Joseph Kosinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Apple CEO Tim Cook have all confirmed that talks about a sequel have already taken place.
The Brad Pitt-led film reached $631.5million at the global box office and has today been released on Apple TV, allowing subscribers to now watch the movie ...Keep reading

As the F1 movie hits Apple TV on Friday 12 December, allowing subscription holders to watch the blockbuster hit for free for the first time, we are taking a look back at where the Brad Pitt-led film was shot.
F1, which has grossed $631.5million at the global box office, follows nomadic driver Sonny Hayes, portrayed by Pitt, as he returns to Formula 1 to drive for the struggling team APXGP ...Keep reading

A video of Lando Norris revealing that McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown had promised to purchase the Briton his dream car if he won a Formula 1 drivers' championship has resurfaced after his 2025 victory.
Norris secured his first drivers' championship victory in Abu Dhabi after finishing the race at the Yas Marina Circuit in third behind championship rivals Max Verstappen and Oscar ...Keep reading

The governance agreement forms the second part of the Formula 1 Concorde Agreement, sitting alongside the commercial deal that was signed ahead of March's Australian Grand Prix and will cover the period between 2026 to 2030.
Governing body the FIA and FOM jointly announced the agreement in the margins of this week's FIA General Assemblies in the Uzbekistan capital of Tashkent, which includes ...Keep reading