Formula 1 News

Forget everything you’ve seen on social media, or what you’ve read about the new Formula 1 movie - you should absolutely go and see it. If not only to form your own opinions on F1 and see the latest attempt to bring the series into Hollywood.
The sport’s owners are desperate to crack the US audience and capitalise on the post Drive to Survive lull, so taking it to the big screen – with ...Keep reading

As someone who has watched Formula 1 since I was young, I went into a screening of F1: The Movie being told time and again that the film was not for me.
It has been made, at great expense, to showcase the championship to a potential new audience, specifically in the United States, with the hope of bringing in a swathe of fans in much the same way the Netflix phenomenon Drive to Survive has done ...Keep reading

As someone who has watched Formula 1 since I was young, I went into a screening of F1: The Movie being told time and again that the film was not for me.
It has been made, at great expense, to showcase the championship to a potential new audience, specifically in the United States, with the hope of bringing in a swathe of fans in much the same way the Netflix phenomenon Drive to Survive has done ...Keep reading

Can I get your five-word movie review? 
Ben Hunt: Good for non-F1 fans.
Mark Mann-Bryans: Not good for anyone watching.
What were your thoughts on the racing scenes?
BH: A lot has been made of the technology. The director used similar techniques to what they used in Top Gun, but they’ve gone even further with this. We've heard about camera mounting points and techniques that could ...Keep reading

"They are faster, so I’m not even thinking about that," said Max Verstappen during media day in Montreal when asked whether victory was on the cards. By "they," the reigning world champion was referring to McLaren as, like many, the Dutchman was predicting another win from the papaya-coloured team and thought he would be left scrapping for the final podium place against Mercedes.
In practice ...Keep reading

Frederic Vasseur has said Ferrari must take inspiration from Mercedes and step up its race weekend execution to compete for Formula 1 wins. 
A quick look at the results shows Ferrari was a distant fourth-quickest team in Canada, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in no man's land as they respectively finished fifth and sixth.
But the real story of the Scuderia's weekend was one of ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced it has signed a new contract with the promoters of its Canadian Grand Prix, keeping the Montreal race on the calendar until 2035.
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve event's previous contract ran until 2031, but following discussions that deal has now been extended by another six years. The renewal also includes an extension to Bell Media’s media rights deal.
“As ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced it has signed a new contract with the promoters of its Canadian Grand Prix, keeping the Montreal race on the calendar until 2035.
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve event's previous contract ran until 2031, but following discussions that deal has now been extended by another six years. The renewal also includes an extension to Bell Media’s media rights deal.
“As ...Keep reading

Thailand has moved another step closer to bringing a Formula 1 grand prix to the streets of Bangkok after its cabinet approved a bid during a meeting on Tuesday.
The plan would see F1 welcome Thailand onto its calendar from 2028 on an initial five-year contract, with $1.2billion now agreed to be set aside for the bid.
The news was announced during a press conference in which tourism minister ...Keep reading

Thailand has moved another step closer to bringing a Formula 1 grand prix to the streets of Bangkok after its cabinet approved a bid during a meeting on Tuesday.
The plan would see F1 welcome Thailand onto its calendar from 2028 on an initial five-year contract, with $1.2billion now agreed to be set aside for the bid.
The news was announced during a press conference in which tourism minister ...Keep reading