Ian Parkes

England

Freelance F1 Feature Writer at The New York Times

F1 Lead Editor at RacingNews365.com

Freelance F1 feature writer for @nytimes; F1 Lead Editor Racing News 365; @GoodwoodRRC columnist

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Articles

Liam Lawson urges major Racing Bulls risk: 'We're not brave enough'

6 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Liam Lawson believes his Racing Bulls team have not "been brave enough" to try and use Pirelli's C5 tyre in qualifying after the mixed roll-out of the C6. For Imola, Pirelli introduced a sixth dry-weather compound to its line-up, with the new C6 being the softest available, and would normally be used throughout qualifying.
Liam Lawson rejects major Christian Horner-Helmut Marko claim

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Liam Lawson has rejected the claims of Red Bull bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko that sending him back to Racing Bulls was to rebuild his confidence. Lawson started the 2025 season at Red Bull, but after struggling in Australia and following a dismal weekend in China, he was demoted back to Racing Bulls, swapping places with Yuki Tsunoda.
Exclusive: McLaren hand F1 debut to Brad Pitt

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Ian Parkes

McLaren has handed Brad Pitt a dream drive in one of its Formula 1 cars, RacingNews365 can reveal. Pitt is the star of the F1 movie, which premiered in New York on Monday, the culmination of a three-year project overseen by director Joseph Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton also worked as a producer and advisor.
Mick Schumacher makes 'toolbox' claim to Cadillac in bid for F1 comeback

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Ian Parkes

Mick Schumacher feels his past few years away from F1 grand prix racing have developed his "toolbox" that now makes him the ideal candidate for a return with newcomer Cadillac. Schumacher spent two predominantly unhappy years on the grid with backmarker Haas in 2021 and 2022 before being dropped by the US-based team.
George Russell questions Mercedes aspirations despite Max Verstappen threat

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Ian Parkes

George Russell has questioned why Mercedes would want to alter its driver line-up next season, despite the continual threat of Max Verstappen lurking in the background. Four-time F1 champion Verstappen has been consistently linked with a move to Mercedes since Lewis Hamilton announced early last year he would be leaving the Brackley-based squad at the end of the season and joining Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton resigned to Ferrari fate as 'a lot of things need to be changed'

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Ian Parkes

Lewis Hamilton has unfortunately realised that he will not be fighting for grand prix victories this season with Ferrari due to the fact that "a lot of things need to be changed". From a bright beginning with a sprint win from pole position in the second race of the year in China, the wheels then very quickly fell off the bandwagon for the seven-time F1 champion and the Scuderia.
Max Verstappen makes simple Red Bull demand to combat 'quite extraordinary' McLaren

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Ian Parkes

Max Verstappen fears "a lot needs to happen" if he is to become an F1 title contender this season despite his solid performance over the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Red Bull driver Verstappen started and finished second behind Mercedes' George Russell at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to close the gap on the championship leader, Oscar Piastri, to 43 points after the Australian finished fourth.
F1 champion changes mind on title favourite after 'watershed moment'

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Ian Parkes

Oscar Piastri has been handed the tag of drivers' title favourite this year after what has been described as "a watershed moment" that unfolded during Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. For a short period at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, it appeared as if Lando Norris would snatch fourth place from McLaren team-mate Piastri late on, and narrow the gap in the standings between them to eight points.
Lando Norris warned of 'really dark' place it will be 'hard to get out of'

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Ian Parkes

Lando Norris has been warned by F1 champion Nico Rosberg that he faces ending up in a "really dark" place following the litany of errors this season that could cost him the drivers' title. Rosberg, who endured his demons in going up against Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes before finally being crowned champion in 2016, feels McLaren driver Norris may find it difficult to emerge from such a situation given his downward spiral.
FIA explain why Red Bull protest against George Russell was rejected

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Ian Parkes

The FIA has explained its verdict in rejecting Red Bull's protest against Canadian Grand Prix winner George Russell. Just under six hours after Russell took the chequered flag to secure the fourth win of his F1 career, he was finally able to savour his success after being kept on tenterhooks by Red Bull and the stewards at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.