Max Taylor

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Max Taylor

LONDON — British counterterrorism officers on Tuesday were investigating fires on two properties linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer as police arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of arson with "intent to endanger life."Emergency services were called to small fires outside the two properties in North London on Sunday and Monday. British media reported that one of the addresses is Starmer’s private home, while the other was previously owned by him.

3 weeks ago | motorsportweek.com | Max Taylor

Alpine tried to “bully” Oscar Piastri into driving for the team in 2023 prior to losing out on his services to McLaren in Formula 1, according to CEO Zak Brown. Brown described how Alpine’s infamous press release naming Piastri as Fernando Alonso’s replacement was issued without even speaking to the driver, branding the move a pressure tactic. “They did not even ask him,” Brown told Mail Sport. “They put the statement out as if it was a done deal.

3 weeks ago | motorsportweek.com | Max Taylor

General Motors President Mark Reuss has insisted that Cadillac’s entry into Formula 1 won’t be derailed by the United States’ latest wave of trade tariffs. Reuss confirmed that while GM’s broader operations are braced for a heavy financial impact due to President Donald Trump’s 10 per cent blanket tariff on imports, the Cadillac F1 venture remains insulated. “These are long-term footprints that we have that are very old in some cases, that have been there a long time,” he said.

3 weeks ago | motorsportweek.com | Max Taylor

Kevin Magnussen has opened up on the intense pressure he was placed under during his rookie Formula 1 season with McLaren in 2014, revealing that he was expected to match the qualifying performance of Lewis Hamilton or face losing his seat. Promoted to a full-time seat alongside Jenson Button, Magnussen made a dream debut in Australia with a podium finish in second place. But as the season unfolded, that opening result would prove to be the high watermark of his time with the team.

3 weeks ago | motorsportweek.com | Max Taylor

Fernando Alonso has paid an emotional tribute to his long-serving physiotherapist Fabrizio Borra, who has died at the age of 64 after a year-long battle with cancer. Borra passed away on Sunday morning in the Italian city of Forlì, according to a report from Corriere della Sera. A familiar face in the Formula 1 paddock, he had worked alongside Alonso throughout his entire career – from his debut at Minardi in 2001 until his stint at Aston Martin.