Michelle Foster

2 days ago | planetf1.com | Michelle Foster

Carlos Alcaraz has no doubt about who he’d have on his side of the court if he had to play a double tennis match with a Formula 1 driver; Fernando Alonso. Cementing his position as Spain’s newest tennis star, Alcaraz has won three of the sport’s four Grand Slams and recorded his most recent success at the French Open. A doubles partnership that would be a smash…He survived three championship points to beat world Number 1 Jannik Sinner in an epic five-set encounter.

2 days ago | planetf1.com | Michelle Foster

McLaren is racing towards the Constructors’ title and a potential 1-2 in the Drivers’, but Sebastian Vettel says it’s “not real dominance” given Red Bull’s form, even today. Heading into the final season of F1’s current ground-effect regulatory era, McLaren’s MCL39 is the car to beat with the team claiming seven of 10 Grand Prix victories. Can Max Verstappen win a fifth World title?

2 days ago | planetf1.com | Michelle Foster

Former F1 hopeful Davide Valsecchi has called out Red Bull’s handling of their F1 prospects after Mercedes’ junior Kimi Antonelli clinched a debut podium at the Canadian Grand Prix. After putting in over 9,000 kilometres of TPC running [Testing Previous Car] last year, Antonelli was parachuted straight into a Mercedes Formula 1 race seat as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement for F1 2025.

2 days ago | planetf1.com | Michelle Foster

Although Helmut Marko has all but ruled out signing Nico Hulkenberg, Ralf Schumacher would like to see it happen as he believes the German could play a “good role” alongside Max Verstappen. Hulkenberg arrived in Formula 1 in 2010 as a promising young talent having won several titles in the junior formula, including the 2009 GP2 Series where he beat several of his future F1 rivals, including Sergio Perez. Nico Hulkenberg to Red Bull?

3 days ago | planetf1.com | Michelle Foster

Juan Pablo Montoya has warned Toto Wolff that he needs to sign George Russell before Red Bull “come with a lot of money” to secure their future, just in case Max Verstappen leaves the team. Although he reckons Russell has been in a “bad mood” his entire F1 career, the former F1 driver has billed the Briton as the “most desired person” on the F1 grid without a contract.