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3 weeks ago | 
thesportsrush.com | Nischay Rathore |Vidit Dhawan
The Red Bull second seat musical chairs seems to have become an unending saga. With the announcement of Liam Lawson’s promotion over Yuki Tsunoda, the team made an unpopular decision. Red Bull, however, was yet to face the brunt of the experts’ and fans’ ire as they announced the swap between the two drivers after just two race weekends. Just when the team was preparing to lay the groundwork for Tsunoda’s debut at his home race, team advisor Helmut Marko dropped another bombshell.
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1 month ago | 
thesportsrush.com | Anirban Aly Mandal |Nischay Rathore
Out of the 34 drivers who have won the coveted F1 title in the 75 years of the sport, the likes of Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher are often quoted as the greatest drivers to have ever graced the storied rostrum of the sport. Statistically, however, Schumacher stands above the late-great Brazilian with seven titles to his name as compared to Senna’s three.
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1 month ago | 
thesportsrush.com | Anirban Aly Mandal |Nischay Rathore
With season seven of Netflix’s critically acclaimed docuseries on the sport ‘Drive to Survive’ set to premiere later this week, clips from the show have been doing the rounds of social media. One such clip shows Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, reacting to the news of Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari. After 12 years with the Silver Arrows, Hamilton decided to jump ship to the Maranello-based team from 2025 onwards.
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1 month ago | 
thesportsrush.com | Anirban Aly Mandal |Nischay Rathore
In recent years, Carlos Sainz has developed into a consistently dependable driver. His stints with McLaren and Ferrari have propelled him to a status where he is regarded as one of the best. But there was a time in the four-time Grand Prix winner’s junior career when Red Bull gave him a strict ultimatum. In a feature with Rolling Stone, the former Red Bull junior driver recollected a conversation with the team when he was competing in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 series season.
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2 months ago | 
thesportsrush.com | Nischay Rathore |Vidit Dhawan
Formula 1 recently marked its 75th anniversary with a grand event called F1 75. The event showcased each team’s 2025 livery launch along with musical performances by the likes of Tems and Brian Tyler. Needless to say, the O2 Arena was the center of media’s attention. F1 teams made the most of this opportunity to market their road cars. In what appeared to be a gesture towards sustainability, the drivers carpooled to the venue.
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2 months ago | 
thesportsrush.com | Nischay Rathore |Vidit Dhawan
The thrilling battle between Gabriel Bortoleto and Isack Hadjar was undoubtedly the highlight of the 2024 F2 season. The championship fight went right down to the wire as Bortoleto clinched the trophy in the final race of the season. Hadjar, despite losing out to the Brazilian, landed a seat in F1 at Red Bull’s sister team Racing Bulls. The French-Algerian talent earned the seat through his talent. However, he is dealing with imposter syndrome ahead of the start of his rookie season.
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2 months ago | 
thesportsrush.com | Nischay Rathore |Vidit Dhawan
McLaren’s rise to the top may have looked sudden but in reality, it took nine long years. Coincidentally, that is also the number of years Zak Brown has spent with the team as its CEO. The McLaren boss looked back at his journey of turning the side into a championship-winning one. While at it, he also recalled how he did it. Brown was recently a part of the Autosport Business Exchange where F1 journalist Rebecca Clancy interviewed him.
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2 months ago | 
thesportsrush.com | Nischay Rathore |Vidit Dhawan
Ferrari’s three-day campaign to test their previous cars has begun in Barcelona. One of the biggest reasons behind it is to give Lewis Hamilton enough miles to familiarize himself with Ferrari’s different fixtures on the car. There is, however, one thing they can rest easy over. That is their Brembo braking system, which Hamilton is reportedly happy with. Used to drive Mercedes cars with Carbon Industries discs, the switch could have been a tough one to adjust to.
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2 months ago | 
thesportsrush.com | Vidit Dhawan |Nischay Rathore
Being the founder of a feeder series racing team that produced talents like Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, Frits van Amersfoort knows a thing or two about drivers’ emotional needs. Having worked closely with the Monegasque, he finds Ferrari to be lacking in building the team around him. Things, however, might turn out differently for the newly-hired Lewis Hamilton. Van Amersfoort believes Hamilton is an emotional driver who requires his team to be on a similar wavelength.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
thesportsrush.com | Nischay Rathore |Aishwary Gaonkar
After securing his fourth championship in 2024, Max Verstappen registered his name in an elite list of drivers, which includes Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel. The Dutchman now has only three more drivers remaining to surpass in terms of number of titles. Regardless, Mario Andretti is of the opinion that Verstappen has already reached that level of greatness. Andretti feels that the Red Bull driver is already on the same pedestal as Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher, and Lewis Hamilton.
