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1 week ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh |Samuel Coop
Martin Brundle has dismissed the suggestion Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is part of a wider problem at the Italian team and could soon be out of his job. The former F1 driver-turned-pundit included the Frenchman in what he called a "tremendous trio" alongside Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at Maranello. After narrowly missing out on a constructors' championship last year, Ferrari entered the new season with high expectations.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingnews365.com | Samuel Coop
George Russell has warned F1 that the championship's current boom could quickly come crashing to the ground, like a Jenga tower. The 27-year-old is one of the more outspoken drivers in the F1 paddock, something that complements his role as a Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) director. In the position since 2021, the three-time grand prix winner has overseen a period of relative tension between F1 and its governing body, the FIA.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingnews365.com | Samuel Coop
Lando Norris has explained how taking a break from social media helped him overcome his difficulties in F1 qualifying this season, arguing it is a "waste" of his life. After taking pole for the season-opening round in Australia, the McLaren driver had struggled over one lap. This included being off the pace of Oscar Piastri and multiple high-profile mistakes or crashes in Q3.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingnews365.com | Samuel Coop
Haas will race with a special livery at the Canadian Grand Prix to commemorate its 200th weekend competing in F1. The American team will showcase a partial return of its original look from 2015, it's first season in the championship. In addition to its traditional black and red, grey will adorn the VF-25 - instead of the usual white - that Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon will drive at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The new Haas livery can be seen below. More to follow...
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2 weeks ago | 
racingnews365.com | Samuel Coop
Toto Wolff has shared his thoughts on the ascension of two rival F1 bosses, Andy Cowell and James Vowles, both of whom worked under him at Mercedes before becoming team principals. Cowell heads up Aston Martin, also as CEO, after taking over duties from Mike Krack during the F1 off-season, whilst Vowles has been at the helm at Williams since the start of 2023, upon leaving Mercedes as motorsport strategy director.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingnews365.com | Samuel Coop
Alex Palou has dismissed the suggestion he should make the switch to F1, arguing he does not see the virtue in fighting in the midfield, which he believes would be a "waste" of his time. The three-time IndyCar champion also does not feel the timing is "right" for him to return to Europe, instead preferring to race state-side where he can compete for titles.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingnews365.com | Samuel Coop
1979 F1 drivers' champion Jody Scheckter has revealed he is currently unable to drive in Italy, after his driver's licence expired. The 75-year-old relocated to the south European nation from the United Kingdom last year, and to renew his licence he must take a test. Explaining in a recent interview with Corriere della Sera that his Italian is not up to the standard required to pass the exam, the South African has hired a lawyer and reached out to Ferrari to help resolve the situation.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingnews365.com | Samuel Coop
Red Bull will temporarily promote either Isack Hadjar of Liam Lawson in the event Max Verstappen is handed a one-round suspension from the F1 season. The Milton Keynes squad also confirmed to RacingNews365 that current reserve driver Ayumu Iwasa will deputise for at Racing Bulls in that scenario. Arvid Lindblad, who may still be granted an FIA super licence exemption, would therefore not make his F1 debut even if he is given special dispensation by the motorsport governing body.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingnews365.com | Samuel Coop |Ian Parkes
Carlos Sainz has become the first F1 driver to get a taste of the new Spanish Grand Prix circuit, in Madrid. As part of the MADRING Roadshow, the four-time grand prix winner took a Williams FW45 for a spin on a kilometre of the newly-formed Madring Circuit. "It’s a dream come true for me to be back in Madrid, driving the FW45 around the streets I grew up in," said Sainz. "I’ll never forget driving this car in front of a crowd of 80,000 people from all over the world.
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2 weeks ago | 
racingnews365.com | Samuel Coop
Adrian Newey has revealed how he came to his decision to remain in F1 after opting to leave Red Bull after almost two decades last year. The Briton ultimately joined Aston Martin, where he has been working on the Silverstone squad's 2026 car, for the dawn of a new regulatory era in F1. Having recently attended the Monaco Grand Prix, his first race trackside with the team, Newey explained the different options available to him last summer.
