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3 days ago | grandprix247.com | Paul Velasco

Juan Pablo Montoya cast doubt on Liam Lawson’s Racing Bulls future, predicting the Kiwi’s seat may soon be under threat if his results don’t improve ASAP. Lawson, still point-less in the 2025 Formula 1 season, has fallen behind teammate and less experienced fellow rookie Isack Hadjar, who has already scored five points, and now faces renewed scrutiny over his Red Bull-backed place on the grid.

3 days ago | grandprix247.com | Paul Velasco

Fernando Alonso’s great friend and trusted physiotherapist/ fitness coach since the early days of his Formula 1 career –  Fabrizio Borra – has died at the age of 64. Sports and motorsports veteran Borra passed away on Sunday in his hometown of Forlì, Italy, following a serious illness. “I’ll miss you, Fabri. Every single day. Thank you for teaching me so much and making me a better person and athlete. My whole career with you has been the biggest luck I could have.

4 days ago | grandprix247.com | Paul Velasco

Formula 1 World Championship-winning team boss Zak Brown, well aware of the strains a 24-race season places on his McLaren team and their nine rivals, has come up with a sensible ‘calendar‘ solution for the sport. While Formula 1 is booming, demand from aspiring Grand Prix hosts is massive, hence the 24 races that make up the 2025 World Championship. As was the case last year. But McLaren Racing CEO Brown suggests not milking the situation, but rather downsizing to a 20-race season with variables.

4 days ago | grandprix247.com | Paul Velasco

Lando Norris’s racecraft in wheel-to-wheel combat has once again come under scrutiny, with pundits—including our team here at GRANDPRIX247 and 2 Soft Compounds host Rick Houghton—wondering if the McLaren driver is lacking in some of the basics of overtaking in the heat of battle.

4 days ago | grandprix247.com | Paul Velasco

Several reputable Formula 1 news outlets are reporting that Sergio Perez is in talks for a seat with the Alpine F1 Team in 2026 – and perhaps even sooner, as the team trials young drivers. With Flavio Briatore running the show at Alpine, even before he replaced Ollie Oakes as Team Principal last week, Pierre Gasly seems untouchable and remains all they have in terms of an experienced driver who can deliver results. The Jack Doohan experiment failed.