Explained: How tech chief’s shock exit could break Red Bull and force Verstappen out
Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari switch was the bombshell driver move of a generation. Adrian Newey’s decision to leave Red Bull Racing is in the same league of significance. The reason for that is clear: wherever he goes, he wins. Every practice,…
Alonso explains mid-race soft tyre strategy in F1 Chinese GP
The Aston Martin driver started the Chinese GP with just one set of fresh hards and two sets of fresh mediums, so when he started the race on mediums and switched to his sole hards after 11 laps, he was…
Aston Martin ‘not convinced’ Alonso would definitely want to stay in F1
The Silverstone-based squad last week announced a new long-term deal with Alonso that will carry their partnership into the new rules era in F1 from 2026. But despite the contract talks being straightforward between both parties once they began, team…
Honda reveal extremely ambitious F1 2026 target which will delight Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso has chosen to extend his Aston Martin stay through until at least 2026, at which point Honda has grand plans for where they want to go with the Silverstone-based squad. Alonso had been regarded as a key player…
Fernando Alonso advocating for extreme change to F1 race weekend format
As some drivers raise concerns over the lack of practice time at the returning Chinese Grand Prix, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso apparently would like to scrap free practice altogether from a Formula 1 race weekend. Formula 1 is readying to…
From passing of torch to Ricciardo’s sliding doors moment – what’s changed since the last F1 China event
Empires take years to build in Formula 1, but they can come crashing down in an instant. Much has changed in the F1 landscape in the half-decade since the last Chinese Grand Prix, and when the sport touches down in…
F1 news: Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso ‘told no’ as Red Bull theory quashed
Red Bull rejected approaches from Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso before the World Champions committed their F1 futures to Ferrari and Aston Martin respectively. That is the astonishing claim made by respected F1 reporter Mark Hughes, who has quashed a…