Lewis Hamilton, a driver who has won the Formula 1 championship seven times, said in February that he would join Ferrari in 2025. He decided to leave Mercedes, the team he had previously signed with.…
Sainz and his team have been talking with every Formula 1 team that has an opening for next season. He will be replaced at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton. One option is for Sainz to join…
Sauber upgraded their pitstop equipment this year, but they had problems with the wheel nuts since the first race in Bahrain. This caused issues during pit stops in the first few races. They tried to…
Mercedes, the German carmaker, hasn’t had a good start to the 2024 season. They haven’t been on the podium yet, and they’re in fourth place in the constructors’ championship. They’re just one point ahead of…
Red Bull has been doing well in 2024, but in the Australian Grand Prix last month, they didn’t perform as well as usual. Ferrari seemed to do better. In the Melbourne race, the tires on…
This race was similar to the one in Canada in 2011 because the weather kept changing, which was good for Jenson Button. At the start, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber from Red Bull were in…
The French company, Alpine, is bringing some upgrades to its Formula 1 car for the sprint race in Shanghai. These upgrades aim to make the car perform better after a tough start to the year.…
While teams usually don’t introduce big changes during sprint race weekends because there isn’t much track time, they still look for ways to improve their cars. For this weekend’s race in Shanghai, three teams have…
Rain made the Shanghai track even more slippery during Friday’s sprint qualifying. Max Verstappen, the world champion, slipped off the track twice, and Charles Leclerc tapped the wall with his car’s front wing. Lando Norris…
Verstappen has been doing really well in the 2024 F1 season, getting pole position in every race. In the sprint qualifying session at Shanghai International Circuit, he was doing great until it started raining. This…
During the first practice on Friday morning at the Shanghai International Circuit, a fire broke out on the grass near Turn 7, causing the session to be stopped. The same area caught fire again at…
Sainz did well in qualifying, coming in fifth place, while his teammate Charles Leclerc was in seventh. The Ferraris had a tough time warming up their tires when it started raining at the end of…
Red Bull has already signed Max Verstappen for 2025, and Sergio Perez is doing well this season, so he might keep his seat for next year too. Perez said he expects to know about his…
Formula 1 teams were surprised when they arrived at the Shanghai circuit and found the track surface looking different than expected. Despite extensive preparation using simulators and information from Pirelli and the FIA, they were…
The French driver, Ocon, got a new floor for his car, which was originally meant for Miami. They hurried to make the new floor in time for the Chinese Grand Prix. This new floor has…
Johnny Herbert is known for winning big races like the Le Mans 24 Hours and Formula 1 races. But when asked about his favorite cars from his career, he doesn’t choose the ones he won…
In 1976, Niki Lauda, who won the Formula 1 world championship three times, had a terrible crash during the Nurburgring race. Even though his helmet got torn off during the crash, he survived. His car,…
Lewis Hamilton decided to join Ferrari for the next year, leaving Mercedes to search for a new teammate for George Russell. There are two paths Mercedes could take. One is to find a very experienced…
China last hosted an F1 race in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped it. F1 now goes back to the Shanghai International Circuit after four years away. Teams aren’t sure how the new cars will…
McLaren had a good start to the 2024 season. They were ranked third before the fifth round, even ahead of Mercedes. But they admitted that they still hadn’t fixed a problem with their car’s performance…
After four seasons without reaching the podium and only earning 52 points, Haas saw its team principal Guenther Steiner and technical director Simone Resta leave last winter. Komatsu took over as the new team principal,…
Red Bull Powertrains is teaming up with Ford to create the engine for the current Formula 1 world champions. They’re currently testing their new turbo-hybrid design on their dynos. Red Bull’s progress with the engine…
Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd., the company behind the Mercedes Formula 1 team, shared its financial report for 2023. They made £546.5 million in turnover, which is how much money they brought in from sales and…
Haas was worried they might start this year’s races in a bad position, maybe even at the back. But things are better than expected. Out of the five teams at the back, Haas is in…
Alpine’s drivers, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, haven’t been able to score points yet this season. This is because the team changed the design of their car late, and it hasn’t worked as well as…
Formula 1 is making big plans to cut down on its carbon emissions by the year 2030. They want to reduce 50% of the carbon they release compared to what they were putting out in…
Starting in 2026, Honda is teaming up with Aston Martin for Formula 1, leaving behind its successful partnership with Red Bull. When Honda first said it was leaving F1, Red Bull decided to take control…
Kyle Larson is taking on a new challenge: racing in the Indianapolis 500 next month. He’s testing his skills at the historic oval to prepare for the big event. Larson is aiming to do something…
Formula 1 is returning to Shanghai after not racing there since 2019. This year’s race is unique because it’s the first time the new ground effect cars will be on the track. The current F1…
Ferrari has been doing well and is the closest competitor to Red Bull in Formula 1. Carlos Sainz, besides Max Verstappen, is the only driver who won a race this year, which was the Australian…
After thinking about what he wants for the future, Alonso signed a contract with Aston Martin. He’ll be driving for them in Formula 1 for at least the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Depending on what…
Max Verstappen showed his strength at the Japanese Grand Prix by winning for the third time in four races this year. Many people believe he’s the favorite to win his fourth world title this season.…
The team based in Silverstone has changed a lot since Stroll took over the old Force India team and turned it into Racing Point, then Aston Martin in 2021. With a lot of money invested,…
McLaren had a big turnaround in 2023 when they improved their car, moving from the middle of the pack to near the front. They did well, getting nine podium finishes starting from the Silverstone race…
62-year-old Italian, Pirro, took part in the Hailwood Trophy race, featuring 250cc and 350cc motorcycles, and Formula 750 bikes. These races were popular until 1983. Pirro rode a Yamaha TZ250, entered by Michael Russell, and…
Formula 1 car manufacturers are working hard to create new turbo hybrid engines for the future. These engines will split power equally between the regular engine and a battery. This new setup is causing some…
On Thursday, it was announced that Fernando Alonso will continue to race for Aston Martin until at least 2026. This decision comes as Honda joins the team as its works power unit partner. Alonso and…
David Sanchez, formerly Ferrari’s chief of vehicle concept, joined McLaren in March 2023. After completing his gardening leave in January, he returned to McLaren. Sanchez was supposed to be one of three technical directors, responsible…
In early April, Liberty, the company that owns Formula 1 since 2017, announced that it bought 86% of Dorna Sports and MotoGP for €4.2 billion. Carlos Ezpeleta, who leads MotoGP Dorna, said they might have…
Last year, Yoshihisa Ueno, the president of Super Formula promoter JRP, and the Suzuka race organizers talked about bringing Japan’s top domestic single-seater series to the event. For the F1 support event to possibly move…
Andretti Racing’s F1 project faced a setback last October when F1 did not approve its bid in January, putting the project on hold. However, the team remains hopeful of joining the grid in 2026 if…
During the ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway, NASCAR driver Joey Gase threw his rear bumper at another driver, Dawson Cram. Cram caused Gase to crash during the Xfinity Series race, and Gase wanted to show…
Esteban Ocon and his teammate Pierre Gasly faced challenges in their recent race due to damage from an early collision. This damage affected their car’s downforce, making it harder to perform well. Ocon believes this…
Between 1981 and 1985, Toleman went from being not very good in Formula One racing to being a strong competitor. During these five years, many famous drivers got their start with Toleman, including Ayrton Senna…
Alonso is thinking about whether he wants to continue racing in Formula 1 after his contract ends this year. He prefers staying with Aston Martin, but there are rumors about him joining Red Bull or…
During the Japanese Grand Prix, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, driving for Mercedes, had a tough time. They finished seventh and ninth, which was a step back from their qualifying positions. The team faced challenges…
A Brazilian television interview captured Fernando Alonso’s joy after an impressive race at Donington in 1993. He described it as a race from the heart, where he had to balance pushing hard and being smart.…
Fernando Alonso, a well-known figure in Formula 1, has made a new long-term deal with Aston Martin. He’s committed to driving their F1 cars for at least two more years. But that’s not all. He’s…
During the race, Gasly and Ocon touched each other after the early red flag. Gasly’s car lost some downforce, making it harder to race. He said it felt like the car lost around 33 points…
Mercedes is finding it tough with their latest car, the W15. It’s not performing as well as they hoped, even though it has more downforce. They think the problem might be with the car itself,…