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Red Bull's Isack Hadjar (wrist) to miss Italian GP
Red Bull Racing driver Isack Hadjar will miss his second straight Formula 1 race as he continues to recover from a wrist injury.,The team confirmed Wednesday that Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson will again take the wheel at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend in Monza alongside teammate Max Verstappen.,Ha...
World champ Lando Norris re-signs with McLaren through 2030
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has extended his contract with McLaren through at least 2030.,The deal announced Saturday includes a multi-year option to commit beyond that date for the 26-year-old British driver.,Norris has registered 13 wins, 18 pole positions and 48 podium finishes...
Alpine F1 team extend Franco Colapinto through 2027 season
Franco Colapinto will remain with Alpine's Formula 1 team next season, continuing to partner with Pierre Gasly.,A 23-year-old from Argentina, Colapinto served as a reserve driver for the team in 2025 before replacing Jack Doohan at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on May 18 in Italy. He wound up drivin...
Toto Wolff: Mercedes 'haven't got the money' for upgrade packages
Although Mercedes sits atop the F1 team standings, and has the top two drivers in the individual standings, team principal Toto Wolff is speaking out about funding disparities relative to the team's top competitors.,After a second-place finish in the 2025 team standings, Mercedes' driver pairing of ...
Max Verstappen signs Red Bull extension through 2030
Four-time world champion Max Verstappen signed a contract extension Thursday with Red Bull Racing through 2030, ending speculation about his Formula 1 future.,The 28-year-old driver had been under contract through the end of 2028 in a deal that included performance-based exit clauses, which spawned ...
Alex Albon signs extension with Williams through 2027
Alex Albon will remain at Williams through the 2027 season after signing a one-year contract extension, the British team announced Tuesday.,Albon has amassed a team-record 100 race starts since he joined Williams in 2022. The 30-year-old is the longest-serving driver in its history.,The announcement...
Cadillac's new F1 team switches team principals midseason
Cadillac changed lanes midway through its debut Formula 1 season on Wednesday, hiring Marcin Budkowski to replace Graeme Lowdon as team principal.,Budkowski, 49, previously served as executive director of the Alpine F1 team and has held senior roles with the FIA, McLaren, Ferrari and Prost dating ba...
Report: Max Verstappen discussing F1 future with Red Bull
Max Verstappen is expected to engage in conversations with Red Bull officials about his future with the Formula One team later this week at the site of the Austrian Grand Prix.,RacingNews365 reported Wednesday that Verstappen -- only 28 and a four-time season champion -- potentially could invoke an ...
Lewis Hamilton wins in Barcelona for first victory with Ferrari
Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton won his first race as part of the legendary Ferrari team, capturing victory at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix in Spain on Sunday.,The triumph came in his 31st race with Ferrari in a year of resurgence for Hamilton. The 41-year-old is in second place...
Kimi Antonelli cashes in 5th straight victory at Monaco
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli won from the pole at a chaotic Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday to claim his fifth consecutive Formula 1 victory.,Antonelli survived a red flag in the closing stages and held off Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton to win by 6.271 seconds. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was third and McLaren's Osc...
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur hospitalized in Monaco
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur was hospitalized ahead of Saturday's qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix.,Vasseur, 58, was on hand Friday when Ferrari's two entries topped the practice sessions for the Formula 1 race.,Ferrari confirmed that Vasseur would miss Saturday's critical qualifying day f...
Carlos Sainz says 'priority' is to stay with Williams long-term
Carlos Sainz acknowledged that he needs to make a decision about his Formula 1 future this year, but said that his priority is to continue the "project" of helping Williams move up the grid.,Sainz joined Williams for the 2025 season on a multi-year contract. The exact terms were not revealed, but th...
Las Vegas signs 10-year extension for Formula 1 race
Formula 1 announced a 10-year extension Thursday to keep a race in Las Vegas through 2037.,F1 came to the agreement with Las Vegas Grand Prix Inc., officials in Clark County and the city's tourism agency, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.,The Las Vegas Grand Prix debuted in November 2...
Valtteri Bottas slams F1 axe rumors as 'complete bull----'
Valtteri Bottas slammed reports that his Formula 1 seat with Cadillac is in jeopardy, suggesting the rumors that surfaced after the Canadian Grand Prix were for "headlines" and "clicks.","That's my theory," Bottas told reporters ahead of this week's Monaco Grand Prix. "It's not the first time I've f...
Kimi Antonelli wins fourth straight race at Canadian Grand Prix
Kimi Antonelli recorded his fourth consecutive victory Sunday by taking first in the Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.,Antonelli, 19, and Mercedes teammate George Russell were wheel to wheel much of the afternoon, trading leads multiple times on Lap 13, before a power unit...
George Russell tops Lando Norris in dramatic Canada Sprint
In dramatic fashion, George Russell fended off Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli to capture the top spot in the Canadian Sprint on Saturday in Montreal.,Russell defeated McLaren driver Norris by a mere 1.272 seconds. However, the headline was his battle with Mercedes teammate Antonelli.,In Lap 6, the ...
Former F1 driver, Paralympics star Alex Zanardi dies at 59
Alex Zanardi, a Formula 1 driver who became a Paralympic gold medalist after losing his legs in a crash, has died at 59.,The inspirational Italian passed away on Friday night surrounded by loved ones, according to a statement from his family shared with the BBC.,"It is with deep sorrow that the fami...
George Russell not focused on title fight with Kimi Antonelli yet
George Russell said he is treating his battle for the Formula 1 world championship with Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli like a marathon.,As the schedule resumes with Sunday's Miami Grand Prix, Italy's Antonelli holds a nine-point lead over England's Russell with Monaco's Charles Leclerc of Ferrari ...
Fernando Alonso unsure of F1 future, but won't stop racing
In the midst of a disappointing season as an Aston Martin driver, Fernando Alonso isn't in a hurry to make a decision on his Formula 1 future.,The two-time F1 series champion (2005-06), racing in his 23rd season at the top level of competition, remains up in the air about the future of his Aston Mar...
F1 returning to Turkey in 2027
The Turkish Grand Prix will return to the Formula One schedule in 2027.,F1 announced that the Istanbul Park course will host the even through the 2031 season under an agreement with the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Turkey.,The most recent Turkish Grand Prix was held in 2021. The previous year, Le...