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F1, Belgian Grand Prix reach contract extension
Formula 1 and the Belgian Grand Prix are in agreement with a new deal that will keep the race on the schedule on a rotating basis through 2031.,The multi-year extension will see the F1 drivers flock to the legendary Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in 2026, 2027, 2029 and 2031. F1 did not announce which...
Red Bull options 'remain open' for Carlos Sainz
Despite rejecting Carlos Sainz in favor of promoting Liam Lawson for the 2025 season, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is not ruling out potentially signing the former Ferrari driver down the road.,Sainz, 30, had been rumored to partner with Max Verstappen at Red Bull before eventually signing wi...
RB to pair Isack Hadjar with Yuki Tsunoda in 2025
French-Algerian driver Isack Hadjar, the 2024 Formula 2 runner-up, will race for the RB F1 team in 2025.,The 20-year-old Hadjar will partner with Yuki Tsnoda on Red Bull's junior team, replacing Liam Lawson.,Lawson is replacing Sergio Perez in the senior Red Bull team alongside four-time world champ...
Valterri Bottas goes back to Mercedes as reserve driver
Valtteri Bottas is rejoining Mercedes as a reserve driver in the 2025 Formula One season.,Bottas won 10 races with Mercedes as a teammate of Lewis Hamilton from 2017-21. In 2022, he joined Alfa Romeo -- which became the Sauber team -- when Mercedes passed him over in favor of George Russell.,The 35-...
Sergio Perez departs Red Bull; Liam Lawson set to take seat
Sergio Perez and Red Bull Racing reached an agreement to part ways, marking an end to a tumultuous period for the Mexican driver and the F1 team.,The move comes after Red Bull finished third in the 2024 constructors' championship as Perez struggled in his worst campaign since joining the team.,Red B...
Lewis Hamilton: Final season with Mercedes has been 'emotional' struggle
Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton revealed that his final year with Mercedes has been "emotional" after he announced last winter that he was leaving the team to join Ferrari in 2025.,At a news conference ahead of Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton said he didn't fully g...
Chinese GP remains on F1 calendar through at least 2030
The Chinese Grand Prix has secured its place on the Formula 1 calendar through at least 2030.,F1 announced a new five-year deal on Friday ahead of Sunday's season finale in Abu Dhabi.,The Chinese GP debuted at the 5.45-kilometer Shanghai International Circuit in 2004.,It remained on the calendar thr...
George Russell says Max Verstappen made threats at Qatar
Tensions between Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen and fellow driver George Russell are heating up ahead of Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.,Addressing ESPN and a few other media outlets Thursday, Russell alleged that Verstappen threatened to "purposefully go out of his way to crash into...
F1 to end Dutch GP at Zandvoort after 2026
The Dutch Grand Prix will no longer be part of the Formula 1 calendar after 2026.,F1 announced a one-year extension for the event at Circuit Zandvoort on Wednesday but confirmed that the 2026 race will be the last in the Netherlands.,The Dutch GP, originally held from 1950 to 1985, returned to the F...
Report: Sergio Perez leaving Red Bull after this season
Veteran driver Sergio Perez is leaving Red Bull Racing after this season, ESPN reported Monday.,Perez, 34, sits in eighth place in the Formula 1 drivers standings with one race remaining.,The 2024 F1 calendar concludes on Sunday with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.,Perez has zero wins this season and all ...
Andretti: GM deal with Ferrari for power units ‘the objective’
General Motors is coming to the Formula 1 grid in 2026 with a team branded GM/Cadillac, but that doesn't mean the cars will be all-American.,Mario Andretti, who was named to the team's board of directors, said the GM/Cadillac team is hopeful for a deal with Ferrari for their power units.,"That's wha...
GM/Cadillac to join F1 grid as 11th team in 2026
General Motors is officially coming to Formula 1, which announced Monday that it "reached an agreement on principle" to bring the American manufacturer on in 2026.,The F1 grid will expand to 11 teams that year. It had been 10 teams since 2017.,F1 previously rejected a bid by Andretti Global to partn...
Max Verstappen chasing fourth straight F1 title in Vegas
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen enters Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix on the verge of clinching his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship.,There are various scenarios that will land Verstappen his fourth title on Saturday night, the most basic of which is him simply finishing ahead of La...
Japan's Yuki Tsunoda 'nearly sent home' at U.S. border
Japanese F1 driver Yuki Tsunoda said he "nearly got sent back home" by U.S. border officials when he arrived for Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix.,The 24-year-old racer for Red Bull-owned RB told reporters Wednesday that he was wearing pajamas when he was pulled aside and questioned for several hours...
Formula 1 to race in Monaco through at least 2031
The Monaco Grand Prix will continue to be contested through at least 2031 after Formula 1 agreed to a six-year extension with the Automobile Club of Monaco on Thursday.,The iconic race around the streets of Monte Carlo will take place from May 23-25, 2025 and will mark the 75th anniversary of the ra...
Sergio Perez: Rejected two other offers to stay at Red Bull
Sergio Perez said he rejected opportunities from two other Formula 1 teams to return to Red Bull for the 2025 season.,Perez signed an extension earlier this year but has come under intense scrutiny while falling to eighth in the drivers' standings. While teammate Max Verstappen is closing in a fourt...
Alpine switching from Renault to Mercedes engines in '26
Alpine will switch to Mercedes engines starting with the 2026 season, the Formula 1 team confirmed Tuesday.,The new deal, which runs through 2030, comes after the Renault-owned team announced in September that it would end its own engine program in 2025.,Mercedes also will supply gearboxes to Alpine...
Sauber signing rookie Bortoleto to replace Valtteri Bottas in 2025
One of the two open seats left in the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship grid is now filled. Sauber announced Wednesday that FIA Formula 2 points leader Gabriel Bortoleto will pair with Nico Hulkenberg for the team next season.,The team confirmed Bortoleto's signing hours after announcing current dri...
Lando Norris: ‘Deep down’ Max Verstappen knows he was in the wrong
Lando Norris believes his rival Max Verstappen, the three-time defending Formula 1 champion, knows he was in the wrong when the pair tussled in the Mexico Grand Prix.,Verstappen received a pair of 10-second penalties for aggressive driving against Norris, his closest chaser in the drivers' standings...
F1 leader Max Verstappen facing Sao Paulo grid penalty
Formula 1 leader Max Verstappen will take a grid penalty at Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix after bringing in another new engine, Red Bull Racing's Helmut Marko confirmed Wednesday with Speedweek.,The three-time defending F1 world champion will introduce a sixth internal combustion engine this season....