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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff describes Lewis Hamilton's decision to join Ferrari in 2025 as a "surprise" but says it could provide the opportunity to "do something bold".

As the German manufacturer comes to terms with Hamilton’s shock decision to join Ferrari from 2025, it is well aware that the new two-year deal it agreed with the seven-time champion last year had flexibility on both sides to be terminated as early as the end of this season.It is understood that this was a compromise arrangement to give both parties a degree of movement for 2025 in case ...Keep reading

The 2024 Formula 1 season is one of change for Haas amid the departure of team boss Guenther Steiner and its technical director Simone Resta.Dissatisfied with the lack of progress, owner Gene Haas has swung the axe and entrusted new principal Komatsu to undertake a full-scale revision of its technical programme and employ a more engineering-led approach.As Haas revealed renders of Kevin ...Keep reading

Compared to the colour scheme the American team ran on its VF-23 2023 car, the new livery is not a substantial change, with the main area of alteration being the upper nose section.This is now predominantly black compared to being white last year, which makes the VF-24 appear dark from all angles compared to its predecessor.While Haas has only released renders of the VF-24’s livery so far, it ...Keep reading

Herbst, who competes full-time in the Xfinity Series with Stewart-Haas Racing, made his Cup debut in last year’s 500 driving for RWR and finished a respectable 10th.RWR announced on Friday Herbst will run a partial Cup schedule this season in its No. 15 Ford, beginning with the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.“I’m excited to be back at the Daytona 500 with Monster Energy and ...Keep reading

Live updates as the Haas F1 team reveal their livery for the 2024 season, which will feature on their Ferrari-powered machine to be raced by Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen.

Lewis Hamilton shocked the F1 world on Thursday when it was announced that the seven-time world champion will be joining Ferrari in 2025, marking another bold move after his eyebrow-raising switch to Mercedes more than a decade ago. Using this news an an excuse to go back in the F1 archives, what are some the best examples of daring driver moves that paid off, and those that backfired? We present five for each side…

Jenson Button has hailed Lewis Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari as a “brave” one, with the former F1 driver also suggesting that the shock move is “great for the sport”.

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Wolff says he has no concerns about potentially having to block the flow of information on future development to Hamilton, suggesting that it’s too early to make a call on how that process might work.Logic suggests that Hamilton will henceforth be frozen out of any discussions on 2026, when the new F1 regulations come in.However, inevitably there will be a crossover between development work ...Keep reading

The shock news emerged on Thursday that Hamilton will join Ferrari for 2025. This comes only a week after Ferrari re-signed Leclerc, and McLaren retained Norris on "multi-year" extensions.While Hamilton's move underlines that F1 driver contracts may contain exit clauses, Mercedes team boss Wolff appears to have poured cold water on the prospect of going after Leclerc and Norris - both of whom were ...Keep reading

Komatsu took over from Guenther Steiner at the start of this year, after team owner Gene Haas felt it was time for the squad to embark on a change of direction to move itself off the bottom of the constructors’ championship.It is understood that one of the key disagreement points between Haas and Steiner was over how much investment the team needed to move forward.While Steiner felt that it ...Keep reading

Sparco, a global leader in motorsports wear and equipment, and Ford Performance, the high-performance division of Ford Motor Company, are excited to announce a formal relationship beginning with the North American Mustang GT3 factory race program taking place in the IMSA-sanctioned GTD Pro category.In an "Official Supplier" role, Sparco will provide technical racewear and team apparel for the Ford ...Keep reading

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Newcastle United and Luton Town.

The Amsterdam District Court has decreed that De Vries will have to repay the €250,000 loan and, in addition, pay half of both his salary and any sponsorship income he earned during his partial F1 season with AlphaTauri up to July 2023. The Dutchman is now considering an appeal against the decision.De Vries obtained the loan from Jeroen Schothorst’s Investrand company in 2018, when he needed ...Keep reading

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Hamda Al Qubaisi, Amna Al Qubaisi and Emely de Heus will all return for a second F1 ACADEMY season, with the trio continuing to race with MP Motorsport. As part of the newly formed Red Bull Academy Programme, 21-year-old Hamda Al Qubaisi will drive for Red Bull Racing with her 23-year-old sister Amna Al Qubaisi competing for Visa Cash App RB, alongside Emely de Heus driving for Red Bull.

Carlos Sainz has taken to social media to comment on the news that he will be leaving Ferrari at the end of the season after the Italian marque swooped to sign Lewis Hamilton in his place.

Formula 1 has announced a five-year extension with the Japanese Grand Prix that will see the iconic Suzuka Circuit remain on the F1 calendar until 2029 inclusive.

It has been a chance for the pair to digest the events of the previous campaign, run through developments over the winter and talk through aims and ambitions for the battle ahead.They were the perfect opportunity for the pair to spend a good deal of time together, better grasp each other’s mindset and get everything lined up as they battened down for the intensity of the season that lay in front ...Keep reading