The dust has settled on Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s dominant year
by Joe Holding
Red Bull made it 21 wins out of 22 races this season
A very simple stat tells the story here: Victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was Red Bull's 21st out of 22 races this season, giving it a staggering win record of 95.45%. That's a smidge higher than McLaren
by Joe Holding
There’s a lot riding on this event, and it certainly won’t stay in Vegas
U2 spent much of the past month wholly recalibrating the concept of the live music experience at Las Vegas's newly opened $2.3-billion Sphere. Those of us who figured they'd never consider a residency in Sin City figured wrong:
by Jason Barlow
Several drivers became dangerously ill during and after the race
Had to happen, didn't it? The governing body of Formula 1 has said it will take steps to prevent the unsavory scenes from the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix-in which several drivers became dangerously ill during and after the race-from
by Joe Holding
Matching Senna, Piquet, Lauda, Stewart, and Brabham
Max Verstappen has sealed his third Formula 1 championship in a row in Qatar, fighting back to finish second in the sprint race-won by the sensational Oscar Piastri-after a slow start behind an all-McLaren front row.He actually won
by Joe Holding
Verstappen just set a new record with his 10th consecutive race win
Max Verstappen went into the Italian Grand Prix knowing that victory would see him accomplish what no other driver has been able to do in 73 years of F1; winning 10 races in a row. But when the Dutchman was pipped to
by Joe Holding
He still wants that eighth title
Lewis Hamilton says he and Mercedes have "unfinished business" in F1, having this week signed a two-year contract that'll keep him on the grid until the end of 2025.The seven-time world champion missed out on a record eighth
by Joe Holding
*But technically, the British GP is its 799th race...
What is it they say about the best laid plans of mice and men? Yup, they go astray. And if all had gone to plan, Williams Racing would be going all-in on a homecoming celebration to mark its 800th Formula 1
by Joe Holding
In partnership with Google Chrome
It's been a while since McLaren ran a chrome livery in Formula 1: Who could forget the iconic, shiny silver that was introduced in 2006 and eventually applied to Lewis Hamilton's title-winning MP4-23 two years later?Well, chrome
by Joe Holding
And that’s not a bad thing
If you want a clear example of how Formula 1 has transformed from a sport into a global entertainment megabrand, you only have to look at the ludicrous new Las Vegas circuit in F1 23, which you get the opportunity to drive
He also insists that it’s “very unlikely to happen“
Max Verstappen believes Red Bull and its so far extremely dominant RB19 could win every single grand prix on the F1 calendar this season. Sounds ominous.Red Bull has won six races out of six in 2023, putting it more than a
by Joe Holding
He said it himself
Lewis Hamilton has firmly denied reports suggesting that he's in talks over an incredible switch to Ferrari, saying his new contract with Mercedes is almost ready to sign.His current deal with the team he joined in 2013 expires at the
by Joe Holding
The team will be using it until the Spanish Grand Prix
McLaren has form with special Monaco liveries (recall this lovely Gulf effort from two years ago), and on this evidence it's come up with another hit for this weekend's race.Looks sharp, no? McLaren is calling it the Triple Crown
This weekend’s race in Imola has been canceled
Yuki Tsunoda and other members of AlphaTauri are helping out with the cleanup operations in the team's hometown of Faenza in the wake of the devastating floods that hit the Emilia-Romagna region. Earlier this week, Formula 1 announced that the
by Joe Holding
The melodramatic story mode provides popcorn moments in between the racing
What all true Formula 1 fans know is that 50% of the fun is the on-track action and the other 50% is the petty squabbling between drivers who have just touched wheels at 180mph. In fact, after a few processional races
It's lights out and away we go!
Lewis HamiltonRed Bull's punishment for breaking the cost cap in 2021 is less wind tunnel time in 2023. Mercedes has apparently cracked its porpoising woes. George Russell beat Lewis last year because he's ace at dragging the best from a
by TopGear.com
The Aston Martin driver figured in a cycling accident during preseason
Aston Martin has confirmed that Lance Stroll is fit to race at the Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, having missed F1's preseason shakedown after falling off his bike in Spain. Reserve driver Felipe Drugovich stood in for the Canadian and would'
by Joe Holding
It comes in blue, too
Last but definitely not least, Alpine has wrapped up F1 launch season by revealing its new 2023 car in London. And as expected the livery mixes the car company's traditional blue with the pink of title sponsor BWT.Named the A523,
Will this finally be able to compete with Red Bull again?
The Mercedes W14 has been revealed ahead of the 2023 F1 season, and it's taken the livery weight-saving we've seen on several other rival cars to a whole new level as the famous black livery of 2020 and 2021
by Joe Holding
Will the SF-23 be able to challenge for the title this year?
There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and that Ferrari's F1 car will be red. Still, the SF-23-revealed today at Fiorano-is a potential title contender, so attention we must pay.The livery looks similar to last year'
Just unveiled in New York... during Fashion Week
This rather fine-looking livery-seen here with the New York skyline in the background-is what Red Bull junior team AlphaTauri will be running for the 2023 F1 season.Revealed in the middle of New York Fashion Week (AlphaTauri is a
by Joe Holding
