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REPORTS ARE SUGGESTING THAT FORMULA 1 ARE SETTING UP AN ALL FEMALE FEEDER SERIES TO BEGIN IN 2023 With W-Series cancelling the remaining races in the 2022 season due to financial issues, questions were raised over Formula 1 ‘s inaction to help the series fulfill the remaining races in the 2022 calendar. If reports are…
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THE FIA HAVE CONFIRMED THAT NIELS WITTICH WILL REMAIN AS RACE DIRECTOR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON, ENDING THE CONTRAVERSIAL ROTATION SYSTEM WITH EDUARDO FREITAS. The FIA have concluded the review into the events of the Japanese GP, where recovery vehicles were on the track when Formula 1 cars where still on the track.…
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The W Series 2022 season was brought to an abrupt end late last month due to funding issues. A deal with a US investor collapsed, meaning the final races in Japan, USA and Mexico could not go ahead. There was a desperate late plea from the series organisers for someone to step in and help…
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HAAS F1 has confirmed that MoneyGram will become the new title sponsor, changing the name of the team to Moneygram HAAS F1 Team from 2023. HAAS has not had the best of luck with title sponsors with the well-publicized partnership with Rich Energy and the collaboration with Uralkali that ended when Russia attacked Ukraine, which…
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The promoters for the Singapore GP has confirmed that the track will undergo some changes for the 2023 season. The Singapore GP has been on the Formula 1 calendar since 2008, during that time it have had some minor alterations, however none as extensive as those for the 2023 event. The infamous area of the…
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Happy birthday to the Monegasque Magician, none other than Charles Leclerc! The young Monegasque turns 25 today. Leclerc joined F1 in 2018, after recording back-to-back GP3 and F2 titles in 2016 and 2017 respectively. He joined the unofficial Ferrari junior team of Alfa Romeo Sauber, at the time partnering Marcus Ericsson. He scored his first…
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Pedro De La Rosa, 51, lands an exciting new role with the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team. De La Rosa was announced earlier today by Aston Martin to be appointed Team Ambassador. The Spanish ex Formula One driver has an impressive motorsport resume, having participated in 107 Grand Prix’s with several teams such as…
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The FIA has confirmed that Redbull breached the 2021 Cost Cap Regulations, however penalties have yet to be decided. The delayed announcement confirmed that 7 of the 10 teams complied with the 2021 Cost Cap Regulations, with Aston Martin guilty of a procedural breach and Redbull guilty of an overspend. Williams did not receive certification…
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Daniel Ricciardo, 33 announced his departure from the McLaren team earlier this season, being replaced by fellow Australian Oscar Piastri, leaving him without a seat on the 2023 grid. Phillip Horton has tweeted that Daniel Ricciardo is now looking at options for the 2024 season. With many speculations over the last couple of months surrounding…
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The championship leader, Max Verstappen has taken pole at the Japanese GP setting a lap time of 1:29.304 closely followed by the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc who was just 0.020s behind setting a lap time of 1:29.314. Behind Leclerc is his teammate Carlos Sainz. After setting a lap time of 1:29.709 Max Verstappen’s teammate Sergio…
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Double drop for the news late on Friday night/early Saturday morning. You will probably wale up to a big change to 2023’s grid. Pierre Gasly was announced to depart the Scuderia Alpha Tauri team and immediately afterwards the red bull junior side announced his replacement im the form of Dutch driver Nyck De Vries. It…
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This news has been circling as a rumour for a while now ever since the Alonso/Piastri fiasco with Alpine. It is now officially announced that pierre Gasly will be leaving his Alpha Tauri seat to join the French manufacturer Alpine F1 team. The team will now have an all French lineup! “I am delighted to…
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Happy birthday to the great dane Kevin Magnussen! He turns 30 today, and EverythingF1 would like to wish him many happy returns. Magnussen, who is affectionally known as Kmag, joined F1 in 2014 with McLaren. He replaced the outgoing Sergio Perez. He opted to run with the number 20 after he had the same number…
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The FIA were due to announce their findings on the 2021 Cost Cap review today, however they have announced that this will now be delayed to 10th October. With the introduction of the Cost Cap, all Formula 1 teams are required to submit financial reports to the FIA for analysis. The teams that are found…
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On the 5th October 2014, an accident happened in the Formula 1 race at Sazuka, it would cost the life of one of the most promising young drivers in recent years and change the direction of Formula 1. Jules Jules Lucien Andre Bianchi was born on 3 August 1989 in Nice, France. He was born…
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Oracle Redbull Racing has announced that Scuderia Alpha Tauri and Redbull Racing will run with increased Honda branding for the remainder of the 2022 season. In a post on Redbull Racing’s social media, the announced that they are cementing their relationship with the Japanese Manufacturer in a number of different ways, these include continuing to…
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Beitske Visser drove to victory today in Singapore, keeping her hopes for the title alive as Championship leader Jamie Chadwick crashed out of the race with under five minutes to go. The second win of Visser’s W Series career – her first since the second race of the inaugural 2019 season – came after she…
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It is widely expected that the FIA are to announce that two teams have breached the F1 cost cap rules, with Aston Martin and Redbull suspected as the guilty teams. In an early test of the Cost Cap regulations, both Redbull and Aston Martin are said to be the teams to have breached the new…
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Sky Sports has just announced an extension of the TV rights for Formula 1 until 2029 in the UK and Ireland. Sky Sports have also announced extensions to Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland deals, who will broadcast Formula 1 in their respective markets until 2027, but with greater exclusivity. The deal will mean Sky Sports…
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Happy birthday to the incumbent F1 world champion Max Verstappen! He turns 25 today, and EverythingF1 would like to wish him many happy returns. Verstappen joined F1 in 2015 after taking part in the FIA Formula 3 that year. He finished the season in third place, recording 10 wins, 7 pole positions and 7 fastest…