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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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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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McLaren announced earlier today that Alex Palou and Pato O’ward will take to the wheel of the MCL36 in an FP1 session each this year. McLaren along with Alpine were still to announce who would drive in their two mandatory FP1 sessions this year. Due to the new rule introduced this season that a rookie…
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It’s that time of year where the Formula One season starts coming to an end, however we still have a lot to look forward to in the upcoming races. In Formula One, teams are obligated to run a rookie driver or drivers in two FP1 sessions across the season. This allows drivers to have a…
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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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After an agonisingly long 3 year absence, F1 has finally returned to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix! As expected, it was a very eventful weekend at a circuit everyone in the F1 world absolutely adores. But for one man in particular it was a particularly special weekend as Max Verstappen claimed his 2nd Formula One World…
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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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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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After a 3 year absence due to the COVID pandeminc, F1’s return to Singapore was delayed by torrential rain before the scheduled start at Marina Bay. After the over hour delay, it was lights out in Singapore for the first grand prix held there since 2019. In a start feared to be reminiscent of 2017,…
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Red Bull’s sister team, Alpha Tauri have reached an agreement to sign dutch driver Nyck de Vries for the 2023 season, according to reports in France. According to Canal+, Nyck will partner with Yuki Tsunoda at Alpha Tauri which frees Pierre Gasly to join Alpine, discussions which have been taking place for a while now.…
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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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The FIA has announced that the F1 calender will hold six sprint events over the course of the season from 2023. The sprint qualifying has been part of the Formula 1 qualifying since 2021. Where teams compete in a 100km “race” to determine the grid order for the Grand Prix on Sunday. This season points…