Red Bull Racing have acknowledged that merely reproducing parts or ideas of its sister team Racing Bulls will not enable it to address its present predicament that is afflicting its Formula 1 car. Although the junior team has been delivering surprisingly good results and particularly, during qualification sessions, Red Bull carries more than component swapping problems which are largely embedded deeper in the outfit. With Yuki Tsunoda behind...
The 200th Formula 1 victory of McLaren in Hungarian Grand Prix was a monument not only in terms of the current effectiveness of the team but also a celebration of the rich history of the organization. That race was always going to be decided by strategy, guts and good sportsmanship and in the end it was Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri who drove them one-two and claimed an...
The Formula 1 paddock tensions are boiling once again, as McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown recently criticised Red Bull team principal Christian Horner publicly, citing him acting in a way that has gone to far. The comments by Brown are in a context of continued arguments about personnel and the current trend of F1 to be more politicised with all of the competitors uncomfortable about the levels to...
The 2025 Hungaroring Hungarian GP was filled with plenty of action, tactics, and changes in the championship. The focus was on McLaren Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris who began the weekend with first and second places in drivers rankings. But the tennis race was not very smooth with a few twists that changed the story. Charles Leclerc – What was expected to be the underdog of 2020 all...
The new dictation of Bernie Ecclestone has all but nipped a future collaboration with Christian Horner in a bid to secure a share in Alpine, which was making a big buzz at the paddock not too long ago. In his usual dry humour, speaking openly before the Hungarian Grand Prix, the retired F1 supremo dismissed the speculation by saying there is more chance of Lewis [Hamilton] getting his...
The qualifying session in the Hungarian Grand Prix was a masterclass performed by Charles Leclerc, who was able to snatch the pole position in the very last movement, as the ever-so-close McLaren lost the position to the resurgent T-worlds team member. Consecutive fourth-place finishes on his home circuit in China last weekend hinted at a breakthrough and in an event where everyone was counting their thousandths of seconds,...
Max Verstappen has officially stated that he will remain at Red Bull Racing at least until the next year 2026, putting an end to months of speculation he could switch to Mercedes. Although his contract already extends until 2028, there was talk of him moving because of performance related exit clauses. With Verstappen finishing in the points at Spa, and still in the top three at the summer...
Oscar Piastri has abundantly made clear that he is sick and tired of the incessant talk about the alternative front suspension system in McLaren. His frustration also came out during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend when he was asked about the part he refuses to use. Rather than softening the blow, the Australian linked was not ashamed of straight up saying that it is not an upgrade, it...
The spa- francorchamps circuit has been synonymous both with sublime conditions on an route as well with danger being a characteristic feature of motorsport prevalent in the spa- francorchamps circuit that produced iconic wet-weather fights as well as warns about the inherent risks of the sport. The controversial discussion that erupted at the most recent Belgian Grand Prix has led to this dichotomy to be brought to the...
The 2025 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps was never short of drama as all the drivers combined to meet their own unpredictable breed of trouble in what can be described as one of the most challenging races on the F1 calendar. Lando Norris won his first pole was thrown into an intricate chess game of nerves and tactics within seconds courtesy of the weather. At the conditions early...