Lawson: No call from Marko after Azerbaijan GP amid F1 future concerns

Lando Norris not impressed with suggestions Oscar Piastri may need to be favoured over him in the title race.

Pierre Gasly has confirmed talks with Alpine to take an opportunity at Le Mans as he shared his support for four-time champion Max Verstappen's recent win on his GT3 debut at the Nordschleife in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie.The Dutchman took the victory during the break between the Azerbaijan and Singapore grands prix. He raced alongside British driver Chris Lulham, who has been a ...Keep reading

Fernando Alonso says he will be taking 2026 "day by day" as speculation regarding his retirement in the next few years continues. The Aston Martin driver has reiterated that he will continue to support his team, and is in close contact with team owner Lawrence Stroll as the regulations change in 2026. “Since I don't have a crystal ball, I gave an answer that will be valid forever," Alonso ...Keep reading

F2 frontrunner Alex Dunne's surprise exit from McLaren's junior programme paves the way for employment elsewhere on the F1 grid, but rumours of an imminent Red Bull deal appear premature at this stage.Red Bull's driver advisor Helmut Marko has been scouring the junior paddocks for the next big talent, as he has done for decades, and it is no secret Dunne has been one of the drivers the ...Keep reading

An update on George Russell's Mercedes F1 contract situation for 2026

Haas Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon has backed Lisa Billard, who has secured the wild card entry for this weekend's F1 Academy round in Singapore.The all-female racing series announced Billard's entry on 1 October. The 16-year-old, who will represent Gatorade in the race, will become the youngest wild card driver in the championship.Fellow French driver Ocon shared his support for Billard ...Keep reading

Pecco Bagnaia’s form breakthrough in Japan has been subject to intense debate, as one theory refuses to go away

Alex Dunne has been released from the McLaren Driver Development programme with immediate effect despite an encouraging season in Formula 2.The 19-year-old signed with McLaren at the beginning of 2024, but has been released with no reason given ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix.Dunne has been McLaren’s reserve driver in Formula E this year, while he’s also had two F1 ...Keep reading

Liam Lawson had an impressive Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend but hasn’t since spoken to Helmut Marko, who only calls “after the bad ones”, amid doubts over his Formula 1 future in the Red Bull fold.The Racing Bulls driver scored his best result of 2025 by qualifying third in Baku before finishing fifth to put a positive spin on an otherwise disappointing season.Read ...Keep reading

McLaren Racing has ended its contract with its Driver Development Programme member and Rodin Motorsport Formula 2 driver Alex Dunne with immediate effect.In a brief statement, the team announced: “McLaren Racing has ended its contract with McLaren Driver Development Programme member Alex Dunne. It has been a pleasure to work with Alex over the last year and to have been able to contribute ...Keep reading

McLaren CEO Zak Brown took home a hefty £37.3million ($50.3million) paycheque after the Woking outfit claimed its first Formula 1 constructors' championship title since 1998, according to Bloomberg.Accounts filed at the UK registry Companies House show that the American earned £26.4million ($35.6million) in the previous year, meaning the constructors' title saw a pay increase ...Keep reading

Joan Mir called his Motegi podium a “special moment” but says Mandalika is “important” to show Honda can keep fighting at the front.

KTM young gun Pedro Acosta insists he isn’t frustrated by the lack of a race win as he nears the end of his second season in MotoGP.Acosta was hailed as the next big star when he made his MotoGP debut at the age of just 19 in 2024. Since then, he has scored seven podiums and one pole position, and comfortably outperformed his more experienced KTM stablemates, but a victory has remained ...Keep reading

KTM young gun Pedro Acosta insists he isn’t frustrated by the lack of a race win as he nears the end of his second season in MotoGP.Acosta was hailed as the next big star when he made his MotoGP debut at the age of just 19 in 2024. Since then, he has scored seven podiums and one pole position, and comfortably outperformed his more experienced KTM stablemates, but a victory has remained ...Keep reading

The challenge facing Max Verstappen in the 2025 title race has been laid bare.

Francesco Bagnaia has stopped short of confirming rumours that testing a VR46 GP24 Ducati prompted last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix victory – but admitted that ‘items used in the past’ led to the dramatic turn in form.While it is clear that Bagnaia’s breakthrough came at the Misano test on the Monday following last month’s San Marino Grand Prix, speculation as to its nature ...Keep reading

After Joan Mir’s Japanese MotoGP podium, Luca Marini is after one of his own.

Alex Dunne has been released from the McLaren junior programme