Why Alex Albon thinks F1’s racing rules are “creating a contact sport”

Ducati factory riders Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia are happy with the way MotoGP stewarding has evolved under Simon Crafar in 2025.Each was summoned to race direction following their contact early in last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. The purpose, however, was discussion rather than sanction.“For me and for the stewards it was a racing incident, but they wanted to ask what the ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen says he would welcome his fellow four-time Formula 1 world champion and Red Bull predecessor Sebastian Vettel at the team in an advisory role.Earlier this week, Vettel said he was in early talks with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko about the idea of succeeding the 82-year-old Austrian when his contract with the team ends in 2026."We’re in contact about this, though maybe ...Keep reading

“So for me, whatever is written in the media, I know how Checo is and we have a great relationship.”

“So for me, whatever is written in the media, I know how Checo is and we have a great relationship.”

Ducati factory riders Marc Marquez and Francesco Bagnaia are happy with the way MotoGP stewarding has evolved under Simon Crafar in 2025.Each was summoned to race direction following their contact early in last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. The purpose, however, was discussion rather than sanction.“For me and for the stewards it was a racing incident, but they wanted to ask what the ...Keep reading

Red Bull's four-time world champion Max Verstappen says he would welcome his predecessor Sebastian Vettel at the team in an advisory role.Earlier this week, Vettel said he was in early talks with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko about the idea of succeeding the 82-year-old Austrian when his contract with the team ends in 2026."We’re in contact about this, though maybe not so intensively or ...Keep reading

F1 drivers criticise the current penalty system amid Max Verstappen's precarious situation in Austria.

Marc Marquez says he will approach this weekend’s Dutch MotoGP with the same mindset as he had in Mugello.

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Fabio Quartararo expects to put his short dip in form behind him at Assen this weekend, where he believes he can “fight at the front” in the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix.Having put his Yamaha on pole position at three successive race weekends early in the European season, the 26-year-old struggled at the latest two rounds in Aragon and Italy.But the Frenchman explained on Thursday that ...Keep reading

Alex Albon thinks Formula 1's racing guidelines need further finetuning after being on the receiving end of several lunges in Spain and Canada.At Barcelona's Spanish Grand Prix Albon was forced off the track into Turn 1 by Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson, but as the New Zealander was ahead he didn't need to leave Albon any space on exit, forcing the Williams man onto the escape road.A ...Keep reading

Franco Colapinto has shared details about being invited to fly with Lewis Hamilton.

Fabio Quartararo says he expects to put his short dip in form behind him at Assen this weekend, where he believes he can “fight at the front” in the MotoGP Dutch Grand Prix.Having put his Yamaha on pole position at three successive race weekends early in the European season, the 26-year-old struggled at the latest two rounds in Aragon and Italy.But the Frenchman explained on Thursday ...Keep reading

Francesco Bagnaia says seven-lap Mugello battle with team-mate Marc Marquez "better than zero” ahead of Dutch MotoGP.

Lando Norris, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Ollie Bearman will head to their home grand prix at Silverstone in different states of mind.Russell is arguably vying with Max Verstappen as the driver of the Formula 1 season so far following his brilliant victory in Montreal, Norris has to bounce back from a sequence of errors that have handed the championship initiative to McLaren team-mate ...Keep reading

Hyundai will debut a new driver cooling system to help combat the searing heat at this weekend’s Acropolis Rally Greece, as cockpit temperatures are predicted to reach almost 70 degrees centigrade.The World Rally Championship’s annual visit to Greece is often regarded as one of the toughest events on the calendar due to its punishing rough gravel stages and extreme heat.Both of these ...Keep reading

Hyundai will debut a new driver cooling system to help combat the searing heat at this weekend’s Acropolis Rally Greece, as cockpit temperatures are predicted to reach almost 70 degrees centigrade.The World Rally Championship’s annual visit to Greece is often regarded as one of the toughest events on the calendar due to its punishing rough gravel stages and extreme heat.Both of these ...Keep reading

Alex Albon is working with his home government on a project to bring Formula 1 to Bangkok and has revealed some of the details behind the plans for a Thailand Grand Prix.“It all looks really promising,” said Albon, who is hopeful of a home grand prix becoming part of the Formula 1 calendar in the near future.With several countries keen to get a slice of the increasingly succulent F1 ...Keep reading