Major bank sponsor follows Carlos Sainz from Ferrari to Williams December 9, 2024 Spanish banking group Santander has switched its Formula 1 team sponsorship from Ferrari to Williams after driver Carlos Sainz Jr made the same move. Williams said the partnership was a “multi-year” agreement, believed to be in line with Sainz’s contract at the Oxfordshire-based team, which runs until 2026 with the option of an extension. Santander’s [...]
‘I’m not going to apologise’: Emotional Hamilton braces for Mercedes farewell December 5, 2024 Lewis Hamilton admits he has struggled to control his emotions this season as he prepares to bring the curtain down on a glittering 12-year stay at Mercedes. The 39-year-old, who signed a deal to join Ferrari from 2025 ahead of the season, has won six of his seven world championships with the Silver Arrows but [...]
Lewis Hamilton move can complete Ferrari F1 love affair December 4, 2024 When Lewis Hamilton rounds the final corner at the Yas Marina Circuit on lap 58 of the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix on Sunday, it’ll be an epochal moment for the Mercedes driver. For in all likelihood the British driver will have completed his 246th race for the Silver Arrows, and his 356th race [...]
Champ Verstappen wins in Qatar as Hamilton endures more misery December 1, 2024 Max Verstappen followed up securing his fourth world championship by winning a chaotic Qatar Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton suffered another miserable race on Sunday. In his penultimate Mercedes appearance, seven-time world champion Hamilton was penalised twice by the stewards and said his car was “broken” as he finished down in 12th spot in a [...]
‘A bit messy’: Verstappen proud to win fourth title despite Red Bull crisis November 24, 2024 Max Verstappen has hailed his fourth Formula 1 drivers’ championship as his most impressive yet after sealing the title with two races to spare in Las Vegas. The Dutchman had to overcome a crisis at Red Bull which saw team principal Christian Horner accused of inappropriate behaviour, design mastermind Adrian Newey leave and rivals McLaren [...]
Is it written in the F1 stars for Hamilton at Ferrari? October 28, 2024 As Lewis Hamilton prepares for life at Ferrari, the Prancing Horses are beginning to find some Formula 1 form. “I feel incredibly fortunate, after achieving things with Mercedes that I could only have dreamed of as a kid, that I now have the chance to fulfil another childhood dream. Driving in Ferrari red.” Those were [...]
Back in Baku, F1 season in for fierce run-in between McLaren and Red Bull September 14, 2024 The Formula 1 paddock is in Baku this weekend for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in the first of back-to-back street races. The final race, partially at least, in Europe for the rest of the season, Baku should throw up a number of surprises where the most successful driver – surprisingly – over the race’s six-edition [...]
Leclerc Monza win timely as Formula 1 continues topsy-turvy season September 2, 2024 It’s fair to say Charles Leclerc has not had it all his own way during the 2024 Formula 1 season, but he has managed to win twice where it really matters for him personally. Earlier in the season he triumphed in his home principality of Monaco, where he had learned to race with his father [...]
F1 Driver Standings in full as Leclerc wins for Ferrari at Monza September 1, 2024 Charles Leclerc won in front of the famous Ferrari Tifosi to claim his second Formula 1 win of the season in Monza. He beat McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri – who started on the front row – to the win in northern Italy, home of the Prancing Horses. Championship leader Max Verstappen saw [...]
British ‘future star’ signs first Formula 1 contract after ‘phenomenal’ Ferrari cameo July 4, 2024 Bearman finished seventh when called upon by Ferrari as a last-minute stand-in at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.