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Podcast: The tech impact of Horner's Red Bull F1 exit
On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, former Formula 1 technical director Gary Anderson explains what impact Christian Horner's sudden removal as team principal could have on Red Bull technically, both in the short and the long-run given the team’s longstanding car balance issues.Host Edd Straw then quizzes Gary on what he thinks of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s vision for F1’s fu...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-podcast-horner-exit-impact-on-red-bull-tech-team/
Ferrari's lost junior: Was Bianchi on Leclerc's path?
July 17 2025 marks the 10-year anniversary of Jules Bianchi's passing.A Ferrari junior, Bianchi was in his second season in Formula 1 with the Marussia team and had grabbed the headlines with ninth place in the Monaco Grand Prix when he suffered an accident in the 2014 Japanese GP that led to his death nine months later.That left the unanswerable 'what if?' about an F1 future with Ferrari, a scena...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/how-would-bianchi-and-leclerc-have-compared/
What's so significant about Ferrari's Mugello test
Ferrari's filming day at Mugello on Thursday may officially be classified in the rules as a 'promotional event', but it is one that could well shape the second half of its Formula 1 season.Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have been drafted in for what is a critical day of running, with Ferrari burning up the second of its two allowed filming days with the SF-25 (the first one was used at Fiorano...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/ferrari-f1-2025-test-mugello-what-is-so-significant/
Why McLaren's rivals have been so bad in 2025
McLaren has dominated the 2025 Formula 1 season so far, winning nine out of 12 grands prix, amassing more than double the points of any of its rivals and making the fight for the drivers’ championship an intra-team affair. But while there’s no doubt the McLaren MCL39 is a great car that has earned its place on top in F1, that’s been helped by the struggles of its key rivals.
Even once it became...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/why-mclarens-rivals-have-been-so-bad-in-2025/
The hidden rookie F1 star of 2025
Some Formula 1 rookies are up in lights from the start, while others, like Gabriel Bortoleto, toil in the shadows.His first half-season has been low-profile, with team-mate Nico Hulkenberg hogging the Sauber headlines and fellow newcomers Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar and Ollie Bearman all getting more airtime.Coverage, however, is not always commensurate with class and the reigning Formula 2 champ...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/the-hidden-rookie-star-of-f1-2025-gabriel-bortoleto/
Why McLaren wants Piastri to try suspension he's rejected so far
The McLaren Formula 1 team is evaluating whether or not Oscar Piastri should start using some of the new suspension components that Lando Norris has adopted.Since the Canadian Grand Prix in mid-June, McLaren's two drivers have diverged in terms of their front suspension geometry - with Norris running the latest design.
The tweaks, which mainly involve the mounting points to the front upright, a...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-mclaren-wants-oscar-piastri-new-suspension-he-rejected-so-far/
What's behind Russell's steering wheel change
One of the most personalised items in a Formula 1 car is the steering wheel; it's well known that teams adjust buttons and paddles so they perfectly suit the demands of the drivers.But it would be wrong to say that once a driver has a configuration they are happy with, they will then settle on it forever - with steering wheel evolution a constantly changing thing.It is not just the layout of butto...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/what-is-behind-george-russell-f1-steering-wheel-change/
There's a Verstappen-like situation at F1's most troubled team
After being battered into a rapid Red Bull demotion by Max Verstappen in 2019, Pierre Gasly knows what it is like to be hammered by a team-mate who is making the most out of a difficult Formula 1 car.
But it has not stopped Gasly dishing a similar treatment out to two team-mates this year, which has contributed to the ongoing driver dilemma faced by Alpine while bailing out F1's most troubled t...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/a-verstappen-like-situation-at-most-troubled-f1-team/
Podcast + Video: Your questions on Horner's sacking answered
We answer your questions about the biggest Formula 1 story of 2025 yet, Christian Horner’s departure from Red Bull, on the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.Nelson Valkenburg and Scott Mitchell-Malm join Edd Straw to sift through a wide variety of questions, starting with one about what it means for Red Bull’s F1 ambitions. We also discuss the role of the Verstappens in the change, the departu...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/your-questions-on-horners-sacking-answered-podcast-video/
Why McLaren keeps bringing upgrades it doesn't (instantly) race
With the fight at the front of Formula 1 so close, you would think teams would be desperate to bolt on upgrades as soon as they are ready.Even if a new front wing or floor tweak brings only a few hundredths of a second, with the way things are at the moment, that could still be the difference between grid positions.Yet this year championship leader McLaren has taken a more considered approach to b...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/why-mclaren-keeps-bringing-upgrades-it-doesnt-instantly-race/
Toyota's plan to run rare Fuji F1 test with Haas explained
A rare Formula 1 test at the Fuji circuit in Japan will be held by Haas in August as part of its technical partnership with Toyota.The Haas-Toyota alliance was announced late last year and its primary short-term benefit has been the creation of Haas’s first ever private testing programme.
Most teams have taken advantage of the rules around Testing of Previous Cars (commonly referred to as TPC t...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/toyotas-plan-to-run-rare-fuji-f1-test-with-haas-explained/
V8s, spec gearboxes, standard fuel: Ben Sulayem's F1 vision
Formula 1 cannot continue with the current turbo hybrid engines for the long-term, says FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, as he pushes on with his idea for a radical rules shake-up.Although F1 has not even begun its next cycle of regulations, with the new generation power units with more electrical power coming for 2026, Ben Sulayem thinks the arguments in favour of a complete change of directio...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/v8s-spec-gearboxes-standard-fuel-ben-sulayems-f1-vision/
'Nothing's really working' - why F1's most hyped rookie is struggling
Formula 1's most hyped rookie since Max Verstappen is "trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel" after a bruising run of results in his first campaign.Kimi Antonelli earned his first podium at the Canadian Grand Prix just last month, but that was his only score in the last six races.That run has derailed what was a decent start to life in F1. He trailed Mercedes team-mate George Russell t...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/nothing-really-working-why-f1s-most-hyped-rookie-is-struggling/
The unlikely kingmaker in F1's Brad Pitt movie
One of the ambitions that F1: The Movie had was to be as realistic as possible – even though there was always going to be some artistic licence because it is a Hollywood film.This was one of the reasons that it brought on board Lewis Hamilton as a producer – as he boldly declared it would be "the most authentic racing film you’ll ever experience in a cinema".For racing fans, it is welcome that the...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/the-unlikely-kingmaker-in-f1s-brad-pitt-movie/
An unexpected upgrade has transformed F1's midfield fight
Nico Hulkenberg's shock podium finish in Formula 1's British Grand Prix shone a light on a fascinating change of the guard in the midfield as Sauber surges forward.A team that had been struggling to get in the points earlier in the campaign - and didn't score at all between the season-opener and round nine in Spain - has outscored even Red Bull recently.Since the Spanish GP at the end of May, Saub...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/an-unexpected-upgrade-has-transformed-f1s-midfield-fight/
F1's most unlikely debutant of 2025
The list of drivers to benefit from Toyota’s partnership with Haas and get behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car is already quite long: Ryo Hirakawa, Ritomo Miyata, Kamui Kobayashi, Kazuki Nakajima…Ayao Komatsu…and Gene Haas.Haas team principal Komatsu and team owner Haas are the odd ones out in that list of past and present Japanese racing drivers - but at 72 years old, Gene Haas is the year’s most...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1s-most-unlikely-debutant-of-2025/
Gary Anderson: The two missteps that weakened Horner most
When I heard that Christian Horner had been sacked from the Red Bull Formula 1 team, I must admit I was surprised it all happened so quickly.Being told of your fate two days after the British Grand Prix is brutal, especially given the summer break is just around the corner after the upcoming double-header. You'd think that as a courtesy for what he's done for Red Bull over the past 20 years that t...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/gary-anderson-the-two-missteps-that-weakened-horner-most/
Where Horner's exit leaves Verstappen's Red Bull future
While we do not know the full reasons as to why Red Bull chose to remove Christian Horner as its Formula 1 team principal, the future of star driver Max Verstappen was undoubtedly one of the factors.After all, the four-time F1 champion has been wavering in what he wants to do in the future - and the opening of talks between his camp and Mercedes indicates a desire to see what is on offer elsewhere...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/where-horner-exit-leaves-verstappen-red-bull-f1-future/
What will decide Horner's next F1 move and where is most likely
Christian Horner is still under contract with Red Bull despite being relieved of his responsibilities at its Formula 1 team - for now.After his removal from being in charge of the Milton Keynes-based F1 empire he built, a complete split is only a matter of time. And that will release Horner to finally move elsewhere should he wish to find another F1 project to take on that gives him the complete c...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/christian-horner-f1-move-after-red-bull-where-is-most-likely/
What to expect from Red Bull's shock new F1 team boss
Stepping into Christian Horner's shoes as Red Bull's Formula 1 team boss is no easy task for anybody. But in Laurent Mekies, the team has chosen someone who is perhaps as well-prepared as you can be.Mekies is not only well-versed in the challenges of leading an F1 team, but he also at least grasps the brutality of paddock politics and, perhaps most critically, understands the inner workings of the...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/what-to-expect-red-bull-shock-new-f1-team-boss-laurent-mekies/
Two senior Horner allies immediately depart Red Bull too
The shock departure of Christian Horner as Red Bull Racing CEO and Formula 1 team principal has been accompanied by the exit of two other senior figures.Group chief marketing and commercial officer Oliver Hughes and group director of communications Paul Smith (pictured above, with Horner) are understood to have been relieved of their duties.
Hughes (pictured below) had been at Red Bull since 201...
Podcast: All the ramifications of Red Bull's sudden Horner sacking
The bombshell news that Christian Horner has been ousted as Red Bull team principal is explained in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. Jon Noble and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to discuss his sudden departure and the circumstances surrounding it - including the potential impact on Max Verstappen.We also discuss what to expect from new Red Bull Racing CEO Laurent Mekies, and also his success...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/all-the-ramifications-of-red-bulls-sudden-horner-sacking/
Piastri already on F1 officials' radar before race-losing incident
A lot of the post-race focus has been on the 10-second penalty for a safety car restart rules breach that angered both Oscar Piastri and McLaren - but his driving was actually already on race control's radar before then. McLaren has talked of seeking further clarity from the FIA about why the decision was made to punish the then-race leader over the lap 21 incident.
As McLaren boss Andrea Stella...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/the-data-that-doomed-oscar-piastri-and-why-his-defence-fails/
Colapinto is testing Alpine's patience - will he get time he needs?
The contrast between the two Alpine drivers at the British Grand Prix weekend became extremely harsh yet again in qualifying at Silverstone as the fortunes of Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto drastically diverged.Alpine’s prospects looked dire by Saturday afternoon and a double Q1 exit was on the cards. However, Colapinto was piecing together a more convincing weekend. He was closer to Pierre Gas...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/franco-colapinto-alpine-british-gp-qualifying-crash-patience/
‘Equally fantastic’ as Verstappen? Praise for P11 Tsunoda explained
Yuki Tsunoda’s Q2 elimination and 11th place on the British Grand Prix grid was described by his Red Bull team boss Christian Horner as a “fantastic performance” akin to team-mate Max Verstappen’s pole lap.Tsunoda failed to make it into the top 10 shootout, falling just over a tenth short and qualifying 12th-fastest, which becomes 11th on the grid after a penalty for Ollie Bearman.
Winners...
Mark Hughes: Why Verstappen's big Silverstone gamble paid off
Maybe if Max Verstappen's Red Bull, with its new floor, had not been so ill-balanced on Friday at the British Grand Prix he'd not have made the big rear wing reduction for Saturday almost in desperation.And had he not done that, he may not have had a car he could fly in to one of those special Verstappen Formula 1 poles, where there is a tiny window of opportunity and he slots through it like he's...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mark-hughes-why-verstappen-british-gp-qualifyig-gamble-paid-off/
The ‘very strange' repeating problem that's worrying Williams
Williams is carrying a "very strange" problem around its Mercedes Formula 1 engine as its "main concern" into this weekend's British Grand Prix.The team suffered a double DNF at the previous race in Austria last weekend, where Alex Albon experienced a suspected recurrence of an engine cooling issue that forced him to retire in Canada and also impacted him in Spain before that.
How deep a b...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/very-strange-repeating-problem-thats-worrying-williams/
Why F1's Downing Street invite mattered
In British Grand Prix week it's not unusual for Formula 1 to cross paths with the government – but this has often been about politicians showing their faces on the grid or presenting trophies on the podium.This year has featured something very different, with the great and the good invited to the inner sanctum at 10 Downing Street on Wednesday for a reception with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ce...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/what-f1s-downing-street-invite-proved/
Ben Anderson's 2025 Austrian Grand Prix F1 driver rankings
Ben Anderson stands in for Edd Straw on our Austrian Grand Prix ranking of all the Formula 1 drivers' weekend performances.Is he a harsher or more generous judge? Find out below… and then quiz him about his rankings in the comments on this Patreon post and he'll answer them in his rankings debrief video later this week.How do the rankings work? The 20 drivers will be ranked in order of performance...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/2025-austrian-grand-prix-f1-driver-rankings-ben-anderson/
Alpine reserve's loan to Sauber adds to F1 line-up intrigue
Alpine Formula 1 hopeful Paul Aron's 2025 programme has been expanded with a loan to rival F1 team Sauber for two extra practice sessions.The Estonian, a former Mercedes junior who signed with Alpine at the end of last year, is on the sidelines this year, racing-wise, after finishing third in Formula 2 in 2024.But Alpine's ongoing uncertainties over its longer-term F1 line-up means he remains firm...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/alpine-reserve-paul-aron-sauber-loan-f1-line-up-intrigue/
Where McLaren feels Piastri's Austria move crossed a line
The reason McLaren felt Oscar Piastri's attempted move on Formula 1 team-mate Lando Norris in the Austrian Grand Prix was too marginal revealed an interesting contrast in how it viewed that near-miss compared to their collision at the previous race in Canada.McLaren felt Piastri was not "fully in control" when he locked up avoiding contact with Norris at Turn 4 as they fought fiercely for the race...
Austrian Grand Prix F1 race results 2025
Lando Norris kept McLaren team-mate and Formula 1 title rival Oscar Piastri at arm's length in a tough race-long battle to win the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix.Max Verstappen was taken out on lap one by Kimi Antonelli.1 Lando Norris (McLaren)2 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)3 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)4 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)5 George Russell (Mercedes)6 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)7 Fernando Alonso (Aston Mart...
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Norris fends off Piastri in tense all-McLaren Austrian GP victory fight
Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in the 2025 Austrian Formula 1 Grand Prix despite constant pressure from team-mate Oscar Piastri.Poleman Norris had to get defensive immediately to protect his lead from a fast-starting Piastri on the first lap, before the safety car was deployed after a race-ending collision between Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen at the Turn 3 hairpin.Antonelli misjudg...
Szafnauer's take on how Alpine F1's gone off-course
Otmar Szafnauer says departing Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo only spoke with him three times while Szafnauer was running the Alpine Formula 1 team, and the Renault executive wasn't prepared to allow the Alpine F1 project the time it needed to recruit the right people it needed to succeed.Szafnauer ran Alpine's F1 operation for 17 months from 2022 until midway through 2023, when he was suddenly rel...
Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/szafnauers-take-on-how-alpine-f1s-gone-off-course/