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Verstappen goes orange once again with special helmet for Red Bull's home race
Max Verstappen's magical orange helmet makes a return for the Austrian Grand Prix, the Dutchman confirmed on social media. The four-time world champion is set to return to his orange helmet for Red Bull Racing's home Grand Prix, he revealed on social media. "Back in orange. Looking forward to next w...
Tsunoda back in action for Red Bull during busy F1 test day
Formula 1 drivers and teams remained busy after the conclusion of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, taking part in various test programmes on Tuesday. Yuki Tsunoda was back behind the wheel for Red Bull Racing, while Charles Leclerc was in action for Ferrari, among others. After being replaced by...
Ferrari boss explains why Leclerc's difficult run is no cause for concern
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has insisted he is not concerned by Charles Leclerc’s recent slump in form, despite the Monegasque driver coming off back-to-back retirements in his home race in Monaco and at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. The Monegasque crashed in the closing stages of...
F1 Today | Red Bull and McLaren lodge appeal, Alpine's clear candidate for 2027 seat
From Max Verstappen getting a step closer to being able to trigger a clause to terminate his Red Bull Racing contract to Aston Martin being on course to deliver a B-spec car for around the Dutch Grand Prix, GPblog recaps you the best news of the day from the world of Formula 1. After the Barcelona-C...
'Hamilton's incredible Barcelona win is “Exactly what we need” for title fight'
Lewis Hamilton not only claimed victory in red last Sunday, but also significantly reduced the gap to Kimi Antonelli in the drivers' standings after the Italian suffered a costly DNF at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. In the latest episode of our F1 Paddock Update podcast, Ben Hunt and Jim Kimbe...
Antonelli's DNF offered Russell a lifeline, but it cannot mask the bigger problem
George Russell can take some positives from the Barcelona weekend, especially as Kimi Antonelli's retirement prevented what could have been another significant blow in the intra-team battle. Yet beyond the final result, the Barcelona Grand Prix once again underlined the current gap in performance be...
Toto Wolff reveals what makes Peter 'Bono' Bonnington a 'superstar'
Mercedes CEO and team principal Toto Wolff has revealed what, in his view, makes Peter Bonnington a true "superstar", while also explaining why two exceptional talents such as Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli have both built such strong working relationships with the veteran race engineer. Followin...
Red Bull joins McLaren in lodging appeal after Gasly reclaims Monaco P3 from Hadjar
Red Bull Racing has also joined McLaren in formally lodging a notification of appeal with the FIA International Court of Appeal after the penalties Pierre Gasly originally received were removed following the Monaco Grand Prix, GPblog understands. The Austrian team's main concerns with the decision a...
Gravel causes strange Barcelona DNF: 'Never seen that in my career'
Nico Hulkenberg was unable to finish the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after reaching Q3 on Saturday. What happened to the German was something he admitted he had never seen before in racing. Despite Audi consistently knocking on the door of Q3 and regularly finishing inside the top 10, Hulkenberg...
Jorge Martin details his near-death crash in Qatar 'I called my girlfriend to say Goodbye'
Jorge Martin has opened up about his near-death crash in Qatar last year which left him with 14 broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Having started the 2025 season disastrously with his new team, Aprilia, Martin had spent the first part of the season in a hospital bed rather than on the race track. Tw...
McLaren makes final decision on appeal after Alpine's successful Monaco Right of Review
McLaren has formally lodged a notification of appeal with the FIA International Court of Appeal after Pierre Gasly's time penalties were removed following the Monaco Grand Prix. After the conclusion of the Monaco Grand Prix, where Pierre Gasly crossed the finish line in third place, the Frenchman wa...
Fornaroli set for Haas test: Is McLaren working toward a 2027 F1 debut?
McLaren is looking for a place in Formula 1 for Italian talent Leonardo Fornaroli in 2027, team boss Andrea Stella confirmed in Barcelona. Coincidence or not: Haas announced this Tuesday that last year's Formula 2 champion will test for the American team in Jerez this week. A brief statement from H...
Hamilton matches Schumacher's Ferrari feat after 30 years: 'I wanted to be red like Michael'
Fate would have it that Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari victory came at Barcelona, the very same circuit where Michael Schumacher claimed his maiden win for the Scuderia 30 years earlier at the Montmeló track. In 1996, the German accepted the challenge of bringing the world title back to Maranello af...
Why Red Bull didn’t choose this talent: The reason behind Iwasa’s F1 opportunity
Red Bull Racing chose Ayumu Iwasa as a 'rookie' to drive Isack Hadjar's car in FP1 at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. GPblog explains why the Japanese driver, and not the Austrian's F2 talent, Nikola Tsolov, got to step in. For years, the Red Bull Junior Team was the pinnacle for young, ambitiou...
Alonso is being mentioned, but Alpine has a different top candidate for 2027
Franco Colapinto is by far the leading candidate to race alongside Pierre Gasly for Alpine in Formula 1 in 2027. The notion, suddenly floated by certain media, that Fernando Alonso would replace him should, at this moment, be dismissed as typical paddock speculation. After a difficult first (nearl...
MotoGP Czech Grand Prix full weekend schedule
The prestigious Brno circuit in the Czech Republic is widely considered a favourite among fans and racers alike. Last year gave us a thrilling duel between Marc Marquez and Pedro Acosta, which many fans will be hoping to see once again. The track has a bit of everything with long sweeping corners, t...
Aston Martin abandons the AMR26: all-new car on the way
Aston Martin feels like it’s competing in a completely different class from Formula 1 with Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll’s underperforming AMR26. But there is (perhaps) hope: In a few weeks, the British team will introduce an entirely new car. After being asked yet again how bad Aston Martin’s ca...
Red Bull hands Alpine the much-coveted trophy for Gasly's third place in Monaco
Alpine does not need to worry: Red Bull Racing really does plan to hand over the trophy that Isack Hadjar received for originally finishing third in Monaco to Pierre Gasly after all, GPblog can confirm. The teams are coordinating among themselves about where and when that will happen. It was Hadjar...
Verstappen a step closer to a 'simple' departure from Red Bull Racing
After the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Max Verstappen moved a step closer to a ‘simple’ departure from Red Bull Racing. The possibility of activating a clause that allows him to unilaterally terminate his contract after 2026 has become more feasible. Reportedly, Verstappen has an option in his c...
Ferrari told backing Hamilton over Leclerc may be only path to the title against Mercedes
Former F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has warned Ferrari that elevating Lewis Hamilton to number-one status may be the team's only realistic chance of mounting a serious title challenge against Mercedes. After seven races, helped in part by Leclerc's back-to-back retirements in Monaco and Barc...
Hamilton reserves special thanks for key Ferrari figure: 'I wouldn't be in this team without him'
Lewis Hamilton took the opportunity to thank Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur for believing in him and continuing to place his trust in him even during the lowest point of his Ferrari journey, when results were hard to come by and the breakthrough he had been searching for had yet to arrive....
F1 Tech | Hamilton's maiden victory made possible by Ferrari's upgrade package
Lewis Hamilton secured his first Ferrari victory in Barcelona, with the Scuderia's latest upgrade package playing a decisive role. Here GPBlog looks at the technical specifications of those upgrades and how they played a crucial role in his win. The Spanish Grand Prix weekend offered a very tight an...
Alonso 'very emotional' after 'last' Barcelona GP DNF heartbreak
After suffering a heartbreaking DNF on Lap 40, Fernando Alonso has reflected on a "very emotional" weekend at the Barcelona GP, one which he had admitted will probably be his last in F1. With the Barcelona GP set to be rotated on the F1 calendar every two years from the 2028 season onwards, Alonso...
The missing ingredient: Why Lewis Hamilton can lead Ferrari to Formula 1 glory
As someone who has followed Lewis Hamilton's F1 career extremely closely for over a decade, it was easy to appreciate the magnitude of his first win for Ferrari and the plaudits. After all, I've spend a huge chunk of my spare time researching and writing about his decision to move from Mercedes to F...
F1 Today | Hamilton reveals hidden injury, as Kim Kardashian celebrates his first Ferrari win
From Lewis Hamilton revealing a hidden injury, to Kim Kardashian celebrating the Briton on his first-ever Ferrari win at the Barcelona GP, here are the main stories from today, June 15. Following his first-ever Ferrari win at the Barcelona GP, Lewis Hamilton has revealed a hidden injury he had been...
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