Max Verstappen has been told it is the “perfect timing” to leave Red Bull early as speculation grows around his future. Verstappen is believed to have a clause in his contract stipulating he can leave Red Bull early if he is not in the top two in the drivers’ championship by the summer break, with
Lando Norris has been warned that he could be forced into taking the same path at McLaren as the axed Daniel Ricciardo. Ricciardo was dumped by the team two years into a three-year deal at the end of 2022, to be replaced by Oscar Piastri who has worked with Norris to guide McLaren back to
Join RacingNews365’s Sam Coop and Nick Golding, as they look back on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen’s five-second time penalty is a major talking point, as is Oscar Piastri being a potential match for the Dutchman. Lando Norris’ title chances are also explored. Rather watch the podcast? Then click here!
Racing Bulls believe Liam Lawson is “professional enough” to put his Red Bull disappointment behind him, as he confessed to a “very messy” spell with the team. Lawson was promoted over the winter from Racing Bulls to replace the axed Sergio Perez, but suffered the chop himself after just two races, and one Sprint, with
Yes, Lewis Hamilton has already won in F1 2025, but his China Sprint victory will not be added to his official total of 105 grand prix wins. But the seven-time champion notching up win #106 looks a fair way off at the moment following an alarming dip in form since Shanghai. Hamilton is at a
Lando Norris’ race engineer Will Joseph has rebuffed a comparison between Max Verstappen and his Red Bull pit wall counterpart Gianpiero Lambiase. The role of an F1 race engineer is crucial throughout a grand prix weekend as they serve as the link between the driver and the team during the all-important on-track sessions. Verstappen and
George Russell has claimed he could have already won at least two F1 world championships after defeating Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes. Russell joined Mercedes in 2022 to partner Hamilton, but Mercedes’ fortunes plummeted in the first year of the ground-effects rules as the reigning champions took only a single grand prix win. This was for
Charles Leclerc has denied Ferrari will abandon hope of a championship charge early in the season in order to focus on next year’s car. The F1 challengers will undergo significant changes next year under a fresh set of technical rules aimed at both the chassis and power units. Getting a head start on constructing the
Oscar Piastri narrowly shades Max Verstappen for the best average qualifying results across the first five rounds of the 2025 F1 season. Including the Sprint race in China in our calculations, Piastri has an average qualifying position of 2.0 thus far, including pole positions in China and Bahrain, and front-row starts in Australia and Saudi
Max Verstappen has refused to blame all of Red Bull’s struggles solely on its wind tunnel, a facility which has come under scrutiny after the opening rounds of the season. Despite the Dutchman’s victory in the Japanese Grand Prix, Verstappen has been adrift of the McLarens, particularly in Bahrain where he had to settle for
George Russell has gained the support from F1 fans to be issued a contract extension by the Mercedes team. Russell is on an expiring deal and is out of contract at the end of the 2025 season. Rumours of a potential switch to Mercedes for Max Verstappen sprouted suggestions that Russell is in danger of
Johnny Herbert believes Max Verstappen could look to take a sabbatical from F1 in 2026, as the debate around his future continues to rage. Verstappen’s current deal with Red Bull expires at the end of the 2028 season, but given the current lack of overall competitiveness from the RB21 and doubts about Red Bull’s in-house
