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Hamilton reportedly pushes Ferrari to replace key trackside figures as Vasseur relationship cools
Lewis Hamilton has reportedly asked Ferrari to replace a number of key on-track personnel, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, in the latest sign of growing tension inside the Scuderia after a bruising sequence of results. The report does not identify which specific members of Ferrar...
LIVE | Verstappen takes 35 minutes to overtake the 100 drivers in epic karting challenge
Live coverage from Max Verstappen's race against 100 other drivers.The four time F1 world champion is competing against a mix of streamers, fans, content creators and several elite athletes around Silverstone's karting track. The task facing Verstappen is enormous. Starting dead last and he has to o...
Why Baku poses the biggest remaining threat to Antonelli's 81-point title cushion
Kimi Antonelli heads to the Azerbaijan Grand Prix next week with an 81-point championship lead, but Toto Wolff insists it remains "too early to say" whether the title is secure, pointing to Mercedes' "lacklustre reliability record." Baku's volatile street circuit may be the most dangerous single eve...
Haas has made a difficult choice: this driver is set to replace Ocon
Rafael Camara is expected to be the new driver for Haas. GPblog understands from multiple sources in the F1 paddock that there is now a 'ninety percent' chance the Brazilian will replace Esteban Ocon next season. However, the deal with the Ferrari junior is not yet completely finalised. It was an o...
From Olympic champion to Porsche Cup racer: the names that could test Verstappen most in Max vs 100
The entry list for Max Verstappen's Max vs 100 karting challenge contains buried within the mix of streamers, fans and content creators are several elite athletes whose backgrounds could make them genuine obstacles for the four-time Formula 1 champion at Silverstone on Wednesday. The 100 competitors...
Sebastian Vettel backs Kimi Antonelli to break youngest F1 champion record
Sebastian Vettel says he would be “very happy” if Kimi Antonelli breaks his long-standing record as Formula 1’s youngest-ever world champion. The former Red Bull driver became F1’s youngest champion in 2010, winning the title aged 23 years, four months and 11 days. Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton’s previ...
Verstappen’s participation in two iconic races beckons after F1 calendar announcement
Max Verstappen can in principle take part in both the 24 Hours of Nürburgring and the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in 2027. Both endurance races fall on a weekend when no Formula 1 Grand Prix is held. The Formula 1 calendar for 2027 has been announced, making it clear what opportunities Verstappen...
Vasseur sends clear signal on Ferrari's 2027 plans: '80% of our current work carries over'
Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has ruled out switching the team's development focus to 2027, revealing that 80 per cent of the work currently being done on the SF-26 will be carried over to next season's car. After a frustrating Spanish Grand Prix at Madring, where Lewis Hamilton retired with b...
Verstappen: 'It's going to be quite hectic' in kart field
Max Verstappen is preparing to return to his karting roots as he takes on a unique challenge: racing against 100 competitors in a kart. The Dutchman began karting at the age of four and continued until he was 15, before progressing through the junior ranks on his route to Formula 1. Now, he is looki...
F1 Announces 2027 Calendar as Bahrain Testing Dates and British GP Weekend Are Set
Formula 1 has published its 2027 calendar, setting out a 24-round season that runs from March to December and has 10 sprint races, including the Monaco GP. The season will begin with pre-season testing in Bahrain from 24-27 February, at the Sakhir circuit. The first Grand Prix weekend follows at the...
Rosberg reveals the title 'terror' he believes Antonelli will face: 'He's not superhuman'
Nico Rosberg has drawn a direct comparison between Kimi Antonelli's current championship charge and the immense pressure he faced during his own title-winning year in 2016, warning that the psychological terror of a first championship fight will eventually catch up with the Mercedes driver. Speaking...
Max Verstappen has to make his way past 100 karts.
Max Verstappen will swap Formula 1 machinery for a far less conventional challenge at Silverstone today, attempting to race from the back of a 101-kart field to the front in a one-off event called Max vs 100. The four-time world champion faces a grid made up of fans, content creators, athletes and p...
F1 lines up alternative venues for 2027 calendar with Zandvoort and Imola on standby
As Formula 1's 2027 calendar is announced, GPBlog understands that Imola, Barcelona and Zandvoort have all been named as possible fill-in venues should the Middle East conflict persist into next year. The calendar is expected to be formally announced on Wednesday following an e-vote at the World Mot...
Verstappen's Le Mans plans blocked by 2027 F1 calendar clash with Portuguese GP
The provisional 2027 F1 calendar could have consequences for Max Verstappen's expanding endurance plans. On the provisional dates, the Portuguese Grand Prix would clash directly with the 24 Hours of Le Mans, while the Austrian Grand Prix would clash with the 24 Hours of Spa. That would leave the Nür...
F1 today | F1 calendar to provide Monaco Sprint confirmation, Nike returns to F1 while Grosjean left red-faced
As anticipation builds ahead of the 2027 F1 calendar announcement, and F1 and Nike set to agree a major new partnership, here are the biggest Formula 1 stories of today, 15 September. F1 plans to add a sprint race to the Monaco Grand Prix weekend for the first time, with confirmation expected alongs...
Monaco's famous Sunday race set for a dramatic new twist
Formula 1 is expected to confirm on Wednesday that it plans to stage a sprint race at the Monaco GP weekend.The announcement, anticipated as part of its 2027 calendar announcement, will see the circuit - known for its inability for drivers to overtake - host an F1 sprint for the very first time. Mon...
Brundle tells Aston Martin to drop Alonso and rebuild with young drivers as Rosberg disagrees
Martin Brundle has called on Aston Martin to let Fernando Alonso go and rebuild their entire driver lineup with younger talent, saying the team should align its cockpit with Adrian Newey's long-term project. Disagreeing with Brundle, Nico Rosberg reiterated that Alonso "holds up very well" when comp...
Ducati MotoGP struggles take new twist after Bagnaia's ‘They won't let me’ admission
Francesco Bagnaia has inadvertently shed some light on his Ducati struggles during an off-camera discussion. The two-time MotoGP champion crashed out of yet another race, his third in four Grands Prix, capping off a pointless home weekend at Misano. It’s been a season to forget for Bagnaia, who sits...
Wolff predicts Antonelli could dominate F1 for 20 years: 'Cool as a cucumber'
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff believes Kimi Antonelli was born at "another level" to his peers and rivals, and can stay at the top in Formula 1 for 20 years. Speaking after the Spanish Grand Prix, Wolff was astonished again by Antonelli's combination of precocious talent and unexpected maturity, del...
Kelly Piquet shares photos of her Victoria’s Secret outfit and doesn’t forget Verstappen
Kelly Piquet attended the women’s final of the US Open in New York on Saturday evening. While Max Verstappen was preparing for the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid on the other side of the Atlantic, Piquet shared several clips from the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium and gave a detailed look at her Victor...
Renault veto expires as Horner targets Alpine equity stake for F1 return
A key deadline has passed that could clear the way for Christian Horner's return to Formula 1, with Renault's three-year veto over the sale of Otro Capital's 24 per cent stake in Alpine officially expiring on September 7. According to Alpine's Articles of Association, filed at the UK's Companies Hou...
Marc Marquez receives another title boost after wiping out 102-point deficit
Marc Marquez’s quest for his tenth motorcycling world title could get another huge boost with Jorge Martin considering surgery. Martin is the Spaniard’s main rival at the top of the standings, level on 274 points, but Marquez tops the championship due to his number of wins. Last time out in Misano,...
Hamilton hits Imola 48 hours after Madrid DNF as Ferrari joins Pirelli 2027 tyre test
Lewis Hamilton was back on track for Ferrari on Tuesday morning, less than 48 hours after his disastrous DNF at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Briton drove the SF-26 during the morning session of a Pirelli tyre test at Imola dedicated to developing the 2027 compounds. His Ferrari teammate Charles Lecle...
F1 stars back Verstappen in karting challenge: 'He'll do it easily'
Carlos Sainz and Gabriel Bortoleto think Max Verstappen will defeat all 100 drivers in Red Bull's karting challenge. On Wednesday, Verstappen's challenge of taking on 100 drivers in a karting challenge will premiere globally on Disney+, subject to regional availability. Meanwhile, fans in the United...
Red Bull boss shares latest update on Hadjar's recovery progress
Red Bull Racing team principal Laurent Mekies once again underlined that the team's priority is for Isack Hadjar to make a full recovery from his injury. Hadjar sustained an injury ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix and has now missed three races in a row. He was temporarily replaced by Liam Lawson at Re...
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