Summer Break - F1 News & Updates

‘I’m really excited by what we have coming’ – Vowles on signing Sainz, re-shaping his technical team, and his long-term plans for Williams

James Vowles heads into the summer break on the crest of a wave. The Williams Team Principal’s eighth-month chase of Carlos Sainz had a successful outcome, with the Spaniard joining Alex Albon – who in May committed his future to the British team – in a very experienced line-up for 2025.

Vowles knew he’d have a lot to do when he took over at the helm of one of F1’s most famous teams at the start of last season. The contrast between his old team Mercedes – winners of eight successive World Championships in the turbo-hybrid era – was stark. And so a lot of his initial focus was on getting the building blocks in place for a rebuild. Read More

Leclerc offers honest assessment of where Ferrari stand midway through 2024 as he urges team to bring upgrades ‘as soon as possible’

Leclerc gave a frank assessment of where Ferrari stand after 14 of 24 scheduled rounds and discussed what’s needed for the races to come if they are to fight for the big prizes once more and improve on their current championship position of P3.

“I feel like we are the fourth-fastest car at the moment,” he stated. “I mean, the first part of the year for us was, for the first half, pretty positive; the second half struggling a bit more, trying to fix the issues. Read More

'We're making big boy decisions' – Ricciardo says he 'wouldn't feel comfortable' if RB were still a junior team as he reflects on rebrand

Ricciardo made his return to the squad midway through the 2023 season, having previously raced for the then-called Toro Rosso outfit during the early days of his Formula 1 career back in 2012 and 2013.

In the years since the team have undergone two name changes as well as moving away from their earlier image as a junior team, where young drivers would develop their skills amid the possibility of a promotion to the senior Red Bull squad. Read More

Oscar Piastri: McLaren will prioritise F1 Constructors' Championship over helping Lando Norris win drivers' title

Norris is 78 points adrift of championship leader Verstappen with 10 races remaining when the season resumes with the Dutch Grand Prix on August 23-25.

"The first objective is to win the constructors' for the team and I think we've got a very strong chance of doing that," Piastri told Sky Sports News. "We've been closing the gap to Red Bull in the last six or seven races. Read More

Toto Wolff’s Max Verstappen ‘fantasy’ questioned amid power unit rumours

Despite rumours Mercedes’ 2026 power unit will be “good”, Naomi Schiff cannot see Max Verstappen joining the Brackley squad unless they can “guarantee” him an all-around winning package.

Although Verstappen has twice publicly committed his future to his “family” at Red Bull for the F1 2025 championship, that hasn’t shut the door on speculation he could head to Mercedes in 2026 when F1 overhauls both the engine and technical regulations. Read More

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