July 4, 2024

Haas has announced that its reserve driver Oliver Bearman will race for the squad in Formula 1 next year.The Ferrari Academy youngster had long been tipped for the seat in the wake of his impressive F1 debut at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where he finished seventh for the Prancing Horse after a late call-up to replace Carlos Sainz.Speaking about his deal, Bearman described it as “incredible” to …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner has talked in the past of the duty he has to publicly back his drivers – be it for controversies or lacklustre performances.So, it was interesting to note in Austria last weekend some hints of frustration about Sergio Perez’s showing, as the gap between the Mexican and his team-mate Max Verstappen was all too obvious.Perhaps nothing tells the story …Keep reading

This has been a season of two halves. The Formula 1 side of things has been going really well with the free practice sessions and, of course, Jeddah with Ferrari. Every time I’ve been in an F1 car, even in private testing, I felt like my performances have been really strong, that I’m improving every time, and that I’m really starting to get comfortable.On the other hand, F2 has been …Keep reading

The World Rally Championship is set to expand to a 14-round calendar for 2025 which is expected to be revealed later this month.The championship has targeted a more global schedule for next year with five flyaway rounds expected following recent confirmation that Paraguay and Saudi Arabia will make their debut, joining the already contracted Chile, Kenya and Japan.The calendar is set to be …Keep reading

Mercedes is always cautious about reading too much into one-off Formula 1 results, especially when wins like Austria owe a lot to other cars hitting trouble.Having faced the grim reality of several false dawns in the current ground-effect era, it is always fearful that a leap forward in performance proves to be a flash in the pan before it ends up struggling again soon after.While it knows the Red …Keep reading

Ollie Bearman really grabbed people’s attention when he won both the German and Italian Formula 4 championships in 2021. The teenager from Chelmsford had already enjoyed a successful karting career and won races in his first car-racing season during the COVID-19 pandemic, but winning the two toughest championships on the first rung of the F1 ladder with Van Amersfoort Racing put him on the …Keep reading