August 7, 2025

Williams team principal James Vowles says he was surprised to hear Formula 1 will bring back mandatory two-stop strategies in Monaco after this year’s controversial experiment.With overtaking pretty much impossible in the streets of Monte Carlo, the FIA implemented the mandatory use of three tyre sets this year to force teams onto a two-stop strategy and hopefully unlock more strategic options …Keep reading

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has kept George Russell waiting all year for a new contract. Now, after Russell said “nothing’s going to happen over the summer” contract-wise following a typically resolute performance at the Hungarian GP, it looks like the roles have been reversed.In that context it was interesting to note the phrasing of a “mid-season report” video Wolff recorded for …Keep reading

The emergence of Alex Marquez, alongside Ducati’s commitments to Fermin Aldeguer and Fabio Di Giannantonio, among other factors, presents the ideal scenario for the Italian brand to field six identical bikes on the MotoGP grid next year.Over the last decade – roughly since Gigi Dall’Igna arrived as general manager – Ducati has gradually pulled away from its direct rivals in MotoGP …Keep reading

Fabio Quartararo is the only rider who has been able to consistently challenge Marc Marquez in the battle for pole positions this season. The Frenchman set the fastest qualifying lap at Jerez, Le Mans, Silverstone and Assen, while championship leader Marquez has started from pole on seven occasions. The only other rider to sit on pole has been Pecco Bagnaia, last time out in the Czech …Keep reading

From 1999 to 2004 Ferrari won six consecutive Formula 1 constructors’ championships and five drivers’ championships. In 2000 it won 13 out of 17 grands prix; in its most dominant years, 2002 and 2004, it won 15 out of 17 and 15 out of 18 grands prix. The F2004 car set lap records which at many venues lasted for years.Throughout this era it was dogged by unproved accusations of cheating by …Keep reading

Statistics rarely lie. In Formula 1 world championship history, 487 grands prix have been won from pole position – 43.2% of the total.Since Charles Leclerc made his debut in 2018, that figure is up to 50.3% (82 out of 163 races). And it grows further to 56.6% for grands prix Leclerc didn’t start on pole. That’s because Leclerc’s 27 career pole positions – more than the likes …Keep reading