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Red Bull has unveiled a special livery for Formula 1’s upcoming Japanese Grand Prix, paying tribute to its engine partner Honda.The Suzuka race will be Honda’s last home event with the Milton Keynes-based outfit before the latter collaborates with Ford from 2026 onwards.A white livery will adorn the RB21, inspired by the Honda RA272 which Richie Ginther drove to Honda’s maiden F1 win …Keep reading

Will Tsunoda prove Red Bull right?It’s a huge weekend for Yuki Tsunoda, as all eyes will be on him from the first laps on Friday – not just because he’s finally got himself in the Red Bull seat he’s been dreaming about for so long, but because his debut with the team coincides with his home race.Read Also:Formula 1Red Bull reveals special Japanese GP livery as Honda …Keep reading

Marc Marquez has settled into life as a factory Ducati rider perfectly well, having won five (three sprints and two grands prix) of the opening six races in the 2025 MotoGP season.The six-time world champion is second in the championship, one point behind younger brother Alex, largely due to Marc’s crash at the Americas Grand Prix in Austin. Nevertheless, very insightful footage has …Keep reading

Ryo Hirakawa will drive Jack Doohan’s Alpine in opening practice for this weekend’s 2025 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.The Toyota World Endurance Championship champion has joined Alpine as a reserve driver for the season after fulfilling the same role at McLaren last year.Hirakawa made his F1 weekend debut at the 2024 Abu Dhabi GP, replacing Oscar Piastri in a McLaren …Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s smartphone pings to signal the arrival of his Thursday schedule. As with all things Mercedes, its promptness is matched by its detail: a little over 24 hours remain until his first race-weekend track session as a fully-fledged Formula 1 driver, but he has already been in Melbourne for several days to align his body clock with the local timings.”Are we really going to …Keep reading

On the evidence of the first three MotoGP weekends in 2025, it’s easy to conclude that Alex Marquez has a mental barrier to conquer when it comes to beating his brother Marc.After all, Marc is a six-time MotoGP world champion, while Alex is still waiting patiently for his first race win in the top category.At this stage of the season, however, Alex Marquez has established himself as the …Keep reading

The saga surrounding Yuki Tsunoda’s promotion and Liam Lawson’s demotion to Racing Bulls is thus: for years now, around and through Max Verstappen’s multiple world titles, Red Bull has been a one-car Formula 1 squad.Since Daniel Ricciardo’s exit from the peak of his F1 career in 2018, Pierre Gasly, Alex Albon, Sergio Perez and now Lawson have tried and failed to cope with driving a car …Keep reading

When Formula 1 revealed that Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli had won its driver of the day poll, having crossed the finishing line in eighth place, this news generated the customarily sneering response. When team boss Toto Wolff congratulated his driver over the team radio, the eye-rolling was almost palpable.And yet, while the results of the social media poll are often fatuous, in this …Keep reading

The second Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen has long been considered one of the toughest roles in Formula 1. Still, speculation about a driver change after just two races is extreme, even by Red Bull standards.Liam Lawson began his full-time Red Bull campaign with optimism, but by now admits that he is struggling more than expected. The New Zealand driver has finished 18th, 20th and 20th …Keep reading

Like many things in the modern world, it all started with a social media post.Three days after F1’s season launch in London, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem posted a message on Instagram, saying that, inspired by “positive discussions on the future of the sport”, the motorsport world should explore “a range of directions” for its top category – “including the roaring sound of …Keep reading