It’s official, Formula 1 will return to Portimao for the F1 Portuguese GP in 2027. Following a 24-year break, Portugal regained its place on the calendar in 2020 during the pandemic. After 11 years of racing at Estoril in the 1980s and 1990s, Portimao hosted the F1 Portuguese GP races in 2020 and 2021. In…
19th in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season is Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll. It was another extremely underwhelming year for the Canadian driver. A great start to the season for Lance Stroll As the 2025 F1 season started, Aston Martin struggled for pace. However, in a chaotic Australian GP, great tyre…
Helmut Marko has opened up on his very close bond with Max Verstappen following his decision to leave the Red Bull F1 squad after two decades, alongside confirming that GianPiero Lambiase remains at the team. The Austrian advisor brought many talents through throughout this century. Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo were the biggest…
Lando Norris has spoken warmly of Max Verstappen following a thrilling end to the 2025 F1 championship between the pair of them and Oscar Piastri. From Australia until Las Vegas, it looked like the title battle was between the Brit and Australian in their McLarens. However, a double DSQ in the final US race of…
21st and last in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season is Jack Doohan. The Aussie only got six rounds before getting booted by Alpine. He was replaced by Franco Colapinto. While the Argentine driver did not score any points either, the A525 was less competitive as the year went on. Jack Doohan…
2025 World Champion Lando Norris has confirmed he will use number 1 on his McLaren car for the 2026 F1 season. The Brit won the Drivers’ Championship by two points over Max Verstappen on Sunday following a nervy F1 Abu Dhabi GP for him and the team. He follows the Red Bull driver in using…
Led by Fred Vasseur, Scuderia Ferrari had a solid finish to a disappointing 2025 F1 season as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished P4 and P8 in the Abu Dhabi GP. P4 was the end result in the Constructors’ Championship. Fred Vasseur on set-up changes that turned around the weekend for Scuderia Ferrari at the…
Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies has explained why Max Verstappen did not play games with the McLaren drivers during the F1 Abu Dhabi GP. Despite taking a dominant win, the Dutchman missed out on the Drivers’ Championship to Lando Norris by two points in an extraordinary season. It was a stunning turnaround led by Red…
Following a 2-3 finish to seal the Drivers’ World Championship for Lando Norris at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella reflected on an intriguing race that was won by Max Verstappen in a print media session. Speaking in the post-qualifying press conference, Max Verstappen hinted he would not be pulling out…
Gabriel Bortoleto equalled his best ever F1 qualifying result with a fantastic P7 on the grid for the Abu Dhabi GP. The Brazilian rookie made it 12-12 against Nico Hülkenberg in the Grand Prix qualifying head-to-head. It was the first time since Azerbaijan that he did it. The 21-year-old was very pleased speaking in the…
