2025 marks a new year of opportunities for younger drivers or ones with plenty of experience in other categories as each team needs to give a rookie driver or drivers four opportunities in their cars during the season in F1 FP1 sessions. In previous years it had been just two, with many saving the second…
Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar endured a tough F1 Austrian GP weekend that saw mid-race promise turn into disappointment. Despite showing strong pace and a smart strategy call by his team, floor damage late in the race ended his hopes of finishing in the points. “Yeah,” Hadjar admitted when asked about losing out on lap…
A superb one-stop strategy from Racing Bulls and Liam Lawson in the F1 Austrian GP sealed the Kiwi’s best result in the category to date with P6. Almost game over on lap 1 for Liam Lawson in the F1 Austrian GP Off the line, Liam Lawson did not get the best of starts and immediately…
New Zealander and Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson delivered an outstanding performance in qualifying for the F1 Austrian GP. He will line up in 6th, ahead of Max Verstappen. From first practice, the 23-year-old was very competitive against his rookie teammate and one of the stars of the season Isack Hadjar. After posting the 11th…
Round 11 of 24 comes from the Red Bull Ring in Austria. FP2 has taken place at the Austrian GP, view the full report and results below. George Russell topped FP1 from Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc sat out FP1. Both drivers returned for FP2 Austrian GP action. Early Running in…
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has confirmed that the team’s promising young talent Arvid Lindblad will make his F1 debut in FP1 at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone. The 17-year-old driver, who currently competes in Formula 2 with Campos Racing, represents a significant milestone for Red Bull’s junior programme as he prepares to take…
Liam Lawson endured a rough F1 Canadian GP, with the Racing Bulls driver not making it out of Q1, then moving from the back row to the pit lane after a power unit change, and ultimately retiring when that same power unit began to overheat on lap 54. “The car was really fast, honestly” “We…
Carlos Sainz and Isack Hadjar reflected on their Q1 incident that resulted in a shock elimination for the Spaniard at the F1 Canadian GP, with the French driver getting a three-place grid drop. Through practice the four-time race winner was fast, finishing 3rd, 7th and 9th in the three practice sessions. However, that meant nothing…
Earlier this week Red Bull junior and F2 title challenger Arvid Lindblad was granted a Super Licence after a review by the FIA as the British driver could make his F1 debut in the near future, and it was something Helmut Marko discussed on Sky Germany at the Canadian GP. At the age of just…
Speaking ahead of the F1 Canadian GP, rookie driver Isack Hadjar admitted he’s “curious” about the challenge of stepping up to Red Bull and partnering Max Verstappen, but also recognised he’s not yet “ready” for that leap. After the heartbreak of crashing out on the formation lap on his F1 debut in Australia, Hadjar has…
