Christian Horner has denied reports that Max Verstappen’s three-year contract with Red Bull contains a break clause tied to Honda’s announced withdrawal from Formula One. Speculation suggested Verstappen could become a free agent if Red Bull were left without a power unit supplier after Honda confirmed it would end its F1 programme following the 2021 … Read more

In the round-up: Giancarlo Fisichella is supporting a proposal from Tanzania to build a Formula 1–standard race track. In brief Fisichella backs Tanzania grand prix track bid Former Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella is advising a project to develop a Formula 1–spec circuit in Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania. According to a post from … Read more

New measures intended to prevent F1 teams using engine “quali modes” will not take effect at the next round of the championship as originally planned, RaceFans has learned. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The FIA notified teams last week that from the Belgian Grand Prix they would be required to use the … Read more

In the round-up: Daniel Ricciardo says he isn’t backing either world championship contender, but believes one would make a more popular winner. In brief Verstappen would be popular champion – Ricciardo Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Ricciardo, who was Max Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull from 2016 to 2018, thinks Verstappen would … Read more

In the round-up: Renault sporting director Alan Permane says Renault were potentially the third-quickest team at Mugello. What they say Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Permane was referring to recent remarks by Daniel Ricciardo about a set-up improvement the team discovered for the car in low-downforce trim and how that improvement can … Read more

In the round-up: Seventh place in the Mexican Grand Prix has left Daniel Ricciardo upbeat about his prospects for the Brazilian Grand Prix. In brief Ricciardo “looking forward” to following up his Mexican GP result Ricciardo says that starting fourth and finishing seventh in Mexico City has raised expectations for Interlagos this weekend. He described … Read more

Did Max Verstappen weigh up a second pit stop in the Singapore Grand Prix — or were Red Bull attempting to tempt McLaren into a double-stop strategy? Verstappen, who finished second ahead of the two McLaren drivers, thanked his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase after the race for the decision to “stay out”. The Red Bull … Read more

The Dutch Grand Prix was a regular stop on the Formula 1 calendar for many years until it disappeared after 1985. Its return in recent seasons has been driven largely by the popularity of Max Verstappen, whose rise in F1 over the past seven years helped create the momentum organisers needed to bring the race … Read more

Former Formula 1 driver Daniil Kvyat says Russian competitors should not be excluded from motor racing because of their country’s war with Ukraine. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free An extraordinary meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council is being held today after Ukraine’s motorsport federation asked the FIA to remove Russia … Read more

For simracing enthusiasts, reports earlier this week that EA will halt all development and investment in the Project CARS franchise were disappointing but not entirely unexpected. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Originally conceived through an ambitious crowdfunding model by Slightly Mad Studios (SMS) — putting the “community” into “Community Assisted Racing Simulator” … Read more