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The Formula 1 season continues this weekend as the series begin its first run of three rounds in a row. The Japanese Grand Prix takes place this weekend at Suzuka, followed immediately by the series’ visits to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Anticipation for this year’s visit to Suzuka will be especially high following the news Japan’s only F1 driver, Yuki…

Table of Contents Table of Contents Why choose an EV race car driver for a hybrid in an endurance race? Who are his teammates? Reigning Formula E World Champion Pascal Wehrlein will join two veteran Porsche factory drivers racing a Porsche Penske Motorsport hybrid prototype in June in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The three-driver team will pilot one…

Red Bull have performed another of their stunning mid-season driver changes – and this week’s was perhaps their most brutal yet. Pierre Gasly was shown the door 12 races into his first year with the team. Daniil Kvyat was turfed out four grands prix into his second season to make way for Max Verstappen. But they enjoyed long tenures compared…

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Formula One seeks to drive engagement through betting (Reuters) ‘This season is a great season to really focus on our betting because we’re going to see so much jeopardy on the track and who knows what’s going to happen with the regulation changes next year.’ Why Verstappen may…

Fernando Alonso is not convinced reintroducing V10 engines to Formula 1 is the right direction for the sport. The series will introduce new power unit regulations next year. Plans to replace the current V6 hybrids with new versions featuring more powerful kinetic energy were agreed three years ago. However last month FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem raised the possibility of…

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has insisted Yuki Tsunoda will see out the whole season after his shock promotion to replace Liam Lawson. Tsunoda has moved up from the junior team, Racing Bulls, after Lawson struggled for form in his first two races as Max Verstappen‘s teammate. He will debut at his home race, the Japanese Grand Prix. Yuki Tsuonda…

Max Verstappen will have his third different team mate in four rounds next weekend after Red Bull’s extraordinary announcement this week. Having replaced Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson for the new season, now they’ve brought Yuki Tsunoda in to replace him. All of that lay in the future when this Red Bull family photograph was taken at the Mexican Grand…

Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links F1 return to V10 or V8 engines is years away, says Symonds (Reuters) Pat Symonds: ‘I think there’s a lot of wishful thinking. With so much invested in the 2026 engine it would be negligent to throw that investment away – particularly for the new people like Cadillac,…

Max Verstappen is unhappy with the recent decision to swap “battered boxer” Liam Lawson for Yuki Tsunoda, according to Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko. Verstappen liked an Instagram post from former racer Geido van Der Garde critical of Red Bull’s decision shortly after it was made Thursday. Van der Garde’s post likened Lawson’s treatment to “bullying.” Lawson was given just…

Red Bull held a meeting with Max Verstappen following the Chinese Grand Prix to reassure him over their development plans. The world champion has begun his title defence on the back foot as Lando Norris pulled eight points clear of him over the opening three rounds. He finished fourth in China, behind the McLaren drivers and George Russell. Although he…

Mar 28, 2025, 04:31 AM ET Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has liked an Instagram post by former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde criticising the team for dropping Liam Lawson just two rounds into the season. Lawson’s demotion back to the Racing Bulls sister outfit, in a straight swap with Yuki Tsunoda, means Verstappen will have his third teammate in…

Liam Lawson called his abrupt demotion from his boyhood dream drive at Red Bull “tough” in his first social media post since the news was confirmed. On Thursday, Red Bull announced that the Kiwi driver would make way for Yuki Tsunoda, starting from the Japanese Grand Prix. Editor’s Picks Lawson, promoted after just 11 F1 races with the junior team,…

Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links A TikTok video boasted of a next-level grand prix stunt. Two teens have now been charged (The Age) ‘They have both been charged with several offences under both the Crimes Act and the Major Events Act.’ IndyCar announces rules violation and penalty from The Thermal Club (IndyCar) ‘The…

It’s been over three decades since a Formula 1 team dropped a driver as hastily as Red Bull got rid of Liam Lawson. Red Bull has shown their new signing the door just two rounds into the championship. The last driver this happened to was Ivan Capelli back in 1993. Capelli had been hired by Jordan to be their experienced…

The news Red Bull has fired Liam Lawson after just two starts for the team has been rumoured for days. But that doesn’t make it any less of a jaw-dropping decision, particularly given how patient Red Bull was with his predecessor Sergio Perez. Red Bull persisted so long with Perez it arguably cost them a constructors’ championship last year. When,…

Ticket sales for the 2025 Formula E Shanghai E-Prix have started, with the city hosting the all-electric world championship race for the second straight year on May 31 and June 1. The new Pit Boost rule and the upgraded GEN3 Evo cars are expected to enhance excitement for the double-header at the Shanghai International Circuit in suburban Jiading District this…

Red Bull has confirmed Yuki Tsunoda will replace Liam Lawson from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards, calling it a “purely sporting decision” to fix its troublesome car. The swap, already reported by ESPN in the days since the Chinese Grand Prix and now confirmed on Thursday, sees Lawson drop back to the Racing Bulls junior outfit just two races. Lawson…

Atlanta., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Porsche factory driver Pascal Wehrlein will make his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 14-15, 2025. The reigning Formula E World Champion from Germany will complete the Porsche Penske Motorsport driver lineup. Wehrlein will share the cockpit of the #4 Porsche 963 with Felipe Nasr from Brazil and Nick…

One of the great riddles of 2025 Formula E is what the future might hold for two manufacturers under one behemoth (Stellantis) umbrella: DS Automobiles and Maserati. On paper, Maserati is already announced for the Gen4 period but this is by no means absolutely guaranteed as it could well be replaced by another Stellantis brand, and in some quarters of…