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Red Bulls design chief Adrian Newey to quit position in 2025

Red Bull confirmed on Wednesday that celebrated chief technical officer Adrian Newey will leave the Formula One team next year.

Motoring F1 Grand Prix
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Lewis Hamilton says Sebastian Vettel would be ‘amazing option’ for Mercedes

Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton says he would love to see four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel return to Formula One.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Is Sebatian Vettel plotting a return to Formula One?

The former champion has hinted at a return to Grand Prix racing following talks with Wolff and several other team bosses.

Motoring F1 Grand Prix
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Sebastian Vettel hints at Formula One return after talks with Mercedes boss

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has suggested he could return to Formula One following talks with Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Lewis Hamilton has stayed wild and free on his long, gruelling drive

Lewis Hamilton is hedging his bets as he plans to continue his career into his 40 as the seven-time Formula One world champion makes the switch from Mercedes to Ferrari.

Motoring F1 Grand Prix
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

On this day in history, October 30

Some of the more interesting things that happened on this day.

News Feel Good
Greg Hutson|Published

Record waiting to be broken for Max Verstappen at Italian Granx Prix

Max Verstappen is red-hot favourite to break the record of nine straight GP wins he shares with four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix this weekend.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Max Verstappen bags record-equalling ninth victory in a row at Dutch Grand Prix

The home favourite Max Verstappen’s 11th success from the 13 races staged this season extended his lead to 138 points in the championship, with his victory in the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday.

Motoring F1 Grand Prix
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Mick Schumacher feels no need to watch 'Drive to Survive'

Mick Schumacher's Formula One struggles last season feature strongly in the latest run of 'Drive to Survive' but the German says he feels no need to watch the Netflix docu-series.

Sport
Reuters|Published

Formula bore = Max-imum irritation

Williams, it was clear, would suck. Ferrari, meanwhile, was battling with the pressure of early season expectation, while one team was building up a head of steam to dominate.

Sport
Morgan Bolton|Published

That's just how F1 is, says Hulkenberg on Mick Schumacher's exit

Germany's Nico Hulkenberg showed little sympathy for Mick Schumacher after replacing his younger compatriot at the Haas Formula One team next season.

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Reuters|Published

Thanks Seb: tributes flow as Vettel heads into final race

Sebastian Vettel will start his final race as a Formula One driver with his usual competitive sense of purpose and a warm glow in his heart on Sunday.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Lewis Hamilton ‘is not thinking of the past’ ahead of his return to Abu Dhabi

Lewis Hamilton returns to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend 11 months on from one of the most rancorous days in Formula One history insisting he has put the past behind him.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

‘That one’s for Dietrich’ - Max Verstappen wins US Grand Prix as Red Bull take constructors' crown

Max Verstappen fought back from a slow pitstop to win the US Grand Prix in Austin on Sunday as his Red Bull team clinched the Formula One constructors' title a day after the death of billionaire owner Dietrich Mateschitz.

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Reuters|Published

‘It was a long time coming’ - Carlos Sainz on pole in Austin with Max Verstappen on front row

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz took pole position for the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, on Saturday as Formula One mourned the death of Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz ahead of a race likely to crown his team champions.

Sport
Reuters|Published

Max Verstappen thinks the confusion over world championship win is 'quite funny'

Max Verstappen said the confusion at the end of the Japanese Grand Prix that saw him declared Formula One world champion was ‘quite funny’, but an impending cost-cap ruling could wipe the smiles off faces in the Red Bull garage.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Max Verstappen crowned double world champion at Japanese Grand Prix

The 25-year-old Red Bull driver has enjoyed one of the most dominant seasons in the sport's history with Suzuka the scene of his 12th win in 18 races and four rounds still remaining.

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Reuters|Published

Max Verstappen aiming for ‘perfect weekend’ in Japan to defend title

Red Bull's runaway championship leader can secure the title at Suzuka if he gains eight points on nearest rival Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and six on team-mate Sergio Perez.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Max Verstappen aiming to clinch F1 title in Singapore

The flying Dutchman has a mathematical chance to seal back-to-back world titles under lights around the spectacular and demanding Marina Bay street circuit.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Max Verstappen is ready to dash Ferrari’s title hopes at Monza

Max Verstappen has an opportunity this weekend to move within comfortable reach of his second drivers’ world title when he leads Red Bull’s bid to defeat Ferrari on home soil at the Italian Grand Prix.

Sport
Reuters|Published

'No Superman' Sebastian Vettel speaks out on his F1 mental health struggles

Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel said sports stars are often discouraged from discussing mental health issues, which he considers a ‘weakness of society’.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Max Verstappen looks for home comforts at Spa

Max Verstappen will return to work with a spring in his step this weekend when he bids to tighten his grip on the Formula One world championship with a second triumph at the Belgian Grand Prix.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Sebastian Vettel will leave F1 with respect and affection

Sebastian Vettel's greatest success is a distant memory but the four times world champion will leave Formula One at the end of this year with more fans than he had in his heyday.

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Reuters|Published

WATCH: Sebastian Vettel to retire at the end of the F1 season as his goals have shifted

Four times world champion Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from F1 at the end of the season, saying his goals had changed and he wanted to focus more on family and interests outside the sport.

Sport
Reuters|Published

King of the Hungaroring Lewis Hamilton targets ninth victory

Fresh from his and Mercedes' best result of the year in France last Sunday, Lewis Hamilton will hope to go one better and add to his record eight victories at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend.

Sport
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published