Alpine notes of starting F1 ’26 work; inks Castore deal from ’25
Alpine notes about starting work on its 2026 car in the windtunnel as per the FIA regulation to kick-start in January, as they announce deal with Castore as well.
With only a year remaining for...
Mercedes inks multi-year deal with adidas from F1 2025
Mercedes has announced adidas as its new apparel partner in a multi-year deal from F1 2025, replacing Tommy Hilfiger.
Today, adidas announces a multi-year partnership with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, which unites two icons...
F1 fans vote Hamilton/Leclerc as best 2025 driver pairing
F1 fans vote the pairing of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton as the best driver line-up for 2025 season over the duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
With the factories re-opened and teams now...
Pourchaire relays thoughts on proper WEC test with Peugeot
Theo Pourchaire relays his feelings of first proper FIA WEC test with Peugeot in the development programme at Paul Ricard.
Already on track with the 9X8 during the Rookie Tests in Bahrain, the former Formula...
Rovanpera starts KR69 World Enduro Team for 2025 season
WRC champion Kalle Rovanpera starts his own team under the name 'KR69 World Enduro Team' to compete in Enduro GP series in 2025.
WRC champion and Toyota driver Rovanpera has stepped in a new role...
F1 confirms Tag Heuer as Rolex’s replacement from 2025 onward
F1 has confirmed that Tag Heuer will be its Official Timekeeper from 2025 onward as part of LVMH deal and will replace Rolex in the process.
As Formula 1 celebrates its 75th Anniversary and the...
Verstappen reckons winning one or seven F1 titles is same
Max Verstappen is not readily thinking about going for seven or eight F1 titles, as he talks about chances of championship in 2025 or not.
Having won four F1 titles, Red Bull’s Verstappen is now...
Binotto says Sauber has been on survival mode for years now
Mattia Binotto notes that Sauber has been on a survival mode for several F1 seasons and so he feels they certainly have to do a lot to overturn the culture and mindset.
Having taken over...
Krack says Aston Martin will have to be humble in F1 2025
Mike Krack says Aston Martin has to be humble in F1 2025 after two years of not delivering performance, as he feels the field will be closer.
After a lacklusture performance in 2024 F1 season...
Wolff says wins will not be given for Mercedes in F1 2025
Toto Wolff says F1 2025 will be year of managing expectations not just for Mercedes, but also its drivers and race wins are not given considering the competition.
With the departure of Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes...
Gasly picks non-scoring Azerbaijan GP as best from F1 2024
Pierre Gasly rates a non-scoring result in Azerbaijan GP as his best from 2024 F1 season, with Brazil GP being the best moment out of all.
Out of all the points scoring finishes, Alpine’s Gasly...
Vowles sees a path like Ocon for Colapinto after a year out
James Vowles sees a path like Esteban Ocon for Franco Colapinto in F1 considering the Argentine doesn’t have a driver for in 2025 season.
Having promoted Colapinto to a F1 seat during his F2 season,...
Norris has confidence after 2024 on what it takes to win F1 title
Lando Norris reckons he has certainly stepped up in F1 2024 and has what it takes going into the 2025 season where he will be potentially challenging for drivers’ title.
He had one eye on...
Magnussen relays on BMW deal, talks with Haas ongoing
Kevin Magnussen relays how the BMW deal to race in WEC came about which relates to WRT boss, as he notes talks with Ayao Komatsu continues on.
Before the end of the F1 season, Magnussen...
Mekies says Tsunoda can be proud of step up in F1 2024
Laurent Mekies says Yuki Tsunoda made a step in F1 2024 which he can be proud of, as the Japanese driver rates himself well out of 10.
Visa Cash App RB’s Tsunoda was thrown multiple...
Vasseur pleased reaction of F1 team to recover from down time
Frederic Vasseur is pleased with the reaction of the Ferrari drivers and the F1 team for the shortcomings they faced in 2024, which will be crucial for the road ahead.
Previously, whenever Ferrari found themselves...
Binotto expands on 2030 success challenge, late F1 2024 push
Mattia Binotto expanded on the work done by Sauber late in F1 2024 to push itself into reckoning, as he talks about embedding himself in the new role.
Sauber together with Audi were forced to...
Alonso pinpoints McLaren’s inspiration, can see the right direction
Fernando Alonso is pleased that Aston Martin is heading in the right direction, but notes about McLaren’s step in Austria and taking inspiration from it.
For couple of seasons now, Aston Martin has had a...
Verstappen admits extra mile in F1 2024 after smooth 2023
Max Verstappen says the 2023 F1 season went smooth as he didn’t have to do things over, but he admits that 2024 he had to go the extra mile.
It was a dominant show in...
Oakes has good word for Doohan, notes of F1 2025 plans
Oliver Oakes has good word for Jack Doohan after his late F1 debut in Abu Dhabi, as he notes of the Australian’s plan to prepare for 2025.
It all happened in a day or two...
Vowles admits distractions for F1 2025 but not so much on 2026
James Vowles has praise for the efforts put in by Williams in the course of F1 2024, but admits the crashes were a distraction to 2025 but not 2026 as much.
In the end, Williams...
Piastri made two steps but knows quali step needed in 2025
Oscar Piastri feels like he made two steps in F1 2024 in terms of his driving, but knows that there is still room for improvement especially in qualifying.
In pockets, McLaren’s Piastri posed a challenge...
Magnussen still sees lone podium as best moment in F1 for him
Kevin Magnussen says his first F1 podium remains the ultimate moment for him in his career, as he praises Ayao Komatsu’s work ethic in 2024.
The wait for the second F1 podium ended up in...
Brundle awarded OBE in 2025 New Year Honours list
Martin Brundle is the lone figure from motorsport fraternity to feature on the United Kingdom’s New Year Honours list for 2025 on the eve of New Year.
After Red Bull’s Christian Horner took his Commander...
F1 2024: Drivers categorised in tier system for their performances
With the 2024 F1 season done and dusted, FormulaRapida.net decided to draw out a ranking system in a ‘Tier’ system, moving away from a traditional, individual ranked order.
The long 2024 F1 season had its...
Mekies positive about Visa Cash App RB’s fresh start in F1 2024
Laurent Mekies says irrespective of the overall results, he is happy how Visa Cash App RB performed in their first year of their new start under the new project.
The last few seasons has seen...
Hulkenberg not worried about Sauber being behind in midfield
Nico Hulkenberg is not worried about F1 midfield teams being faster than Sauber at the moment, especially Haas, who he was driving for until 2024.
With Haas, Hulkenberg helped them as much in 2024 to...
Wolff fine if beaten to F1 title by customer team, praises McLaren
Toto Wolff is fine to be beaten by a customer team for F1 championship than anyone else, as he heaps praise on work done by McLaren to beat them and others.
The hybrid era has...
Krack says Aston Martin can’t be blinded by points end in 2024
Mike Krack reckons Aston Martin can’t be blinded by the fact that they scored in the final two rounds of the 2024 season, as he knows work needs to be done.
Aston Martin managed to...
Gasly says Alpine got him excited to drive again with updates
Pierre Gasly says Alpine has got him excited to drive the car again after strong end, as Oliver Oakes has praise for the Frenchman’s tenacity.
At the start of the 2024 F1 season, neither Gasly...
