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...
F1 drivers opine on Dutch GP getting axed after 2026 season
F1 drivers share thoughts on the promoters’ decision to not continue hosting Dutch GP at Circuit Zandvoort beyond the new deal of 2026 season.
Just on the brink of the end of the 2024 F1...
Albon reckons Aston Martin-like run was better for Williams
Alexander Albon reckons if Williams had a season like Aston Martin to score in bulk at the start and drop off later, it was still better than how their year panned out.
Even though Williams...
Bortoleto recalls important period in F2 to secure F1 drive
Gabriel Bortoleto notes of period of races in F2 which were important to secure Sauber F1 drive, as he adds on representing Brazil in 2025.
Isack Hadjar had control on the F2 championship to begin...
F1 2024: Teams 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 new ‘Tier’ system, moving away from a traditional, individual ranked order.
The long 2024 F1 season had...
Stroll doesn’t recall much of tough 2024 F1 season
Lance Stroll didn’t have much joy in F1 2024 season barring the races in Silverstone and Canada, as he hopes for a better 2025 but expects challenge.
Aston Martin as a whole did not enjoy...
Doohan identifies areas to learn to better prepare for F1 2025
Jack Doohan says learning when to push going into 2025 will be key after F1 debut, as he notes of pressure plus being teammate to Pierre Gasly.
Doohan secured an unexpected F1 debut in Abu...
Verstappen backs his belief in securing fourth F1 title against odds
Max Verstappen speaks on believing himself in 2024 F1 title fight despite not having the fastest car all-round after a dominant 2023 season.
It wasn’t easy for Red Bull’s Verstappen to secure his fourth F1...
‘Hell of a turnaround’, says Hulkenberg on relation with Magnussen
Nico Hulkenberg terms the relation change with Kevin Magnussen as ‘hell of a turnaround’ as their partnership at Haas came to a close.
They have been racing against each other for long. They have had...
Tsunoda defends radio antics, doesn’t see anything to complain
Yuki Tsunoda defends himself after questions about his radio outburst still carries on, as he adds about being an improved driver most certainly.
Whenever the discussions about radio pops up, the name of Visa Cash...
Vasseur reflects on Ferrari improvements in F1 2024
Frederic Vasseur talks about how the F1 2024 season panned out, as he notes of the good moments and how has Ferrari improved.
It was a good run for Ferrari in the end in 2024...
Alonso terms Bortoleto as best F1 rookie irrespective of car
Fernando Alonso says Gabriel Bortoleto is and will be the best rookie in 2025 as he has proven it in junior stages, considering he will be in an inferior car in F1.
Bortoleto has joined...
Stella gives credit to de Ferran, notes of his presence to push team
Andrea Stella gives proper credit to Gil de Ferran after McLaren’s F1 world championship triumph, as he notes of his presence all the while.
McLaren received a jolt at the end of 2023 when de...
F1 shares stats of attendance, social media & more from 2024
F1 shares positive statistics and numbers from 2024 season, with regards to race attendance, social media, TV viewership and more.
The 2024 season was record breaking with 24 races, growing audiences around the world and...
Albon backs transparent Vowles; ready to re-learn with Sainz
Alexander Albon pleased with open James Vowles in his Williams F1 tenure, as he is open to re-learn things with Carlos Sainz’s inputs.
Having taken over under Dorilton Capital, Vowles has been quite vocal about...
Wolff will try hard to maintain off-track relation with Hamilton
George Russell relays the role model Lewis Hamilton while noting of change needed, as Toto Wolff speaks about maintaining his relation with him.
As Mercedes’ Russell already noted about role model Hamilton while talking about...
Bottas had option to join Williams when he signed with Sauber
Valtteri Bottas had Williams as on option to go for, but the presence of Frederic Vasseur persuaded him to join Sauber and stay on due to Audi’s potential.
Over the weekend in Abu Dhabi, Bottas...
Gasly could see positive changes at Alpine since April-May
Pierre Gasly says he could see positive changes at Alpine already in April-May but it took them number of races to get it on track.
It was indeed unthinkable for Alpine to secure sixth in...
F1 drivers rate Verstappen as best for 2024 season
Max Verstappen leads the drivers’ Top 10 as well for 2024 F1 season, but didn’t secure the 250 points like the team bosses.
After he was ranked the best by the F1 team bosses for...
Hulkenberg agrees with ’24 consistency, praises Komatsu’s work
Nico Hulkenberg agrees F1 2024 was one of the consistent seasons he has had, as he praises the work done by Haas and Ayao Komatsu.
Even though Haas’ Hulkenberg lost a Top 10 finish to...
