Scott Mitchell-Malm

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Next moves in F1's wild driver market after Magnussen and Haas split

The next moves in Formula 1’s wildly unpredictable driver market should be made before the summer break but the biggest unresolved elements could stretch into August, if not beyond

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Why Haas has dropped Magnussen again

Kevin Magnussen has been part of most of Haas's Formula 1 history, but now it's dropping him for a second time to make way for most likely Esteban Ocon. Scott Mitchell-Malm gives his take on both what Magnussen's done for Haas and why he's out

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Toyota's surprise potential Haas F1 alliance explained

Haas has just announced an extension of its technical partnership with engine supplier Ferrari - but it could also strike a new F1 alliance with Toyota. Scott Mitchell-Malm explains how that would work, who benefits and what might get the deal over the line

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The eye-opening debut that upstaged F1 2025 hopefuls

There is a lot of home pressure and fervour for Williams junior Franco Colapinto to live up to. You wouldn't know it from the assured confidence of his F1 weekend debut

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The F1 superweapon that's no longer being wasted

Rival teams are privately marvelling at Nico Hulkenberg's performances - while Haas, so limited by its car last year, is finally seeing a genuine benefit

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Lawson's Red Bull test: How it compares to decisive Ricciardo run

Liam Lawson is preparing for a first test in Red Bull’s 2024 Formula 1 car on Thursday that has drawn comparisons to Daniel Ricciardo’s decisive run last year, amid the prospect of another mid-season driver swap

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What major Ferrari F1 recruit means for Aston Martin

Enrico Cardile, a key pillar of Ferrari's technical team, has resigned ahead of a likely move to Aston Martin - a signing that would be highly significant for both F1 teams

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What we learned being at the biggest F1 film set in a year

The British GP became a live movie set once again as the makers of the new F1 film starring Brad Pitt undertook their most ambitious on-site activity in a year. Scott Mitchell-Malm has the latest on the project's progress

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What's really going on with possible Red Bull 2024 driver change

Liam Lawson's test of a 2024 Red Bull F1 car after the British GP leads into a crucial few weeks for the team to potentially decide to replace Sergio Perez mid-season

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Perez's defiance clashes badly with Red Bull reality

Sergio Perez’s defiance in the wake of fresh speculation about his Red Bull future is admirable but does not match reality – at least at the moment – given another qualifying setback at the British Grand Prix

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Alpine-Mercedes timeline complicates Sainz's 2025 choice

Mercedes has ruled out a deal to supply Alpine with Formula 1 engines being completed this month, which can have an interesting impact on the 2025 driver market

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Perez doubt and Mercedes' Sainz hint throw F1 2025 curveballs

An erratic 2025 F1 driver market hardly needed more curveballs, but that's exactly what it's got, as speculation over Sergio Perez's Red Bull future has intensified and Carlos Sainz has been reminded he still has a top option - at Mercedes - after all

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Winners and losers from F1's first 2024 aero testing reset

The halfway point in the year marks the reset of the aerodynamic testing allowances for F1 teams. Here's who's gained windtunnel time and parts production, and who faces more restrictions over the rest of the 2024 season

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'I don’t want to ruin that' - Verstappen's unusual Norris stance

Max Verstappen's prioritising of his friendship with Lando Norris after their Austrian Grand Prix collision might surprise the world champion's critics

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What you need to know about Ferrari's biggest hope since Leclerc

Newly confirmed 2025 Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman is Ferrari's biggest hope of producing another star for its own team since Charles Leclerc

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Who will Bearman's Haas team-mate be? (+ why it matters)

Haas securing Ollie Bearman for the 2025 F1 season isn't a surprise. The question of his team-mate is tougher

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Verstappen is 'not going to change' - so Norris rivalry will

Max Verstappen isn't going to change his behaviour in wheel-to-wheel combat. So if Lando Norris wants a different outcome than in Austria, he needs to refine and adapt to avoid being second-best every time

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Where wildcard rookies fit into Audi's F1 driver search

Audi's having a tougher time finding its first Formula 1 drivers than it would've expected. It might have to go leftfield for Nico Hulkenberg's team-mate

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Alpine's mini-revival boosted by senior F1 tech arrivals

Alpine’s on-track mini-revival in F1 should be further boosted by the arrival of more significant technical recruits that have now started at the team

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Why Verstappen seemed more annoyed with Red Bull than Norris

Max Verstappen spoke with real frustration after a seemingly comfortable Austrian GP victory descended into difficulty and a controversial clash with Lando Norris - but about his own Red Bull F1 team, rather than the rival he collided with

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McLaren is right: Past lenience has emboldened Verstappen

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris's first F1 controversy in the Austrian GP was inevitable, in no small part because Verstappen has not budged an inch from an uncompromising approach that takes him over the line sometimes

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'We don't want another 2021' - McLaren boss slams Verstappen

McLaren and Lando Norris launched blistering attacks on Max Verstappen's Formula 1 racecraft following his clash with Norris as they battled for Austrian GP victory

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Rejected protest denies McLaren Piastri penalty clarity

The McLaren Formula 1 team’s desire for clarity over Oscar Piastri’s penalty in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying will go unfulfilled after its protest was deemed inadmissible

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Why McLaren's protesting lap deletion Piastri found 'embarrassing'

McLaren has protested the Austrian GP F1 qualifying result as it does not believe the evidence proves "beyond reasonable doubt" that Oscar Piastri’s laptime should have been deleted

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Alpine-Mercedes prospect now key to Sainz's F1 driver market move

Carlos Sainz’s decision on which Formula 1 team to join for 2025 has been delayed because Alpine has told him it could become a Mercedes engine customer

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Everything worth knowing about Williams's F1 hiring spree

Williams has gone on a mass-hiring spree - bringing in 32 new recruits, including the technical director who oversaw Alpine's troubled start to the 2024 #F1 season. Team principal James Vowles tells The Race about Williams's masterplan

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What Marko's Lawson warning really means for Ricciardo

Helmut Marko has once again been pushing the idea of Liam Lawson having a 2025 F1 seat, this time in the context of the second Red Bull team's 'junior' focus, which inevitably led to Daniel Ricciardo facing more questions about his future. How did he respond and is he doing enough to keep his seat?

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Ferrari's concern about Verstappen's 2022 Red Bull test

Should current drivers like Max Verstappen be able to test mid-season, even in an older F1 car? Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has questioned if a rule change is needed to the 'Testing of Previous Cars' programme

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The mystery within McLaren's unexpected upgrade gain

Even McLaren itself has been shocked by the impact of its Miami upgrade, and recent races have shown that it might be on a path to unlocking longer-lasting performance out of the MCL38

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What's the point if Renault's F1 team becomes a customer?

If Renault rejects its own engine and downgrades Alpine to a customer team for 2026 it would completely discredit its works Formula 1 programme

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Get angry? Ricciardo's plan to save his second F1 career

Daniel Ricciardo doesn't have the 2025 Red Bull F1 seat he so craved at one point. In fact, he's got to have one eye over his shoulder to make sure he keeps his place for next year. But as has been the case previously, is the pressure he's now under something that will be to Ricciardo's benefit?

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Two key FIA rule changes open door to early Antonelli F1 debut

Two tweaks to the FIA’s Formula 1 superlicence rules have opened the door for Kimi Antonelli to make an early official debut this year.

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If Mercedes' progress is real, its drivers must improve

For the first time in 2024, Mercedes was a proper contender at the Canadian GP. But its best performance of the F1 season - with a best result to match - was followed by admissions from George Russell and Lewis Hamilton that they didn't do a good enough job

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Ricciardo's perfect on-track response to Villeneuve 'talking s**t'

Daniel Ricciardo dismissed Jacques Villeneuve’s biting criticism during Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix as the 1997 world champion “talking s**t”, and said “all those people can suck it” after qualifying fifth in Montreal

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Tsunoda renewal piles the pressure on under-fire Ricciardo

As with Yuki Tsunoda, RB is believed to have an option on Daniel Ricciardo for 2025. That it's announced one has had his contract renewed and not the other comes down to the fact that Tsunoda deserves to have his future secured now, but Ricciardo doesn't

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Is Red Bull trapping Tsunoda by refusing to promote him?

Carlos Sainz was not the only F1 driver Red Bull snubbed in giving Sergio Perez a contract extension. Its disinterest in considering one of its own for its main team, Yuki Tsunoda, amounts to a refusal to promote him

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The plan to address F1 teams' 2026 rules fears

F1's 2026 regulations will be changed to address the biggest fears teams have raised so far, but only after an initial version is approved in the "most restrictive" form

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What's concerning teams about F1 2026 plans

Formula 1 teams doubt how achievable some of the FIA’s objectives are for the 2026 rules. Here's everything they're concerned about

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Is Williams's bold Sainz 2025 claim right?

Williams Formula 1 boss James Vowles’ assertion it is an “easy decision to come here” is a bold claim when it is rivalling the Audi works team for Carlos Sainz's services. But is there merit to it? Here's Scott Mitchell-Malm's take...

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What happened in wet first F1 Canadian GP practice

Lando Norris topped a rain-affected and red-flagged opening practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix on a day that looks set to frustrate Formula 1 teams