The German racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck is convinced that Mick Schumacher will find his way back to a regular cockpit in Formula 1 in the medium term. "Strietzel" Stuck congratulated the son of record world champion Michael Schumacher on his upcoming station as a reserve and test driver at Mercedes. "Apart from a regular cockpit, he could not have gotten a better place than the test driver role at Mercedes," said the 71-year-old in an interview with "Eurosport". After weeks...
Nine laps before the end of a great career that has seen him experience four world championship titles, 53 race wins and 57 pole positions, Sebastian Vettel once again shows the ambition that drove him to all that glory in the first place. On the radio, he reports to his team with a crisp tirade: “How can you be so wrong with your strategy?!” Vettel scolds. And of course he's right! For his departure, the strategists at Aston Martin had...
The chairs to his right shake, racers' stomachs bend with laughter, only his own seat is very still, as if stapled. How stuck is Mick Schumacher's gaze. The corners of the mouth anyway. And this image is now remembered when the time of the son of the record world champion in a Formula 1 cockpit comes to an end for the time being. With a last press conference at the Abu Dhabi harbor, which glitters like an amusement park, at...
After only two years, Mick Schumacher is already on the verge of being a regular driver in Formula 1. After months of doubts, there is now certainty: the 23-year-old and the US team Haas will part ways at the end of the season. As a successor, the racing team signed Schumacher's twelve-year-older compatriot Nico Hülkenberg. Although it was decided "to go separate ways in the future," Haas team boss Günther Steiner was quoted as saying in a statement before the...
After only two years, Mick Schumacher is already on the verge of being a regular driver in Formula 1. After months of doubts, there is now certainty: the 23-year-old and the US team Haas will part ways at the end of the season. As a successor, the racing team signed Schumacher's twelve-year-older compatriot Nico Hülkenberg. Although it was decided "to go separate ways in the future," Haas team boss Günther Steiner was quoted as saying in a statement before the...
Dietrich MateschitzOpen detailed view (Photo: Memmler/Eibner/Imago)The screen of the official F1 website remained black for a long time, nothing remaining of the euphoria that had accompanied the race weekend in Texas. An hour before Saturday's US Grand Prix qualifiers, Red Bull employees received the email they had been dreading for weeks - the quiet patriarch had succumbed to his serious illness. Immediately there was peace in the divided paddock, and the management of the series promised: "We will always remember...
FerrariOpen detailed view (Photo: Andrej Isakovic/AFP)If you mixed the Herzblut red and the Modena yellow, you would probably get something like the orange that stands for Max Verstappen. Nevertheless, Ferrari celebrated a big home game, celebrated the 75th anniversary of its sports car production and the 100th anniversary of Monza in style. Company President John Elkann granted an extension to 2026 to win the title, Charles Leclerc did what he could with his pole position and second place in the...
The monster is surrounded by greenery, protected by an old wall and stone gates. In the royal Park almost everything has something lovely or a slightly morbid charm. The Autodromo Nazionale is the oldest circuit on the continent, turning 100 years old and as fast and dangerous as ever. The myth of Monza includes speed, triumphs and tragedy. There is no better, more emotional farewell to the European season of Formula 1 than this. Even qualifying with the best of...
With a third of the race over, almost 14 seconds separated Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. The latter was going so fast, his goal was clear: pass, win. But then Yuki Tsunoda reported problems, he had previously stood at the side of the track, pitted, then got out again - to end the Dutch Grand Prix prematurely on the 48th lap on a green strip. The virtual safety car deployed, which helped Verstappen. He was able to pit for fresh...
The fans left early on Saturday, despite the typically cloudy, wet and cold weather. Many had lined up behind barriers along one of the roundabouts on the way to the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. At some point, the drivers would come by here one after the other, whom they wanted to cheer on from close up - for perhaps the last time here for the time being. Because even if the Belgian Grand Prix, with its picturesque course between wooded hills,...
