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...
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...
Business Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz is dead As of 8:23 a.m | Reading time: 4 minutes Red Bull founder Mateschitz is dead Dietrich Mateschitz is dead. The Red Bull founder died at the age of 78. The company based in Fuschl informed the employees in an email. Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz is dead. The Austrian multi-billionaire died at the age of 78 after a serious illness. The entrepreneur, who was born in Styria, had built up a global...
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...
Matters are officially closed, but the bizarre case of Oscar Piastri continues to occupy Formula 1. There are so many questions about the details and the basics: How did the back and forth about the promotion of the talented driver to the premier class really go? Who is telling the truth? The main actors of the summer posse, Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer and Piastri, caused a new need for discussion when they commented on the cause on Saturday before...
Matters are officially closed, but the bizarre case of Oscar Piastri continues to occupy Formula 1. There are so many questions about the details and the basics: How did the back and forth about the promotion of the talented driver to the premier class really go? Who is telling the truth? The main actors of the summer posse, Alpine team boss Otmar Szafnauer and Piastri, caused a new need for discussion when they commented on the cause on Saturday before...
This time it went faster than ever, and most likely it's already weirder than ever. Already on Monday, the first day after the last race, in the first hours of the summer break, the so-called "Silly Season" of Formula 1 got going. The English term is the affectionate and mocking paraphrase for the race-free time. In this short phase, the big cockpit back begins every year - and often causes wild rumors. This year is so crazy that the term...
