Despite a costly crash at the Dutch Grand Prix, Toto Wolff is sticking with his driver line-up of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli for the 2026 F1 season 🚨
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Despite a costly crash at the Dutch Grand Prix, Toto Wolff is sticking with his driver line-up of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli for the 2026 F1 season 🚨
He is only 34 points behind Oscar Piastri but, as his engine gave up the ghost in the final stages of Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix, did the title hopes of Lando Norris go up in smoke with it? It did for Lewis Hamilton when he suffered an eerily similar blow back in 2016 ⏪
Did Villeneuve go too far in his criticism of the teenager? 🤔
From bad to worse for Lewis Hamilton... After crashing out of the Dutch Grand Prix, the Brit has now been handed a FIVE place grid drop for next Sunday's race at Monza! 😬
It's a time punishment and penalty points on the licence of Kimi Antonelli as the rookie's difficult run goes on after he took Charles Leclerc out of the Dutch Grand Prix 🚨
If there's one thing we've learned about F1 in recent years, it's that these guys are not to be trusted with fragile trophies 🏆💥
🗣 "It was a positive race... but it didn't mean anything."
Charles stealing the show as always 😅📸
It wasn't Charles Leclerc's day, but at least he found some time to relax by the seaside ⛱
"Lando Norris held his helmet in his hands as he collapsed onto a sand dune. Moments earlier, the engine of his McLaren had blown up right as he was chasing down team-mate and F1 title rival Oscar Piastri." On-the-flag report from @danielmoxon.bsky.social ✍
A thoroughly miserable day for Ferrari is completed, with Charles Leclerc out of the Dutch Grand Prix after a silly overtake attempt from Kimi Antonelli 💥
JUST IN 🚨 Lewis Hamilton has spoke out on his Dutch Grand Prix crash as he pointed out the "very unusual" outcome to his Zandvoort race 🔴
Lewis Hamilton is OUT of the Dutch Grand Prix! ❌ Here's what happened 👇
🗣 "Converting it into yet more points will be another excellent result for a young racer who did not get the hype of some of the other rookies who stepped up to F1 this year, but whose stock continues to rise as his maiden campaign goes on." @danielmoxon.bsky.social on Isack Hadjar ✍
Lewis Hamilton said he is "in a better place" after the summer break, and that helped him to find a more positive outlook despite an underwhelming qualifying for Ferrari at the Dutch Grand Prix 🔴❌
Andrea Stella labelled championship leader Oscar Piastri "a build-up driver" after the Aussie shocked team-mate Lando Norris to take pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix 🟠⚔💥
PIASTRI WHEN IT MATTERED 🟠 Pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix for the Aussie, getting the better of Lando Norris who had dominated practice and the early stages of qualifying 👀 On-the-flag report 🏁 | @danielmoxon.bsky.social
🗣 "I am not happy... Maybe it was not the time to have Franco in Formula 1." 😬
Yuki Tsunoda said he has been given a deadline by Red Bull to find his best form amid questions over his F1 future ⏳
McLaren have been punished for the Zandvoort pit lane incident which forced George Russell to brake hard and swerve to avoid hitting Oscar Piastri 🚨
Fernando Barrichello, son of former Ferrari F1 driver Rubens, has been confirmed as an FIA Formula 3 driver for the final round of this season at Monza, and also for the 2026 campaign! 👏🇧🇷
Flavio Briatore has inflicted a further blow to Christian Horner's chances of landing a return to the F1 grid 💥❌
Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes have put floundering teenage F1 rookie Kimi Antonelli under "maximum pressure" this year 🗣
🚨🚨 Developing story after second practice at the Dutch Grand Prix was halted after Lance Stroll destroyed Aston Martin in a huge crash 💥
Max Verstappen has issued a glum verdict on Red Bull's chances of a strong weekend at his home F1 race at Zandvoort this weekend 😬
George Russell prioritised summer sunbathing over signing a new Mercedes deal – despite Toto Wolff wanting to engage in talks 🗣❌
Lando Norris has admitted that "trying to be a hero" has cost him in his F1 title battle with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri 🟠⚔
🗣 "It is never easy to jump into Formula 1 and be competitive straight away." Max has had his say on his former Red Bull team-mate's move 🇺🇸
New season, new name for McLaren in 2026 🚨🟠
Our latest F1 newsletter is live! Featuring all the best questions and answers from the Cadillac press conference featuring new drivers Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez 🏁
🗣 "I just wanted to put that on record."
Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas know their newest F1 drive will be a long journey, but insist they both have plenty of fuel in the tank to make it to their final destination. @danielmoxon.bsky.social was present at their first press conference as Cadillac racers 🗣
🗣 "I had to stand there and watch as 20 years of blood, sweat and tears burnt to the ground in about 20 minutes."
JUST IN 🚨 Christian Horner sees final Red Bull F1 ties cut as new company director named in Companies House filings | @danielmoxon.bsky.social ✍
Two new jobs look to be on the horizon for Mick next year 🔮⏳
Max Verstappen has been spotted on Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff's yacht - and this time the photos are not fakes 👀
For Lewis Hamilton, the 2026 season looks set to be the one that decides whether or not he will win an eighth F1 title ❓ But team-mate Charles Leclerc remains keen for their Ferrari team to not lose sight of the task at hand 🔴
A former close ally of Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes has left F1 to play a significant role in recruitment and transfers at Premier League giants Manchester United 🔴🏁
⏳ Cadillac's driver plans 🇦🇺 Ricciardo resurfaces 🟠 McLaren's plan for their driver who won't win the title... The latest edition of our FREE F1 newsletter is out now! 👇
One down, one to go... ⏳
More tinkering with the F1 Sprint format ahead... ⚠
🗣️ “I have come to accept that.”
🗣 "If I see an opportunity to improve something, I want to speak about it."
Everything you need to know about the F1 summer shutdown as out-of-office messages are switched on up and down the pit lane 🏁❌
Ott Tanak has been handed a severe penalty after striking an official with his car during a World Rally Championship event 🏁
Despite his testing crash this week and the fact he has yet to score a point, Franco Colapinto is set to be given more time to find his feet in F1 by Alpine 🚨
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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has hit back furiously at questions surrounding Lewis Hamilton in the wake of his disastrous Hungarian Grand Prix weekend 🔴💥
JUST IN 🚨 Franco Colapinto crashed during Pirelli tyre testing at the Hungaroring on Wednesday morning as pressure continues to mount on the Argentine who has yet to score a single point for Alpine since replacing Jack Doohan in May 💥
Bernie Ecclestone has named two drivers on the F1 grid he thinks Ferrari should target 🗣🔴
Recent comments made by Ralf Schumacher about Lance Stroll, and a concern over the lack of balance in reporting generally, has led to Aston Martin beginning a partial boycott of Sky Sports DE 😳🟢 @danielmoxon.bsky.social with the details ✍
Isack Hadjar took aim at a "dumb" section of the Hungaroring as he opened up on the freak hand injury he suffered on lap one of the Hungarian Grand Prix 🚑
Plank wear concerns? Increased tyre pressures? A "chassis" issue? Or something else? Ferrari are digging deep to find out how Charles Leclerc went from fighting for their first win of 2025 to not even making the Hungarian Grand Prix podium ❌
Charles Leclerc said he is "desperate" for Lewis Hamilton to get back to his best amid the darkest period of the Brit's Ferrari F1 career 🔴
The F1 summer break has begun and George Russell has jetted off on holiday with his Mercedes future still not yet secure 📝
😬 Damning head-to-head stats with Charles Leclerc 🗣 What boss Fred Vasseur thinks ⁉ Could the seven-time F1 champion call it quits early? @danielmoxon.bsky.social on Lewis Hamilton's turmoil at Ferrari 🔴
A brilliant win for Lando in Budapest has set up a mouth-watering title race run-in after the F1 summer break 💥
There is only one thing Charles Leclerc wants to do 🔴🏆
Lando Norris is relishing a blockbuster F1 title fight after seeing off rival Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix 🏆 ✍ @danielmoxon.bsky.social
JUST IN 🚨 Max Verstappen has escaped punishment after his overtake on Lewis Hamilton during the Hungarian Grand Prix was investigated by the F1 stewards. Here's what they had to say 👇
Never change, Lando! 😅🍾
Max Verstappen finished the Hungarian Grand Prix way down in ninth place and has now been summoned to the F1 stewards over his incident with Lewis Hamilton during the race 🚨
WHAT A FINISH to the Hungarian Grand Prix! 😳 Oscar Piastri was pushing his team-mate and F1 title rival hard but Lando Norris had enough in his tyres to get the win and narrow the gap in the championship 👏🏆 On-the-flag report from @danielmoxon.bsky.social 🏁
🗣 "The car cannot cope with his driving style." Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur has responded to Lewis Hamilton's "I'm useless" comment 🔴
Ferrari executive chairman John Elkann has been speaking about what the team needs to start winning F1 titles again 🔴🏆
Lando Norris said after qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix that he felt it wasn't worth the "risk" to his F1 title bid to go all-out for pole position in difficult conditions ❌
Ferrari experienced delight and despair in qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc shocked everyone including himself and a suffering Lewis Hamilton was visibly emotional as he said his team "probably need to change driver" 🔴
Lewis Hamilton declared himself "useless" and said Ferrari "probably need to change driver" in a tough-to-watch interview after qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix 🗣😬
How about that from Charles Leclerc!? 🔴😳 Even he couldn't believe it when he was told he had taken pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix, beating out both McLarens at a track he had labelled his "worst of the season" 👏 Report 👇
🆕 COLUMN Why Max Verstappen really stuck with Red Bull for 2026 – and why his F1 future is still far from set ✍ @danielmoxon.bsky.social
There's a line that Lando is simply not willing to cross, despite many others having done so in the past 🟠❌
JUST IN 🚨 Fernando Alonso has been medically cleared by the FIA and Aston Martin have confirmed he will drive in FP2 at the Hungaroring 🟢
Get to know Felipe Drugovich at the Brazilian replaces Fernando Alonso in FP1 at the Hungarian Grand Prix – and could be in line for a long-awaited full F1 racing debut in Budapest this weekend 🇧🇷
🗣 "The interests were not aligned for some time."
✍ @danielmoxon.bsky.social with the latest
🗣 "Let's see if I get exactly the same car..." 👀
Max Verstappen was vocal in his criticism of race control in Belgium last week... but by delaying the start of the race in the heavy rain, Rui Marques and the FIA did exactly what F1 drivers have been asking for – they listened. ✍ @danielmoxon.bsky.social
Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez are understood to be Cadillac’s main choices, but don’t rule out the prospect of them managing to get an American racer on board just yet… 🇺🇸👀
Lewis Hamilton has responded to the news that Ferrari have handed F1 team principal Frederic Vasseur a new long-term contract after months of speculation over his future 🗣🔴
JUST IN 🚨 After months of speculation and indirect answers to questions about his future, Max Verstappen has finally confirmed that he will stay with Red Bull for 2026 💥 ✍ @danielmoxon.bsky.social
Rumours persist that Renault could look to cash in on the struggling Alpine F1 team 💰💥
Helmut Marko has spoken out and made the situation very clear 🗣
Ferrari have acted and it's not what anyone in the Italian media was expecting! 🔴🚨
McLaren boss Andrea Stella has already figured out how the F1 title battle between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will be decided 🟠🏆
Mercedes have summoned their drivers to a crunch meeting at their Brackley base today 🚨 At the top of the agenda is their car which has gone from being a consistently impressive machine in the early weeks of the season to a shadow of its former self 🏎❌
Oscar Piastri's heartfelt reason for writing a message to his grandad on a bottle of champagne after winning the Belgian Grand Prix 🟠🍾
Max's results in Belgium have changed everything 🏁🚨
Ferrari have confirmed a change to Lewis Hamilton's engineering team 🚨
Ted Kravitz is not impressed by Ferrari’s approach 🔴❌
Lewis Hamilton showed his class as he rushed across to offer consolation to teenager Kimi Antonelli, who continues to struggle in this European portion of his debut Formula 1 season, after the conclusion of the Belgian Grand Prix 🤝
Lando Norris admitted he was not committed enough to hold off Oscar Piastri as he lost the Belgian Grand Prix on the first racing lap of a rain-soaked affair 🌧
Mistakes cost Lando Norris in his late charge as McLaren team-mate and F1 title rival Oscar Piastri kept cool to win the Belgian Grand Prix! 🏆👏 On-the-flag report 🏁👇
JUST IN 🚨 The FIA has issued a statement explaining why the start of the F1 Belgian Grand Prix was aborted 🗣
🗣 'My favourite grid walk guest' Martin Brundle started his Belgian Grand Prix F1 grid walk with a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne 🖤
Christian Horner has revealed what he is getting up to on his first F1 Grand Prix Sunday since being axed as Red Bull boss 👀🐴
JUST IN 🚨 Lewis Hamilton's Belgian Grand Prix starting position has got even worse after Ferrari confirmed he will start the F1 race from the pit lane 🏁👀
Lando Norris won his first home race last time out at Silverstone, and hopes to do so again in the homeland of his mother, Cisca, who watched on with glee as her half-Belgian son, 25, took pole position in the Ardennes Forest 🌲💪
It's Lando Norris on pole in the homeland of his mother! 🇧🇪 He denies Oscar Piastri as McLaren secure a front-row lockout, while Charles Leclerc beat Max Verstappen to third on the grid 👏 But it was another awful day for Lewis Hamilton... 😬 Report 👇
Lewis Hamilton has spoken after another awful qualifying result at the Belgian Grand Prix 🗣💥
It's been a weekend to forget for Lewis... Ferrari's first Grand Prix Q1 elimination since 2023!