Toto Wolff has come to the defence of Mercedes protegee Andrea Kimi Antonelli after he suffered a difficult opening weekend to his rookie season. read more »

Esteban Ocon has denied that Alpine’s current Formula 1 struggles this season are comparable to his prior experience with the backmarker Manor squad as a rookie. Through his... read more »

The testing he did with an old Alpine gave him a head start, but that programme ended in the summer of 2022 after his move to McLaren was announced.He didn't sit in a... read more »

Former F1 team boss and owner Eddie Jordan has been left furious by the fact that there are no rookies on the F1 grid in 2024. read more »

With the Mercedes junior driver having stood out in all the categories he has raced in so far, a stellar rookie season in F2 this year could prove to Wolff that he is ready to... read more »

F1 pundit Karun Chandhok has backed Mercedes prospect Andrea Kimi Antonelli for success with the team - and used Lewis Hamilton's rookie season as a reason why he should... read more »

As well as FP1 rookie sessions, the Australian is undertaking 10 days of private F1 testing in older cars throughout the season, while also doing extensive simulator work at... read more »

Formula 1 pundit Will Buxton believes that if Andrea Kimi Antonelli wins the F2 championship in his rookie season then he could find himself driving for Mercedes in 2025. read more »

Sargeant struggled through his rookie year with Williams, having an early tendency to overdrive a difficult to handle FW45 to keep up with team-mate Alex Albon.While the... read more »

Williams has revealed their FW46 2024 F1 "car", and despite it being a similar livery on last year's car, Team Principal James Vowles, and drivers Alex Albon and... read more »

Oscar Piastri asserts that maintaining a "completely open" relationship with team-mate Lando Norris will be key to the McLaren Formula 1 team hitting its targets.... read more »

Haas F1 has named Oliver Bearman and Pietro Fittipaldi as its official 2024 Formula 1 Reserve Drivers. Bearman, 18, is set to embark on his second season in the FIA Formula 2... read more »

Alonso's move to Aston Martin from Alpine for 2023 raised some eyebrows when it was announced in the summer of 2022, with the Spaniard having a history of making bold team... read more »

The days of rookie drivers and few backers from outside the Red Bull family have long gone.The team has been relaunched with a new name, new management, an influx of top... read more »

Aston Martin Team Principal Mike Krack has praised Fernando Alonso's passion towards Formula 1, citing that his constant enthusiasm is comparable to a rookie driver.... read more »

Williams’ Logan Sargeant wants to be more consistent during his second Formula 1 season, stating his desire to “put everything together” across each grand prix weekend. In... read more »

Oscar Piastri's impressive rookie F1 season was the "best example" of what a young driver can achieve with the right preparation ahead of their grand prix debut,... read more »

In an era of no testing and with sprint events compromising track time on race weekends it's not easy to come into a high-profile team like McLaren, especially alongside a... read more »

The team has retained Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda for this season, leaving Liam Lawson, who contested five races last year, on the sidelines.The fresh identity, incoming... read more »

Lando Norris has revealed that his superb young team-mate Oscar Piastri has taught him a lesson in 'keeping calm and being yourself' around the Formula 1 environment. read more »

Off the back of his most successful season in F1, Norris has strengthened his status as the Woking-based squad's lead driver, having scored more than twice as many points... read more »

Oscar Piastri admitted he was determined to prove to his rivals that he was no "pushover" when it came to on-track fighting during his rookie Formula 1 campaign in... read more »

Lando Norris has heaped praise on McLaren F1 teammate Oscar Piastri for the way he's handled being put under pressure in his rookie season. read more »

Norris currently has a contract to race with McLaren - where he has competed ever since he entered F1 as a rookie back in 2019 - until the end of the 2025 campaign.But as... read more »

Compared to some of his more publicly charismatic compatriots to have raced in F1, Australian rookie Piastri appeared notably guarded whenever he was dealing with the media... read more »