In the same week it confirmed a five-year plan to win the world championship by 2030, Audi has announced a driver development programme which will scout and nurture young... read more »

Alpine managing director Steve Nielsen believes Franco Colapinto needs time "for that talent to mature and deliver", as the Argentine prepares to embark on his first... read more »

Max Verstappen has singled out Gabriel Bortoleto and Andrea Kimi Antonelli as the standout prospects among F1's 2025 rookie crop. The post Who Max Verstappen believes has... read more »

Ferrari have poached a staff member from Lewis Hamilton's old Mercedes team ahead of the 2026 season. read more »

Outgoing Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said his "most intimate" relationship with a Formula 1 driver has been with Max Verstappen, whom he believes to be improving... read more »

Fernando Alonso enjoyed an immensely successful first act in his Formula 1 career, although it is widely considered that his talent commanded more than the two titles that he... read more »

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has praised the talent on the F1 grid, believing it to be the most competitive in the sport's 76-year history as the season nears its... read more »

The daughter of two-time F1 champion Mika Hakkinen has signed for McLaren as part of the Woking-based squad's growing commitment to the next generation of female racing... read more »

Nearly every Formula 1 squad has a full-sized junior team and academy programme right now, going down to go-karting in order to find the next great driving prospect. Off-track,... read more »

It's time to advocate for Alex Dunne. Not just because some of us here on the GPFans desk enjoy working his name into puns from time-to-time. No, because he's Red... read more »

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff insists there was one reason why it was never a risk in replacing seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton with Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi... read more »

After facing a well-publicised sputtering in its pipeline of young talent, such that it hired the experienced Sergio Perez to partner Max Verstappen for four seasons, Red Bull... read more »

F1 star Isack Hadjar delivered a brutal swipe at one of Lewis Hamilton's long-standing rivals in the sport, criticising their level of talent. read more »

Formula 2 frontrunner Alex Dunne's surprise exit from McLaren's junior programme paves the way for employment elsewhere on the Formula 1 grid, but rumours of an... read more »

Six months before their first race, the new Cadillac Formula 1 Team is already moving fast. The drivers have been signed, the car is being developed on both sides of the... read more »

Aged 11, Gabriel Bortoleto left Brazil, determined to make it in motorsport. His family’s passion, hard work and sacrifice gave him a start. His talent saw him accelerate... read more »

Given his tender age, his rapid rise through the ranks and his immediate promotion to a top team like Mercedes, there was plenty of anticipation around Andrea Kimi... read more »

Formula 1 doesn't usually get it wrong, but it appears right now they may have allowed a generational talent to slip through their fingers. read more »

Red Bull F1 advisor Helmut Marko has been busy signing new talent to the energy drink giants illustrious junior programme. read more »

Sometimes in Formula 1 the flow of dynamic young drivers splutters or even takes a year off. 2025 wasn't going to be one of those seasons; in recent years only 2019, where... read more »

One of the sport's most successful talent scouts, Helmut Marko believes that Oscar Piastri has the potential to be one of F1's greats. read more »

Helmut Marko has been issuing advice to the next generation of racing talent as a Red Bull F1 hopeful was told to abandon karting. read more »

Having spent just over a month at Red Bull, freshly-appointed team boss Laurent Mekies was left to praise the Milton Keynes-based outfit's team members, claiming that he... read more »

A key member of Red Bull's F1 team has praised one of Max Verstappen's more controversial skillsets. read more »

Mercedes is working to lessen impact of Monza FP1 crash on Kimi Antonelli's approach. read more »