F1 Gossip

♖ Adrian Newey will officially join Aston Martin as Managing Technical Partner on March 1, 2025.

♖ Adrian Newey’s new role with Aston Martin will also become a shareholder in the team.

♖ Lewis Hamilton has worked with Fed Vasseur before, as the pair won the GP2 title together.

♖ At the recent F1 75 Live, Christian Horner received boos from portions of the crowd—the FIA criticised it as ‘tribalist’ behaviour.

♖ Jos Verstappen said Max doesn’t feel like being booed in front of 25,000 people; if this is in England, they won’t see him there.

♖ Aston Martin’s story dates back to the 50s when it entered only six races and achieved nil points before withdrawing from motorsport entirely.

♖ Fred Vasseur said of Lewis Hamilton, ‘He’s much more mature, much more experienced, and he’s the perfect fit for the team today.’

♖ Ferrari merchandise sales have increased by almost 400% since Lewis joined Ferrari.

♖ Christian Horner believes the proposed changes to the Monaco Grand Prix will ‘introduce a fresh dynamic to the race.’

♖ Former F1 driver Johnny Herbert feels Jack Doohan will be replaced by Franco Colapinto ‘as quick as he blinks’ if he blunders at Alpine.

♖ Nigel Mansell is backing Lewis Hamilton ‘to secure a victory in his debut race for Ferrari.’

♖ Carlos Sainz has replaced Sebastian Vettel as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association.

♖ Lando Norris is resolute about battling Max Verstappen for the F1 championship.

♖ Lewis Hamilton posted back-to-back fastest laps in the Ferrari during the second day of pre-season testing.

♖ Kimi Antonelli topped the time sheets during the morning session, to Mercedes’s delight.

♖ By the end of the afternoon session, Lando Norris had set the fastest time of the day.

♖ Liam Lawson spun at turn three as his car clipped the curb at turn two, causing him to lose the back end.

♖ Liam Lawson’s spin allowed rival teams to examine how their airflow works on the sidepod, much to Red Bull’s chagrin.

♖ Max Verstappen’s opening day of pre-season testing provided early signs that Red Bull has solved its 2024 problems. 

♖ Helmut Marko is resolute that Liam Lawson is ‘much more enthusiastic’ than Sergio Perez ever was. (before or after the’spin?’)

♖ Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap time of the 2025 F1 pre-season testing on a rainy morning on Day 2 in Bahrain.

♖ Jack Doohan has received tremendous support from Alpine Team Boss Oliver Oakes.

Mercedes has made fundamental changes to its 2025 F1 car to resolve the inconsistencies that have troubled its recent performance.

♖ Yuki Tsunoda has confirmed his wish to remain in the Red Bull family, even if he continues to be overlooked for a promotion to the primary team.