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Lifelong motor sport fan Keith set up RaceFans in 2005 - when it was originally called F1 Fanatic. Having previously worked as a motoring journalist, Keith began running the site full-time in 2010, achieving a long-held ambition to dedicate his full attention to his passion for motor racing.
$450 million payment for Cadillac to join Formula 1 is too low – Wolff
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says teams haven’t been offered enough money to make up for the losses they face if Cadillac joins Formula 1 next year.
Aston Martin ‘won the championship for most updates – but they didn’t deliver’ – Cowell
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin’s new team principal Andy Cowell has pinpointed where they fell short last season.
RaceFans Round-up: 17th January 2025
Posted onFriday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Verstappen says he won’t change how he races despite reaching eight penalty points
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen faces 11 rounds on at least eight penalty points but denies he will make concessions on the track to avoid a ban.
RaceFans Round-up: 16th January 2025
Posted onThursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Alunni Bravi leaving Sauber after two years as team representative
Formula 1
Posted onThe team which finished last in the constructors’ championship last year will go into the 2025 Formula 1 season with new leadership.
“Pussyfooting” F1 race engineers need to “grow a pair” – Smedley
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 race engineers need to stop mincing their words according to Rob Smedley, who came to fame for his messages to Felipe Massa during their time at Ferrari.
RaceFans Round-up: 15th January 2025
Posted onWednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Two teens and two 40-somethings: The striking stats of Formula 1’s 2025 grid
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 has its youngest grid for six years this season – despite two drivers being in their forties. Here’s the 2025 field in numbers.
RaceFans Round-up: 14th January 2025
Posted onTuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Pressure of Red Bull opportunity led to moves which angered rivals – Lawson
Formula 1
Posted onLiam Lawson said his eagerness to impress Red Bull during his return to F1 last year led him to make some of the uncompromising moves which irritated rival drivers.
RaceFans Round-up: 13th January 2025
Posted onMonday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Is F1 doing the right thing by overhauling car design rules again for 2026?
Debates and Polls
Posted onAfter a riveting championship last year, and with the prospects of another tight fight in 2025, is F1 doing the right thing by overhauling its regulations for next season?
RaceFans Round-up: 12th January 2025
Posted onSunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Caption Competition 257: Farewell to Franco
Caption Competition
Posted onFranco Colapinto is leaving Williams team to join Alpine. Can you come up with the funniest caption for this picture?
“Formula 2 The Glory Years, 1967-84” reviewed
Review
Posted onThis vast volume covering 18 years of Formula 2’s greatest generation doesn’t quite live up to the expectations it sets.
RaceFans Round-up: 11th January 2025
Posted onSaturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up.
Cowell becomes Aston Martin team principal as Krack takes new role in reshuffle
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin has replaced Mike Krack as its team principal almost three years to the day since his appointment.
Failed 2023 US GP upgrade was “lowest of the low” moment for Haas – Komatsu
Formula 1
Posted onHaas team principal Ayao Komatsu is proud of the improvement his team made in the season after they endured their “lowest of the low” moment.