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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.
Marko pushed for RB to drop Ricciardo after Spanish Grand Prix – Horner
Formula 1
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo nearly lost his seat at Red Bull’s second Formula 1 team much earlier in the season, Christian Horner has revealed.
Strong turnover boosted McLaren profits to £30 million in 2023
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: McLaren reports £30m profit • Slater takes Italian F4 crown • Assetto Corsa Evo release date announced
What is Alpine giving up by scrapping its F1 engine programme? Newey knows
Formula 1
Posted onAdrian Newey sees a major opportunity for F1 engine builders in 2026 – just as Alpine and Renault abandon their power unit programme.
Renault confirms it will stop building it own F1 engines in 2026
Formula 1
Posted onRenault has confirmed it will not build power units for the new regulations Formula is introducing in 2026.
Hamilton would be an eight-time champion if Whiting was still alive – Steiner
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Hamilton would be an eight-time champion if Whiting was still alive – Steiner • Camara succeeds Antonelli as FREC champion • Wurz to Trident
“Unfiltered”: Guenther Steiner’s tales of life in charge of Haas reviewed
Review
Posted onGuenther Steiner’s first book was packed with swearing but devoid of insight. Is his second, “Unfiltered”, any better?
Ricciardo’s brake woe and why Perez thought he had an engine problem: Singapore GP radio
Formula 1
Posted onSergio Perez found it so hard to make progress he thought he had an engine problem. That plus more unheard radio from the Singapore Grand Prix.
“An honour to compete with you”: Ricciardo’s rivals support him after losing seat
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Departing Ricciardo hailed by rivals • Haas lose court case against Steiner • Miami adds short track layouts
Lawson: RB told me two weeks ago I would replace Ricciardo
Formula 1
Posted onLiam Lawson says he has known for the past two weeks RB intended him to replace Daniel Ricciardo from the next race in Austin.
Vettel, Verstappen, Norris: The team mate contests that defined Ricciardo’s career
Formula 1
Posted onThree contests against different team mates defined Daniel Ricciardo’s career. Here’s how he did against all of them.
‘Perez is only quicker when he has DRS’: How Hulkenberg’s Haas beat a Red Bull – again
Formula 1
Posted onFor the second time this year, Nico Hulkenberg brought his Haas home ahead of Sergio Perez’s much quicker Red Bull. Here’s how he did it.
F1 must do a “better job” arranging end-of-season races – Verstappen
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: F1 must do a “better job” arranging races – Verstappen • Rossi joins Carpenter • Maloney moving to Formula E
Mercedes explain “clear mistake” strategy call which left Hamilton “so angry”
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes have explained why they chose to start Lewis Hamilton on a set of soft tyres in the Singapore Grand Prix, a decision the driver said made him “so angry”.
Did Ricciardo just become the fifth F1 driver to set fastest lap in his final race?
2024 Singapore GP stats and facts
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo set fastest lap in what may have been his final Formula 1 race – and cost Lando Norris what would have been his first ‘grand slam’.
Former Williams team boss admits missed opportunity with Stroll “drives me nuts”
Formula 1
Posted onClaire Williams admits she regrets losing Lawrence Stroll’s financial support before being forced to sell her family’s team.
Piastri “learned good lessons for next year” after practice struggle in Singapore
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Piastri “learned a lot” after Singapore struggle • Wickens tries new hand control • Maloney sees F2 title chance
“Sometimes I wonder why I do this”: How Hamilton endured a slog to sixth in Singapore
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton made his frustration with his strategy in the Singapore Grand Prix clear shortly after he was overtaken by his team mate George Russell.
McLaren hires Red Bull’s head of race strategy to be its new sporting director
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull has lost another senior staff member to a rival team, as its head of race strategy is moving to McLaren.
F1’s rules need surgery as well as sticking plaster after fastest lap controversy
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1’s flawed bonus point for fastest lap rule was exposed by Sunday’s controversy, but so was the thornier problem of ‘B teams’.