F1 News TheFoxPosts.com

IndyCar champion Alex Palou will be McLaren 's reserve driver for 2023, acting as the teams reserve alongside Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. The role comes after the 25 year-old took part in FP1 at the United States Grand Prix with the team this year. He also tested the 2021 MCL35M in Barcelona and Spielberg as part of McLaren's Driver Development testing programme. Palou, who became the first Spanish driver to win the IndyCar champion ship in 2021, says he is looking forward to "continuing his development" as a McLaren driver. “I’m excited to be part of the McLaren team as one of their reserve drivers in 2023," he said. "I’ve been behind the wheel of both the MCL35M and MCL36 and it has been a great experience, so I can’t wait for the involvement with next year’s car. "I look forward to continuing my development as a driver and I appreciate the trust McLaren have in me with this new role next year.” ...

IndyCar champion Will Power sustained injuries in an incident in a private karting race. Just a couple of months after taking his second IndyCar title, the Australian released onboard footage of a small karting race. From the shared helmet camera footage, Power races side-by-side through a double-right corner. The drivers collide at the second right-hand corner, which pitches Power into a roll before landing on the grass runoff. Along with the video, Power comments on the injuries he sustained: "This was a race a few weeks ago... Got some broken ribs but was ok otherwise." Watch the video footage below: You must accept cookies to view this content You have not currently accepted all necessary cookies. You can change your cookie preferences here . Do you keep seeing this message? Disable any installed browser extensions o...

2019 British Formula 4 champion Zane Maloney has been signed by Red Bull to become a reverse Formula 1 driver . Barbadian racer Maloney also joins the famed Red Bull young driver programme that the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo all graduated from. The 19-year-old com Pet ed in FIA Formula 3 throughout the 2022 season, finishing as runner-up with three wins to Victor Martins by just five points after the Monza finale was halted with five laps to go after an accident. He made an appearance in F2 with the Trident team in the recent Abu Dhabi finale, placing 15th in the sprint race and 16th in the feature ahead of a planned step up to the category in 2023. He joins the likes of Juri Vips and Liam Lawson in the junior programme - the former only losing his contract as test and reserve driver following off-track comments on social media. Ricciardo has returned to Red Bull for 2023 as the designated third driver meaning he will race if Verstap...

2022 Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich says he would be interested in racing hypercars or in Super Formula alongside his Aston Martin commitments in '23. As defending F2 champion, Brazilian racer Drugovich is banned from returning to the series, and with no Formula 1 race seats available, signed a reserve driver deal with Aston Martin to shadow Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. He made his F1 debut in FP1 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and is set for further such outings in 2023, but is also searching for a race seat in another series. The hypercars of the World Endurance Championship or Japanese Super Formula are potential options Drugovich could be interested in, although he says nothing is decided. © XPBimages Drugovich explains fu...

1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill says Max Verstappen can win a record eight World Championship title s. After snatching the 2021 title on the last lap of the season finale in Abu Dhabi, Verstappen retained his crown in much more dominant fashion last year, taking a record 15 wins in a single season. Having won two of 2023's first three races, and with his Red Bull RB19 appearing to be the class of the field, Verstappen looks well placed to take this season's title as well. Speaking on the F1 Nation podcast, Hill backed the Dutchman to break F1's record of seven World Championship titles, jointly held by Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. "I'm sure he'll get better. He has shown more maturity in the application of his talents in races," said Hill. "He knows when to twist and when to stick. There's no need to go flat out everywhere but he's always got something in his back pocket if he needs it. "The sky is...

Ex-Toro Rosso driver Jaime Alguersuari claims that Red Bull let potential World Champion Sebastien Buemi slip from their Formula 1 grasp. The two were teammates at what is now AlphaTauri from mid-2009 to the end of 2011, when both were dropped. Alguersuari had a brief stint in Formula E before leaving racing, while Buemi has become a FE and WEC champion, claiming four wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in addition to remaining as a Red Bull F1 reserve driver. However, Spaniard Alguersuari claims that Swiss racer Buemi is a lost F1 champion. Viewed by others: Audi Audi: F1 project has 'really taken off' as update delivered Fernando Alonso Alonso opens door t...

Max Verstappen has given his verdict on which Drivers' Championship success he enjoyed more, following his dominant 2022 season. The Dutchman has been involved in two very different champion ship years, with his 2021 crown being decided on the last lap of the final race, and his 2022 title being achieved with several rounds to spare. At the FIA's prize giving ceremony in Bologna, Verstappen was asked if he could compare the emotions of his first and second Drivers' Championships. "The emotions are very different, but I think they should be different, because your whole life you aim for one particular goal, and that's to become a world champion ," Verstappen told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "The first one is always very emotional once you achieve it, but this year's been very different. "I do think we were more competitive this year, and also I think more enjoyable with the way we were performing as a whole team. "You ...

George Russell has vowed to have a "really strong " winter after voicing his belief that he is "absolutely ready " to become a World Champion. The Briton completed his debut season with Mercedes in 2022 and clinched the team's one and only victory of the campaign at the penultimate race of the season, the Brazilian Grand Prix. Russell also finished ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers' standings, having scored 275 points in P4 to Hamilton's 240 in P6. With his first year of racing alongside Hamilton under his belt, Russell feels even more prepared to fight for a title, though he admits that he has felt ready for this for some time. Russell: I've felt ready to win title for a couple of years While Russell was mostly racing an uncompetitive car at Williams prior to joining Mercedes, the 24-year-old already started to feel capable of becoming...