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The Maestro of Formula 1's Golden Era
Juan Manuel Fangio With 51 race starts, 23 fastest laps, 35 podiums - 24 of them being race victories. The named “Godfather” of Formula 1 set records and made history and can truly be named if not THE greatest, one of the greatest drivers in motorsport history. Juan Manuel Fangio. On the 24th of June 1911, Fangio was born in Balcarce. He was the son of two Italian immigrants who had settled in Argentina. After dropping out of school, Fangio had worked as a mechanic in his Ar
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Oct 27, 20253 min read


Fashion, Beauty, and Brand Power
Monaco Grand Prix Formula One isn’t just racing for titles anymore — it’s racing for brand power. From luxury skincare to high fashion, F1 has become a marketing machine as much as a motorsport. From Louis Vuitton, Moet Hennessy, Tag Heuer, to other companies such as McDonalds, Barilla and Pepsi-co. Brands far beyond motorsport are racing to collaborate with Formula One teams. Elemis is the official skincare brand of Aston Martin. It’s no wonder many of these drivers
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


Do F1 Broadcasts Prioritise Celebrities Over Action?
Margarida Corceiro, Formula One The Singapore Grand Prix continued the trend of showing driver’s partners during the race instead of prioritising action. F1 broadcaster’s continue to overlook the midfield and its action, choosing to show Lando Norris’s partner Magui Corcerio or Charles Leclerc’s partner Alexndra Saint Mleux. Carlos Sainz managed to achieve ten overtakes on the street circuit, an impressive feat yet none were shown on the main broadcast. Whilst some fans are i
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


GR63: What’s Next for George Russell?
George Russell, Mercedes Formula One Team As Mercedes takes its time finalizing a contract for George Russell beyond 2025, fans are left wondering: who will the British driver be racing for next year? To understand the stakes, let’s look back at his journey so far. Russell joined the Mercedes Junior Team in 2017, serving as a test driver while racing for Force India. In 2019, he made his Formula 1 debut with Williams (a Mercedes engine customer) signing a multi-year deal. Wil
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


F1 TV vs. Apple TV: A Streaming Shake-Up in the U.S.
Formula One Presenters Apple is reportedly set to acquire Formula 1’s U.S. streaming rights in a deal worth around $140 million, marking a major shift from ESPN, which currently pays $90 million and will continue as the main broadcaster through the end of the 2025 season. The move ties neatly into Apple’s growing relationship with the sport, following its involvement in “F1: The Movie,” which premiered earlier this year. Sources suggest the official announcement could drop d
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


Are Shorter Races the Future of Formula 1?
McLaren Formula One Team Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali recently hinted that shorter races could be coming to the calendar. But what would that really mean for the sport and for fans? Since the very beginning, the number of races has steadily grown: from just seven races in 1950 to a record-breaking 24 scheduled for 2025 (not counting sprints). And with the FIA’s newly released 2026 calendar featuring even more sprint weekends, it’s clear that F1 is continuing to evolve. Wh
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


The Prema Junior Boys
Prema Team, Italian Formula 4 Kean Nakamura has won the Italian F4 Championship in his second season with the team Prema at the last round in Misano,Italy. He got nine wins in the 2025 season with also nine pole positions, he won many times against his teammates: Sebastian Wheldon,who finished third in the championship, Oleksandr Bondarev,Hanna and Chi. Hopefully next year he will step up in Formula Regional European Championship with Prema. He still has to do the last round
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


The Fans Are Changing the Game: How F1 Academy Built a New Kind of Motorsport Community
F1 Academy Car 2025 Motorsport used to be all about speed, engineering, and legacy—names passed down through generations of fans who grew up watching the same faces on the same grids. But with F1 Academy, something completely new is happening. The fans aren’t just watching the story unfold; they’re writing it. Scroll through social media and you’ll see it instantly: edits of favorite drivers, heartfelt messages to rising stars, fan art, reaction videos, and communities buil
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Oct 27, 20252 min read


The Spy Gate Scandal: McLaren’s 100 Million Dollar Penalty
McLaren Formula One Team (2007) Let’s say you are living in Surrey County in England, you are a lifelong Ferrari fan, you work at a local copy shop when a woman comes in asking you to make a copy of 780 pages. So, you take it in the back to inspect the pages, you start to notice that there’s a Ferrari emblem in the bottom corner. Why would someone have official documents from Ferrari as you complete the transaction you ask the woman for her name? Once she leaves, you Google
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Oct 27, 20257 min read


IndyCar Traditions and Superstitions You Didn’t Know Existed
IndyCar Championship 208 Drinking milk after the races, not using the number 13, the 500 Festival: IndyCar is a category in motorsports full of traditions since its first years. Here are a couple traditions and superstitions that you maybe didn’t know even existed explained in one paragraph. Drinking milk after winning the Indy500: In the Indy500 race in the years 1933 and 1936, the race’s winner Louis Meyer asked the stewards one thing when he stepped out of the car: a co
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Oct 24, 20253 min read


F1 Academy: Rookies On Track
F1 Academy As we move through the 2025 season, each race totals up to the finale. But once the years over and we have our champion, what should we expect for next year? Well, we all know that a driver in F1 academy has a limit of 2 years to exceed and prove talent, skill and potential. This means a collection of drivers will depart from the grid and begin to excel either in another series or their next chosen journey. Leaving the grid with multiple empty seats that need fulfi
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Oct 14, 20252 min read


Future Stars: The Destiny of Formula 3 Drivers
Martinius Stenshorne, McLaren Junior Martinius Stenshorne follows the path of Alex Dunne.The junior driver of the McLaren team will be a...
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Oct 12, 20252 min read


F1 Academy: Should Their Time in the Academy be Extended?
Maya Weug, F1 Academy F1 Academy – single seater championship at Formula 4 level, meant to develop young girls, young women into the...
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Oct 12, 20254 min read


BSB Oulton Park: The Penultimate Round
BSB In damp and tricky conditions, Josh Brookes claimed a dramatic win for DAO Racing Honda, outfoxing Leon Haslam with a bold pass at...
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Oct 12, 20251 min read


BTCC Finale: Who will win?
Sutton, BTCC By the time the paddock arrived at Brands Hatch for the finale, the script was almost written: Tom Ingram had an opportunity...
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Oct 12, 20252 min read


Singapore Preview: What to Watch Ahead of Round 6 of F1 Academy
F1 Academy in Singapore After a month-long break since Zandvoort, F1 Academy returns for the penultimate round of the 2025 season at...
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Oct 12, 20252 min read


Mick Schumacher & His IndyCar Test
Mick Schumacher, set to test IndyCar Mick Schumacher was announced last week as the driver for an IndyCar test with Rahal Letterman...
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Oct 12, 20253 min read


Marc Marquez: Seven-time MotoGP World Champion
Marc Marquez, MotoGP Champion Last weekend Marc Marquez secured his seventh world title. Not is this an insanely impressive as a single...
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Oct 12, 20254 min read


Christian Horner Signs Off at Red Bull with Settlement
Christian Horner, Former Team Principal at Red Bull Racing July 2025, former team principal and CEO of Red Bull Racing, Christian Horner...
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Oct 12, 20252 min read


Redding Doubles Up at Assen, Ray Shines in Qualifying and Iddon Adds to 2025’s Winner List
BSB at Assen, Race 3 Qualifying saw Bradley Ray put in a stunning lap to take pole position in the Bandero Café Shoot Out. He smashed the...
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Oct 12, 20252 min read
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