For Formula 1 drivers, retirement does not necessarily mean leaving the sport behind. Plenty swap the cockpit for the commentary box, while others become team bosses, ambassadors or driver managers - keeping one foot firmly planted in the paddock. But for some, life away from F1 has taken a rather different turn. Across the decades, former drivers have traded racing cars for everything from fishing trawlers and farms to DJ decks and even political office....

There were plenty of talking points to emerge from the final Dutch Grand Prix, but a key one involved the return of Yuki Tsunoda and his determined drive at the wheel of the Racing Bulls machine. Having lost his seat at Red Bull following a tricky 2025 season, Tsunoda had been on the sidelines as a test and reserve driver - but the Japanese racer took the opportunity to show what he could do when standing in for Liam Lawson, who in turn had been called up to substitute for an injured Isack Hadjar at the main team....

Franco Colapinto will continue to race in Formula 1 with Alpine next season after the Enstone-based squad announced he will partner Pierre Gasly in an unchanged line-up. The Argentine driver joined Alpine as a reserve for 2025 before stepping into the race seat from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix as a replacement for Jack Doohan. He was retained for this season and has since scored 19 points across six Grands Prix so far this season, working with Gasly to help the team to P6 in the Teams' Championship....

Ayao Komatsu has declared that Haas aren’t “in any rush” to settle on their future driver line-up, with the Team Principal eager to concentrate more on supporting Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon in performing at their best. It’s been a frustrating season for Haas as their strong start to the year, which featured Bearman’s P5 finish at the Chinese Grand Prix, quickly faltered, leaving the team to tumble down the order as their midfield rivals out-developed them....

Having upped his game in 2026, Franco Colapinto has been rewarded with a contract extension that will keep him at Alpine next season alongside Pierre Gasly. The Argentine arrived at Alpine as reserve in 2025 off the back of a strong debut with Williams, where he had completed the final nine races of 2024 as a replacement for American Logan Sargeant. He got his shot in a race seat a few months later when he was parachuted in to replace Jack Doohan early in the campaign - and then got the nod full-time for this season, fending off a threat from reserve Paul Aron....

Andrea Stella – McLaren Being a Formula 1 Team Principal is one of the most demanding roles in the paddock as each squad strives to meet their respective goals. With the season in full swing, here is the lowdown on the 11 team bosses who are heading their respective outfits' charges… Andrea Stella’s promotion to Team Principal of McLaren in December 2022 came after a long career in the sport,...

Sergio Perez has admitted that Cadillac had to review how they were doing things after “a lot of disappointment” over their recent run of form, with the Mexican suggesting that the team have not “improved as much as we hoped”. After making their F1 debut at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Cadillac have experienced various highs and lows in the months since, from achieving a best result of P13 for...

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff revealed in Zandvoort that Kimi Antonelli would be taking a grid penalty for the next round of the championship in Monza as a result of a planned engine change. The Italian Grand Prix is Antonelli’s home race, but Mercedes believe it is the right decision to take the penalty there, rather than at a later round of the season, to avoid further technical problems such as the one that forced him to retire in Barcelona....

Cadillac drivers Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas believe there are lessons to be taken from last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, with the former stating “the pace was very strong” despite failing to score any points. The American team continue to face an uphill battle during their maiden season in Formula 1, with last weekend’s race at Zandvoort the latest challenge to overcome. The team have yet to register a point this season and fell further behind nearest rivals Aston Martin in the teams' standings after Fernando Alonso claimed two points with P9....

The Dutch Grand Prix weekend marked one year since Oscar Piastri last won a race for McLaren, his championship fight tailing away towards the end of 2025 before this season has thrown up a new set of challenges for the Australian. He finished sixth in Zandvoort, a race won by team mate Lando Norris who now has two Grand Prix victories and one Sprint win this season, while Piastri has totalled just the two podiums....

Max Verstappen suffered a spectacular exit from the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend after crashing out at high-speed on the final corner. The Dutchman walked away unharmed after his off, but it was a disappointing final home race for the four-time World Champion - who has won at the venue on three previous occasions - and the Orange Army at Zandvoort. Verstappen is certainly not the first driver to suffer home heartache though, and F1....

Williams have announced that reserve driver Luke Browning will take part in FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix, stepping in for Alex Albon. The Briton joined the Williams Driver Academy in 2023 and has made multiple appearances for the team as part of their mandated rookie running, beginning with FP1 at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Since then, he has driven in a further four practice sessions and was promoted to the role of reserve driver at the start of 2026, balancing his team duties with a campaign in Japan’s Super Formula....

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F1 暑假结束后，带着戏剧性的荷兰大奖赛回归，迈凯伦车队的兰多·诺里斯 (Lando Norris) 出色地赢得了胜利。但还有谁给赞德沃特实力排名评委留下了深刻的印象呢？查...

Lando Norris has taken his driving to a new level this season and Zandvoort was a showcase of it all coming together. His Qualifying effort was superb. Lando has always enjoyed Zandvoort, it’s been a circuit he’s always had a natural affinity with and he won the race comfortably from pole in 2024. It was no surprise he had pace to challenge for pole position on Saturday, but what I was more impressed with was his mindset in achieving it....

Andrea Stella has praised race-winner Lando Norris in the wake of the Dutch Grand Prix, which the McLaren man won from pole. But that does not tell the full story of the race, with Norris having to catch and pass Kimi Antonelli on track to ensure he took victory. Stella watched as his driver bided his time after falling behind Antonelli at the second standing start, with Norris able to extract more pace on the hard compound tyre than his rival....