LIVE

Toto Wolff

Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025

Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025

Mercedes have announced that Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli will replace the Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton from the start of the 2025 Formula 1 season, Afrosport reports. Seven-time F1 champion Hamilton revealed in February that he will join Ferrari next year, prompting Mercedes’ search for a replacement for the 39-year-old. The Silver Arrows have now found one in rising star Antonelli, who turned 18 last Sunday, and...

F1: Hamilton criticises FIA for lacking accountability

F1: Hamilton criticises FIA for lacking accountability

Seven-time Lewis Hamilton has criticised the International Automobile Federation (FIA) for lacking accountability in the wake of multiple scandals that have rocked the governing body in recent times. FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem was accused by a whistleblower of demanding the overturning of a penalty to Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso at last year's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix last year. He also asked officials not to pass...

F1: Hamilton hits out at Button and Hill over retirement talk

F1: Hamilton hits out at Button and Hill over retirement talk

Seven-time Formula One world champion insists he remains committed to Mercedes after Damon Hill and Jenson Button suggested he might be considering retiring from the sport. The 38-year-old’s contract with the Brackley-based team expires at the end of the year and there is no indication he will be signing anytime soon. The former McLaren driver had a torrid 2022, where he failed to win a race...

F1: Sussie Wolff named Academy Managing Director

F1: Sussie Wolff named Academy Managing Director

Former Williams test driver Sussie Wolff has been appointed as the managing director of the Formula 1 Academy which aims to develop young female drivers in motorsport. Wolff, who is the wife of Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff and one of the few female racers to be involved in F1, recently served as the team principal and CEO for the Venturi Formula E squad between 2018...