Hamilton world title or Fury vs Joshua? The betting trends set to dominate 2025 Sport Business Millions of Brits love a little betting flutter now and again, and sport is where the majority of our punts go. Government reports state that “the provisional 2024 to 2025 year-to-date [April to September] total for betting and gaming receipts is £1,78bn, which is £102m (6 per cent) higher than the same period during the [...]
If McLaren end Red Bull and Mercedes duopoly, it’s great for F1 Sport In just one corner at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Lando Norris looked to have blown his shot at winning a first ever Formula 1 world championship, despite there being another five races between now and the coronation in Abu Dhabi. Max Verstappen is by no means driving with the confidence he has [...]
Formula 1 Driver Standings before United States Grand Prix Sport The United States Grand Prix gets underway this evening with Lando Norris on pole looking to close the gap to Formula 1 title leader Max Verstappen. The front row at the Circuit of the Americas will see the two title rivals alongside one another with Ferrari pair Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in behind. Oscar [...]
Ex-F1 boss Guenther Steiner hits out at FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem October 12, 2024 Former Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner has hit out at FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem after the Emirati complained about bias in the British media. Ben Sulayem said he has not been fairly treated by the British media following comments by design guru Adrian Newey, who said Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel faced poor [...]
Rosberg warns Aston Martin F1 team not to become PSG October 10, 2024 Former F1 champion Nico Rosberg has warned Aston Martin not to turn into Paris Saint-Germain in their pursuit of racing success. The German likened the hiring of design guru Adrian Newey, reportedly for £30m per season, and others to the Parisian Ligue 1 club having Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe on their books at [...]
Guenther Steiner: On Max and Jos Verstappen, Gene Haas, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris October 7, 2024 Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner speaks to City AM about Max Verstappen and his father Jos, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Gene Haas. and more ahead of the release of his second book Unfiltered Guenther Steiner is not one to mince his words. The former Haas team principal, breakout star of Drive To Survive and [...]
Quadrant: McLaren F1 star Lando Norris’ gaming brand in the red October 1, 2024 It has been revealed that Quadrant, the entertainment and gaming brand founded by McLaren F1 star Lando Norris, has slumped into the red. The London-based business has reported negative total equity of £405,221 for 2023, its latest financial year. The total, revealed in newly-filed accounts with Companies House, comes after Quadrant posted a positive total [...]
Alpine looks to Mercedes as Renault halt F1 engine operations September 30, 2024 Renault will stop making Formula 1 engines from 2026, leaving Alpine on the hunt for a new provider. The French organisation, which first entered Formula 1 in 1977, will close its works engine programme at Viry-Chatillon. It means their sole engine user, Alpine – whose shareholders include Ryan Reynolds, Michael B Jordan, Anthony Joshua and [...]
Red Bull exodus continues as McLaren hire key figure September 24, 2024 The ongoing exodus at Red Bull is set to continue after the Formula 1 team’s head of race strategy is ditching the Constructors’ Champions for McLaren. Will Courtney will join the Papaya team as sporting director having joined Red Bull when they were owned by Jaguar in 2003. The departure of Courtney is a major [...]
McLaren boss Stella: Mission is for Norris championship win September 22, 2024 McLaren F1’s team principal Andrea Stella has insisted Lando Norris can still win the Drivers’ Championship after the Brit dominated in Singapore. The 24-year-old beat title rival Max Verstappen by 21 seconds in the city-state to close the gap in the standings to 52 points with a possible 180 remaining across the final six races [...]