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Red Bull fallout and Horner's next move (ad free)

Since Christian Horner’s shock Red Bull exit, it’s been a battle to work out exactly what happened – as we understand it, even Horner hasn’t had a clear reason for why he’s been removed! But as we’ve learned some intriguing details about how it happened, and the extent of the fallout, we’ve also understood more about what could be next for Horner and the Red Bull team he no longer leads.

How the new Cadillac F1 team will really work (ad free)

It took an astonishing 764 days from the entry process opening to Cadillac being granted its place as Formula 1’s 11th team for 2026. That was finally confirmed on March 8th, 2025 - just 364 days before the first race of next year in Australia. With so much focus, for so long, on the political battles over the entry of the team that started life as Andretti Formula Racing, before General Motors got involved and rebranded it Cadillac, the nuts and bolts of the team haven’t been discussed i...

EARLY ACCESS: BBV10s S12 E3 - Irvine's shock title charge comes alive at Germany 1999

The 1999 German Grand Prix marked the first time Eddie Irvine got to be the beneficiary of team orders at Ferrari, as Michael Schumacher stand-in Mika Salo was ordered aside to boost Irvine's unlikely title charge against Mika Hakkinen and McLaren at Hockenheim.

Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and Matt Beer look back on how Irvine and Ferrari were adapting to him being the team leader, and they explore how McLaren's scrappy 1999 season opened the door for this most unexpected of challenges. 2025-07-10 10:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Christian Horner exit - Red Bull's shock F1 sacking explained [ad-free video]

Christian Horner is GONE from Red Bull as the Formula 1 team's years of growing crisis have led to its biggest bombshell yet.

Having led Red Bull for 20 years from its very first race in F1, Horner has been "released from his operational duties" - in other words, sacked as Red Bull Racing CEO and team principal.

And it's come as a real shock. So what's happened? All is explained in our latest ad-free video.

Horner sacked by Red Bull - what's behind the bombshell move? (ad-free)

The bombshell news that Christian Horner has been ousted as Red Bull team principal is explained in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast. 

Jon Noble and Mark Hughes join Edd Straw to discuss his sudden departure and the circumstances surrounding it - including the potential impact on Max Verstappen.

We also discuss what to expect from new Red Bull Racing CEO Laurent Mekies, and also his successor at Racing Bulls, Alan Permane. And with question marks over performance nex...

Dixon wins after Palou's error, as Penske woe continues in Mid-Ohio (ad-free)

Alex Palou making a mistake is big news in the IndyCar Series, especially when it costs him a win, and that’s a huge talking point on this episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast.

JR Hildebrand is back to discuss why this incident won’t matter for Palou, and also triggers a fascinating debate on what Palou’s form means for Scott Dixon’s career in light of his Mid-Ohio win.

Hildebrand and The Race’s Jack Benyon also discuss Penske’s woeful form and its interesting decision ...

READ: Our verdict on Horner's shock Red Bull exit

After more than two decades at the helm, Christian Horner has been removed from his role as CEO and team principal of the Red Bull Formula 1 team.

That time encompassed two spells of F1 dominance as Red Bull, which took over the former works Jaguar team, transitioned from a midfield squad into a title-winning behemoth on Horner's watch.

But more re...

Send us YOUR questions for MotoGP and WSBK winner Danilo Petrucci!

MotoGP and World Superbike race winner Danilo Petrucci is poised to answer questions from The Race Members' Club on Patreon!

Whatever you want Danilo to talk about - from his early days in Superstock and MotoGP's CRT wilderness to the Pramac breakthrough seasons and life as a factory Ducati rider, to his less happy KTM stint, Dakar Rally adventure or renaissance in WSBK, or even if you want his opinion on an element of current or future MotoGP - just drop your question in the comments o...

READ: Monza 2003's heated press conference

Have a read through all the tyre controversy chat from the team bosses' press conference during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, as referenced in Season 12 Episode 1 of Bring Back V10s!

Q: There have obviously been a lot of stories about tyres over the last few weeks. What's your feeling about the situation?

Flavio Briatore: I'm sure Michelin give all the information to the federation. I think our team, like everybody else on Mi...

Yamaha and Honda’s slumps and 2026 rider changes (ad-free)

Off-track, Honda and Yamaha are the key protagonists in the 2026 MotoGP rider market. On-track, they’ve both gone backwards again after their breakthrough results in May.

Why has that happened, and is a champion rider like Jorge Martin right to put his faith in investment and long-term hope over current performance and the evidence of recent years? Simon Patterson and Val Khorounzhiy make the case for Honda and Yamaha’s prospects to a sceptical Matt Beer in The Race MotoGP Podcast.<...

Edd answers your questions about his F1 British GP driver rankings

The feel-good result of the 2025 F1 season didn't earn top spot in Edd Straw's British GP driver rankings. But was this an instance where qualifying should've been disregarded?

And was the set-up choice that steered Max Verstappen towards pole, but condemned him to a tricky Sunday, a mitigating factor that should've meant he ranked higher?

Find out the answers to those questions and more as Edd goes through your comments - which also include whether a race like that makes it more ...

How Nico Hulkenberg ended a terrible F1 injustice (ad free)

A terrible wrong was put right by Nico Hulkenberg’s shock third placed finish in the 2025 British Grand Prix. On his 239th F1 start, Hulkenberg finally stood on the podium for the first time, shedding the record of being, statistically, Formula 1’s most prolific failure.

Best V10 era British GP: THE FINAL

Inspired by F1 doing its own competition to vote for the best British GP of all time - where all four semi-finalists were from 2020 or later, and 2024 ended up winning! - we decided to hold a similar vote to find the best British GP from the V10 era.

We've hosted each round of voting on a different platform (Round 1: Twitter, Round 2: Instagram, Round 3: YouTube) and to decide our overall winner, the final is taking place exclusively on Patreon!

So here you go: It's down to you ...

Nine things we learned from F1's British GP [ad-free video]

The 2025 Formula 1 season reached its mid-point with a brilliantly chaotic British Grand Prix that featured a controversial race-deciding penalty and a highly popular first-time podium finisher.

Here’s everything we learned on the ground at Silverstone…

Quiz Edd on his British Grand Prix F1 driver rankings

Edd is back on rankings duties this week - and his task was quite a doozy, in grading the performances in that extremely chaotic Silverstone race.

Submit your questions below and, as usual, he will answer in an upcoming video.

Started: 8th Finished: 6th

If escaping Q1 in the troubled Alpine was a minor miracle, then...

British Grand Prix review (ad-free)

Edd Straw is joined by Mark Hughes and Jon Noble to review a dramatic wet-dry British Grand Prix in which the home crowd went home happy having witnessed a Lando Norris victory - but Norris's team-mate Oscar Piastri was left upset by a stewards' call that likely lost him the win. We discuss whether the stewards got the call right.

There's also plenty of chat about Nico Hulkenberg's hugely popular first podium finish in F1, and how the Sauber driver was able to rise from P19 on the grid ...

Jon and Scott on the British Grand Prix's major controversy

Jon Noble and Scott Mitchell-Malm delve into the pivotal controversy on which the destiny of the 2025 British Grand Prix turned.

Submit your ONE question for our British GP F1 podcast

What do you want our F1 team to talk about, debate and answer on the British Grand Prix episode of The Race F1 Podcast?

Drop your question in the comments before 6pm UK time today, and we'll include as many as we can in tonight's episode and elsewhere in our Silverstone coverage.

Edd and Samarth discuss the key F1 British GP qualifying talking points - In-car insights

On their way back from qualifying day at the British Grand Prix, Edd Straw and Samarth Kanal discuss the biggest talking points from Saturday at Silverstone - via the usual road traffic intrigue and an unexpected interjection from Scott Mitchell-Malm.

Gary Anderson's guide to an amazing collection of early Jordans

The British Grand Prix is honouring the late Eddie Jordan with a display of cars from his much-loved Formula 1 team. And who better to talk us through them than the man who created many of them - The Race's own Gary Anderson?

Gary takes Edd on a tour of an iconic set of Jordans from the beautiful 191 of 1991 and the breakthrough podium and pole-winning car of 1994 to some underrated later Peugeot-powered designs, sharing some fascinating tales of his design philosophies and memories of ...

Ex-F1 steward’s plan to end FIA president’s ‘reign of terror’ [ad-free]

Tim Mayer launched his FIA presidential campaign with an aggressive attack on the “illusions” of incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and a promise to make the governing body offer “real value, real partnership and real leadership”.

Our latest YouTube video - which includes an exclusive chat with Mayer - details everything you need to know about Mayer's bid to replace Ben Sulayem, ad-free for you to enjoy here on Patreon.

F1 Extra: A 'less furious' reaction to F1: The Movie

If you listened to the last episode of F1 Extra, where Edd Straw, Samarth Kanal and Jack Cozens shared their immediate reactions after watching F1: The Movie, you'll know that neither Samarth nor Jack had many good things to say about the Hollywood blockbuster (to put it mildly).

But not everyone at The Race came away from the cinema demanding the film be burned, and after reading YOUR views on the movie, we thought now would be a good time to share the views of two members of ...

Scott and Edd with the latest on the Verstappen-Mercedes-Russell intrigue

It's not quite In-Car Insights because Scott and Edd have parked their cars and met in a service station car park... where they chat about everything they learned from British Grand Prix media day.

The big theme is how Max Verstappen and George Russell handled the continuing intrigue over Verstappen's Mercedes links and Russell's lack of 2026 contract, and the nature of covering the moving pieces of a driver market.

Tsunoda’s horrible Red Bull form and what it means for Verstappen (ad free)

Yuki Tsunoda’s Red Bull Racing stint showed signs of promise early on after his sudden promotion for the third race of the season in Japan. But not only has he failed to build on that, he’s regressed alarmingly with an ignominious Austrian Grand Prix weekend a new low.

Why Yamaha's new MotoGP team could axe both riders for 2026 [ad-free video]

Yamaha signing World Superbike mega-star Toprak Razgatlioglu for its 2026 MotoGP line-up ensured either Jack Miller or Miguel Oliveira would be squeezed out of their Pramac seat - and perhaps right out of MotoGP - after this season.

But now it seems neither is safe and Pramac could get a total line-up refresh. Val and Simon explain what's happening, give their takes, and hear from Yamaha boss Paolo Pavesio.

What do you want to know about World Superbikes?

Roving reporter Ollie is back on the road soon, heading for the Donington Park round of the World Superbike Championship.

He'll be gathering material for some special episodes of The Race MotoGP Podcast and website content, plus - of course - bonuses for all of you on Patreon.

We're particularly keen to hear from those of you who DON'T currently follow WSBK in-depth but are interested in it, perhaps in particular with its big star Toprak Razgatlioglu heading for MotoGP and curren...

EARLY ACCESS: BBV10s S12 E2 - Senna and Prost clash AGAIN at Suzuka 1990

Bring Back V10s finally heads back to Suzuka for the second explosive instalment in 1989-1990 saga between F1 enemies Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.

Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, and Andrew van de Burgt revisit the infamous 1990 Japanese Grand Prix to discuss one of F1's most shocking collisions.

We delve into Senna's controversial justification for taking Prost out to win that year's title – from the location of the pole position grid slot to his "if you no longer go for a gap" phil...

What's really going on with the Verstappen-Mercedes F1 talks

Mercedes and Max Verstappen's representatives have held talks in recent weeks about a potential future Formula 1 tie-up. So, what is the real end game here?

Is this really about Mercedes wanting to make a shock swoop to lure Verstappen away from Red Bull for 2026? Or is it more about longer-term options for 2027 and beyond?

Or, perhaps, is it all just a convenient ploy that helps both parties strengthen negotiating hands elsewhere?

Our latest video explains what you need...

🔧 Tech Show: Mercedes' ongoing struggles with heat + a floor breakthrough for Ferrari?

On the latest episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, host Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson take a closer look at two of the big tech stories coming out of the Austrian Grand Prix.

The first is Mercedes' ongoing struggle to extract performance in high ambient temperatures, with George Russell finishing over a minute down on the race winner at the Red Bull Ring having won commandingly in Canada two weeks earlier.

The second is the potential breakthrough Ferrari ha...

F1 safety car driver Bernd Maylander answers your questions

Aston Martin invited The Race to drive the F1 safety and medical cars at Silverstone last month ahead of the British Grand Prix.

I (Josh Suttill, hello!) got behind the wheel of both cars (can confirm they're bloody impressive) and I also had some time to put some of your questions to Bernd Maylander (safety car driver since 2000) and one of the medical car drivers Karl Reindler (an A1 GP podium finisher for those who remember).

I've included a transcript of our chat below.

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