Daniel Moxon

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Ferrari’s livery for the US GP. Not a fan of one-off liveries but have to admit the engine doodle is a cool idea. Not that you’ll really see it on track.

Astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander of the Artemis II mission around the moon, has joined Mercedes F1 as a team ambassador. For some reason.

Will Esteban Ocon have to spend at least a year on the sidelines after losing his Haas seat? At the moment, the most likely answer to that question is still probably a yes – but there is still one potentially unresolved situation in the Formula One driver market which may yet give him an option.

🔢 Camara's 2027 race number 🗣️ His thoughts on former rival Kimi Antonelli's meteoric rise 📝 Haas' plans for Oliver Bearman 🤔 What it means for Jack Doohan's future All that and more in this round up of all the most interesting lines from media sessions with Ayao Komatsu and Rafa Camara today ✍️

No formal announcement yet about Oliver Bearman's future, but Ayao Komatsu just confirmed to us that he "would like to continue" with Ollie next year and that it is a case of ironing out finer details on a contract extension.

Ayao Komatsu just confirmed to us that Jack Doohan's future with Haas is "up in the air" after he was beaten to the 2027 race seat by Rafael Camara.

5️⃣0️⃣ Just now, on a call with select media, new Haas signing Rafa Camara confirmed he will drive with the number 50 in #F1 next season

Rafael Camara will step up to Formula 1 with Haas next year, filling the seat vacated by Esteban Ocon. Full story below, and more to be learned later this afternoon with Ayao Komatsu holding a media call.

New five-year deal for Red Bull Racing team principal and chief executive Laurent Mekies, keeping him in those posts until 2031. “Continuity in leadership is a key ingredient for sustained success,” said sporting projects boss Oliver Mintzlaff.

New F1 meme unlocked, courtesy of Sergio Perez who was in the media pen at the time of the McLaren collision and this was his response after watching the replays 😂

Carlos Sainz unhappy to have been left without as much power as some others for a 27-second period in SQ1. He said: "For whatever reason, the FIA were happy to do half of the cars in quali with higher power than the other half of the cars." The FIA said a "human error" saw some cars disadvantaged.

No penalty for Lando Norris, just a reprimand for “driving erratically under safety car conditions”. He keeps P9.

On-the-flag report after... all that. My brain hurts.

While we're rain delayed at Sepang, seems like the ideal time to promote this exclusive with Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds, who I spoke to in Rome earlier this week at the launch of the series' new partnership with Bridgestone and their new 'Typhoon' wet-weather tyre ☔

Looks like we might be about to get the first wet F1 race of the season – and with this generation of cars... I'm on live blog duty for today's action, so this could be fun. Join me, won't you?

Today's print column: F1 keeps kicking the can down the road, but racing in Qatar or Abu Dhabi is a risk that the sport simply does not need to take. Yes, millions in revenue will be lost by switching to the Imola backup plan but, if things go wrong in the Middle East, the cost will be far higher.

Pleased to see Lando Norris apologise for what he said. It was the heat of the moment, sure, but regardless it was deeply unfair of him to suggest Franco Colapinto didn't deserve to be in F1. He's now walked that back and said he has spoken with Franco privately to clear up the matter.

A non-F1 piece to bang the drum a bit for Ash Sutton after he confirmed his record-breaking fifth BTCC title this weekend. The fact I couldn’t find his name anywhere despite searching the 2026 BBC SPOTY odds lists of several major betting sites shows just how unfair these popularity contests are.

Disappointed, but not remotely surprised, to see Lando become the latest victim of these idiots. FWIW, I thought Lando's comments about Franco immediately after the race, when he was still seeing red, were harsh. But, in turn, the sadly predictable torrent of abuse directed at Norris is abhorrent.

I know from experience that, when speaking to the media, Christian Horner gives nothing away that he doesn’t want to ❌ And that’s why it’s impossible not to see his Ferrari comments as a clear message to the hierarchy at Maranello 🔴 Column ✍️

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Comment: Despite the online uproar about the decision to designate the Monaco Grand Prix a Sprint event in 2027, maybe it's actually a good idea? The case in defence of F1's biggest decision about next year's schedule ✍️

18-year-old Brit Freddie Slater will step up to Formula 2 next year after missing out on the F3 title. He’ll continue to be part of the Audi driver development programme racing for Invicta in 2027.

State of parking companies in the UK: It's taken TWO MONTHS for one to finally back off (after they got bailiffs involved!) having served me with a parking fine for... parking at Silverstone with my media pass for the British Grand Prix. Apparently my weekend parking pass wasn't enough evidence... 🤦

Liam Lawson will race again for Red Bull this weekend with Yuki Tsunoda continuing to deputise at Racing Bulls. Isack Hadjar still not fit enough to drive.

Where Kimi Antonelli's Monza win from 19th on the grid ranks compared to the all-time great comeback wins in F1 World Championship history 🏆

On-the-flag report after a stunning recovery drive from Kimi Antonelli. This was the performance that proved once-and-for-all that he can handle the pressure of this title battle. Will it be the one that disabuses George Russell and Lewis Hamilton of any notion that a comeback is possible?

Sticking my neck out a bit here, but I reckon this Kimi Antonelli lad is quite good.

Some things are a genuine pleasure to write, and this feature was one of them ✍️ Pierre Gasly has now proven multiple times that he's the man you should back when he's recovering from a setback 💪

Bullet-pointed, ad-lite explainer of the FIA International Court of Appeal’s Monaco GP verdict, why the judging panel ruled in favour of McLaren and Red Bull and against Alpine and the FIA, and what it means for the F1 championship standings ✍️

The FIA Court of Appeal has found in favour of McLaren and Red Bull. Pierre Gasly’s penalties at the Monaco GP are reinstated and Isack Hadjar wins back his first Red Bull podium. Full story coming.

Some of tomorrow's print copy from media day at Monza ✍️ Come for the best of Lewis Hamilton's quotes to the media, stay for the unsolicited boat puns 🚢

Hadjar not being risked. Liam Lawson gets another go in the main Red Bull while Yuki Tsunoda has another chance to audition for a 2027 seat elsewhere.

Expecting Red Bull to communicate a decision over who will drive for which of their teams this weekend either this evening or Thursday morning. Hadjar hopes to be cleared but last test on his wrist scheduled for this afternoon/evening. If he can’t drive, it’ll be the same arrangement as Zandvoort

Red Bull have a deadline day signing of their own to announce: Former Aston Martin engineer Tom McCullough will join in 2027 as head of racing, taking over a significant amount of the job McLaren-bound Gianpiero Lambiase currently holds.

Confirmed: That new deal for Franco Colapinto at Alpine 🚨📝

Understand Alpine have exercised an option to extend Franco Colapinto’s contract. Unchanged line-up for 2027. Official confirmation to come. This year’s F1 driver market really is turning into a bit of a damp squib!

I’m afraid the F1 season hasn’t resumed for me just yet… Out of office 🔛🔊🎸

Now confirmed: Yuki Tsunoda gets another go back on the F1 grid with Liam Lawson stepping up to the main Red Bull team to fill in for Isack Hadjar, who has sustained a wrist injury, at the Dutch Grand Prix.

Excl: Pedro de la Rosa on why he hopes Fernando Alonso continues to race in F1 beyond this year, what makes him such "a big asset" to the team and why the driver partnership of Alonso and Lance Stroll is "really special" 🗣️🟢

Pedro de la Rosa interview 🗣️ Aston Martin F1 ambassador on upgrades plan, Adrian Newey’s leadership and Fernando Alonso’s importance to the team 🟢