Formula 1

The Alpine Formula 1 team has signed Franco Colapinto on a multi-year deal after reaching an agreement with Williams.

Every year, some of junior single-seaters’ top drivers are handed professional opportunities. Here’s the best of 2023’s bunch.

Alpine’s new F1 race driver Jack Doohan and reserve driver Paul Aron completed 2123 kilometres between them at Yas Marina over the last week.

Red Bull has resolved its messy F1 driver situation, promoting Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar, but are its line-ups inspired or unprepared?

Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar will graduate to Formula 1 in 2025 with Racing Bulls, securing the last seat on the grid for next season.

The Williams Formula 1 team has added British youngster Will Green, who is still in mini karting, to its driver academy.

Ayumu Iwasa has been busy with the Racing Bulls Formula 1 team this month, but he will not get the chance to race for them in 2025.

Jack Doohan will make his Formula 1 debut with Alpine one race early when he replaces Esteban Ocon for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Paul Aron has joined the Alpine Formula 1 team as its reserve driver for the 2025 season.

Luke Browning will get his first Formula 1 experience with Williams when he drives in free practice in Abu Dhabi and the young driver test.

Gabriel Bortoleto has hailed the approach Sauber boss Mattia Binotto has taken in bringing him into his F1 team for 2025.

The Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 team has recruited karting legend Mike Wilson this yeat to help develop the youngest of its junior drivers.

There will be two more additions to the Red Bull Junior Team in 2025, with Niklas Schaufler and Nikola Tsolov joining its ranks.

Formula 2 points leader Gabriel Bortoleto has been announced by Sauber as joining its Formula 1 driver line-up for 2025.

Nikola Tsolov has departed the Alpine Academy and reunited with Campos Racing ahead of a third season of Formula 3 in 2025. 

Ollie Bearman has been handed another unexpected opportunity to race for the Haas Formula 1 team in Brazil this weekend.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli will make his second outing in a Formula 1 practice session at this weekend’s Mexico City Grand Prix.

Aston Martin has chosen Jak Crawford for F1’s young driver test at the end of this year rather than its reserve driver Felipe Drugovich

Victor Martins and Theo Pourchaire have had similar journeys in F2. It will do Martins no good if it continues that way.

Toyota Gazoo Racing chairman Akio Toyoda has expressed his desire for there to be an improved pipeline to Formula 1 for Japanese drivers.