This Month
Enemies and scandal: How F1’s Christian Horner ran out of road
Red Bull fired its racing chief after poor performances on the track and an exodus of key staff. Now it faces an uncertain future.
What Apple’s Formula 1 play says about sports rights
Apple’s ‘F1: The Movie’ had iPhone camera technology, Top Gun’s film director and Brad Pitt. Its success has proven to be the ultimate test drive.
Christian Horner’s exit: A row with Jos Verstappen, then goodbye
The driver’s father warned last year that the Red Bull team risked being “torn apart” if the leader stayed after a sexting scandal, even though he was cleared.
F1 boss Christian Horner sacked by Red Bull after 20 years
The racing team abruptly fired its longtime Formula 1 chief, who gained huge TV fame on the Netflix series Drive to Survive.
Apple bids for Formula 1 rights in US after success of Brad Pitt film
The iPhone maker is challenging Disney’s ESPN when the broadcast contract becomes available next year, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
Norris cuts Piastri’s F1 lead in controversial British Grand Prix win
The Australian now leads his British teammate by eight points overall, cut from 15. It’s the halfway point of the season, with 12 of 24 races remaining.
June
‘I probably pushed the boundaries a bit far’: Piastri
After a near-miss, the Australian regained control to eventually finish immediately behind British teammate Lando Norris in an enthralling Austrian Grand Prix.
Smell the money, feel the corners in Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’
Joseph Kosinski’s four-wheeled blockbuster cost Apple over $300 million, and it looks it. But the heart and soul in this slick entertainment are harder to find.
Employment falls; Trump ‘approved’ Iran plan; 2 unis in world’s best
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
F1 gets the ‘Top Gun’ treatment – and Brad Pitt driving at 290km/h
It took four years, unprecedented co-ordination and groundbreaking innovation in camera technology to bring the grand prix film to the screen.
$30b Santos bid; ASIC probes ASX; PM to negotiate EU pact
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘All my bad’: Piastri and teammate in dramatic F1 collision
The Australian driver and Lando Norris were involved in a late clash that knocked the Briton out of the Canadian Grand Prix and kept McLaren off the podium.
Fast Money: How COVID, Netflix helped F1 finally crack America
The pandemic looked like the end of the road for Formula 1. A new book reveals how it emerged from the turmoil firing on all cylinders.
Inside Michael Schumacher’s steely fight to stay hidden
Privacy is everything to the Formula 1 legend’s inner circle in the face of malicious and criminal attempts to reveal precise details of his condition.
Piastri wins Spanish Grand Prix – and says it was just what he needed
The Australian driver said winning Sunday’s event was a saviour after losing out to McLaren teammate Lando Norris over the previous two weekends.
May
Piastri’s championship lead down to 3 points as Norris wins out
Great Australian hope Oscar Piastri had his overall advantage in the standings trimmed as McLaren team-mate Lando Norris sped to his first win in Monte Carlo.
Australian founder defends ‘Steroid Olympics’ at Las Vegas launch
Enhanced Games’ Aron D’Souza says science and medicine are simply allowing athletes to perform better for longer, as he launched the inaugural event for next year.
Stockpicker sets suburb record as controversial chef exits
Two mansions overlooking Albert Park’s coveted St Vincent Place have sold, with one resetting the suburb record.
Your guide to Australia’s sports rights deals
Inside the broadcast agreements that shape the business of sport.
Australia’s highest-paid sports star has 41m reasons to dance
Oscar Piastri just won his fourth grand prix for the year. The 24-year-old has also replaced NBA guard Ben Simmons as the highest-paid Australian sports star.