Ralf has a tendency of saying things that are actually true, especially in regards to Red Bull...

Beware of any photos though that claim to depict Toto entering Max' private plane, those are fake

Source

Mekies promoted to Red Bull team principal.

Sauber made so many wrong calls, but Nico made his own calls and that got him his first podium.

2014 - Toto Wolff

2023 - Andrea Stella, Fred Vasseur, James Vowles 2024 - Ayao Komatsu 2025 - Andy Cowell, Jonathan Wheatley, Flavio Briatore, Laurent Mekies, Alan Permane

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Seeing as a lot of us seem to have watched it by now it might be fun to talk about our thoughts. I'll give a spoiler free review here and might go into more detail in the comments.

For me, the movie was almost exactly what I expected given the premise (Hollywood sports movie starring an aging Brad Pitt). But if you're an F1 fan you don't watch this for the story. Even then, there are some fanservice nods for us thrown in that I did smile at now and then, and even though the story takes a lot of liberties I was actually impressed at the amount of detail the movie goes into.

All that being said, you watch this for one reason alone: the shots of the racing. And they are spectacular. I wish they would linger a second or two longer instead of often jumping quickly between angles, but that's my only criticism. They look fucking amazing and it is worth the price of admission. And do yourself a favour and watch it in IMAX. Some of those shots are just breathtaking.

I really enjoy watching the "Radio Rewind" videos this year. It's not just random team radiod anymore, but rather shows you the whole race from the drivers' perspectives with the most significant radio messages (conversations about tire changes and other strategy, how wet or dry the track is etc).

Video of Max congratulating him in parc ferme as well:

Nico: "Max was the first guy who came (to congratulate me). We (Max and I) go way back, you know, from karting days when we were teens. I think we have a lot of respect... I mean, I have a lot of respect for him, you know — what he does, what he stands for. A great human being."

ROUND 12: 🇬🇧 Great Britain

FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2025

Circuit stats

• First Grand Prix: 1950
• Number of laps: 52
• Circuit Length: 5.891 km
• Race Distance: 306.198 km
• Lap record: 1:27.097 Max Verstappen (2020)
• 2024 winner: Lewis Hamilton

Track Map