Strap yourself in, as it is time to bring you up to speed with the latest Formula 1 headlines at rapid speed.<\/p>\n
The ideal next Ferrari driver signing has been proposed by Bernie Ecclestone. Meanwhile, Ferrari feels Lewis Hamilton<\/a> has been lacking the rub of the green in recent times. All this and more, so let\u2019s get to it.<\/p>\n Could Gabriel Bortoleto be Ferrari\u2019s Plan B?<\/p>\n While Lewis Hamilton is signed to a multi-year deal at Ferrari, the challenges which he has faced so far in F1 2025 mean retirement rumours are never far away.<\/p>\n Should Ferrari require a new driver, Gabriel Bortoleto has been put forward by Bernie Ecclestone as the driver for the job. The Brazilian is enjoying a very impressive rookie season with Sauber. He achieved a career-best result of P6 in Hungary.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 Ferrari told to \u2018wake up\u2019 as new Lewis Hamilton replacement option emerges<\/a><\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton has been \u2018unlucky\u2019 more than once<\/p>\n Hamilton has scored zero podiums to team-mate Charles Leclerc\u2019s five this season, and is 42 points worse off than the Monegasque racer.<\/p>\n Yet, bad luck has played a role in Hamilton\u2019s concerning situation, believes team boss Fred Vasseur. He pointed to Hungary, where a tiny margin led to a result that looked \u201csilly\u201d, Leclerc claiming pole while Hamilton was out in Q2.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 Vasseur leaps to defence of \u2018unlucky\u2019 Lewis Hamilton in \u2018silly\u2019 admission<\/a><\/p>\n Valtteri Bottas closing in on Cadillac F1 2026 drive<\/p>\n Valtteri Bottas is understood to have reached an agreement with Cadillac for F1 2026, as the American outfit prepares to make its debut.<\/p>\n Bottas has served as Mercedes reserve driver since losing his Sauber seat at the end of 2024.<\/p>\n Read more \u2013 Valtteri Bottas set for Cadillac F1 seat after months of rumours<\/a><\/p>\n Herbert scans McLaren \u2018implosion\u2019 threat with Verstappen \u2018causing trouble\u2019<\/p>\n The F1 2025 title scene has become a McLaren-exclusive affair, but Johnny Herbert still expects Max Verstappen to be in the thick of the frontrunning action for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n Ruling an \u201cimplosion\u201d between the McLaren pair of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris unlikely, Herbert believes Verstappen could prove an influential factor.<\/p>\n