Thursday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes a new theory from a Max Verstappen insider on Red Bull\u2019s decision to sack Christian Horner as Sebastian Vettel makes a major announcement.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s dive into the day\u2019s main F1 headlines\u2026<\/p>\n
Interview: Graeme Lowdon remembers Jules Bianchi<\/p>\n
In an exclusive interview with PlanetF1.com, former Marussia boss Graeme Lowdon has shared his memories of the late Jules Bianchi.<\/p>\n
Thursday (July 17) marked the 10th anniversary of Bianchi\u2019s death following an accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.<\/p>\n
Lowdon, who now acts as team principal of the incoming Cadillac F1 team, has shared his memories of that terrible time and a talent taken too soon.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Jules Bianchi remembered: \u2018The conditions were much worse than they looked\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Fresh Alpine doubts as Renault share price drops by 20 per cent<\/p>\n A damning week for Renault Group on the stock market has seen the automaker shed almost 20 per cent of its share price following an earnings downgrade warning.<\/p>\n Renault is the majority shareholder of the Alpine Formula 1 team which claims the turbulence being experienced at Group level has had no impact on the organisation.<\/p>\n Alpine currently sit bottom of the F1 2025 Constructors\u2019 standings with just 19 points on the board so far.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Sharp Renault stock price collapse as Alpine deliver update on F1 operations<\/a><\/p>\n Christian Horner sack theory denied by Max Verstappen insider<\/p>\n Nelson Piquet Jr, Max Verstappen\u2019s brother in law, has denied that the Red Bull driver\u2019s entourage were behind the sacking of Christian Horner.<\/p>\n Horner was \u2018released\u2019 by Red Bull last week after more than 20 years in charge of the Milton Keynes team.<\/p>\n Martin Brundle, the Sky F1 pundit who is known to have a close relationship with Horner, claimed that \u2018Team Verstappen\u2019 played a \u201ckey role\u201d in Horner\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Piquet Jr. reveals \u2018what people have been saying\u2019 about Horner\u2019s Red Bull sacking<\/a><\/p>\n Sebastian Vettel abandons F1 comeback dream<\/p>\n Former Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel has announced that he has abandoned his hopes of an F1 comeback.<\/p>\n Vettel, the four-time World Champion, has been persistently linked with a sensational return to F1 since his retirement at the end of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n In a new interview, the 38-year-old declared: \u201cFormula 1 is over.\u201d<\/p>\n