Having dropped to last with a delayed switch from intermediates to slicks at the race restart, Hamilton was lapping almost four seconds faster than the leaders after making his third and final stop, giving him a chance to fight for a ninth Hungarian Grand Prix win. But Hamilton’s charge was halted when he closed up on […]
Formula 2 racer Ticktum first linked up with Williams’ academy in December 2019 as development driver, having exited Red Bull’s junior team midway through that year. But it emerged on Tuesday that the 22-year-old was released from Williams’ young driver academy last week, with Ticktum claiming it was because there was “no option… Continue Reading […]
The Monegasque driver was collected by his out-of-control Aston Martin rival at the apex of the first corner, when Stroll braked too late and took to the grass in the damp conditions. The collision badly damaged Leclerc’s car and was enough to pitch him out of the grand prix at the second turn. However, as […]
Despite the red flag offering Red Bull the chance to effect repairs – which included taping up holes and bending pipework back in to shape – in the end some damage could not be fixed in time before the race itself got properly going. “It was just too much,” said Horner, who added that Verstappen […]
Carnage at Turn 1 paved the way for Ocon to rise up to second before a bizarre situation saw Lewis Hamilton take the standing start alone while the rest of the field pitted for slicks, leaving the Mercedes driver to drop back upon pitting one lap later. Ocon was tailed by Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel […]
Vettel was subsequently disqualified, but by filing a notice of intention to appeal on Sunday evening, the Silverstone team gave itself the breathing space to put its case together and find a way to prove that the right amount of fuel is indeed still in the tank of the AMR21. The requirement to provide a […]
As we revel in what is continuing to shape up as a classic year for Formula 1, Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix marked a new peak for the season so far. Complete with a wet start, a red flag, tyre gambles, fights through the field and a tense battle for victory, we couldn’t have asked for […]
Post-race inspections had found that Vettel’s Aston Martin car did not have the minimum one-litre of fuel that the FIA mandates for its analysis checks. As the failure to have the minimum amount of fuel was a breach of the technical regulations, then Vettel was disqualified from his second place finish behind Alpine’s Esteban Ocon. […]
Ocon benefitted from first-lap drama and a strategy miscue by Mercedes to move into the lead of the race on the fifth lap before controlling proceedings en route to a surprise win for Alpine. Ocon spent the majority of the race being closely followed by Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, who was within DRS range for […]
On a damp track Bottas made a bad start with lots of wheelspin on his intermediates and lost control under braking for the first corner. He slammed into McLaren driver Lando Norris, who subsequently hit Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, while Bottas also made contact with Sergio Perez. Of the four, only Verstappen was able to […]