Verstappen changed all his Honda power unit elements between FP1 and FP2 at Sochi, and the Dutchman will thus start Sunday’s race from the back of the grid. All teams are under pressure to switch their drivers to a fourth power unit as it becomes increasingly clear that it will be difficult to make the […]
The incident came just one race after the Frenchman had a huge crash at the start of the Saturday sprint race at Monza after his front wing became caught under his front wheels following contact with Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren. Gasly also lost a front wing as a result of contact in the opening race of […]
The Finn topped both Friday practice sessions for Mercedes ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton, grabbing the fastest lap time in FP2 but just 0.044s, in a session that was stalled by Antonio Giovinazzi’s crash which caused a brief red flag. AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly impressed with third place in the second practice session at the Sochi… […]
Red Bull driver Verstappen is currently in his first F1 title battle, leading seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton by five points at the top of the drivers’ standings with eight races remaining this year. Verstappen and Hamilton have collided twice this year while battling for position. PLUS: Why the 2021 title fight is far […]
F1 will ditch its traditional four-day race weekend format for the Monaco Grand Prix from 2022, bringing the principality’s race in line with every other grand prix weekend. Traditionally, Monaco had staged its opening F1 practice sessions on the Thursday before then taking the Friday off and resuming its track action with FP3 and… Continue […]
Miami will become the latest race to debut on the F1 calendar next year, taking up its planned Q2 slot on the schedule. The race will take place around the Hard Rock Stadium that is home to the Miami Dolphins NFL team at a purpose-built track known as the Miami International Autodrome, with construction already […]
Hamilton was one of those who expressed his surprise after their incident at Monza that Verstappen left the scene without ensuring that the Mercedes driver was uninjured. That response came a few weeks after Verstappen had hit out at Hamilton for celebrating his victory in the British Grand Prix while the Dutchman was in hospital… […]
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, two weeks on from the second controversial crash of the season between the pair last time out at Monza, Hamilton said: “I remember what it was like when I had my first [title fight] and it definitely mounted up”. The Mercedes driver also said when considering Verstappen’s […]
Ferrari revealed over the summer break that it was working on bringing a “significant” step in performance for its power unit during the second half of the season. The team announced on Wednesday that it would debut its updated hybrid system at this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, fitting Leclerc’s car with a new power unit. […]
But alarm bells were ringing from the first test when it emerged that the Grove-based squad was battling a particularly aero sensitive car, which meant on windy days drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi could find themselves struggling. With a gusty season opener in Bahrain, the difficulties were exposed, and it would have been easy… […]