After the lead of the F1 world drivers’ championship changed hands for the fifth time this season with Max Verstappen reclaiming top spot at the Turkish GP, he leads Lewis Hamilton by six points with six rounds of a dramatic season to go. Hamilton’s damage limitation drive to fifth place in Istanbul couldn’t quite match […]
Acura held a regular presence in F1 at its North American races through the 1980s and 1990s, and last featured at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix on the visors of Honda’s works drivers. Honda’s North American high-performance brand will return to the F1 grid this weekend after both Red Bull and AlphaTauri revealed details of […]
Russell moves to the works Mercedes team next season, and will be replaced at the Grove outfit by former Red Bull Racing driver Alex Albon. Latifi, who has spent two seasons alongside former F2 rival Russell, has bolstered his reputation with some strong recent showings relative to his highly-rated team-mate. The Canadian says that Russell… […]
F1’s American owner Liberty Media has made a big push to expand the sport’s presence in North America since coming on board in 2017. Following the success of the Netflix documentary series Drive to Survive, the new owners completed a deal to bring F1 to Miami from May 2022, which has secured a spot on […]
After a three-week break following the Americas MotoGP in Austin, Fabio Quartararo will have his first opportunity to clinch a maiden world title given his 52-point lead going into the Emilia Romagna GP over Francesco Bagnaia. Put simply, if the Yamaha rider finishes the second Misano round with a championship lead of 51 points or […]
For most athletes becoming world champion in their discipline is a life changing event, the culmination of a lifetime of effort, focus and sacrifice. While Verstappen has certainly been groomed from a young age by racing father Jos to get to the pinnacle of his discipline, the 24-year-old appears to have developed a surprisingly pragmatic… […]
McLaren F1 driver Ricciardo finished third in the championship for Red Bull in both 2014 and 2016, but has not ended a season any higher than fifth since then. The Australian is widely regarded as being one of the top talents in F1, but has failed in recent years to regularly feature at the front […]
But for Carlos Sainz Jr, who is the Prancing Horse’s most recent hire, that point in time stands out for being just a little bit unusual. Not for being a grand ceremony at Maranello and then a celebratory lunch with his new bosses. Instead, he became an official Ferrari driver on what seemed to be […]
After Romain Grosjean’s accident in Bahrain last year left the French driver with burns to his hands the FIA began a push for extra protection, in conjunction with the manufacturers. With the agreement of the FIA stewards five drivers and four suppliers participated in a test of prototypes in practice at the Turkish GP, essentially […]
Hamilton lost the lead of the drivers’ standings after crossing the line fifth last time out in Turkey, with Verstappen’s second-place finish enough to give him a six-point advantage at the top of the table. Hamilton fought back from 11th place on the grid following an engine penalty, but had been in contention for a […]