Drivers met with FIA officials including race director Michael Masi ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix to discuss racing rules after Max Verstappen’s controversial defence against Lewis Hamilton in Brazil. The Red Bull driver went off track while defending his lead from championship rival Hamilton at Turn 4 of the Interlagos circuit, an… Continue Reading […]
The Catalunya circuit has one of the longest unbroken runs of any current Grand Prix venue, having been on the calendar continuously since its first race in 1991. The long term future of the race had been unclear in recent seasons due to the close involvement of the local authorities, and the need for the […]
At last weekend’s Qatar GP, it took over 21 hours from the end of qualifying before final decisions were announced after Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Valtteri Bottas were accused of yellow flag offences. After qualifying finished at 6pm local time, summonses for the three drivers were issued between 8.37pm and 9.40pm, asking for them… […]
The nine-time grand prix world champion retired from MotoGP at the end of last season, bringing to a close a 432 GP career spanning 26 campaigns. During his tenure Rossi won championships with Aprilia in the 125cc and 250cc classes, Honda two-stroke 500cc and four-stroke MotoGP machinery, and Yamahas in MotoGP. During the Valencia finale […]
Drivers Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin have scored no points in a difficult 2021 campaign for Haas, which is set to finish last in the F1 constructors’ championship this season. The trying campaign, allied to the increasing demands of a 23-race schedule next season, has left the team with a likely challenge of keeping its […]
The subject was discussed at length in the regular Friday briefing in Qatar, shortly after the Brazilian Grand Prix stewards confirmed that there would be no review of the Max Verstappen/Lewis Hamilton incident. After the briefing, several drivers admitted that still didn’t know exactly when penalties would be applied. However, Masi is… Continue Reading on […]
The best F1 driver in history is a debate that has, and will continue to, rage as long as Formula 1 exists, but we look at who the best drivers are statistically. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1st position, celebrates on arrival in Parc Ferme Photo by: Jerry Andre / Motorsport Images 1. Lewis Hamilton – 102 […]
In the 1960s and 70s, it was widely accepted that racing came with a real risk of severe injury or death and it took some time before the culture of striving to protect lives set in. Three-time world champion Jackie Stewart played an important part in the push for safety during some of F1’s most […]
The squad has faced a run of issues with its medium downforce configuration in the last few grands prix, which have given it headaches throughout practice. TV images have shown the top element of the rear wing flapping when DRS is open, with the problem appearing to be caused by the actuator element not being […]
Autosport reported back in March at the start of the 2021 campaign that MotoGP was working on its own version of the hugely popular Formula 1 Drive to Survive series, which has aired three seasons on Netflix and has led to a major boost in interest in F1. It was understood at the time MotoGP […]