Ferrari started F1’s new era as the main challenger to Red Bull and Max Verstappen, but through various errors and reliability issues, Sainz and Charles Leclerc are stuck at just four wins combined. Ferrari’s last win came in July’s Austrian Grand Prix courtesy of Leclerc, while Verstappen continued to run riot and is poised to […]
Read – born Phillip William Read in Luton on new year’s day in 1939 – began his grand prix racing career in 1961, taking a first win in the 350cc class at the Isle of Man TT, which was then the British round of what we know today as the MotoGP world championship. This would […]
Tsunoda missed out on competing in his home grand prix in his rookie season last year owing to the cancellation of the race amid the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning Friday morning’s opening practice session marked his first laps in anger of the famed figure-of-eight venue since he raced at Suzuka in Japanese F4 back in 2018. […]
The FIA has been completing its audit of each F1 team’s financial submission for the 2021 season in recent months, judging if each outfit complied with the $145 million limit for last year. Speculation arose over the Singapore Grand Prix weekend that two teams – Red Bull and Aston Martin – may have been in […]
The Renault engine lagged behind rivals over the past couple of seasons, but the powertrain division in Viry took a big step over the winter, and this season its performance has been greatly improved. However, there have been ongoing reliability issues, and both Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon dropped out of the points with engine […]
In Singapore last weekend, Kevin Magnussen was shown the black-and-orange flag after damaging a front endplate in early contact with Max Verstappen.He was obliged to pit for a new nose, with the unscheduled stop in effect putting the Dane out of contention for points.Similar, costly scenarios have played out twice for Magnussen this year, at […]
Tsunoda booked a karaoke room and invited Gasly and other team members to join him for the evening, with the results appearing on social media. The get-together also served as a sort of an informal early farewell party with Gasly’s move to Alpine for 2022 expected to be confirmed soon. “That was definitely the highlight […]
Gasly was one of the first drivers to abandon intermediates on the drying track, but the decision dropped him several places as those who stayed out continued to lap quickly. He eventually finished 10th, while late stoppers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo – both behind the Frenchman when he pitted – earned fourth and fifth. […]
There were concerns within the Formula 1 community that the race – which is set to celebrate its 80th running in 2023 – was at risk of being omitted from future seasons. But tradition has prevailed and the Monte Carlo street circuit, renowned as one of the most challenging and unique in the world of […]
Honda formally quit F1 at the end of the 2021 season, yet it has continued to support the Red Bull-owned teams on their power units via its racing division, Honda Racing Corporation, in a deal running to the end of 2025. But Honda branding will now return to the Red Bull and AlphaTauri cars from […]