De Vries was given a five-second time penalty and two points on his licence after the third on-track confrontation between the pair in two weekends became the first to draw the attention of the stewards. In Montreal, both drivers came to a halt on the circuit after De Vries misjudged a move down the inside, […]
F1 2023’s extremely tight midfield battle is trademarked by an ebb and flow of teams rushing out parts that can yield several positions, but while several teams have made significant gains, Alfa Romeo has been quietly slipping backwards in recent weeks. Valtteri Bottas and Zhou qualified 14th and 17th respectively at the Austrian Grand Prix. […]
Marco Bezzecchi’s MotoGP contract with VR46 expires at the end of this year. The owner of the Ducati team for which he competes, and with which he is negotiating a contract extension, is also the same corporation that represents him. In his second season in MotoGP, the 24-year-old Italian has picked up the baton left […]
After a strong recent run, Alpine had a below-par weekend in Austria, with the only highlights a seventh for Ocon in the rain-affected sprint and 10th in the Grand Prix for Pierre Gasly – after a post-race penalty relegated him one position. In contrast to rivals such as Ferrari and McLaren, the team didn’t bring any updates […]
The recent triple-header prior to the summer break were bruising for Honda, which had three riders – Joan Mir, Alex Rins and Marc Marquez – suffer various broken bones as a result of crashes. Rins had to undergo two operations on a badly broken leg after a crash in the Mugello sprint, while Mir fractured […]
The German manufacturer has been in talks with the seven-time champion for weeks now as they look to extend their partnership beyond the end of this season. Recently, both Mercedes and Hamilton expressed some optimism that a deal could get across the line imminently with several meetings to discuss the matter having been arranged. However, still nothing […]
Verstappen was 24 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the closing stages of the Red Bull Ring race, which was just more than the time lost by pitting for fresh tyres. But despite the close margins and the risk of losing the lead if the stop went wrong, Red Bull elected to pit the […]
F1 sprints from the Red Bull Ring to Silverstone this weekend as the action continues with the iconic British GP, as Max Verstappen made it five consecutive wins plus a sprint race victory at the Austrian GP. But Verstappen has never won the British GP – although he did win at Silverstone in F1 in […]
McLaren has revealed a chrome livery for this week’s British Grand Prix, with portions of the car that were previously pale blue changed to reflect the silver livery that was run between 2006 and 2014. After changing the badge on its social media profile to chrome ahead of the launch, excitement quickly built over a […]
McLaren recently ran a trio of tribute liveries at the Indianapolis 500 to commemorate its unique Triple Crown successes. These were combined into a single look for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who ran the revised livery in Monaco and Spain. Continuing its celebration, McLaren has revealed a return to the ‘fan-favourite’ chrome look that […]