Although the Woking-based team had come off second best to Max Verstappen in the Brazil sprint race, it felt that it had a much better chance in the main grand prix. And following Norris’ brilliant start in the original getaway on used softs, as he jumped from sixth on the grid to second by the […]
Max Verstappen appeared to have little trouble managing the pace at the front of the Interlagos race on Sunday, after pulling off a similar win in Saturday’s sprint event. However, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says it was far from straightforward as the team needed to ask conflicting things from its lead driver. PLUS: The […]
If it happens, this move would cause Enea Bastianini‘s departure, Bagnaia’s current team-mate and who, so far at least, has failed to meet the expectations at the factory team. That has been largely due to several injuries that derailed his first half of the season. After finishing third in the 2022 championship, riding a Desmosedici from […]
As reported over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, Haas has lodged a petition for a right of review over what it feels was the abuse multiple times of track limits at the United States Grand Prix that went unpunished. The American-owned team believes that several drivers – especially Sergio Perez, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant and […]
Off the back of competitive showings in the United States and Mexico, and returning to the scene of its 2022 triumph, Mercedes had hoped for another strong outing at Interlagos. But it endured one of its least competitive weekends of the year, with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell struggling for speed in qualifying and then […]
After Red Bull driver Max Verstappen crossed the line eight seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the 71-lap race, “a large group” of spectators made their way onto the circuit. This occurred at Turn 1 during the chequered flag lap while cars were still on track. Although there were no injuries, the stewards […]
After an action-packed opening salvo, the Interlagos race fell into a mid-race slumber, but it was revived a few laps before the end by a knife-edge duel between Red Bull driver Perez and Alonso’s Aston Martin. After hounding Alonso for third place through the third stint, Perez finally found a way past in Turn 1 […]
After Red Bull driver Max Verstappen crossed the line eight seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the 71-lap race, spectators made their way onto a circuit that was still classed as live. Stakeholders set an agreed time at which the gates will be opened to allow fans onto the track, with many making […]
Following the two frustrating weekends in the USA and Mexico, Alonso’s team-mate Lance Stroll qualified third for Sunday’s race at Interlagos, with the Spaniard alongside in fourth. The team had a frustrating shootout on Saturday, with Alonso tangling with Esteban Ocon and Stroll losing out to the red flag that followed. However, from 15th and 17th on the sprint […]
Despite some entertainment in the Brazil sprint this weekend – especially in battles for midfield spots – there is a growing feeling that the current standalone Saturday format is not delivering what it should for F1. And having failed to capture the imagination of drivers, with some wanting sprints to be got rid of completely, […]