Albon was determined to quickly get past the Haas drivers, who were immediately ahead of him on the grid, because he expected them to be slow in the race. After his good start Albon was trying to pass Hulkenberg on the right when the German found himself squeezed by Magnussen on his left, and contact […]
Although the squad has had no shortage of wins in the meantime, that did not mean it was going to sit back and accept a repeat of what happened at Interlagos 12 months ago which had opened the door for Mercedes. Whilst the RB19 clearly has a much larger performance delta over the opposition than […]
The German manufacturer has been working hard on a fundamentally different car for 2024, with it clear that it did not hit the targets with its current W14 challenger. While such a dramatic change of direction opens the risk of the team having to restart on all the knowledge it has gained over the past […]
The 71-lap race had to be red flagged after Nico Hulkenberg and Alex Albon touched on the run to Turn 1, which flicked the Williams across the track to wipe out the second Haas of Kevin Magnussen. In the melee, Albon’s rear tyre delaminated and the rubber carcass was collected by Hulkenberg before it was […]
Max Verstappen is statistically having the greatest Formula 1 season in history after breaking yet another record at last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver secured a record-extending 17th victory of the 2023 season at Interlagos, which also means he has broken Alberto Ascari’s 71-year-old record. No matter what happens in the final […]
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 […]