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 […]
Year: 2023
Hard but fair Alonso Brazil fight only possible with “few drivers” on F1 grid
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 […]
FIA summons F1 Brazilian GP organisers over fan track invasion
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 […]
Brazil F1 form has lifted weight off Aston Martin
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 […]
F1 sprint format doesn’t work for fans, drivers or teams
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, […]
The contenders looking to join Verstappen on the F1 Brazilian GP podium
Let’s address the foregone conclusion first: if proceedings at the Interlagos circuit on Sunday bear any correlation with a standard 2023 weekend, then Max Verstappen will win the Brazilian Grand Prix. The three-time world champion has won four of the six sprints this season and, of the three he won prior to this weekend, he […]
F1 hasn’t achieved aims with sprint format, backs idea of reversed grids
The race weekend in Sao Paulo concluded F1’s larger offering of sprint races over the 2023 season, having expanded from three to six for this year. This came amid a change where the sprint would no longer have an impact on the full grand prix’s qualifying order, with Saturday acting as a standalone day for […]
F1 Brazilian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
The reigning world champion was victorious in the Brazilian GP sprint race on Saturday, beating polesitter Lando Norris into Turn 1 before managing from the front to pick up his fourth sprint race triumph of the season. Norris recovered from dropping to third on the opening lap to take the runner-up result for McLaren, as […]
New F1 pitlane impeding rules “absolutely terrible”
Following instances of drivers stopping on the exit of the pitlane in recent races, in response to a maximum lap time rule designed to minimise traffic during qualifying, the FIA elected to ban that practice and introduce new guidance for the Brazilian Grand Prix. This allows drivers to make their gap between the pit exit […]
Haas seeks FIA right of review over US GP F1 track limit breaches
Following the race at Austin a fortnight ago, there were allegations that some drivers had taken liberties with abusing the track limits at areas of the track that were not heavily policed. On-board footage of several cars that were being distributed among teams especially showed a number of drivers being well beyond the track edge […]