Bearman deputised for Carlos Sainz from third free practice onwards at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the Spaniard required surgery for appendicitis. Despite getting only a single one-hour practice session on a high-speed circuit that is difficult to master, the 18-year-old was immediately on the pace and just missed out on reaching Q3. From […]
Magnussen’s own Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was ruined by incurring an initial 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon in the Williams. His focus then shifted to holding up others so team-mate Nico Hulkenberg, who hadn’t stopped under an early safety car, could pull out a gap and claim 10th. Crucial to that strategy was […]
The South African driver won 10 world championship races from 111 starts during a topflight career that spanned from 1972 to 1980. Scheckter, 74, has entered 12 cars from his personal collection into RM Sotheby’s Monaco sale on 11 May. The headline lot is his ground-effect 1979 Ferrari 312 T4 – the final car to […]
On Monday, representatives of Massa confirmed that action has been lodged in the High Court of Justice against the three parties as the Brazilian, who missed out on the 2008 F1 drivers’ title to then-McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton by one point, believes that the result of the Marina Bay race should be voided. Infamously, Renault […]
If Sainz is not able to race Oliver Bearman is once again scheduled to be the Maranello team’s reserve in Melbourne, alongside his F2 duties. Sainz felt unwell in the early part of the Jeddah event and on Friday morning it was confirmed that he had appendicitis and would have to miss the race, giving […]
The irrepressible Dutchman was barely seen on screen throughout the 50-lap encounter in Jeddah, save from the start and his brief battle with Lando Norris after the first safety car of the year, as the action happened elsewhere. Instead, much of the attention was focused elsewhere: a thrilling midfield scrap courted much of the TV […]
Ferrari junior Bearman, who was the F2 polesitter for Saudi Arabia’s feature race, was called up by the team ahead of Friday’s FP3 to replace Carlos Sainz, who dropped out with appendicitis. Bearman immediately impressed in his single practice session before qualifying 11th, and the 18-year-old Briton backed that up with an exemplary race to […]
While Red Bull remains in the spotlight off the track for different reasons, Verstappen notched up his 56th career F1 win and his 100th podium in total as he comfortably won in Jeddah ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez. Elsewhere Oliver Bearman impressed on his surprise F1 debut as stand-in for Carlos Sainz who was ruled […]
Bearman was called upon just a few hours before FP3 on Friday after it became clear that regular driver Carlos Sainz had appendicitis. Having qualified 11th, the young Brit had a problem-free maiden grand prix, and he didn’t put a foot wrong despite Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton threatening him on soft tyres in the closing laps. He […]
The German manufacturer had come into this year hoping that a design revamp would help it close the gap on pacesetter Red Bull. However, drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton have endured a challenging first two races to the campaign with a clear weakness to the car now exposed. Team principal Toto Wolff says Mercedes […]