As revealed by Autosport over the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, Rodin was one of three new F1 team entries that failed to make it past the final selection round from the FIA to join the grand prix grid from 2025 at the earliest. Their notification means that Andretti Global is now the only squad that […]
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W14 upgrades still worth it despite new F1 car direction in 2024
The German manufacturer has had a challenging 2023 campaign, with its W14 not having made the step forward that the squad anticipated. It has been no match for the championship-winning Red Bull team, despite undergoing a change of design direction from the Monaco Grand Prix. PLUS: The F1 treasure map where Hamilton hopes Mercedes hits […]
We want Sargeant in F1 car next year
Sargeant’s future at Williams has been in doubt in the wake of a run of accidents since the summer break. He crashed heavily in qualifying and the race at the Dutch Grand Prix, hit the barriers at the Singapore GP, and then went off in a big accident during Q1 for the Japanese GP last […]
Norris details why he thinks McLaren can beat Aston Martin in F1 standings
A surge in competitiveness by McLaren since a mid-season upgrade has left the Woking-based squad just 49 points behind Aston Martin in the fight for fourth place in the constructors’ championship. Norris has no doubts that McLaren now has a car that can help close the gap in the remaining six races, and thinks that […]
De Vries won’t forget AlphaTauri F1 stint ahead of Formula E return
The Dutchman was announced on Wednesday as having returned to the all-electric championship with Mahindra on a multi-year deal after been sacked by the AlphaTauri F1 team earlier this year. De Vries contested just 10 races for the Red Bull junior team but was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix in […]
Perez still held back by lack of confidence in F1’s high speed corners
Not for the first time this year, Perez struggled to get going in Japan after having issues to get the RB19 balanced to his liking in Friday practice. Overnight work did little to improve matters as he qualified fifth, some seven tenths behind his dominant team-mate Max Verstappen. Perez’s Suzuka race quickly spiralled out of […]
Collision penalty “not teaching” F1 drivers after Perez shunts
The Williams driver’s comments came in the wake of an incident late in the Singapore GP when he was knocked into a spin by Sergio Perez, costing him a points finish. In Japan last weekend Albon had another close call with Perez, and was then a witness to the Mexican punting Kevin Magnussen off the […]
Haas F1 team in “survival mode” until Austin updates arrive
The US-owned team has struggled for race performance for most of the season, although Magnussen managed to bag a point for 10th place in Singapore. However, the Japanese GP again saw the cars slip down the order, with Magnussen compromised by contact from Sergio Perez, and his team-mate Nico Hulkenberg by the need to do […]
Lawson not distracted by missing 2024 AlphaTauri F1 race seat
The Faenza outfit announced over the Suzuka weekend that Yuki Tsunoda will be joined by Daniel Ricciardo next year, with Lawson serving as reserve once again for the two Red Bull teams. Japan was the New Zealander’s fourth outing since Ricciardo suffered a hand injury at Zandvoort. While the target is for the latter to […]
Alonso’s F1 radio comments not a sign he’s losing faith in team
Having started the 2023 season as Red Bull’s main rival, Aston Martin has slipped back into the chasing pack and is now having to fight hard just to finish in the points. During the Suzuka race last weekend, Alonso did not hold back when it came to letting his feelings be known about how things […]