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Pierre Gasly says that a successful correlation with simulations will be a more important outcome from the Alpine Formula 1 team’s Austin update package than any gain in performance. The Enstone team has brought a significant batch of updates to COTA, but only for...

Formula 1 drivers have welcomed the FIA’s decision to drop the fastest lap bonus point from the 2025 regulations. The point, only awarded if the driver finished in the top 10, was introduced in 2019 as a way of adding extra interest to races. It has often been taken...

Max Verstappen has downplayed the controversy over a ride height adjustment device on the Red Bull RB20 – and the Dutchman says that he knew nothing about it until news of an FIA clampdown emerged in the media. Rivals were alerted to the device when Red Bull was...

Max Verstappen says he is taking the rest of the 2024 Formula 1 season from weekend to weekend and not wasting energy on thinking too much about the big picture of the title battle. Verstappen also rated his chances of winning as “50-50” heading into the final run of...

Fernando Alonso has downplayed the significance of Aston Martin’s update package for the Formula 1 US GP and suggested that new parts won’t be a “game changer” for any team. The Spaniard suggested that at this stage of the season it will be hard for any teams to find...

Nico Hulkenberg says he would still opt for a future with Sauber/Audi despite now knowing that his current team Haas has a new partnership with Toyota. Hulkenberg signed to drive for the Hinwil team from 2025 back in April, long before Haas and Toyota discussions...

Valtteri Bottas is still waiting for a call on his future in the Sauber/Audi Formula 1 team camp, but the Finn remains positive in the face of what he calls an “odd situation.” Bottas was hoping that a decision on who partners Nico Hulkenberg from 2025 would be taken...

Haas Formula 1 boss Ayao Komatsu says that the new collaboration with Toyota is a “perfect combination” that will help the team to move up the grid in the coming years. Haas has signed a technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing that starts immediately, with TGR...

Haas Formula 1 boss Ayao Komatsu stresses that it’s important for the team to make progress with its latest update package from early in the US GP weekend. All teams are expected to bring upgrades of varying degrees to Austin, and they face the challenge of having...

Alpine Formula 1 team principal Oliver Oakes admits that the team’s form is unlikely to improve dramatically before the end of this season and that 2025 will be the “real barometer” of progress. Alpine has had a difficult time of late, and after Baku it slipped behind...

Haas Formula 1 boss Ayao Komatsu stresses that the team’s “primary objective” in the remaining six race weekends is to outscore championship rivals RB and Williams and claim sixth place in the World Championship. An example of that focus was seen in Singapore, where...

Aston Martin boss Mike Krack admits that Formula 1 is no longer mainly about chasing downforce but also about finding a stable platform that teams can build upon. McLaren has made a point this year of bringing relatively few major upgrades and instead focussing on...

Christian Horner is adamant that Red Bull is “still fighting” for both 2024 Formula 1 World Championships despite falling behind McLaren in the constructors’ version. Max Verstappen remains in a strong position in the drivers’ championship, with a handy 52-point lead...

McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella has downplayed the damage caused to Lando Norris’s title campaign by poor starts. Norris has lost ground on the first lap several times this season when starting from pole position. That streak finally ended in Singapore, when he...

Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack says that Fernando Alonso beat the team’s own pre-race simulations by finishing in eighth place in the Singapore GP. He also stressed that the team shouldn’t get too excited by Alonso’s recent results given that the main...

Williams Formula 1 boss James Vowles says that the team is yet to determine the cause of the PU cooling issue that led to a rare mechanical retirement for Alex Albon in the Singapore GP. Albon was fighting back from a bad first lap when he was called into the pits to...