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Ferrari has brought an “evolution” of its most recent floor update to its home race in Italy as it continues to address the bouncing issues that have hampered the team in recent races. The new floor is in addition to the usual low downforce front and rear wing...

George Russell is adamant that the latest Mercedes floor upgrade was not the cause of the team’s difficult Dutch GP weekend. The floor was tried and abandoned at Spa, and then brought back for Zandvoort after the team felt it had a better understanding of it. Russell...

Williams Formula 1 rookie Franco Colapinto says he only learned on Monday that he would be replacing Logan Sargeant from this weekend’s Italian GP. The Argentine driver was preparing for the Monza F2 race in the simulator when the call came through. The formal...

Max Verstappen insists that potentially losing out in the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship race “is not going to change my life”, adding that with the current performance of the Red Bull RB20 the matter is not in his hands. Verstappen still has a healthy 70-point...

Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack admits that the AMR24 “is not good enough” after another disappointing weekend in Zandvoort. Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll started seventh and eighth, but they both lost out to Pierre Gasly on the first lap. While Alonso...

Pierre Gasly says a strong start that saw him charge past both Aston Martins was the key to earning a surprise ninth place for Alpine in the Dutch GP. Gasly made Q3 and qualified 10th, and he gained a spot on the grid through the disqualification of Alex Albon. Off...

Christian Horner admits that “the pressure is on” Red Bull to respond after a dominant victory for Lando Norris in the Dutch GP. Max Verstappen’s lead was cut from 78 to 70 points, and while that is still a healthy cushion the manner of Norris’s victory was a real...

Williams has booted Logan Sargeant out of the team on the eve of the Italian GP and replaced him with its Argentinian young driver Franco Colapinto. Sargeant’s position has been under threat for some time and his huge crash in FP3 at Zandvoort – which destroyed a car...

Lewis Hamilton says he “had a lot of fun” in the Dutch GP after charging from 14th on the grid to eighth in a race that saw no retirements or safety car periods. Hamilton had a difficult qualifying, earning only 12th place in Q2 with an oversteering car, and then...

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says that the W15 is a “surprise box” in the wake of a disappointing weekend for the team at Zandvoort. After Lewis Hamilton and George Russell won three of the four races held before the summer break they tumbled to seventh and...

McLaren Formula 1 boss Andrea Stella admits that improving starts is a priority for the team after another disappointing getaway from pole for Lando Norris in Zandvoort. Despite the short run to Turn 1 Norris and team mate Oscar Piastri both dropped a place off the...

Oscar Piastri says that he wasn’t at the same level as McLaren team mate Lando Norris in Zandvoort, and admits that he’s “not being consistently good enough” this season. The Australian qualified third for the Dutch GP, but lost out to George Russell at the start, and...

Alex Albon and Pierre Gasly have criticised Kevin Magnussen’s defensive driving as the Dane tried to help his Haas team mate Nico Hulkenberg in the Dutch GP. Albon noted that there is not enough policing by the FIA when teams adopt “sacrificial lamb” tactics and use...

George Russell says he doesn’t have any answers after a difficult race for Mercedes in Zandvoort saw him finish a distant seventh. Russell made a good start from fourth and ran third in the early laps, but after the pit stops he dropped back. He made an extra second...

Discussions over a Formula 1 rookie sprint to be held on the Tuesday after the Abu Dhabi GP are becoming more serious – however it is still not certain that the event will take place. The idea emerged from an F1 Commission meeting with a view to making more use of the...

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella admits that despite a dominant win for Lando Norris at Zandvoort the MCL38’s performance is still “not enough” to ensure that it’s the best car at every circuit. Stella promised that more upgrades are on the way as the team continues to...