McLaren team principal Andrea Stella admits that losing the 2010 World Championship at the final round in Abu Dhabi was the “most painful day” of his career – and helped him became the leader he is today. Stella was Fernando Alonso’s engineer at Ferrari at the time, and the Spaniard came...
Charles Leclerc says he “believes in miracles” and is motivated to “do something very special” after a disastrous qualifying session in Abu Dhabi. Leclerc had a 10-place penalty for taking a new battery and then lost his best lap to a track limits offence in Q2, leaving him 14th. He...
Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated in qualifying in Abu Dhabi after a stray plastic bollard became stuck under his car for the last part of his final lap in Q1. Hamilton hit it after it was dislodged by Kevin Magnussen, who had cut across the inside of a corner in an effort to get out of...
Veteran former Ferrari Formula 1 race engineer Dave Greenwood is to officially take up a fulltime role as Alpine's racing director in January. Greenwood has latterly been working for Hitech as the right hand man of boss Oliver Oakes, and he has been overseeing the F2 operation since...
Veteran race engineer Mark Slade has left the Haas Formula 1 team on the eve of Kevin Magnussen’s final race in Abu Dhabi. Slade was still looking after Magnussen last weekend in Qatar, but he is not at the Yas Circuit, and is understood to have cut his ties with the team. Haas declined...
Former F1 boss Chase Carey is back in the paddock in Abu Dhabi this weekend having been appointed a director of Liberty Media. Carey was chairman of F1 from 2016 to 2022, and served as CEO from 2017 to 2021, before Stefano Domenicali took the reins. He was responsible for pushing the...
Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits that extending Sergio Perez’s deal for two years early in the season “obviously didn’t work.” Perez’s new contract was announced on June 4 after a run of podiums early in the season, but immediately after a first lap accident in Monaco that in...
Lando Norris says he’s moved on from his contentious yellow flag penalty in Qatar – but he fears that could yet be a “bad consequence” if McLaren misses out on the Formula 1 constructors’ title due to the lost points. Norris was given a 10 second stop and go penalty for not slowing when...
Lewis Hamilton admits that news of his departure for Ferrari coming so early “was straining” on his relationship with Mercedes. He added that while he knew it wouldn’t be easy dealing with everyone knowing that he was leaving proved more difficult than he had anticipated. Hamilton will...
Toto Wolff has slammed Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner in the wake of the escalation of the war of words between their drivers, George Russell and Max Verstappen. Wolff was left fuming in Qatar after Horner suggested that Russell had been "quite hysterical" in the stewards hearing...
Charles Leclerc says he “believes in miracles” and is motivated to “do something very special” after a disastrous qualifying session in Abu Dhabi. Leclerc had a 10-place penalty for taking a new battery and then lost his best lap to a track limits offence in Q2,...
Lewis Hamilton admits that news of his departure for Ferrari coming so early “was straining” on his relationship with Mercedes. He added that while he knew it wouldn’t be easy dealing with everyone knowing that he was leaving proved more difficult than he had...
Carlos Sainz agrees that Ferrari has “nothing to lose” heading into the Formula 1 constructors’ title showdown with McLaren in Abu Dhabi. After last weekend’s race in Qatar the team is now only 21 points behind its British rival, with up to 44 to be won with a one-two...
Charles Leclerc admits that his second place finish in the Qatar GP came as a surprise and that his Ferrari team was “lucky” to get such a result at a track where McLaren had superior pace. Leclerc was running fourth when he jumped Oscar Piastri around the safety car...
Charles Leclerc admits that Ferrari has to “do something special” in the Qatar GP in order to gain points on McLaren in the fight for the constructors’ title. The Maranello team lost a further six points in Saturday’s sprint, leaving the gap at 30 heading into today’s...
Carlos Sainz insists that he and Charles Leclerc and the rest of the Ferrari team have “turned the page” on a frustrating Las Vegas GP. The team had a messy race as the two drivers swapped positions several times and Leclerc was left furious by the end of the race...
Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated in qualifying in Abu Dhabi after a stray plastic bollard became stuck under his car for the last part of his final lap in Q1. Hamilton hit it after it was dislodged by Kevin Magnussen, who had cut across the inside of a corner in an...
Lewis Hamilton admits that news of his departure for Ferrari coming so early “was straining” on his relationship with Mercedes. He added that while he knew it wouldn’t be easy dealing with everyone knowing that he was leaving proved more difficult than he had...
Toto Wolff has slammed Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner in the wake of the escalation of the war of words between their drivers, George Russell and Max Verstappen. Wolff was left fuming in Qatar after Horner suggested that Russell had been "quite hysterical" in...
Lewis Hamilton admits that he doesn’t anticipate a competitive race on his final outing for Mercedes in Abu Dhabi – and he goes into the weekend with “low hopes.” Hamilton had a frustrating time in Qatar, citing his personal lack of speed after both the sprint and...
George Russell admits he was “expecting a crash” with Max Verstappen at the start of the Qatar GP given how motivated the Dutchman was after losing pole to a grid penalty. In the end Russell didn’t have a good getaway, and Verstappen was able to get past the Mercedes...
George Russell says it’s not a surprise that his Mercedes Formula 1 team is fast in Qatar given the smooth nature of the track. Russell initially qualified second, having gone wide when he came across a slow moving Max Verstappen just before he started his lap. Having...
Red Bull boss Christian Horner admits that extending Sergio Perez’s deal for two years early in the season “obviously didn’t work.” Perez’s new contract was announced on June 4 after a run of podiums early in the season, but immediately after a first lap accident in...
Max Verstappen says he has no regrets on any comments he made either to George Russell directly or to the media in the wake of the FIA stewards' hearing in Qatar. He also accused the Mercedes driver of "lying" in the stewards' hearing that led to him being sanctioned....
Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda effectively have one race in which to stake their respective claims to replace Sergio Perez at Red Bull Racing in 2025. Sources indicate that Lawson is set to get the job, but the decision won’t be made until after the Abu Dhabi race....
Max Verstappen says he has lost respect for George Russell after the Mercedes driver successfully argued for his rival to get a grid penalty in Qatar. Russell came across a slow-moving Verstappen late in Q3, and highlighted his frustrations on the radio. He continued...
Max Verstappen says George Russell “got excited” during the qualifying incident that triggered a one-place grid penalty for the Red Bull driver and led to him losing pole. Russell came across a slow-moving Verstappen as both drivers were on their prep laps prior to...
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner says that Max Verstappen has been “outstanding” in 2024 on his way to a fourth World Championship – and has also been inspiration to the whole team. Verstappen dominated the early races but as RBR stumbled and rivals McLaren,...
