The 2024 championship ended just over a week ago, but the factories are already working towards next year, albeit these are the last working days for everyone. Teams will then have to interrupt factory activities for nine consecutive days, with the mandatory break...
Lando Norris has apologised to his McLaren Formula 1 team for his costly penalty in the Qatar GP - while also insisting that he’s “not an idiot” and was unaware of the double yellow flag situation. Norris was caught out when a mirror fell off Alex Albon’s Williams...
Chairman of the FIA F1 stewards Garry Connelly says that there was “no finger pointing” in Thursday evening’s meeting at Qatar to discuss the Driving Standard Guidelines and overtaking. The drivers met with Connelly and other key FIA personnel to discuss ways of...
Carlos Sainz said that “no one's happy today in the team” after he and Charles Leclerc finished third and fourth in the Las Vegas GP. The pair suffered from more tyre graining than had been anticipated in a race that proved difficult for the team to manage as the pair...
Fernando Alonso had to overcome a painful back and brake issues to bring his Aston Martin AMR24 home in 14th place after a difficult Sao Paulo GP. At one stage he reported on team radio that he wanted to finish the race as a thank you to the mechanics for their...
Sauber and Audi Formula 1 boss Mattia Binotto admits that the recent success of young drivers helped to give him the confidence to put Gabriel Bortoleto straight into a race seat in 2025. The Brazilian was announced as the team’s future driver on Wednesday after it...
Esteban Ocon says that leading the Sao Paulo GP was “a special moment” and that ultimately losing the lead to Max Verstappen was “a reality check”. Ocon was fast from the start of Sunday’s delayed wet qualifying session at Interlagos and took P4 on the final grid. The...
Kevin Magnussen says that “something weird” has happened and given him confidence in the Haas VF-24 in last two races, with the Dane citing changes to the brakes as one possible reason. The team had an aero update in Austin, where Magnussen qualified eighth for the...
Ferrari senior performance engineer Jock Clear says that the Italian team’s focus on race pace has paid off that it is a “a really good place to be.” In Austin Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc qualified third and fourth, but they had superior race pace relative to...
Aston Martin Formula 1 boss Mike Krack says it’s too early to write-off the upgrade package trialled in Austin, despite the team having one of its toughest weekends of the year. Krack says that Aston has to “keep cool” while analysing what could have been done better...
The last update package for the Mercedes W15 appeared to give the team a boost in Austin when George Russell qualified second for the sprint, despite setting his time early and leaving himself vulnerable to being beaten. However Lewis Hamilton was caught out by a...
Toto Wolff expects that Mercedes will have a further floor upgrade at the US GP in Austin as the team attempts to get to the bottom of its recent struggles. A new floor was tried in practice at Spa, but then shelved for the race, in which George Russell and Lewis...
Lewis Hamilton has revealed that a component that “wasn’t correctly built” on his Mercedes W15 made his life difficult in Baku qualifying and contributed to the decision to start from the pitlane. Despite a difficult session Hamilton qualified seventh, a position from...
Aston Martin Formula 1 owner, Lawrence Stroll, says that Adrian Newey is “a winner” and is the key piece of the puzzle in improving the team’s fortunes. Stroll said he first approached Newey two years ago, and his interest ramped up as soon as it became public that he...
George Russell thought he was “about to go airborne” during his battle for position with Sergio Perez in the Italian GP. The Mercedes driver damaged his wing on the first lap and after a long early stop for a replacement he had to make his way back up. He was fighting...
McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella has downplayed the role of the latest MCL38 upgrades in earning pole position at Zandvoort – and added that the “Lando Norris factor” played a part. Norris stunned rivals by being over 0.3s faster than second placed Ma...
