Brad Pitt “having the best time of my life” making F1 movie

Pitt also admitted that he felt “a little giddy” as shooting for the film got underway over the British GP weekend, including sequences involving him driving the production’s F2-based car in between real sessions.The Hollywood star gave his first extensive insight into the movie and its plot in an interview conducted in the film’s Silverstone garage by Martin Brundle for Sky Sports …Keep reading

McLaren still “pretty terrible” in low speed, says Norris

A major upgrade package introduced over the past two races helped Norris produce a star performance on home ground at Silverstone last weekend.The young Briton qualified on the front row and briefly led the opening stages before coming home in second place behind race winner Max Verstappen and ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.The scale of McLaren’s progress has left rivals hoping they …Keep reading

Alpine shuffles motorsport management structure under CEO Rossi

With Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi embarking on ambitious plans to expand sales of the French sportscar manufacturer, he felt that the company’s motorsport activities needed to be given more attention than he could provide himself. As a result, he has appointed Alpine’s F1 engine chief Bruno Famin as VP of Alpine Motorsports. Famin will report directly to Rossi and will manage all …Keep reading

F1 car inconsistency behind Ferrari struggles in British GP

Leclerc and Sainz fell from fourth and fifth on the Silverstone grid to finish ninth and 10th, with both losing out from a mid-race safety car that compromised strategy and left them on weaker hard tyres.Despite ongoing criticism of Ferrari’s strategy, Sainz defended what he reckoned to be a “50-50” call and instead laid blame with the inconsistent nature of the car that was exacerbated by …Keep reading

McLaren explains reason behind F1 British GP hard tyre call for Norris

A late caution period triggered by Kevin Magnussen’s stranded Haas initially brought out a virtual safety car, which prompted the leaders to head for the pits.At the time, with second-placed Norris around nine seconds adrift of race leader Max Verstappen who seemed out of touch, McLaren felt that the safer option was to switch Norris to hards rather than take unnecessary risks and go on to …Keep reading

Gasly baffled by F1 stewards’ decision not to penalise Stroll in British GP

The pair tussled at Stowe, with Stroll passing Gasly for 11th off the track before they came together at Club later in the race.The contact left Gasly with terminal suspension damage, while Stroll received a five-second penalty for causing the collision.Asked by Autosport what had happened during the pair’s battle, Gasly said: “To me it was quite clear and it’s been always in the …Keep reading

Verstappen felt like “drifting” in slow F1 British GP start

Verstappen was jumped off the line by Norris to the delight of the home fans in attendance at Silverstone, which also let Piastri get close to the Red Bull driver.Norris led the first four laps of the race and managed to resist any early efforts from the Dutchman, but Verstappen managed to make his way back past on lap 5 with a move on Norris at Brooklands.Speaking about his slow start …Keep reading

Piastri feared McLaren “might hit reverse” in F1 British GP

The Australian lined up third for Sunday’s race before falling behind Lewis Hamilton to finish fourth after the unfortunate timing of his pitstop shortly before the safety car.Though he said it “hurts to be so close to a podium,” Piastri said it was promising that both McLaren drivers were able to cling to Verstappen for much of the race.Given it was his first race with the team’s …Keep reading

McLaren: F1 car weaknesses remain despite British GP stunner

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri secured second and third on the grid for Sunday’s race as they made good use of the latest upgrades.But nobody at the squad was getting too carried away with things, as there was an acceptance that the high-speed nature of the Silverstone circuit, allied to cooler temperatures, helped play to the strengths of the MCL-60.And while not wishing to be too …Keep reading

F1 British Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more

The Red Bull driver saw off a McLaren attack to take pole, beating Lando Norris by 0.241s, who led an impressive qualifying display for the Woking-based squad with Oscar Piastri completing a 2-3.  But it was a nightmare qualifying again for Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez, who dropped out in Q1 after being shuffled out by the final flying lap improvements. Charles Leclerc …Keep reading