Lewis Hamilton endured a torrid run to 12th place in the Qatar Grand Prix in an understeering Mercedes, although some of the damage was self-inflicted owing to a false start and a pitlane speeding penalty.Hamilton also picked up a puncture mid-race and, in the final laps, asked the team if he Read more…
McLaren believes the FIA should review how penalties are handed out in Formula 1 after warning that Lando Norris’s stop-go sanction in the Qatar GP risks “consequences”.While the Woking-based team accepts that Norris did not slow down for the double yellow flags that were brought out for Alex Albon’s stranded Read more…
Yuki Tsunoda revealed he misheard a radio message warning about a loose mirror on the track during the Qatar Grand Prix and thought he’d been told there was a beaver.The RB driver endured a frustrating afternoon at the Losail International Circuit as he slipped down the order after a good Read more…
Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes says an expected deal to replace Esteban Ocon with Jack Doohan for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is moving “in a direction that suits everybody” in their preparation for the 2025 Formula 1 season.Oakes stated that a decision had yet to be made on Ocon’s Read more…
Max Verstappen has taken aim at George Russell, stating that he has “lost all respect” for the Mercedes driver following their Qatar Grand Prix qualifying contretemps on Saturday. The Red Bull driver took particular umbrage with Russell following their summons to the stewards’ room after qualifying, when the championship winner was Read more…
Lewis Hamilton has issued a damning verdict on his own performances in Formula 1 right now – saying “I’m definitely not fast anymore.”The seven-time world champion endured another difficult qualifying session in Qatar on Friday, as he ended up seventh on the grid for the sprint race.This was five places Read more…
Pirelli’s initial analysis of tyres used in practice at Formula 1’s 2024 Qatar Grand Prix has revealed no evidence that the problems that blighted last year’s race will be repeated.F1’s sporting rules for the 2023 Qatar GP had to be altered so a one-off mandated three-stop race would take place Read more…
George Russell has revealed how a last-gasp effort to take Losail’s daunting Turn 14 flat out in sprint qualifying “confused” his engine and cost him time.The Mercedes driver was the closest challenger to pole position man Lando Norris in the closing segment of SQ3, with almost nothing separating him and Read more…
Charles Leclerc has said that Ferrari’s low-key performance in Qatar sprint qualifying was “coming back to reality” after securing fourth and fifth on Saturday’s Formula 1 grid.The Monegasque had headlined free practice with a considerable margin over Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, beating the McLarens by almost 0.5 seconds, but Read more…
Lando Norris will start the Qatar Grand Prix sprint from pole position after topping sprint qualifying on Friday night, with George Russell joining him on the front row.The Mercedes driver, who won last weekend’s race in Las Vegas, qualified just 0.063s behind his fellow Briton with Norris’ McLaren team-mate Oscar Read more…