Max Verstappen believes something has “gone wrong” with Red Bull’s development that has introduced balance issues to his 2024 Formula 1 car.Verstappen and Red Bull were the class of the field in the early stages of the season, but a dominant victory by McLaren’s Lando Norris in the Dutch Grand Prix further underlined that the Woking squad has since overtaken Red Bull as the quickest team on the …Keep reading
Haas is free to take its cars and equipment to Monza after former sponsor Uralkali confirmed receipt of a refund payment believed to total $9 million and an F1 car.The team had been unable to depart the Netherlands after bailiffs and police visited it in the pitlane at the Dutch Grand Prix on Thursday evening after Uralkali went through the courts having claimed last month that Haas had missed a …Keep reading
Mick Schumacher and Liam Lawson have emerged as leading contenders for Williams if the Grove-based squad elects to make a driver change from this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.Williams team boss James Vowles is understood to be evaluating his options in the wake of another big accident for Logan Sargeant at Zandvoort last weekend.Sargeant, who is being dropped by the team at the end of this year …Keep reading
Lando Norris is still not looking ahead to potentially winning the Formula 1 title this season and labelled it “stupid” to aim for the crown despite a dominant display at the Dutch Grand Prix.The McLaren driver once again struggled off the line from pole position and fell behind reigning champion and local favourite Max Verstappen into the first corner.However, Norris recovered in style …Keep reading
George Russell has conceded he was “left scratching his head” after going backwards in the Dutch Grand Prix.The Mercedes driver qualified in fourth place and had looked strong all weekend going into Sunday’s race but struggled for pace and finished seventh – one spot ahead of his team-mate Lewis Hamilton.Russell, 26, who came into this weekend having been denied victory in the Belgian Grand Prix …Keep reading
Lando Norris’ final margin over Max Verstappen stood at a cavernous 22.896 seconds at the point the chequered flag lithely fluttered at the Dutch Grand Prix’s close. Of the season so far, this was now the biggest winning gap – almost half a second larger than Verstappen’s buffer over Sergio Perez at the Bahrain opener. It’s also the most commanding win since Verstappen’s Hungary 2023 triumph, a …Keep reading
Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has officially confirmed youngster Andrea Kimi Antonelli will make his F1 practice debut with the team at next weekend’s Italian Grand Prix but has ruled out any short-term loan to Williams.As first reported by Autosport’s Italian sister website, Mercedes junior driver Antonelli has been lined up for a Friday FP1 session with the W15 at his home race.The …Keep reading
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko has refused to rule out McLaren winning both Formula 1 titles after Max Verstappen’s 23-second defeat to Lando Norris at the Dutch Grand Prix.Verstappen had returned from F1’s mid-season summer break with a 78-point lead over Norris, while Red Bull was 42 in front of McLaren in the constructors’ standings.The latter gap had already been closing steadily …Keep reading
Alex Albon has been thrown out of the Dutch Grand Prix qualifying results as the floor on his Williams was found not to be compliant with the FIA’s legality checks.The Anglo-Thai driver had enjoyed an impressive Saturday afternoon at Zandvoort, and had hurled his newly upgraded Williams into eighth in qualifying to beat Lance Stroll and Pierre Gasly in Q3.In their post-session scrutineering …Keep reading
Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has received a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Dutch Grand Prix after impeding Sergio Perez in qualifying.Red Bull driver Perez came up on Hamilton in Q1 through the slow right-hander of Turn 9, and while Hamilton remained on the outside on the corner, Perez still had to get off the throttle on the exit to avoid the Mercedes.At the time, Perez yelled …Keep reading