Hamilton claimed an emotional victory at last weekend’s British Grand Prix as it ended 945 days without a win in Formula 1.It was the 104th victory of his career, with Hamilton’s 103rd win coming 56 grands prix before at the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP – making it the ninth-biggest gap between victories in F1 history.So the seven-time world champion shed tears at the chequered flag, after also claiming …Keep reading
McLaren would be just a handful of points behind Red Bull in an epic 2024 Formula 1 title battle, had it avoided errors and converted lost victory chances from the campaign’s first half.Last weekend’s British Grand Prix marked the 12th of 24 races in the current season, with Max Verstappen and Red Bull leading both the championships they’ve won for the last two years, or three in the …Keep reading
Aston Martin has announced that Ferrari’s former chassis technical director Enrico Cardile will join it next year as its Formula 1 chief technical officer.Just 24 hours after Ferrari finally confirmed that Cardile was leaving, with it reported over the British Grand Prix that Aston Martin had secured his services, the timing of his move and his new role has been revealed.Cardile is set to …Keep reading
“The in-flight meal is terrible and the baggage allowance is extremely tight”, came the tongue-in-cheek request to see if I could get on board with the Red Arrows as part of their legendary opening sequence to the British Grand Prix.The Royal Air Force’s acrobatic display team is the best in the business, with their trademark Diamond Nine shape and whose close combination of manoeuvres and …Keep reading
The change of government in the UK three days before Formula 1’s 2024 British Grand Prix meant a hasty plan had to be put into action regarding the Silverstone podium.As is protocol for the British GP, a representative from the UK government – usually a secretary of state – is invited to present the winners’ trophy.In the previous three years since the COVID-19 pandemic so disrupted the …Keep reading
Carlos Sainz says Ferrari has lost “two or three months” of Formula 1 car development after reverting to its Imola specification for the British Grand Prix.Ferrari’s previous upgrades in Barcelona, which included a revamped floor, exacerbated the SF-24’s bouncing issues through high-speed corners as Sainz and Charles Leclerc struggled for performance and comfort in Spain and Austria.That led to …Keep reading
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the team will not allow annoyance at its repeated victory near-misses to “build and destroy” its emergence as a force in Formula 1.The Woking-based team was left ruing another win that slipped through its fingers at the British Grand Prix as a series of strategy mistakes opened the door for Mercedes to triumph with Lewis Hamilton.A reluctance to double-stack …Keep reading
Ferrari has confirmed the departure of its Formula 1 chassis technical director Enrico Cardile, who is set to join the Aston Martin team.As Autosport exclusively revealed back in May, Cardile had long been targeted by Aston Martin as part of the Silverstone squad’s efforts to push up the F1 grid.The Italian has a good reputation for the role he has played in developing Ferrari’s recent …Keep reading
Charles Leclerc labelled his current Formula 1 hardships as “worse than a nightmare”, as an early call for intermediate tyres at the British Grand Prix cost him any chance of scoring points.The Monegasque driver was running seventh in the opening third of the Silverstone race having passed Lance Stroll into Stowe on lap 13, and was looking to make greater strides up the order before light rain …Keep reading
Lando Norris was left deflated by two strategy calls at the British Grand Prix, admitting frustration that he and the McLaren Formula 1 team had “thrown away” another potential win.Although Norris lost position to Max Verstappen on the opening lap of the grand prix, the McLaren driver began to grow into the race and, as the conditions worsened, had a surplus of pace versus the leading duo of Lewis …Keep reading