Valtteri Bottas has claimed he was assured of his place as a “pillar” of the Sauber/Audi Formula 1 programme and labelled his period with the Hinwil-based outfit a “mistake”.The Finn joined Sauber for the 2022 season, when it was still called Alfa Romeo, and found some success, securing a top 10 finish in the drivers’ championship.But the team has regressed in the past two seasons and …Keep reading
Max Verstappen will not face consequences for his heated radio message at Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi season finale in which he called the FIA race stewards “stupid idiots” for handing him a penalty.On Sunday Verstappen received a 10-second penalty for colliding with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in the first corner and reacted angrily to his penalty as first-lap incidents are often judged more leniently …Keep reading
Yuki Tsunoda described the Red Bull car as “very different” to what he is used to, after an encouraging maiden test for the squad on Tuesday at Yas Marina Circuit.The Japanese was finally given a proper test in one of Red Bull’s cars during the post-season Abu Dhabi tyre test.While lap times were largely irrelevant because of the different run programmes that everyone was doing, Tsunoda said …Keep reading
Pirelli remains unsure about exactly where its new softest C6 compound will now race, after it proved to only be good for “part of a lap” in Abu Dhabi’s tyre test on Tuesday.F1’s official tyre supplier is introducing an extra soft compound into its range for specific street circuits in 2025, which it hopes will offer better performance and open up strategy options.The initial idea was for it …Keep reading
Max Verstappen has conceded he sympathises with Sergio Perez’s struggles this year and insisted his Red Bull team-mate is “not an idiot” in the face of “harsh” criticism.Perez’s position with the Milton Keynes-based outfit has been hanging by a thread for the majority of the season despite signing a new contract in June, with a number of disastrous qualifying runs leaving his race opportunities in …Keep reading
Ferrari has announced a “multi-year agreement” with Andretti Formula Racing to supply the Cadillac Formula 1 entry with power units upon its entry to the championship in 2026.The team, led by TWG Global – which recently took over the running of Andretti Global – and General Motors, was provisionally accepted onto the grid from 2026 by F1 last month, though full confirmation must yet be given.Read …Keep reading
Carlos Sainz’s value to Williams has already hit away from on-track activities with the team announcing a new Formula 1 partnership with Santander.Having finished second in his final race for Ferrari in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, Sainz was back out on track for a filming day with Williams on Monday – the Spaniard driving alongside Alex Albon next year after making way at the Scuderia for …Keep reading
And breathe. Formula 1’s 24-race marathon is done, dusted, and to be firmly ensconced in the history books; it’s already gone from present to past tense on Wikipedia.It’s been a great year for F1, as expectations of another Max Verstappen title rout were firmly dispelled as the growing forces behind Red Bull nudged it off its perch. Verstappen overcame the renewed challenge to keep his hands on …Keep reading
Like McLaren, the team it was ultimately defeated by, Ferrari has come a long way over the past 18 months. But the Italian squad fell just short of conquering the 2024 constructors’ title after keeping its chances alive until the very end.Ferrari was the only team to prevent Red Bull from a clean sweep in 2023, with Carlos Sainz taking a cunning victory in Singapore. But the huge discrepancy …Keep reading
Lando Norris has insisted “no one has a nice time” racing Max Verstappen after a number of run-ins with the four-time Formula 1 world champion across the past season.McLaren driver Norris took victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to clinch a first constructors’ championship for the Woking-based outfit since 1998, holding off Ferrari’s late-campaign surge.Read Also: Formula …Keep reading