The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is set to close the 2024 Formula 1 campaign, but teams and drivers will still be hard at work with the post-season test.On 10 December, just two days after the grand prix, F1 cars will once again take to the Yas Marina Circuit for one last shakedown ahead of the winter break.The post-season test dates back many years to 2009, when it was held at Jerez, and provides an …Keep Read more…
As Max Verstappen has had the 2024 Formula 1 drivers’ championship sewn up for nearly two weeks, the only competitive interest in this Abu Dhabi season finale centres on which of McLaren or Ferrari will wrap up the constructors’ title.That’s other than the early mind games shots of possible 2025 title contenders Verstappen and George Russell…But in the much more meaningful fight, it’s …Keep reading
Charles Leclerc has revealed a mixture of technical issues and illness left him concerned he would lose the “unique opportunity” to drive alongside his brother during practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.As part of F1’s requirement to enter a rookie driver in two Free Practice 1 sessions, Ferrari opted to hand Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari SF-24 to Arthur Leclerc, three years younger than Charles …Keep reading
Pirelli now believes that the tyre failures suffered by Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix were not caused by debris from the mirror run over by Valtteri Bottas.The Mercedes and Ferrari drivers both suffered front left failures within seconds of each other during the Qatar event, which also coincided with a moment when parts from Alex Albon’s discarded mirror were …Keep reading
TWG Global and General Motors have announced Graeme Lowdon as team principal of the Cadillac Formula 1 programme ahead of its entry in 2026.The American brand will join the grid for the new era of regulations after a reworked package was presented to F1 after over a year of trying to make it onto the scene – TWG CEO Dan Towriss largely responsible for the reworking of GM’s proposals after taking …Keep reading
Luxury car brand Genesis says it did evaluate a potential entry into Formula 1 prior to deciding that it would commit to an LMDh programme for the 2026 World Endurance Championship instead.The South Korean manufacturer officially launched its Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar plans on Wednesday evening in Dubai, revealing a scale model and images of the car concept that will begin testing next year.The WEC …Keep reading
George Russell’s extraordinary row with Max Verstappen has caught many by surprise – but really, it is not that unexpected. The content of the explosive verbal boxing match between the two, however, is.Russell claiming that Verstappen told him ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix he was “going to purposely go out of his way to crash into me, and put my f****** head in the wall” is a very serious …Keep reading
The old adage of ‘if you haven’t got anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all’ has never really been adhered to within Formula 1 – and now George Russell and Max Verstappen are happy to air their dirty laundry in public after their falling out at the Qatar Grand Prix.Verstappen was apoplectic last weekend when he was handed a one-place grid penalty for slowing down in front of …Keep reading
Max Verstappen says he is not surprised by what he claims is George Russell misrepresenting their interactions in Qatar, calling the Mercedes driver a “backstabber”.Verstappen and Russell had a war of words after Qatar qualifying when Verstappen felt Russell was trying to get him penalised for impeding on an out-lap, which netted the Dutchman a one-place penalty to drop behind the Mercedes on the …Keep reading
Ferrari arrived in Qatar with its experimental floor in tow once more, fitting it on Charles Leclerc’s car for first free practice with Carlos Sainz having initially run it in Las Vegas.Whilst it had been assumed that the truncated practice running of a sprint weekend would result in the floor being installed for a few runs and then hurriedly pushed aside until Abu Dhabi, it actually remained on …Keep reading