Grip was at an absolute premium when the clock started in Las Vegas. A peppering of dust obfuscated the racing line in the very early stages of FP1 for the Las Vegas Grand Prix but, even when removed by continued running, the circuit continued to give the drivers little to work with.Street circuits are never entirely festooned with grip but, when allied to the cold temperatures, it seemed …Keep reading
RB Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda isn’t ruling out the possibility of one day running in the Indianapolis 500 but insisted that would not come anytime soon.The Japanese drove an IndyCar – prepared by Chip Ganassi Racing – for the first time on Tuesday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as part of a celebration of Honda’s ‘Hybrid Heroes’ ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, an outing …Keep reading
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is set for its second instalment this weekend where Max Verstappen will be hoping to hit the ultimate jackpot of a fourth Formula 1 world championship. Red Bull’s man leads nearest challenger Lando Norris by 62 points with 86 left available, so simply finishing behind the McLaren driver by just one position may wrap things up.But Vegas is an event Verstappen heavily …Keep reading
In the latest edition of the Autosport podcast, Emily Selleck chats with Ben Hunt and Mark Mann-Bryans from the famous Bellagio Fountains to cover media day for the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix.As part of an extended preview, the trio discusses why Max Verstappen winning the Drivers’ Championship in Vegas would be a monumental win for F1, Lando Norris’ feelings in the media sessions about his …Keep reading
World champion Max Verstappen thinks it is “weird” that the FIA elected to axe Formula 1 race director Niels Wittich before the end of the season.The FIA dropped a bombshell after the Brazilian Grand Prix when it announced that Wittich would not be remaining in his position, and instead would be replaced from the Las Vegas round by Rui Marques.Although there was no official explanation about …Keep reading
Yuki Tsunoda has vowed to keep “destroying” every team-mate he has had in a bid to show Red Bull that he finally deserves a Formula 1 seat there.With Sergio Perez’s future at the main Red Bull squad in doubt beyond this year, the energy drinks company is evaluating what to do about the line-ups across both its main outfit and sister competitor RB.But while Tsunoda is the most experienced option in …Keep reading
Aston Martin will be hoping to raise a glass to a successful Las Vegas Grand Prix after announcing a new global partnership with whisky brand Glenfiddich ahead of the race weekend.Both Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso secured points finishes in Vegas last season and a repeat would certainly be a reason to celebrate Aston Martin’s latest partner.Planned activities from 2025 onwards will bring the …Keep reading
In this month’s episode, we ask whether Max Verstappen will be ‘four and done’ with Red Bull – and, indeed whether Red Bull will be able to win another world championship in the foreseeable future as their driver academy might not be holding up as well as it once did, despite two and a half decades of success… Are we in the strange situation where Red Bull literally “can’t afford” to let …Keep reading
Based on previous results on similar circuits, Ferrari and McLaren are the pre-race favourites as Formula 1 heads to Las Vegas, but two key factors could yet trip them up.This is also notwithstanding a rather resurgent Red Bull after Max Verstappen’s thumping victory last time out in Brazil, his win in F1’s return to Sin City last year and how his team’s car packages have been superb on …Keep reading
Is it denial, ignorance, or a positive mental attitude? Whatever it is, Lando Norris is refusing to give up hope of winning this year’s drivers’ championship.That is, at least, according to the press release issued by McLaren ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix in which Norris is quoted saying: “Everyone’s motivated and ready to give it our all in the fight for both …Keep reading