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Formula 1’s wet and wild 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix had just reached a critical strategy point when it was interrupted – first by a safety car activation, then Franco Colapinto’s red flag-causing crash.The safety car was called into action on lap 30 of 69 last Sunday, just as Alpine’s Esteban Ocon was putting chunks of time into eventual winner Max Verstappen.Lando Norris had also just finally …Keep reading

Fernando Alonso has opened up on the back pain, emotions and mystery brake problems that he battled to drag his Aston Martin to the finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix.The Spaniard had been struggling throughout last weekend with the new bumpy Interlagos surface, but matters reached a peak in the race as the repeated impacts were felt in his spine.But despite the pain, a far from competitive car …Keep reading

We were due a mad one, weren’t we? There’s usually at least one Formula 1 race per year which goes off-script, usually thanks to a few lashings of rain, and Brazil gave us this year’s instalment of a break with the usual competitive order.Despite the trials and tribulations of qualifying – held on Sunday morning thanks to the Saturday downpour – Max Verstappen transcended the conditions to eclipse …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton revealed he cannot wait for Christmas in what is a telling summary of his final season with Mercedes.At the start of the year, Hamilton informed boss Toto Wolff of his decision to terminate his deal with the Silver Arrows to join Ferrari for 2025.However, the Briton made it clear he wanted to end his tenure at Mercedes, who he joined in 2013 from McLaren, with a bang.He achieved …Keep reading

McLaren has suggested that brake lock-up problems, rather than driving errors under pressure, were the main factor that derailed Lando Norris’s hopes in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix.Norris had a golden opportunity to cut into Max Verstappen’s championship lead at Interlagos after securing pole position in the race, with his title rival down in 17th on the grid.But it all went wrong when …Keep reading

After his dominating display in winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, Max Verstappen could claim his fourth Formula 1 world championship in Las Vegas.The Dutchman mastered the rain to storm from 17th on the grid to take the chequered flag and set the fastest lap in Sao Paulo, extending his lead in the drivers’ standings to 62 points.Nearest challenger Lando Norris had an afternoon to forget …Keep reading

McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes driver George Russell have been handed a reprimand and a 5,000 euro fine for breaching the FIA’s start procedure at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix.Sao Paulo’s F1 race received a messy start, with Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll spinning into the gravel on the formation lap at the entry into Turn 4. Stroll’s stricken car meant the start had to be aborted …Keep reading

Mercedes has been handed two separate 5000 Euro fines for breaching Formula 1’s regulations regarding the adjustment of tyre pressures on the grid.The German manufacturer had been summoned to see the stewards after the Brazilian Grand Prix for allegedly having lowered the pressure of the tyres on Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s cars, after their wheels were fitted following the early …Keep reading

Max Verstappen breathed a huge sigh of relief after his spectacular victory in the rain-hit Brazilian Grand Prix saw him close in on the 2024 Formula 1 world drivers’ title.While his nearest championship rival Lando Norris faltered, finishing sixth after starting from pole, Verstappen held his nerve with a flawless performance in the wet.The reigning world champion served up an incredible 17 …Keep reading

George Russell believes he should have stuck with his gut and overruled his Mercedes team when it called him to pit moments before Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix was red-flagged.Having taken the lead into the first corner following the aborted start, which remains under investigation, Russell kept clear of polesitter Lando Norris despite the McLaren driver staying close to his rear wing during …Keep reading