Max Verstappen laid the foundations for his fourth consecutive victory at Formula 1’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in the first chicane.Although the Red Bull driver suffered a relatively poor start, with even George Russell momentarily passing him, Verstappen was first by the end of Turn 3 after a brilliant overtake on Read more…
After the first seven rounds of the 2024 Formula 1 season, Williams was one of two teams yet to score a point; Alpine had broken its duck in Miami, leaving just the British squad and Sauber as those yet to register a top 10.Alex Albon then got the team off Read more…
At the Miami Grand Prix Max Verstappen denied Lando Norris pole but only crossed the finish line in fourth in the race, nearly 40 seconds adrift of winner Oscar Piastri in the second McLaren.Fast-forward two weeks and Verstappen not only defeated both papaya drivers, but did so comfortably. If his Read more…
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has hinted that McLaren’s position in both Formula 1 world championships, with two drivers in the mix, will likely lead to ‘self-interest outweighing team interest’ – which could hurt the Woking squad.Horner remarked on the two McLarens battling over second at the end of the Read more…
The 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix featured two situations that initially looked similar but were handled differently by Formula 1’s race control.On lap 29, Esteban Ocon suffered a technical issue on his Haas car and parked it on the grass between Turns 7 and 8.Race control deployed the virtual safety car, Read more…
Charles Leclerc expressed his disappointment after struggling to sixth place in the Formula 1 Imola Grand Prix, saying he cannot accept the position he currently finds himself in at Ferrari. Leclerc was eliminated in Q2 on Saturday and although he recovered to finish inside the points, he was left dejected with Read more…
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was forced to retire from his first F1 race around his home circuit after his Mercedes had a throttle failure.The Italian pulled to the side on lap 46 when he was running in eighth place, having made his way up from 13th on the grid.Antonelli, who has Read more…
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was the first time he felt at one with his Ferrari Formula 1 car since his China sprint win.Hamilton’s shock pole-to-flag victory in Shanghai proved to be an outlier in what has otherwise been a difficult campaign which has not brought Read more…
George Russell delivered a damning assessment of his Mercedes team’s performance in the F1 Imola Grand Prix – saying they were “dead slow” and lucky to finish as high as they did.Russell came home in seventh place while his team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli retired from the race, as the team Read more…
Christian Horner has hailed Max Verstappen’s sensational opening-lap overtake on polesitter Oscar Piastri as the difference to set up his Formula 1 Imola Grand Prix victory, as the Red Bull boss labelled it a “win it or bin it” manoeuvre.Verstappen swooped past Piastri around Tamburello to power into the lead, Read more…