The Sauber Academy member is set to finish second in the F2 standings behind champion Felipe Drugovich, with the season finale taking place this weekend in Abu Dhabi.There had been rumours that Pourchaire could be in line for an F1 seat with Alfa Romeo had he won the title, though Read more
On Tuesday, the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport and Autosport’s Italian-language sister website Motorsport.it reported that Ferrari team boss Binotto is on his way out, according to several sources within the team.Binotto, who rose through the ranks in Maranello, was appointed team principal in January 2019 after helping the team Read more
Perez was running in seventh place behind Verstappen when he was told that the Dutchman would move over on the final lap and cede the position to him.The swap would have given him two extra points and put him clearly ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the battle for second Read more
Russell claimed his maiden grand prix victory on Sunday at Interlagos, controlling proceedings from the front of the pack after also winning Saturday’s sprint race.He led home a 1-2 finish for Mercedes ahead of Lewis Hamilton and gave the team its first victory of the season, snapping a win drought Read more
The main attention ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP finale is on the fight for second, after Charles Leclerc of Ferrari outscored Red Bull’s Sergio Perez at Interlagos.That moves Leclerc on to the same number of points, after Perez’s teammate Max Verstappen refused a team order to give him his Read more
Verstappen passed Perez following the safety car restart at Interlagos, but was told to give the place back and help Perez score more points in the fight for second in the championship – only to ignore the call.Verstappen told Red Bull on the radio that he “gave my reasons and Read more
Despite both world titles being wrapped up, the F1 paddock will arrive at the Yas Marina circuit fresh from a dramatic and controversial Brazilian round last weekend.Mercedes broke its winless streak as George Russell took his maiden F1 victory in a 1-2 ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton.Hamilton clashed with rival Read more
George Russell scored his maiden F1 win on Sunday at Interlagos, leading home team-mate Lewis Hamilton to give Mercedes its first 1-2 finish since the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.The result ended Mercedes’ winless season and was the latest milestone in a campaign that saw it initially struggle to put Read more
As the 2022 Formula 1 season headed to its conclusion with both titles wrapped up for Max Verstappen and Red Bull, the final events became dead rubbers – to be endured for some but with opportunity for others.After an action-packed Brazilian Grand Prix weekend, F1 now knows Verstappen’s quest for Read more
On the first lap of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Ricciardo appeared to make a late lunge on the Haas driver into the tight Turn 8 right-hander.Ricciardo tried to back out of the move but misjudged the situation and couldn’t avoid tagging Magnussen’s right-rear, which sent the Dane into a Read more