A range of upgrades brought to last weekend’s race at Barcelona helped Mercedes to its most competitive outing of the season so far.George Russell finished third to grab his second podium of the year, while Lewis Hamilton recovered from a first lap puncture that dropped him almost to the back Read more
Verstappen was the last driver to go to the grid before the pitlane closed at 2.30pm – leaving his garage just seconds after Pierre Gasly of sister team AlphaTauri headed out onto the track. Sergio Perez in the other Red Bull had set off only slightly earlier.Red Bull has said Read more
Norris had looked unwell all weekend and said on Saturday that he had been “suffering with my throat and my eyes and seeing”, saying it was something other than COVID-19.On the grid before Sunday’s race, Norris continued to look out of sorts, but once the visor went down the Briton Read more
The Spaniard will start the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix in third place after qualifying 0.416 seconds adrift of polesitter Leclerc, with defending champion Max Verstappen splitting the pair.That result was determined by Leclerc recovering from an early Q3 spin to post the fastest time of the weekend while Verstappen abandoned Read more
While the Silverstone-based team had been open in recent weeks that a major revamp was coming, few had been expecting it to have adopted much of the concept that Red Bull has put to use so far with the RB18.But while even Red Bull has admitted that imitation is the Read more
With the German manufacturer having data from pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when it ran with its launch spec sidepods, the event will also be critical to understanding if it needs to change its car concept.Following a filming day run at Paul Ricard on Wednesday, where the team revealed Read more
Verstappen has appeared to be quite agitated at times this season as the battle with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has been pretty intense throughout.Things have not been ideal on the reliability front, with Verstappen losing podium finishes and valuable points with failures in both the Bahrain and Australian Grands Prix.He also Read more
For F1’s owner Liberty Media it was a delight to see, as it delivered further proof that its bid to break the American market is paying off.Off the back of it, there were also several comments about how the razzmatazz of it all would act as a wake-up call for other circuits to Read more
As 20 of the finest athletes in the world, racing in the most international of international series, Formula 1 drivers have grown accustomed to a certain way of travelling. First class flights and private jets are the norm for many in F1, a world that is often (rightly) seen as Read more
F1’s current owner Liberty Media has followed a route of chasing new additions to the calendar in large population areas, rather than permanent venues in the middle of nowhere.With Miami and Jeddah having recently hosted races on city tracks, a new grand prix is set to take place in Las Read more