Max Verstappen says the Red Bull Formula 1 team put itself in the fight with Lando Norris by doing “everything wrong” before their collision in an “awful” Austrian Grand Prix.Polesitter Verstappen looked set to dominate proceedings at the Red Bull Ring, building up an eight-second gap, until a string of slowerContinue Reading
Formula 2 racer Franco Colapinto will make his official Formula 1 practice debut for Williams at the British Grand Prix this weekend, replacing Logan Sargeant in FP1.Williams sporting director Sven Smeets said the call-up was a “reward” for Colapinto’s promising start to his F2 rookie season.The Argentinian 21-year-old, a memberContinue Reading
The 2024 F1 Austrian Grand Prix certainly didn’t hold back, especially towards the end with Lando Norris and Max Verstappen making contact while trying to secure the victory! But were the track limit rulings fair, or should more penalties have been issued? Bryn Lucas chats with Alex Kalinauckas and FilipContinue Reading
The biggest talking point from Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was, of course, Max Verstappen and Lando Norris colliding in the main race’s final laps, which decided the contest in George Russell’s favour.The result made the Mercedes driver a two-time GP winner and was a fine reward for hisContinue Reading
Ollie Bearman takes on the iconic Mugello Circuit in the Ferrari 296 GTB with his father as passenger… Watch this special father and son edition of a hot lap around the Italian track. SourceContinue Reading
Francesco Bagnaia’s double victory at the Italian Grand Prix topped the MotoGP news cycle for all of about 12 hours before Ducati enacted rider market madness. From the moment Autosport first reported Marc Marquez had been given the nod for the factory team, all discussion has been around the dynamicsContinue Reading
The end of Formula 1’s 2024 Austrian Grand Prix was horribly familiar for motorsport purists – those who feel the world’s best drivers really shouldn’t be driving into each other. But it was thrilling again for so many other observers. Because it was F1 2021 all over again.There are similaritiesContinue Reading
Ducati has chosen Marco Rigamonti as Marc Marquez’s crew chief for his move to the factory MotoGP team in 2025, Autosport has learned.The Lombardy-born technician, who is currently Enea Bastianini’s crew chief, will be in charge of managing the team that will work on the Desmosedici GP25 with which MarquezContinue Reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says interrupting George Russell with an excitable radio message about winning Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix was the “single dumbest” thing he has done at the team.As it became clear that the late-race collision between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen had put them both out ofContinue Reading
The track conditions on Sunday morning were a little different from the day before. After the first race, it rained. So, in the early hours of the day, the thermometer read just 16°C. The practice session was cautious, but the grip was relatively good. The two DS E-TENSE FE23s remainedContinue Reading