Lando Norris says “I would do the same” as Max Verstappen if his rival had been speeding under double yellow flags, after he was penalised for the offence in Qatar.The McLaren driver accepted that “I f***ed it up” after being given a 10s stop-go penalty during Formula 1’s Qatar GrandContinue Reading
Esteban Ocon is set to stand down from his Alpine Formula 1 seat ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Jack Doohan expected to make his debut at the 2024 finale, Autosport understands.The French driver retired on the first lap of the Qatar race after becoming embroiled in aContinue Reading
Max Verstappen overcame three safety cars to take an assured victory at the Qatar Grand Prix, as main threat Lando Norris copped a 10-second stop-go penalty for speeding under yellow flags.Verstappen led every lap of the race to clinch his ninth victory of 2024 having overcome a fits-and-spurts threat fromContinue Reading
Red Bull produced one of the most dramatic turnarounds of the season in Qatar on Saturday when it went from a “terrible” car in the sprint to pole on the road in qualifying.World champion Max Verstappen had been left baffled by just how bad his RB20 had felt in theContinue Reading
A defiant FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has dismissed talk of turmoil within the governing body, and told Formula 1 drivers it is “none of their business” how he runs things.Ben Sulayem has found himself under the spotlight recently in the wake of a host of high-level departures from theContinue Reading
A defiant FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has dismissed talk of turmoil within the governing body, and told Formula 1 drivers it is “none of their business” how he runs things.Ben Sulayem has found himself under the spotlight recently in the wake of a host of high-level departures from theContinue Reading
Paul Aron secured his first Formula 2 victory of the season, benefiting from a penalty for on-the-road winner Gabriel Bortoleto in the Qatar feature race.Having started from pole, Aron was unable to topple his Invicta rival on the track, but a virtual safety car-related penalty enabled him to leapfrog ontoContinue Reading
Paul Aron secured his first Formula 2 victory of the season, benefiting from a penalty for on-the-road winner Gabriel Bortoleto in the Qatar feature race.Having started from pole, Aron was unable to topple his Invicta rival on the track, but a virtual safety car-related penalty enabled him to leapfrog ontoContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso says his unexpected Q3 performance in the Qatar Grand Prix shows why he was right never to doubt himself amid Aston Martin’s recent struggles.The Spaniard, who is Formula 1’s oldest driver, has endured a challenging run of races off the back of his squad’s backward step with aContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas has hailed the effect of his Sauber team’s latest upgrades on car performance after qualifying 13th for the Qatar Grand Prix and finishing 12th in the sprint event – but acknowledged the improvement has come rather late for him.Bottas is out of an F1 race drive next yearContinue Reading