McLaren has suggested that brake lock-up problems, rather than driving errors under pressure, were the main factor that derailed Lando Norris’s hopes in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix.Norris had a golden opportunity to cut into Max Verstappen’s championship lead at Interlagos after securing pole position in the race, with his titleContinue Reading
After his dominating display in winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, Max Verstappen could claim his fourth Formula 1 world championship in Las Vegas.The Dutchman mastered the rain to storm from 17th on the grid to take the chequered flag and set the fastest lap in Sao Paulo, extendingContinue Reading
The sensational double podium for Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly In Brazil has been a big boost for Alpine for a variety of reasons, with its three-place jump in the constructors’ standings potentially making a $30m difference at year’s end.Ocon and Gasly appeared at the front after deciding to delayContinue Reading
The faces of Red Bull team boss Christian Horner and McLaren driver Lando Norris said it all in the deafening aftermath of the Brazilian Grand Prix.The relief was breaking across those respectively long furrowed brows. A sudden pressure release squirting uplifting and cooling air as if it were illicit waterContinue Reading
Max Verstappen’s stunning opening lap that teed him up for victory in Brazil has been hailed as every bit as good as Ayrton Senna’s famous Donington Park 1993 opener.The Red Bull driver, whose shock win from 17th on the grid has put him in reach of another world title, gainedContinue Reading
Ryan Blaney and William Byron will join Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick in the Championship 4 that will contest the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series in Phoenix next weekend after a breathtaking showdown at Martinsville. Team Penske Ford driver Blaney, the defending Cup Series champion, prevailed in a three-way fight for theContinue Reading
McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes driver George Russell have been handed a reprimand and a 5,000 euro fine for breaching the FIA’s start procedure at Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix.Sao Paulo’s F1 race received a messy start, with Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll spinning into the gravel on the formationContinue Reading
Mercedes has been handed two separate 5000 Euro fines for breaching Formula 1’s regulations regarding the adjustment of tyre pressures on the grid.The German manufacturer had been summoned to see the stewards after the Brazilian Grand Prix for allegedly having lowered the pressure of the tyres on Lewis Hamilton andContinue Reading
Max Verstappen breathed a huge sigh of relief after his spectacular victory in the rain-hit Brazilian Grand Prix saw him close in on the 2024 Formula 1 world drivers’ title.While his nearest championship rival Lando Norris faltered, finishing sixth after starting from pole, Verstappen held his nerve with a flawless performance inContinue Reading
George Russell believes he should have stuck with his gut and overruled his Mercedes team when it called him to pit moments before Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix was red-flagged.Having taken the lead into the first corner following the aborted start, which remains under investigation, Russell kept clear of polesitterContinue Reading