For the first time since his home race joined the Formula 1 calendar in 2021, Max Verstappen wasn’t the man to beat in Zandvoort.Verstappen was soundly beaten by McLaren’s Lando Norris in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix – to the tune of three tenths – and while another stutteringContinue Reading
Formula 1 has been steadily increasing the electrical element of its power units since introducing KERS in 2009 and making the switch from howling 2.4-litre V8s to 1.6-litre hybrid power units in 2014. In the new 2026 regulations, the power split will be 50/50 between the stored electrical energy and theContinue Reading
Alex Albon reckons a “grey area” over braking in the middle of corners to hold up following cars during races will eventually cause a crash, in response to Kevin Magnussen’s defence at the Dutch Grand Prix.Magnussen was running on a contra-strategy to the majority of the field to get trackContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas has bemoaned Sauber’s ‘weakest’ performance of the Formula 1 season at the Dutch Grand Prix but hopes the circuit will serve as an “outlier”.The Finn and team-mate Zhou Guanyu failed to make an impression on the battle for points, propping up the field in 19th and 20th atContinue Reading
The McLaren Formula E team has confirmed that Taylor Barnard will partner Sam Bird at the team for the upcoming 2024/25 season.Barnard, an Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year finalist in 2023, takes the place of Jake Hughes, who was confirmed at Maserati MSG earlier this month.TheContinue Reading
Formula 1 teams face a step into the unknown this weekend with a newly resurfaced Monza set to throw up some surprises at the Italian Grand Prix.As part of a major revamp to modernise the famous Autodromo, which has included work on access tunnels and infrastructure, the entire track hasContinue Reading
Should you want evidence of how quickly fortunes can change in motorsport, just ask any of the British Touring Car Championship’s leading quintet of drivers about their Donington Park weekend.Take Tom Ingram, who went from a race-two retirement with a stone through his radiator to a storming drive from 19thContinue Reading
While Lando Norris recovered from a poor getaway to win Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix, McLaren is under no illusions that it needs to get on top of its starts.Even at Zandvoort, a similarly bad launch for Oscar Piastri dropped him behind George Russell and into the dirty air thatContinue Reading
On the one hand, Williams’ revisions showed some huge promise in practice and qualifying – as Alex Albon put the team back in Q3.As boss James Vowles explained: “We’re in a situation where that update is producing good results, and in a very tight midfield we’re able to put theContinue Reading
McLaren’s Andrea Stella is a diplomatic man who is rightly earning the plaudits for overseeing the team’s substantial improvement over the past 20 months.A steady hand on the tiller, Stella is a key factor behind McLaren’s transformation and until now, has comfortably rowed down the middle in terms of sidingContinue Reading