While Oscar Piastri had a perfect day in the Formula 1 title race, Isack Hadjar may well be the biggest winner of the Dutch Grand Prix.Hadjar claimed his very first podium finish – and did so in impressive fashion. To the surprise of many, the rookie put his Racing BullsContinue Reading
The lap times defied logic, and Derek Bell sidled up to the Nurburgring pitwall. He suggested it might be time to hang out the ‘HOLD’ board to his mercurial young team-mate.Porsche’s management didn’t agree, and minutes later Stefan Bellof crashed out of the lead in spectacular fashion after taking offContinue Reading
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has insisted that Antonelli’s clash with Charles Leclerc in F1’s Dutch Grand Prix is part of his rookie learning and encourages the Italian youngster to keep going for aggressive overtakes.As Leclerc fought to hold off both Mercedes drivers for fifth place in the latter stagesContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton cut a disconsolate figure even before turning a wheel during the Dutch GP weekend, arriving at Ferrari’s pre-event press conference with his coat zipped up around his face, and muttering his monosyllabic responses to questions into it rather than the microphone. But despite this, a pair of practice sessionsContinue Reading
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has explained he needs to sort out the finer details of George Russell’s 2026 Formula 1 contract before making next year’s line-up official.Wolff has always insisted he wanted to keep both Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli next season, though a layer of doubt lingered untilContinue Reading
McLaren Formula 1 team boss Andrea Stella has again praised Lando Norris’ personality, and warned he might unleash his full potential following his Dutch Grand Prix retirement.Norris was a close second behind team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri in the Zandvoort race when smoke started billowing out of his MCL39Continue Reading
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton will take a five-place grid penalty to his team’s home race in Monza for infractions committed during the laps to the grid ahead of F1’s Dutch Grand Prix. F1 stewards also ruled on teammate Charles Leclerc’s clash (below).On the usual reconnaissance laps 45 minutes before theContinue Reading
Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton will take a five-place grid penalty to his team’s home race in Monza for infractions committed during the laps to the grid ahead of Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix.On the usual reconnaissance laps 45 minutes before the start of the race, Hamilton was deemed to haveContinue Reading
Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri thinks his 34-point lead on McLaren team-mate Lando Norris is “not a comfortable” gap after his title rival retired from the Dutch Grand Prix.Piastri and Norris looked set to hand McLaren another comfortable 1-2 in Zandvoort until Norris retired with undiagnosed mechanical issues withContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz has questioned the level of Formula 1 stewarding after receiving a penalty that he labelled as a “complete joke” at the Dutch Grand Prix.The Williams driver finished 13th at Zandvoort after suffering a 10-second penalty for his collision with Racing Bulls man Liam Lawson during the lap 27Continue Reading