Red Bull’s pitcrew was once a byword for infallibility but that reputation has slipped in recent races – even if the issues in Bahrain were cause by an electrical short in the gantry rather than human error.But ‘finger trouble’ was definitely the cause of what could have been a muchContinue Reading
Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen says he is “happy no one got injured” during the pitstop collision at the Miami Grand prix sprint race that netted him a penalty.On a drying track Verstappen came in for slick tyres on Lap 13 of 18, as he tried to undercut theContinue Reading
Miami Grand Prix sprint pole-winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli was left irritated by Oscar Piastri’s move on him at the opening corner of the Saturday race – and was disappointed that the Australian was not penalised.Piastri grabbed a slightly better getaway off the line in a damp start to the shorterContinue Reading
Lando Norris has praised his “good luck” in Miami, after capturing the Formula 1 sprint race win thanks to a well-timed safety car – echoing his 2024 grand prix victory at the circuit.Norris had closed in on McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri having initially dropped back by over three seconds, butContinue Reading
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri rued his poor luck as he feels he did “everything right” after ceding the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix sprint win to Lando Norris due to a late safety car intervention.After muscling past Mercedes’ surprise sprint polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli at the start, Piastri led the wayContinue Reading
McLaren driver Lando Norris has snatched a wet-to-dry win in Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix sprint race – finishing ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton behind the safety car in an incident-filled event.The Saturday afternoon sprint was reduced from 19 to 18 laps due to the adverse weather conditions,Continue Reading
The start of the Miami Grand Prix sprint race has been suspended due to terrible conditions as heavy rain hit the Formula 1 circuit.Rain showers hit the Miami Autodrome in the morning, leading to Saturday afternoon’s 19-lap sprint race starting behind the safety car.But after two formation laps it becameContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc has responded to the pre-race crash which put him out of the Miami Grand Prix sprint – complaining he was “completely out of control”.The Ferrari driver was on his way to the grid for a rain-soaked sprint race, but suddenly aquaplaned into the wall causing terminal damage. He was supposedContinue Reading
Cadillac is “not in a hurry” to sign its drivers for its 2026 Formula 1 debut and will only put an American in the car when there is someone who fits the bill.The GM-backed squad will become F1’s 11th team from next year and is well under way with its carContinue Reading
McLaren CEO Zak Brown believes Formula 1 should take a more hardline approach to “frivolous allegations” over technical matters – following claims that his team is bending the rules with tyre and brake cooling.Brown was spotted on the McLaren pitwall in Miami with a water bottle labelled “tire water!”, aContinue Reading