Mercedes says its “strange” dominance of Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix has given it some clues about what it needs to get its car in the sweet spot next year.After a difficult spell since the summer break, as Mercedes fell back behind McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull, the GermanContinue Reading
Las Vegas is quite the storied city. In Formula 1 2024, several storylines were wrapped up or extended here – the chief being Max Verstappen securing this year’s world title.He finished fifth on a weekend Mercedes dominated in a manner so previously familiar to F1, with the Silver Arrows squadContinue Reading
Max Verstappen is convinced he would have won the 2024 Formula 1 world title if he had been driving for McLaren or Ferrari instead of Red Bull.Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive F1 crown with two races to spare in Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, taking nearest rival Lando Norris outContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has admitted he came close to quitting Red Bull during his turbulent title-winning season in Formula 1 this year.Verstappen sealed his fourth world title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix after he finished ahead of Lando Norris to extinguish the McLaren man’s faint championship hopes for good.OPINION: WhyContinue Reading
Sergio Perez will discover whether he has a future at Red Bull following a shareholder meeting after the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The beleaguered Mexican has hung onto a seat so far this year despite enduring a dismal season that has left him 251 points adrift of team-mate and newly-crownedContinue Reading
Ben Hunt and Mark Mann-Bryans are live from the casino to round up the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen hit the ultimate jackpot of a fourth Formula 1 world championship. The duo discuss his title win, which Ben says is the Red Bull driver’s best one yet, and takeContinue Reading
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says Charles Leclerc’s expletive-laden radio message after the Las Vegas Grand Prix is not an issue, as the Monegasque vented that “being nice fucks me over”.Leclerc looked on course to gather an overcut on team-mate Carlos Sainz during the final round of stops, as the SpaniardContinue Reading
Lando Norris doubts that he would have beaten Max Verstappen to the 2024 Formula 1 title even with a perfect season.Norris’ dwindling chances of a title came to an end at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, having needed to outscore Verstappen by three points to take the fight to theContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton believes a Formula 1 victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix would have been “a breeze” if he had been able to put a lap together in qualifying on Friday.The Briton made errors on both flying laps in Q3, having locked up on his first attempt at TurnContinue Reading
Max Verstappen now sits alongside Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel in terms of Formula 1 world titles. Only Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton are ahead of his four-crown haul.He sealed his latest with fifth place in Las Vegas with two rounds still to run, the hopes ofContinue Reading