Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur reckons it was too early to tout Lewis Hamilton as a Formula 1 title contender for 2025 following his victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.The seven-time world champion won the Saturday race from pole in March on what was only his second competitive appearanceContinue Reading
Rumours of ‘crisis talks’ among Red Bull’s Formula 1 chiefs have been denied by team principal Christian Horner, who says any conversations that took place after Bahrain were simply opportunities to discuss issues “logically”. Discussions were known to take place immediately after Red Bull’s tepid Bahrain Grand Prix performance, where HornerContinue Reading
Red Bull boss Christian Horner is unconcerned by the “noise” around Max Verstappen’s future and is convinced that the four-time champion will be with the team next year.In the wake of Helmut Marko’s suggestion to Sky Germany that he was concerned about Verstappen’s willingness to remain with Red Bull followingContinue Reading
In Formula 1 technical parlance, the “isochronal ratio” can be described as the ratio between lift (downforce being negative lift) and drag. At circuits like Jeddah, which has a plethora of high-speed corners and also multiple acceleration zones, the engineers tend towards setting their cars up for a “high isochronal”Continue Reading
Pierre Gasly was the surprise pacesetter in the first practice session ahead of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.With the McLarens once again widely expected to dominate running, it was the Alpine of Gasly which ultimately clocked the fastest time with an impressive 1m29.239s.It saw him pip Lando NorrisContinue Reading
Pinpointing the exact causes of Lando Norris’ struggles with McLaren’s 2025 Formula 1 car is proving difficult for the team, given the wide-ranging changes between the MCL39 and its predecessor.Norris has long not enjoyed certain quirks that determine how McLaren’s lineage of cars need to be driven, especially in low-speedContinue Reading
Williams boss James Vowles has said that the Grove squad is still at a disadvantage with some of the tools it uses to design and develop its cars – one of the reasons why he feels the current FW47 is difficult to drive.Vowles’ tenure at the team has been underpinnedContinue Reading
Max Verstappen’s future continues to spark speculation in the Formula 1 paddock after Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko said the team had a “great concern” over the world champion departing.Verstappen retained his title last year but in a car that went from dominating to almost an also-ran by the endContinue Reading
McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull have all registered updates for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, each pursuing different areas to improve their Formula 1 cars at the Jeddah round.To improve its MCL39, McLaren has reworked its diffuser to extract more performance towards the rear, which pairs up with a new seriesContinue Reading
Just like last year’s Italian Grand Prix in Monza, the Bahrain Formula 1 race weekend turned out to be a low point for Red Bull. Max Verstappen spent large parts of the race battling with Alpine and Haas, although he managed to limit the damage by finishing sixth.That Monza miseryContinue Reading