Max Verstappen has doubled down on his criticism of George Russell following their altercation after Qatar Grand Prix qualifying.Verstappen and Russell generally enjoyed cordial relations thus far, but that changed at the Qatar Grand Prix when Verstappen felt Russell was trying to stitch him up in front of the FIA raceContinue Reading
George Russell has slammed Max Verstappen’s criticisms of him as bullying tactics, after revealing the world champion threatened to “put me on my f****** head in the wall” in Qatar.Verstappen spoke out against Russell after last weekend’s race in Losail, saying he had lost all respect for the Briton forContinue Reading
Haas boss Ayao Komatsu said he was completely in the dark about the way that Esteban Ocon’s first run for his team in the post-season Abu Dhabi test was used as leverage against the French driver.The Japanese had agreed with Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes several weeks ago to beContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton became the most successful Formula 1 driver in history because of a complete belief in his own abilities.This conviction is something I’ve seen him carry from the moment I first met him at his house in Stevenage more than 25 years ago, when he was just a youngContinue Reading
Kevin Magnussen will join BMW to race its M Hybrid V8 LMDh car next year after departing the Haas Formula 1 team.The announcement made on the eve of his final race for Haas in Abu Dhabi did not stipulate which series Magnussen will contest as a factory driver for BMW,Continue Reading
Formula 1 will return its constructors’ championship crown back to one of two heritage teams on the grid come the chequered flag in Abu Dhabi this Sunday.With Max Verstappen’s title-winning performances not backed up by team-mate Sergio Perez, who will finish the year eighth in the drivers’ standings, Red BullContinue Reading
Ferrari arrived in Qatar with its experimental floor in tow once more, fitting it on Charles Leclerc’s car for first free practice with Carlos Sainz having initially run it in Las Vegas.Whilst it had been assumed that the truncated practice running of a sprint weekend would result in the floorContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton was penalised at the Qatar Grand Prix for a false start having moved – and then stopped – before the lights went out to begin the race.The Mercedes driver picked up his first penalty of a trying race when he nudged forward early, though his loss of momentumContinue Reading
In many sports the last event of the season sees the presentation of the trophy to the winner. At the Indy 500 the Borg-Warner trophy is given to the winner moments after they step out of the car, in the NFL the Lombardi Trophy – given to the winners ofContinue Reading
Alpine will become one of the main sponsors of Pramac when it becomes Yamaha’s new satellite team in 2025, Autosport has learned.Pramac had already announced last month that Italian insurance company Prima will remain its title sponsor until the end of the 2027 season.Now, Autosport can report that Prima willContinue Reading