Esteban Ocon has insisted “this is not how I wanted things to end” having been denied the opportunity to properly say goodbye to members of the Alpine Formula 1 team.News of the Frenchman’s dropping for this weekend’s Abu Dhabi season finale moved fast after the Qatar Grand Prix and OconContinue Reading
As Audi looks ahead to its ambitious Formula 1 project in 2026 with Sauber, it is simultaneously leaving behind its history in other disciplines of motorsport. The German manufacturer has pulled the plug on every single one of its racing programmes in order to redirect its focus on F1, evenContinue Reading
The FIA wants to make changes to its rules following investigations into president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and his governance.A series of proposals have been submitted ahead of a vote of the FIA general assembly on 13 December.The plan is to replace the existing senate and ensure that any ethics complaintsContinue Reading
Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix, and potentially the fight for the constructors’ championship, was turned on its head when Alex Albon’s right mirror flew off his car and landed on the track.Race control’s initial handling of the stranded mirror opened the door for the 10-second stop-and-go penalty that Lando NorrisContinue Reading
Zhou Guanyu conceded it was a “relief” to secure Sauber’s first points finish of the 2024 Formula 1 season at the Qatar Grand Prix.Sauber’s latest technical upgrades have finally delivered an uptick in performance, enabling Zhou to end a team drought that had lasted since the previous visit to the LosailContinue Reading
Liam Lawson has accepted blame for running Valtteri Bottas off the track and costing the Sauber driver a shot at his first points of the season during the Qatar Grand Prix.Bottas, who will leave Sauber at the end of the year, has yet to secure a top-10 finish this seasonContinue Reading
There is a lot to suggest that Sergio Perez’s Formula 1 career will come to an end in a week’s time.On Sunday evening in Qatar, Red Bull bosses Christian Horner and Helmut Marko for the first time clearly gave the impression that the decision had at least then been asContinue Reading
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem believes Cadillac’s planned entry into Formula 1 is a win for everybody – after suggesting he was sent to ‘hell and back’ for opening up the grid.Following an 11th team entry process saga that began all the way back in February 2023, the situation finallyContinue Reading
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has zero concerns about Lewis Hamilton’s speed, despite the difficult end to the Formula 1 season he is having with Mercedes.Hamilton has struggled to extract as much pace out of the W15 car consistently this year as his team-mate George Russell.The seven-time champion also had aContinue Reading
It is like Formula 1 is trying to out-do the Netflix cameras this season, given the current spate of swearing and angry rows witnessed across the grid.The weekly sackings at the FIA are becoming more like The Apprentice television series, only with Mohammed Ben Sulayem, rather than Lord Alan Sugar,Continue Reading