Haas driver Esteban Ocon has cast doubt over the practicality of the FIA’s new cooling vests, designed to help drivers cope with extreme conditions in hot races, claiming that “no one can use” the system in its current form.The cooling device was introduced following the physical challenges drivers faced duringContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton has vowed to “just keep fighting” as United States president Donald Trump’s administration has been clamping down on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programmes.Over the first month of his second presidency, Trump made dismantling DEIA initiatives his priority with a slate of executive orders.Decisions made since 20 JanuaryContinue Reading
Williams team principal James Vowles believes Formula 1’s recent booing and swearing controversies will not overshadow its growth, but believes there is no place for booing in the championship.Boos were heard at F1’s 75th anniversary launch event at London’s O2 Arena earlier this month, aimed at the reigning champion MaxContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc has detailed how he’s been able to focus on his own preparations for the 2025 Formula 1 season, with the spotlight on his new Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton, and the advantages this brings.Hamilton’s arrival at Ferrari has dominated news stories and been the subject of much social mediaContinue Reading
Max Verstappen believes the 2025 Red Bull Formula 1 challenger is a significant improvement on its predecessor but stated nothing can be “worse than last year”.The Red Bull driver clinched a fourth world title in 2024 despite his team falling to third behind McLaren and Ferrari in the constructors’ standingsContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz completed the second day of Formula 1’s pre-season test with the fastest lap of the three-day Bahrain event so far, overturning Lewis Hamilton’s time from the morning. The Spaniard went fastest with a 1m29.366s lap 30 minutes after testing resumed following the lunch break, and then found a smidgenContinue Reading
Toto Wolff has revealed Mercedes still does not know if it has shed the tendency for its Formula 1 car package to only perform best in cold conditions due to the unusual weather in Bahrain pre-season testing.Three of the last four wins for the Silver Arrows squad in 2024 cameContinue Reading
Lando Norris offered his first verdict of the new McLaren MCL39 which he feels is “similar” to its Formula 1 title-winning predecessor – but with a little bit of initial rear-end instability.The Briton headlined the opening day of testing to suggest McLaren had picked up from where it left offContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton went fastest in the second morning of Formula 1’s pre-season test in Bahrain, which became increasingly quiet as the rare appearance of rain scuppered much of the running.Hamilton became the first driver of the test to break into the 1m29s – setting a 1m29.670s – ahead of theContinue Reading
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has said Formula 1’s first winter test day in Bahrain offered promising clues that the team may have finally fixed its 2024 problems.Last year’s RB20 started off in dominant fashion in the hands of Max Verstappen, but it was gradually overhauled by McLaren and toContinue Reading