McLaren has admitted its approach to team orders is making life difficult for itself, but says there is no “easy solution” that does not risk upsetting one of its drivers.The Woking-based squad successfully came through the Brazil sprint race with a 1-2 finish, having swapped its cars around to helpContinue Reading
Lando Norris says he cannot be proud of his win in the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race after he was handed it on a plate by his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.Piastri, who had taken pole, looked in command and nailed-on to take a routine win in Sao Paulo. However, inContinue Reading
Max Verstappen is under investigation for a potential virtual safety car infringement during the Formula 1 sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix.The championship leader had seemingly minimised the damage to nearest challenger Lando Norris, who was waved past by McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to take the win.However, with VerstappenContinue Reading
Lando Norris was waved by team-mate Oscar Piastri to win Formula 1’s 2024 Brazil sprint race, with the second McLaren saved from a Max Verstappen attack by a late virtual safety car.However, the Red Bull driver was later handed a five-second penalty for his actions as the VSC was endingContinue Reading
Lando Norris was waved by team-mate Oscar Piastri to win Formula 1’s 2024 Brazil sprint race, with the second McLaren saved from a Max Verstappen attack by a late virtual safety car.However, the Red Bull driver faces a post-race investigation for his actions as the VSC was ending on theContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will start Brazil’s sprint race from the pitlane after making sweeping changes to their Aston Martin F1 cars.Alonso and Stroll both struggled for speed in Friday’s sprint qualifying, only managing 16th and 19th respectively.In response to the result and in a desire to further honeContinue Reading
Formula 1 teams have been left facing some difficult strategy choices for the Brazilian Grand Prix as a host of elements have come together to make things extremely complicated.A combination of the new track surface, the timing of the sprint race, Pirelli’s selections for this weekend and uncertainty over theContinue Reading
Sebastian Vettel has tipped Max Verstappen to beat Lando Norris to the Formula 1 title this year, despite his car not being the fastest.Verstappen is facing tremendous pressure to hold on to his world championship advantage, with Red Bull having been out developed over the 2024 season by main rivalsContinue Reading
The recent changes to Formula 1’s technical regulations for 2026 will give teams more freedom to explore different design concepts, says Williams chief James Vowles.Recently, the rules prescribing F1’s new car designs for 2026 have been tweaked following concerns that the new generation of cars would be too slow.The newContinue Reading
McLaren insists no final decision has been made about Gabriel Bortoleto’s Formula 1 future, amid growing indications that the Brazilian could be poised to secure a deal with Sauber.Bortoleto, who is part of McLaren’s young driver programme, has impressed in F2 this season — and currently leads the championship with onlyContinue Reading