McLaren has had its request for a Right of Review into Lando Norris’ Austin penalty rejected by the FIA stewards for last weekend’s Formula 1 race in Austin.McLaren had argued that the stewards made an incorrect statement – and overall call – in handing Norris a penalty in Document 69Continue Reading
Max Verstappen rued a “useless” Friday practice at Formula 1’s Mexico Grand Prix, following a series of power unit issues that hampered his running throughout the day.Verstappen reported there was “something wrong” with his engine at the end of FP1, which caused him to miss the final five minutes ofContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz topped the Friday practice times for Ferrari ahead of the Formula 1 Mexico Grand Prix. Here’s how and when to watch qualifying.On a truncated opening day of running, Sainz led the times in the FP2 tyre test from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, while George Russell suffered a heavy crashContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz topped FP2 at Formula 1’s 2024 Mexican Grand Prix, where George Russell crashed hard, Max Verstappen suffered repeat engine issues and the running was dominated by Pirelli’s tyre test.In the extended 90-minute session, McLaren’s Lando Norris led the pack out of the pits and duly shot to aContinue Reading
George Russell suffered a hefty crash in Formula 1’s second practice session at the Mexico Grand Prix to trigger a lengthy red flag.The Briton took too much kerb at Turn 9 to visibly upset his Mercedes’ handling as the rear of the car began to bounce, pitching Russell into the TecproContinue Reading
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confirmed that Yuki Tsunoda will drive the team’s RB20 in Formula 1’s end-of-season Abu Dhabi test.RB driver Tsunoda has only had experience of Red Bull machinery in demo runs, although tried the Red Bull RB18 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in anContinue Reading
George Russell went quickest in a twice red-flagged opening practice session at the Mexican Grand Prix, as Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman collided at Turn 9.Russell set a 1m17.998s on the soft-tyre runs to go three-tenths faster than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in a stop-start session, with the first interruption comingContinue Reading
McLaren has finally unleashed its long-awaited floor upgrade for its 2024 Formula 1 car, with what the team calls a “heavily revised” upgrade fitted for the Mexican Grand Prix.After rivals Red Bull, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Mercedes all encountered issues with new floor developments earlier in the season, McLaren hadContinue Reading
Formula 1 practice at non-sprint weekends is a well-known format – teams have an hour in both FP1 and FP2 on Fridays and then a third 60-minute session on Saturday before qualifying.But second practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix will take on a different format as Pirelli conducts aContinue Reading
The FIA and the Austin race promoter are in discussions over installing adjustable gravel traps for Formula 1’s 2025 United States Grand Prix, Autosport understands.This approach is aimed at solving the track limits controversy involving Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen and McLaren driver Lando Norris that marred the endContinue Reading