Carlos Sainz has made his first public appearance as a Williams Formula 1 driver in the official post-season test in Abu Dhabi.After getting an early taste of the Williams FW46 in a private filming run on Monday, Sainz returned to the track on Tuesday morning to start his new stintContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz’s value to Williams has already hit away from on-track activities with the team announcing a new Formula 1 partnership with Santander.Having finished second in his final race for Ferrari in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, Sainz was back out on track for a filming day withContinue Reading
And breathe. Formula 1’s 24-race marathon is done, dusted, and to be firmly ensconced in the history books; it’s already gone from present to past tense on Wikipedia.It’s been a great year for F1, as expectations of another Max Verstappen title rout were firmly dispelled as the growing forces behindContinue Reading
Like McLaren, the team it was ultimately defeated by, Ferrari has come a long way over the past 18 months. But the Italian squad fell just short of conquering the 2024 constructors’ title after keeping its chances alive until the very end.Ferrari was the only team to prevent Red BullContinue Reading
Lando Norris has insisted “no one has a nice time” racing Max Verstappen after a number of run-ins with the four-time Formula 1 world champion across the past season.McLaren driver Norris took victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to clinch a first constructors’ championship for the Woking-based outfitContinue Reading
While much was made of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes finale and Carlos Sainz’s last race for Ferrari, four likely permanent Formula 1 farewells also took place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – and sadly for those involved, none of them went particularly to plan.There was very little fanfare, outside ofContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton has revealed how hearing race engineer Pete Bonnington fire him up with their famous “hammertime” catchphrase one last time was a poignant moment as he departs Mercedes for Ferrari.Hamilton and his long-time engineer Bonnington, or Bono for short, forged a formidable partnership at Mercedes that led to six drivers’Continue Reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says joy at Lewis Hamilton’s charge to fourth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was tempered by annoyance that he should have been in the victory fight.Hamilton was taking part in his final race weekend for the Mercedes team after a 12-year stint that had nettedContinue Reading
Red Bull may confess to ‘hate’ being beaten in Formula 1 this year, but there are two notable upsides that compensate a little for seeing McLaren and Ferrari finish ahead of it.The first is a $2.7 million saving that the squad will have on its entry fee compared to whatContinue Reading
Red Bull says it will agree with Sergio Perez “the right and appropriate way forward” during discussions set for today to decide his Formula 1 future.But while a meeting that will involve the team’s shareholders is expected to define the line-up of both of Red Bull’s F1 squads for 2025,Continue Reading