Organisers of Austin’s United States Grand Prix have been summoned by the FIA for an early track invasion by spectators.At the end of the race at the Circuit of the Americas, several spectators entered the track on the start-finish straight while cars were still circulating on their in-laps after theContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has insisted he has no sympathy for McLaren arguing he pushed Lando Norris off at Turn 12 in Austin, saying Red Bull’s rival has been “complaining a lot recently”.Norris had been chasing Verstappen for third place for most of the second stint of the COTA’s 56-lap race when heContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz believe that Ferrari’s 1-2 result at the United States Grand Prix puts it firmly in the hunt for Formula 1’s constructors’ championship., as it now sits 48 points behind leader McLaren.Ferrari took a 26-point chunk out of Red Bull in the constructors’ standings to sitContinue Reading
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has described decision-making over penalties in the United States Grand Prix as “biased” after George Russell and Lando Norris were punished, while Max Verstappen escaped without issue.Russell was given a five-second penalty early on for forcing Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas off-track at Turn 12, althoughContinue Reading
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the United States Grand Prix stewards have “interfered in an inappropriate manner” in the Lando Norris and Max Verstappen battle for third, as Norris was given a five-second penalty for passing off-track.Norris had caught Verstappen in their hard-tyre stint and began to exert heavy pressure on hisContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton thinks aero problems with new Mercedes upgrades brought to the United States Grand Prix could be to blame for his early race exit.The seven-time world champion capped a difficult Austin event by becoming the first and only race retirement, after spinning into the gravel trap at Turn 19Continue Reading
Charles Leclerc claimed his third win of the season with victory at the United States Grand Prix over Carlos Sainz for a Ferrari 1-2, as Lando Norris lost out on third with a five-second penalty in a fierce battle with Max Verstappen.The Monegasque gathered a swift start and pounced onContinue Reading
Lando Norris has revealed why his Formula 1 race engineer made a rare intervention on the team radio before his pole lap for the United Stated Grand Prix.Norris took a sixth pole of 2024 at the Circuit of the Americas thanks to narrowly beating title rival Max Verstappen after theContinue Reading
George Russell will start Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix from the pitlane as the result of a parc ferme rules breach by Mercedes.The Briton had crashed out of Q3 at Austin on Saturday, badly damaging his W15 car after hitting the barriers at Turn 19.The impact destroyed a newContinue Reading
Off the back of an eventful sprint race, Formula 1 teams are braced for high tyre-wear race at the United States Grand Prix.Given Austin’s varied and demanding high-downforce layout, the new track surface and high temperatures, tyre wear and graining concerns could open up strategy variations of the expected two-stopperContinue Reading