Max Verstappen refused to answer most questions during a bizarre post-qualifying press conference as he appeared to protest the FIA’s decision to give him community service for swearing. The Dutchman had sworn during Thursday’s FIA press conference ahead of this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix when he explained that his car wasContinue Reading
After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this willContinue Reading
Daniel Ricciardo joked he would like Nelson Piquet Jr back on the Formula 1 grid to help his Singapore Grand Prix efforts after a “miserable” qualifying at the Marina Bay Circuit.The RB driver failed to escape Q1 elimination on a weekend where his future in F1 has been put inContinue Reading
Lando Norris claimed pole over Max Verstappen for the Singapore Grand Prix in an interrupted Q3, as last year’s winner Carlos Sainz crashed out during the top 10 shootout.Sainz lost control of his Ferrari on the exit of Turn 17 while spooling his car up for a hot lap, ultimatelyContinue Reading
Formula 1’s long-serving chief legal officer Sacha Woodward Hill is leaving the organisation.Still a practising solicitor, she was originally recruited to join F1 back in 1996 by former supremo Bernie Ecclestone, having previously worked for several well-known legal firms in London.Reflecting several years ago on how she made the stepContinue Reading
Kyle Larson could get a Formula 1 test outing after McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown revealed that discussions have been held with the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion.Larson, who recently compared his skills to triple world champion Max Verstappen, already has ties to McLaren after making his IndyCar debut atContinue Reading
Lando Norris headlined Formula 1’s final free practice session ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix with a 0.479-second margin over George Russell.During the end-of-session qualifying simulations, Norris broke past Russell’s earlier effort with a 1m29.646s on the soft tyres, setting the fastest lap ever recorded at the Marina Bay circuitContinue Reading
Williams boss James Vowles insists he has no regrets over waiting to promote Franco Colapinto to a race seat as he would not have hit the ground running in the way he has.Colapinto has impressed in his two F1 grands prix so far, recovering from a poor qualifying to finishContinue Reading
Pirelli says it has cleared up matters with Mercedes driver George Russell after his criticisms of “infuriating” performance fluctuations between its different tyres.Russell spoke out after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in saying that Pirelli’s current products were not “good enough” because of the wild swings in pace.Having endured a raceContinue Reading
First it was explaining “papaya rules” and team orders prioritising one driver over the other. Now it is the intense scrutiny and the legality of the team’s rear wing.With McLaren’s return to the top of the constructors’ championship, it has also unearthed new challenges for the Woking-based team.Maintaining team harmonyContinue Reading