Lando Norris insists he is still the driver with “nothing to lose” in his Formula 1 title fight with Max Verstappen.While slowly reeling in Verstappen in the drivers’ championship, Norris has not taken full advantage of the drop-off in pace of the Red Bull in recent races.He heads into Sunday’sContinue Reading
“That’s a huge milestone.”Having worked at McLaren for the past nine years, current team principal Andrea Stella knows better than most what a rollercoaster the team has lived through.While McLaren took the lead of the constructors’ standings somewhat unsurprisingly last weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, this is the firstContinue Reading
The troubled Spa floor, which triggered some uncertainties for Mercedes, looks set to never return to action in Formula 1.Just before the summer break, Mercedes brought an upgraded floor to the Belgian Grand Prix that it hoped would lead to another form improvement in 2024.However, after some confusing behaviour withContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has praised Daniel Ricciardo as the Australian prepares to learn whether he will remain in Formula 1 for next season.Red Bull is expected to make a decision on whether Ricciardo, 35, will be retained by its sister team RB for next season and continue to partner Yuki Tsunoda.LiamContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari was caught out by McLaren’s top speed in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as he labelled his rival’s flexible rear wing a “controversial” design.The Monegasque driver was locked in a race-long battle with Oscar Piastri for victory in Baku last weekend, but his hopes of a triumphContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton has said there is a “racial element” to the choice of words used by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem in his bid to clampdown swearing.In an exclusive interview with Autosport, Ben Sulayem had explained how the FIA had asked Formula One Management to reduce the amount of foulContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz has revealed how he spent an “awkward” 20 minutes in the medical centre with Sergio Perez moments after their penultimate-lap crash in Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.The pair were duelling for a place on the podium in Baku before their coming together after Turn 2 ended with bothContinue Reading
Lando Norris says he is “very happy” and “proud” of McLaren’s apparent ‘mini-DRS’ rear wing flexing, as focus on the Formula 1 team’s design intensifies following its Baku victory.After footage showed the top element of the MCL38’s rear wing rotating back at speed on the ling straights in Azerbaijan –Continue Reading
Lando Norris says Formula 1 will lose the “rawness of drivers and their thoughts and feelings” if team radio swearing were to be clamped down upon, following comments on the matter by the FIA president.In an exclusive interview with Autosport, Mohammed Ben Sulayem revealed he has asked Formula One Management toContinue Reading
Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner recently likened correlation issues between his team’s wind tunnel, CFD data and real RB20 car to having three watches that each tell different times.Key to making progress on track was finding out which device was the most accurate, and then trusting thatContinue Reading