Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has revealed Max Verstappen was “more sensitive” to the criticism of his aggressive driving than he let on in public.Verstappen clinched his fourth straight title with two rounds remaining in Las Vegas, having been the year’s standout driver aboard a Red BullContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc was furious at the end of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, making his feelings clear over the radio to engineer Bryan Bozzi after Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz ignored orders not to attack him.Having looked on course to overcut Sainz during the final round of stops, Leclerc was passed by the SpaniardContinue Reading
Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli and the FIA have worked together on an action plan that should help avoid a repeat of the tyre problems that marred last year’s Qatar Grand Prix, Autosport has learned.As F1 returned to the revamped Losail circuit in 2023, it hit trouble as tyre problemsContinue Reading
Red Bull has admitted that it is “not confident” about its chances in Formula 1 next year, despite Max Verstappen clinching his fourth world championship in Las Vegas.In the wake of a major threat from McLaren’s Lando Norris in a run of races after the summer break, Red Bull andContinue Reading
As any musician will testify, the second album is often the hardest to make.The pressure to deliver a creative product the that exceeds expectations can often be the undoing of many artists as their musical career bombs.The same can be said for F1 races. After the initial hype of beingContinue Reading
Lance Stroll’s 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix opening pitstop disaster was caused by his Aston Martin Formula 1 car suffering a radio failure on “lap one” of the race.The 26-year-old responded to instructions to aid his launch from 18th on the grid, but then could not communicate with his engineerContinue Reading
Ferrari kick-started its 2025 plans in a public way at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as it ran a new floor that was purely experimental and was never actually intended to be raced with now.It ran on Carlos Sainz’s SF-24 during free practice in a bid to help the ScuderiaContinue Reading
The Andretti family will retain an involvement in the revised plan for a General Motors Formula 1 team, with 1978 world champion Mario Andretti serving as a director on the board.On Monday F1 announced it has agreed in principle a deal to allow an entry for the GM group toContinue Reading
Formula 1’s statement on Monday that it is moving forward with plans to allow a General Motors entry could be viewed as a complete turnaround in attitude from series bosses.It was only back in January that FOM declared an application by Andretti-Cadillac to enter F1 was rejected because it didContinue Reading
Formula 1 has agreed a deal in principle with General Motors and its Cadillac brand to enter the series in 2026 as an 11th team.The deal will see the GM-supported outfit join as a customer team in 2026, while developing its own in-house power units for 2028 and beyond, usingContinue Reading