Charles Leclerc has questioned Max Verstappen’s claim he would have won the 2024 Formula 1 world championship “even earlier” had he been racing a McLaren or Ferrari, saying it is “a stretch”.The Red Bull driver made the remark in the hours after he secured this year’s title in Las Vegas last weekend,Continue Reading
Charles Leclerc has questioned Max Verstappen’s claim he would have won the 2024 Formula 1 world championship “even earlier” had he been racing a McLaren or Ferrari, saying it is “a stretch”.The Red Bull driver made the remark in the hours after he secured this year’s title in Las Vegas last weekend,Continue Reading
Seven of the Qatar Formula 1 circuit’s 16 corners now feature new kerb profiles after changes ahead of the 2023 race resulted in damage which forced the FIA to impose maximum stint lengths during the race.The kerbs rose to sharp 50mm points on their inner edges, with a steep drop-off,Continue Reading
Valtteri Bottas has revealed he turned down an offer to drive in IndyCar full-time next season but insisted he is open to tackling the Indianapolis 500 – though his primary focus remains on Formula 1.The 35-year-old will leave Sauber at the end of 2024 and is expected to replace MickContinue Reading
Mario Andretti has insisted IndyCar driver Colton Herta remains a “priority” interest for Cadillac’s Formula 1 entry.The General Motors brand was finally accepted as a new F1 team for 2026 and beyond, albeit with a number of compromises to push over the line the previous Andretti Global guise had failedContinue Reading
Mick Schumacher will depart from his Formula 1 reserve driver position at Mercedes at the end of the season, as Valtteri Bottas looks set to assume the role for 2025.The German joined the team as reserve at the start of 2023 after losing his Haas seat to Nico Hulkenberg atContinue Reading
Formula 1 race director Rui Marques faces increased duties at the Qatar Grand Prix in having to take charge of F2 as well, following the latest shock FIA exit, Autosport has learned.Just one week after former F2/F3 race director Marques took over in F1 from Niels Wittich, who himself wasContinue Reading
As regulations change and evolve, F1 teams find themselves able to find new ways to reincorporate good concepts that worked previously but suddenly lost their edge for one reason or another.The latest example of this phenomenon is the reintroduction of grooves on the brake disc rotor, with Carbone Industries triallingContinue Reading
Sergio Perez admitted at his home Mexican race that his 2024 Formula 1 season had been “terrible” – and having scored just two points in the three rounds since, little has changed.Speculation about Perez’s future at the team has persisted throughout the year. After beginning the season with an adequateContinue Reading
Formula 1 has taken another step on its path to reach its 2030 Net Zero commitments after announcing further investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel alongside Qatar Airways.With Qatar Airways launching its own Sustainable Aviation Fiel (SAF) programme, F1 has joined up as the inaugural member, strengthening the relationship with oneContinue Reading