A new Red Bull chassis didn’t help Sergio Perez turn his fortunes around as he could only qualify in 13th place for the sprint race in Brazil.The under-fire Red Bull driver continues to struggle for form after a poor performance in the US GP in Austin followed by his shockingContinue Reading
Formula 1 drivers have been struggling with the bumpiness of Interlagos’ new track surface, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri joking “seeing the end of the straight is the first objective” in Saturday’s sprint.The historic Brazilian Grand Prix venue in Sao Paulo has been resurfaced for 2024, and while drivers agreed theContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri says he would be willing to give up a potential victory in the sprint race of Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix to help McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in the championship, despite getting pole position in sprint qualifying on Friday.Norris trails title favourite Max Verstappen by 47 points afterContinue 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
Oscar Piastri pipped his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris to top sprint qualifying at Formula 1’s 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.The McLaren drivers dominated qualifying and took very different approaches to SQ3 compared to their rivals.Elsewhere, there was a shockContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc has been summoned by the FIA stewards at the Brazilian Grand Prix for swearing in the post-race press conference in Mexico last weekend.The Monegasque swore when describing his late-race moment in the Mexico City race, where he ran wide at the final corner as he fought hard withContinue Reading
When Red Bull’s second Formula 1 team rebranded to RB at the start of this year, it came after abandoning an original idea to become Racing Bulls.At the time it was felt that an official title of the ‘Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula 1 team’ was too much ofContinue Reading
Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed he has spoken to more than one of the team’s rivals as he “actively works” to get Franco Colapinto a Formula 1 drive next season.Colapinto has impressed since he replaced Logan Sargeant from the Italian Grand Prix onwards and, in his five racesContinue Reading
Damon Hill stands by his criticisms of Max Verstappen’s driving, saying the Dutchman uses “fear and intimidation” against his Formula 1 rivals.The 1996 world champion has come under attack from Verstappen in the wake of remarks he made this week accusing the Red Bull ace of acting like Wacky Races villainContinue Reading
McLaren driver Lando Norris led Mercedes’ George Russell and the Kevin Magnussen-replacing Ollie Bearman at Haas in the sole practice session for Formula 1’s 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix.Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton ended up well off the pace for Red Bull and Mercedes respectively for different reasons, while Sergio PerezContinue Reading