Off the back of an eventful sprint race, Formula 1 teams are braced for high tyre-wear race at the United States Grand Prix.Given Austin’s varied and demanding high-downforce layout, the new track surface and high temperatures, tyre wear and graining concerns could open up strategy variations of the expected two-stopperContinue Reading
The FIA has revealed several Formula 1 teams were forced to make changes to their rear wings for the United States Grand Prix amid efforts to eradicate slot-gap trickery.There has been a renewed focus on the behaviour of rear wings over recent weeks in the wake of the ‘mini-DRS’ controversyContinue Reading
Max Verstappen insists he simply “doesn’t care” about the feud between Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner and McLaren boss Zak Brown.The latest spat between the two has overshadowed much of the track action at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, where Verstappen qualified second behindContinue Reading
Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari remains in contention for Formula 1 victory at the United States Grand Prix despite falling short of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in qualifying.Leclerc took fourth on the grid, just 0.09 seconds away from team-mate Carlos Sainz as the Spaniard clinched third for Sunday’s race atContinue Reading
Andrea Stella has criticised Helmut Marko for questioning Lando Norris’ mental capacity to challenge for the Formula 1 title and insists his comments are worse than Max Verstappen’s Singapore swearing.Red Bull advisor Marko recently claimed in German outlet Motorsport Magazin that Verstappen’s title rival Norris “has some mental weaknesses”.It is unclear whatContinue Reading
If the final six Formula 1 races of 2024 are a shootout for next year’s Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen, then series returnee Liam Lawson certainly made an impression.Fresh from a spell on the sidelines as Red Bull’s reserve driver, Lawson kicked off his stint replacing Daniel Ricciardo atContinue Reading
McLaren team boss Andrea Stella says he is happy to accept the FIA’s judgement that Red Bull did not break Formula 1’s rules over its front bib adjuster.The presence of a device below the Red Bull cockpit that allowed a quick change of ride height fuelled suspicions that it couldContinue Reading
As he returned to winning ways in Formula 1’s 2024 United States Grand Prix sprint race, and was on course for proper pole at Austin, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is the heavy favourite to score a fourth consecutive GP triumph here.But, thanks to George Russell’s late Q3 crash, Verstappen’s titleContinue Reading
Formula 1’s planned 2026 cars are now about two seconds per lap faster as the result of regulation changes made by teams and the FIA.Outline plans for the next generation of F1 cars were revealed ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix but, following concerns expressed about their likely performance level,Continue Reading
Liam Lawson has claimed Fernando Alonso threatened to “screw” him after a scrap during the sprint race for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix.Racing for the first time since replacing Daniel Ricciardo after the Singapore GP, Lawson managed to irk Alonso while trying to pass the Aston Martin driver duringContinue Reading