Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confirmed that Yuki Tsunoda will drive the team’s RB20 in Formula 1’s end-of-season Abu Dhabi test.RB driver Tsunoda has only had experience of Red Bull machinery in demo runs, although tried the Red Bull RB18 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in anContinue Reading
George Russell went quickest in a twice red-flagged opening practice session at the Mexican Grand Prix, as Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman collided at Turn 9.Russell set a 1m17.998s on the soft-tyre runs to go three-tenths faster than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in a stop-start session, with the first interruption comingContinue Reading
McLaren has finally unleashed its long-awaited floor upgrade for its 2024 Formula 1 car, with what the team calls a “heavily revised” upgrade fitted for the Mexican Grand Prix.After rivals Red Bull, Aston Martin, Ferrari and Mercedes all encountered issues with new floor developments earlier in the season, McLaren hadContinue Reading
Formula 1 practice at non-sprint weekends is a well-known format – teams have an hour in both FP1 and FP2 on Fridays and then a third 60-minute session on Saturday before qualifying.But second practice at the Mexico City Grand Prix will take on a different format as Pirelli conducts aContinue Reading
The FIA and the Austin race promoter are in discussions over installing adjustable gravel traps for Formula 1’s 2025 United States Grand Prix, Autosport understands.This approach is aimed at solving the track limits controversy involving Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen and McLaren driver Lando Norris that marred the endContinue Reading
The FIA and the Austin race promoter are in discussions over installing adjustable gravel traps for Formula 1’s 2025 United States Grand Prix, Autosport understands.This approach is aimed at solving the track limits controversy involving Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen and McLaren driver Lando Norris that marred the endContinue Reading
McLaren Formula 1 driver Oscar Piastri says he has no intention of seeking Red Bull talks and is “very happy where I am”.Piastri has long been on Red Bull’s radar as a future option, and in a recent interview Red Bull driver advisor Helmut Marko said Piastri’s manager Mark WebberContinue Reading
McLaren’s petition to seek a right of review over Lando Norris’s penalty for overtaking Max Verstappen off track in Austin shows it remains deeply unhappy over what happened last weekend.And while few would argue against the fact that overtaking off track is not allowed in Formula 1, a deeper understandingContinue Reading
Formula 1 drivers are set to review the United States Grand Prix battle between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in Mexico’s drivers briefing amid questions over how the FIA’s racing rules are applied.Verstappen and Norris fought a hard battle for third position in Austin until they both went off atContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton is sticking with Mercedes’ latest upgrade for Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix, despite the troubles he faced with it in Austin.The seven-time world champion spun out of last weekend’s United States GP early on, in an incident he suspected had been triggered by balance problems from new developments.HisContinue Reading