The change of government in the UK three days before Formula 1’s 2024 British Grand Prix meant a hasty plan had to be put into action regarding the Silverstone podium.As is protocol for the British GP, a representative from the UK government – usually a secretary of state – isContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz says Ferrari has lost “two or three months” of Formula 1 car development after reverting to its Imola specification for the British Grand Prix.Ferrari’s previous upgrades in Barcelona, which included a revamped floor, exacerbated the SF-24’s bouncing issues through high-speed corners as Sainz and Charles Leclerc struggled forContinue Reading
McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the team will not allow annoyance at its repeated victory near-misses to “build and destroy” its emergence as a force in Formula 1.The Woking-based team was left ruing another win that slipped through its fingers at the British Grand Prix as a series of strategyContinue Reading
Ferrari has confirmed the departure of its Formula 1 chassis technical director Enrico Cardile, who is set to join the Aston Martin team.As Autosport exclusively revealed back in May, Cardile had long been targeted by Aston Martin as part of the Silverstone squad’s efforts to push up the F1 grid.TheContinue Reading
The fluctuating speed of Formula 1’s top three teams in the British Grand Prix left many scratching their heads to work out how it was Lewis Hamilton who triumphed for Mercedes.After a season that had Red Bull dominant at the start before McLaren emerged more recently with what many believeContinue Reading
The “classic British summer” jibes aside, the British Grand Prix weekend faced an atypical barrage of cold and inclement weather – it felt more like a February’s half-hearted release of the winter’s last remnants, rather than a sun-baked July. Although unwelcome for the fans who had failed to pack aContinue Reading
Mercedes will continue to roll out incremental upgrades in Budapest and Spa after the development of its 2024 Formula 1 car led to a win on merit at the British Grand Prix.Lewis Hamilton took an emotionally charged ninth home win at Silverstone following a two-and-a-half-year wait for his 104th grandContinue Reading
Red Bull thinks it is “unsustainable” if Sergio Perez continues performing as he is, with the Mexican now at risk of a performance-related clause getting activated in his Formula 1 contract.Perez has been under pressure over recent weeks to lift his game and deliver more for Red Bull, with theContinue Reading
The tears were as unexpected as the victory. Unprecedented, they had come from somewhere deep inside. A mixture of joy and relief – in a way they seemed cathartic.An outpouring of emotion into his crash helmet that had been bottled up since he had been denied of a record eighthContinue Reading
After a 945-day hiatus, Sir Lewis Hamilton returns to the top step at the 2024 British GP. Marking a ninth win at his home race, he also claims the record for the driver with the most wins at a single circuit. Ben Hunt and Alex Kalinauckas go through the day’sContinue Reading