McLaren elected to bring a hefty revamp to its MCL38 for this weekend’s Miami race, which featured an overhaul of a number of aerodynamic surfaces aimed at helping lift the overall downforce of the car.But despite some promising flashes of speed throughout the weekend, McLaren has struggled to show itsContinue Reading
Last year Miami featured a glitzy opening ceremony with drivers presented to the crowd one by one by American rapper LL Cool J, flanked by Miami Dolphins cheerleaders, while will.i.am conducted an orchestra playing a song he had co-produced specifically for the race with Lil Wayne.The ceremony was met withContinue Reading
McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell completed Q3 on the theoretically slower medium as teams battle to mitigate overheating issues on Pirelli’s softer C4 compound.Even polesitter Max Verstappen said he struggled, with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko commenting to ORF that the “incalculable” tyre characteristicsContinue Reading
Although the Monegasque could do little about stopping Verstappen from roaring to yet another victory in the sprint, the fact that he was able to match his pace once he dropped into clean air has left him upbeat about his chances.Critical, he thinks, for his chances to stop Red BullContinue Reading
Earlier this week Red Bull announced that Newey would step away from its F1 team after a two-decade spell at the Milton Keynes-based team which yielded seven drivers’ and six constructors’ world championships.The news was received as a huge blow to Red Bull in Miami’s F1 paddock, while the teamContinue Reading
Horner’s position at the Milton Keynes-based squad was thrown into doubt earlier this year in the wake of complaints about his behaviour made by a female employee.The probe triggered a lengthy investigation which eventually cleared Horner but triggered an internal power battle that risked tearing the team apart.There was talkContinue Reading
Mirroring his tactics from the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Magnussen again held up midfield rivals to help Haas team-mate Nico Hulkenberg secure points in the sprint race.This time Magnussen went off as many as four times to avoid losing places, which ended up costing him 35 seconds worth of penalties,Continue Reading
Thanks to Formula 1 scheduling two successive sprint events early in the 2024 campaign, there’s now enough evidence to say the latest sprint tweaks have made things worse. No matter how hard TV commentators may screech otherwise…It’s a very long time since the initial sprint format meant F1 got that CopseContinue Reading
The Haas driver picked up three separate penalties in his battle with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.Magnussen’s driving mirrored tactics he used in Saudi Arabia earlier this year where, once penalised, he was able to defend to such an extent that team-mate NicoContinue Reading
Alonso received a 10-second penalty in China’s sprint race after making glancing contact with Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, which Alonso couldn’t serve as he retired with a puncture.Alonso, who also received three penalty points, said he didn’t understand why he was penalised for what he felt was a racing incident.LastContinue Reading