The Dutch Grand Prix’s winner utterly dominated the race, winning by over 22s – and this time it was Lando Norris! But why made sure that no other driver, not even Max Verstappen, could get close to Lando in Zandvoort? What happened to Mercedes’ chances? And what about Williams’ futureContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas has bemoaned Sauber’s ‘weakest’ performance of the Formula 1 season at the Dutch Grand Prix but hopes the circuit will serve as an “outlier”.The Finn and team-mate Zhou Guanyu failed to make an impression on the battle for points, propping up the field in 19th and 20th atContinue Reading
Formula 1 teams face a step into the unknown this weekend with a newly resurfaced Monza set to throw up some surprises at the Italian Grand Prix.As part of a major revamp to modernise the famous Autodromo, which has included work on access tunnels and infrastructure, the entire track hasContinue Reading
While Lando Norris recovered from a poor getaway to win Formula 1’s Dutch Grand Prix, McLaren is under no illusions that it needs to get on top of its starts.Even at Zandvoort, a similarly bad launch for Oscar Piastri dropped him behind George Russell and into the dirty air thatContinue Reading
On the one hand, Williams’ revisions showed some huge promise in practice and qualifying – as Alex Albon put the team back in Q3.As boss James Vowles explained: “We’re in a situation where that update is producing good results, and in a very tight midfield we’re able to put theContinue Reading
McLaren’s Andrea Stella is a diplomatic man who is rightly earning the plaudits for overseeing the team’s substantial improvement over the past 20 months.A steady hand on the tiller, Stella is a key factor behind McLaren’s transformation and until now, has comfortably rowed down the middle in terms of sidingContinue Reading
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has insisted his team knows it has “an issue” and needs to improve to fend off the McLaren threat.The reigning world championship-winning team holds a lead of 30 points in the constructors’ standings, while Max Verstappen heads Lando Norris by 70 points in the drivers’ championship.However,Continue Reading
Put the Piz Buin away, folks – the summer break is officially over and done with. The Formula 1 circus returned from its holidays in typically rambunctious fashion, laying down an assortment of storylines to make up for a fallow period in the annual soap opera.For those missing sandy beaches,Continue Reading
Max Verstappen believes something has “gone wrong” with Red Bull’s development that has introduced balance issues to his 2024 Formula 1 car.Verstappen and Red Bull were the class of the field in the early stages of the season, but a dominant victory by McLaren’s Lando Norris in the Dutch GrandContinue Reading
Haas is free to take its cars and equipment to Monza after former sponsor Uralkali confirmed receipt of a refund payment believed to total $9 million and an F1 car.The team had been unable to depart the Netherlands after bailiffs and police visited it in the pitlane at the DutchContinue Reading