Potential pre-race showers, a powerful undercut and a soft tyre that is fast but fragile have opened the door for some strategy intrigue in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.Rather than the high degradation circuit pushing teams and drivers to go conservative with a boring one-stopper, what is unfolding at BarcelonaContinue Reading
The Swiss arbitration court mediating the dispute between the Haas Formula 1 team and Uralkali over the former’s decision to end their sponsorship agreement following Russia’s 2022 Ukraine invasion has issued a ruling.The two sides had been in dispute since March 2022, when it was announced Nikita Mazepin had beenContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ W15 2024 Formula 1 car has an inherent weakness on tyre performance that is only exposed when pushing at the limit in qualifying.Hamilton qualified third on the grid for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona – his best result of the 2024 season so far.The seven-timeContinue Reading
George Russell says his Mercedes Formula 1 team is “the most confident we have been” in three years over its recent on-track performance.Russell and team-mate Lewis Hamilton locked out the second row in Spain, two weeks after Russell clinched his second career pole and the squad’s first podium of theContinue Reading
Lando Norris stood there looking up at McLaren’s iconic motorhome as smoke billowed out of the back of it and an acrid smell filled the air.He was dressed in a white t-shirt and black trousers and just his socks – in the haste to evacuate the building, he’d left hisContinue Reading
Lando Norris reckons eight drivers have the potential to win Formula 1’s 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, after a close qualifying fight where he pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole.McLaren driver Norris took his second F1 career pole with a 1m11.383s at the end of Q3 at Barcelona, which putContinue Reading
George Russell has explained his frustration over team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s outlap in Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying, explaining both Mercedes drivers were angling for the same slipstream.On the first of two runs in the final Q3 shoot-out, Russell was behind Hamilton on their preparation laps as they were keptContinue Reading
Carlos Sainz thinks bouncing in the high-speed corners is what has derailed Ferrari’s prospects at Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix.The Spaniard and team-mate Charles Leclerc had hoped to be in the fight for pole position at Barcelona but ended up on the third row as McLaren’s Lando Norris beat MaxContinue Reading
Lucky? A little bit. That Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll walked away from FP3 at Barcelona without receiving anything more than a reprimand for what can be charitably described as ‘avoidable contact’ left something of a sour taste in the mouth.The end of the final practice session at the CircuitContinue Reading
Daniel Ricciardo has insisted RB’s Spanish Grand Prix performance with an upgraded car was “encouraging” despite both drivers missing out on Q2.The Faenza-based outfit had been on the up in recent races and added a number of updates, including a new floor, to the car at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.ButContinue Reading