Lando Norris may have been kicking himself for losing out in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix, but the team reckons there was nothing more he could have done.Norris was left frustrated with himself that, despite securing pole position and having what appeared to be the fastest car at Barcelona, heContinue Reading
George Russell says he was inspired by Fernando Alonso’s rocket start in 2011 to grab the Spanish Grand Prix lead.Russell started fourth on the dirty side of the grid, alongside Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and behind front-row duo Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.And when polesitter Norris immediately focused on interceptingContinue Reading
Only tepid expectations preceded this year’s edition of the Spanish Grand Prix. Most expected the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya’s painful adherence to conventional track design to suit the Red Bulls perfectly, given the team had laboured with literal and metaphorical bumps in the road.Although the predictions were largely right as MaxContinue Reading
Mick Schumacher will test an Alpine Formula 1 car next week as the team continues to consider its options for its 2025 driver line-up.The French squad is currently evaluating drivers for next year after announcing earlier this month that it would part company with Esteban Ocon at the end ofContinue Reading
Mercedes says its deficit to Red Bull and McLaren in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix does not show the true picture of its potentialLewis Hamilton delivered his first non-sprint podium of the season in Spain, as he finished third behind Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.But while the top duo wereContinue Reading
Alpine has made a late bid to try to secure Carlos Sainz’s services for next year as it pushes to move up the Formula 1 grid, Autosport can reveal.Just as it appeared that Sainz had been left with a straight choice between Williams and Sauber/Audi in terms of securing aContinue Reading
Alpine has made a late bid to try to secure Carlos Sainz’s services for next year as it pushes to move up the Formula 1 grid, Autosport can reveal.Just as it appeared that Sainz had been left with a straight choice between Williams and Sauber/Audi in terms of securing aContinue Reading
McLaren now has the best package in Formula 1 and is not suffering fluctuations that even Red Bull is enduring, reckons Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. While Lando Norris was beaten to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, the pace he was able to show as he closed in on winner Max VerstappenContinue Reading
F1 travelled to Spain for Round 10 of the 2024 World Championship, and it was a race in Barcelona that told a strangely familar tale.Max Verstappen took the lead and early control of the race but had to hold on by just two seconds at the finish line as LandoContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes’ “peaky” 2024 Formula 1 car is running at its “maximum” performance level without more upgrades and only responds to one set-up.Hamilton finished third in Sunday’s 2024 Spanish Grand Prix – 17.8s behind winner Max Verstappen’s Red Bull and Lando Norris following closely for McLaren and withContinue Reading