Mercedes plans Miami F1 upgrades as Russell urges back to basics approach
2024-04-22
The German manufacturer endured another challenging weekend in China where the promise of a second place in the sprint with Lewis Hamilton was not followed through to the main grand prix.Russell came home in sixth, with Hamilton down in ninth, as the squad was once again left chasing answers aboutContinue Reading
F1’s new points system looks on course to get support it needs
2024-04-22
As exclusively revealed by Autosport ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, F1’s teams are due to discuss with the FIA and FOM the idea of revising the points system for 2025 to offer rewards down to 12th place.Amid concerns that the effective current lock-out of the top ten positions byContinue Reading
Horner: Wolff should focus on his own F1 problems, not “unavailable” Verstappen
2024-04-22
Amid fresh comments from Mercedes chief Wolff about the ongoing possibility of Verstappen walking away from Red Bull and potentially to his team, Horner has issued a hard-hitting response.With every indication to Red Bull from the Verstappen camp that the triple world champion is fully committed to his contract, HornerContinue Reading
Krack: Stroll penalty “very harsh” after F1 China “chain reaction”
2024-04-21
Stroll hit Ricciardo under the safety car as the field bunched up in the penultimate corner for a lap 27 restart.A furious Ricciardo was forced to retire his damaged RB car, while McLaren’s Oscar Piastri also sustained rear-end damage when his compatriot’s car was pushed into him.The stewards wholly blamedContinue Reading
F1 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Review – Verstappen dominates
2024-04-21
After five years away, Formula 1 returned to China, but it was Max Verstappen who streaked to a fourth victory of 2024 at the Chinese Grand Prix in a race featuring two safety cars. Lando Norris beat Sergio Perez to second, ending the streak of one-twos from Ferrari and RedContinue Reading
Stroll explains why F1 China penalty for Ricciardo contact felt like “a joke”
2024-04-21
With the field bunching up before the hairpin as the race was restarted on Lap 27, Stroll went into the back of Ricciardo, lifting the RB car up in the air and causing terminal damage to the Australian’s car.Ricciardo was pushed into McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, who also sustained damageContinue Reading
Ricciardo hit with Miami F1 grid penalty for safety car infringement
2024-04-21
The RB driver has been penalised having been found guilty of overtaking Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg under safety car conditions on lap 28 at the Shanghai International Circuit.Ricciardo, who has also been handed two penalty points for the offence, had been hit by Lance Stroll at the previous safety carContinue Reading
Alonso explains mid-race soft tyre strategy in F1 Chinese GP
2024-04-21
The Aston Martin driver started the Chinese GP with just one set of fresh hards and two sets of fresh mediums, so when he started the race on mediums and switched to his sole hards after 11 laps, he was left without the strategy flexibility of his rivals when theContinue Reading
Ranked: The 10 F1 teams at the 2024 Chinese GP
2024-04-21
Max Verstappen dominated once again, having hinted at his clear advantage in pace during Saturday’s sprint race, but it did not go all Red Bull’s own way as Sergio Perez was leapfrogged in the stops.No team was able to quite enjoy an error-free day, as the two safety cars putContinue Reading