The teenager’s impressive drive to seventh place when he deputised for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari in Jeddah has inevitably led many observers to assume he will be promoted to a Haas race seat in 2025.Bearman drove for the US outfit in two FP1 sessions last season and he has aContinue Reading
It is often taken for granted that racing drivers can do things like that, and after all, it’s only a couple of years since Alex Albon performed a similar feat, returning in Singapore after missing the Italian Grand Prix following an appendix removal.Albon, however, had two free weekends between races,Continue Reading
For the return of ground effects in 2022, Mercedes pioneered its distinctive size-zero sidepod car concept but concluded its defence of the constructors’ title with only one grand prix victory.Having run the car too low that year, Mercedes raised the platform for 2023 but hit an aerodynamic performance ceiling toContinue Reading
The Spaniard has stressed that first he will make a call on whether or not he wants to remain in F1 in 2025 and then he will decide where he will drive, with staying at Aston Martin his priority.Lewis Hamilton’s departure for Ferrari has left a vacant seat at MercedesContinue Reading
The Australian found himself on the receiving end of a pointed remark from Red Bull’s motorsport advisor after a disappointing showing in the Saudi Arabian GP, where he was outqualified once again by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.Writing in his column for Speedweek about the performance of RB’s two drivers, Marko said:Continue Reading
Ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, Sauber driver Bottas has recorded an entertaining TV promo for Uber during which he expresses his love for Australian culture, food, and fashion.The advert, which the Finn recorded in six hours soon after landing in the country, has been well-received as mullet-sporting BottasContinue Reading
Kevin Magnussen’s Jeddah race had already been spoiled by a 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon when he passed Yuki Tsunoda while running off the circuit. The move subsequently earned him a second 10-second penalty.He then followed orders to slow down the Japanese driver and others in the followingContinue Reading
The McLaren driver was lucky to escape a penalty after he edged forward before the lights went out at Jeddah a fortnight ago.While rivals, including George Russell, complained about him jumping the start as his car was seen to move, the FIA stewards ruled that there had been no offenceContinue Reading
F1 Academy managing director Wolff revealed ahead of this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix that she has personally filed a criminal complaint in the French courts against the FIA.In December, the FIA started looking into a potential conflict of interest between Wolff and her husband Toto – the Mercedes motorsport bossContinue Reading
The Spaniard acknowledges that he hasn’t yet returned to 100% fitness after having his appendix removed in Saudi Arabia two weeks ago.However, he remains confident that he will be able to drive this weekend, despite not undertaking any training or using the Maranello simulator since his operation.Sainz plans to driveContinue Reading