Ferrari’s Formula 1 team boss Fred Vasseur has responded to Lewis Hamilton’s extreme pessimism following the Las Vegas Grand Prix, saying everybody must “calm down”. The seven-time world champion crossed the line in 10th on Saturday night after starting on the back row following a disastrous qualifying, in which he failedContinue Reading
Newly crowned Super Formula champion Ayumu Iwasa has the potential to perform in Formula 1 at a higher level than Yuki Tsunoda, believes his race engineer.Tomohiko Koike made the claim in the wake of last weekend’s Suzuka finale, where two pole positions and victory in the final race were enoughContinue Reading
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko had a laugh when McLaren told Lando Norris to attack the dominant Max Verstappen during the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.The four-time world champion won from second on the grid after overtaking poleman Norris at Turn 1, as the McLaren driver went wideContinue Reading
McLaren has apologised to its drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for its costly double disqualification at Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, as it explained what went wrong.Norris and Piastri finished second and fifth respectively on the streets of Las Vegas, before both drivers were thrown out of theContinue Reading
Two races after Formula 1 race control drew criticism for a close call between two marshals and Liam Lawson at the Mexico Grand Prix, the timing of a marshal intervention during a race again became a contentious topic in Las Vegas.After a multi-car clash at the start of the VegasContinue Reading
In the old days, when different people ran F1, fans would be inclined to look at the dramatic double disqualification of the McLaren drivers from the Las Vegas Grand Prix with a knowing wink. Nothing like tightening up the field with two rounds to go to set up a thrillingContinue Reading
Christian Horner is understood to be a contender for the Aston Martin Formula 1 team principal role as incumbent Andy Cowell looks set to leave, according to reports.Horner was sacked as Red Bull boss in July after 20 years in the role, winning eight drivers’ titles and six constructors’ crownsContinue Reading
In the aftermath of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the usual post-race inspections revealed that both McLaren cars had fallen foul of Formula 1’s restrictions on plank wear.The cars of both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had demonstrated wear beyond the minimum thickness on the rearmost skid block, defined asContinue Reading
Immediately after the Las Vegas GP, Lando Norris still had one hand on the 2025 Formula 1 world drivers’ championship despite losing out to Max Verstappen in Sin City.That all changed after both Norris and team-mate – and championship rival – Oscar Piastri were disqualified when their cars failed technicalContinue Reading
McLaren has received a double disqualification from the Las Vegas Grand Prix because both of its Formula 1 cars failed to meet the minimum thickness requirement of the rear skid block.It means Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have respectively lost their second and fourth-place finishes from Saturday night, having breachedContinue Reading