McLaren team boss Andrea Stella says Oscar Piastri will “reset very quickly” after his Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix sprint crash cost him eight championship points to winning team-mate Lando Norris.On lap six of Saturday morning’s damp 24-lap contest, Piastri lost control of his McLaren on the wet kerbs onContinue Reading
Lando Norris has reinforced his Formula 1 championship lead after winning a red-flagged Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race at Interlagos, while title rival Oscar Piastri crashed out of third.Norris started Saturday morning’s 24-lap race from pole, with the Sao Paulo circuit still damp in places after overnight showers. The medium-shodContinue Reading
Max Verstappen has revealed that if he hadn’t been successful in his four-wheeled racing career, he would have instead chased a life in MotoGP. Speaking on the Pelas Pistas podcast alongside Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto, the four-time champion didn’t hesitate when he was asked which racing series he loves the most. “MotoGP,” he confirmed,Continue Reading
Formula 1 teams, the FIA and tyre supplier Pirelli are considering mandating a maximum stint length at the upcoming Qatar Grand Prix to avoid a repeat of 2024’s puncture issues, forcing teams to make at least two pitstops if approved.The Qatar race at the high-downforce Losail track has been marredContinue Reading
Yuki Tsunoda has expressed bewilderment following his Q1 exit in Brazil Grand Prix sprint qualifying, as he doesn’t understand what he did wrong.Tsunoda is down 22-0 against Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen in qualifying, but his performance at the previous round had been encouraging with a 0.211s deficit in MexicoContinue Reading
After three consecutive Formula 1 grands prix ended up being straightforward one-stops, a mooted plan for mandatory two-stop strategies is failing to get traction.The Baku, Singapore and Austin races lacked strategic variety, hence the proposal was brought up in the Mexico Grand Prix drivers’ briefing and within the Sporting AdvisoryContinue Reading
Mercedes’ trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin does not expect the 2026 cars to suffer from the porpoising and bouncing issues that plagued the current generation of Formula 1 machinery – but says teams will have to remain vigilant against similar knock-on effects.Next year’s floor geometry will align more closely withContinue Reading
A gyrating Ferrari was not an uncommon sight on Friday at Interlagos: Lewis Hamilton pulled a dramatic 720-degree spin when his SF-25 bottomed out at Mergulho in FP1.This second sector at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace is characterised by bumps and changes of camber and gradient. Three corners earlier isContinue Reading
Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix is set to be affected by storms on Saturday morning, which could offer disruption to the sprint race and qualifying session through the day.An orange alert for storms has been issued by Brazil’s National Institute of Meteorology, predicting heavy rain and high winds on SaturdayContinue Reading
Max Verstappen says his Brazilian Grand Prix sprint qualifying was “just rubbish” after being restricted to sixth place in a Red Bull Formula 1 car that lacked grip and suffered over the bumps.Verstappen and team-mate Yuki Tsunoda both appeared to struggle for grip around the newly resurfaced 4.3km Interlagos circuit,Continue Reading