Seven things we learned from the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix
We were due a mad one, weren’t we? There’s usually at least one Formula 1 race per year which goes off-script, usually thanks to a few lashings of rain, and Brazil gave us this year’s instalment of a break with the usual competitive order.Despite the trials and tribulations of qualifyingContinue Reading
Hamilton reveals he is “looking forward to Christmas” before Ferrari move
Lewis Hamilton revealed he cannot wait for Christmas in what is a telling summary of his final season with Mercedes.At the start of the year, Hamilton informed boss Toto Wolff of his decision to terminate his deal with the Silver Arrows to join Ferrari for 2025.However, the Briton made itContinue Reading
How brake lock-up weakness helped derail Norris’s Brazilian GP
McLaren has suggested that brake lock-up problems, rather than driving errors under pressure, were the main factor that derailed Lando Norris’s hopes in Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix.Norris had a golden opportunity to cut into Max Verstappen’s championship lead at Interlagos after securing pole position in the race, with his titleContinue Reading
Ferrari: Tyre allocation breach brought no performance gain
Ferrari has insisted that the tyre allocation infringement that resulted in it losing second place in Saturday’s Bahrain World Endurance Championship finale offered no performance advantage.Ferdinando Cannizzo, the Italian marque’s sportscar racing technical director, said “nothing would have changed, no advantage and no disadvantage” when questioned the day after theContinue Reading
How Verstappen can seal a fourth F1 title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
After his dominating display in winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, Max Verstappen could claim his fourth Formula 1 world championship in Las Vegas.The Dutchman mastered the rain to storm from 17th on the grid to take the chequered flag and set the fastest lap in Sao Paulo, extendingContinue Reading
How Brazil’s shock double podium could lead to $30m payday for Alpine
The sensational double podium for Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly In Brazil has been a big boost for Alpine for a variety of reasons, with its three-place jump in the constructors’ standings potentially making a $30m difference at year’s end.Ocon and Gasly appeared at the front after deciding to delayContinue Reading
How Verstappen’s Brazil brilliance cools F1 title fight that had got needlessly uglier
The faces of Red Bull team boss Christian Horner and McLaren driver Lando Norris said it all in the deafening aftermath of the Brazilian Grand Prix.The relief was breaking across those respectively long furrowed brows. A sudden pressure release squirting uplifting and cooling air as if it were illicit waterContinue Reading
Verstappen’s Brazil GP opener likened to Senna’s Donington Park 1993 Lap of the Gods
Max Verstappen’s stunning opening lap that teed him up for victory in Brazil has been hailed as every bit as good as Ayrton Senna’s famous Donington Park 1993 opener.The Red Bull driver, whose shock win from 17th on the grid has put him in reach of another world title, gainedContinue Reading
NASCAR’s Elton Sawyer explains decision to penalize Christopher Bell
Elton Sawyer, senior VP of competition, breaks down the decision to penalize the move Christopher Bell made on the final lap at Martinsville. SourceContinue Reading
How the Right Calls Led to Verstappen’s Incredible Comeback – F1 Brazil GP Race Reaction
Red Bull took a sensational win at the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix in wet conditions with Max Verstappen. After a shock Q2 elimination forcing him to start from 17th place, the Dutchman took an important victory on his way to the championship title and with Lando Norris finishing sixth, VerstappenContinue Reading