Norris not proud of Brazil F1 sprint race victory after team orders
Lando Norris says he cannot be proud of his win in the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race after he was handed it on a plate by his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.Piastri, who had taken pole, looked in command and nailed-on to take a routine win in Sao Paulo. However, inContinue Reading
Verstappen investigated for potential VSC rule breach in Brazilian GP sprint
Max Verstappen is under investigation for a potential virtual safety car infringement during the Formula 1 sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix.The championship leader had seemingly minimised the damage to nearest challenger Lando Norris, who was waved past by McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri to take the win.However, with VerstappenContinue Reading
F1 Brazilian GP: Norris wins sprint after McLaren team orders – Verstappen fourth with penalty
Lando Norris was waved by team-mate Oscar Piastri to win Formula 1’s 2024 Brazil sprint race, with the second McLaren saved from a Max Verstappen attack by a late virtual safety car.However, the Red Bull driver was later handed a five-second penalty for his actions as the VSC was endingContinue Reading
F1 Brazilian GP: Norris wins sprint after McLaren team orders – Verstappen third
Lando Norris was waved by team-mate Oscar Piastri to win Formula 1’s 2024 Brazil sprint race, with the second McLaren saved from a Max Verstappen attack by a late virtual safety car.However, the Red Bull driver faces a post-race investigation for his actions as the VSC was ending on theContinue Reading
Aston drivers Alonso and Stroll to start Brazil F1 sprint from pitlane
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will start Brazil’s sprint race from the pitlane after making sweeping changes to their Aston Martin F1 cars.Alonso and Stroll both struggled for speed in Friday’s sprint qualifying, only managing 16th and 19th respectively.In response to the result and in a desire to further honeContinue Reading
The factors that have blown Brazilian GP strategy game wide open
Formula 1 teams have been left facing some difficult strategy choices for the Brazilian Grand Prix as a host of elements have come together to make things extremely complicated.A combination of the new track surface, the timing of the sprint race, Pirelli’s selections for this weekend and uncertainty over theContinue Reading
Martin: “I would not have won without first-corner lead” in Malaysian GP sprint
Jorge Martin says the sprint race at Sepang on Saturday could have had an entirely different outcome had he not toughed it out with polesitter Francesco Bagnaia to take the lead midway through the first corner.As it happened, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia fell out of second place on the thirdContinue Reading
Vettel tips Verstappen to hold on against Norris in F1 title fight
Sebastian Vettel has tipped Max Verstappen to beat Lando Norris to the Formula 1 title this year, despite his car not being the fastest.Verstappen is facing tremendous pressure to hold on to his world championship advantage, with Red Bull having been out developed over the 2024 season by main rivalsContinue Reading
F1 2026 rule tweaks will open door for “different concepts”
The recent changes to Formula 1’s technical regulations for 2026 will give teams more freedom to explore different design concepts, says Williams chief James Vowles.Recently, the rules prescribing F1’s new car designs for 2026 have been tweaked following concerns that the new generation of cars would be too slow.The newContinue Reading
Bagnaia: “Winning Malaysian GP will not be enough” for MotoGP title
Francesco Bagnaia has admitted he will need help from other riders to have any chance of winning the 2024 MotoGP world championship following his sprint crash on Saturday.Retiring from the sprint race on lap three while title rival Jorge Martin eventually won meant Bagnaia’s points deficit grew from 17 to 29Continue Reading