F1 drivers ‘trying to see the end of the straight’ on bumpy Interlagos track
Formula 1 drivers have been struggling with the bumpiness of Interlagos’ new track surface, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri joking “seeing the end of the straight is the first objective” in Saturday’s sprint.The historic Brazilian Grand Prix venue in Sao Paulo has been resurfaced for 2024, and while drivers agreed theContinue Reading
Piastri ready to hand Brazil F1 sprint win to Norris
Oscar Piastri says he would be willing to give up a potential victory in the sprint race of Formula 1’s Brazilian Grand Prix to help McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in the championship, despite getting pole position in sprint qualifying on Friday.Norris trails title favourite Max Verstappen by 47 points afterContinue Reading
No regrets: Kyle Larson’s take on his Homestead-Miami spin
Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson go 1-on-1 and break down Larson’s spin in the closing laps at Homestead-Miami Speedway. SourceContinue Reading
F1 team-mates’ qualifying battles: Brazilian GP
After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this willContinue Reading
F1 Brazilian GP: Piastri beats Norris in McLaren 1-2 in sprint qualifying
Oscar Piastri pipped his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris to top sprint qualifying at Formula 1’s 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.The McLaren drivers dominated qualifying and took very different approaches to SQ3 compared to their rivals.Elsewhere, there was a shockContinue Reading
Leclerc summoned by FIA for swearing in F1 press conference
Charles Leclerc has been summoned by the FIA stewards at the Brazilian Grand Prix for swearing in the post-race press conference in Mexico last weekend.The Monegasque swore when describing his late-race moment in the Mexico City race, where he ran wide at the final corner as he fought hard withContinue Reading
What’s really going on with RB’s name change plans for 2025
When Red Bull’s second Formula 1 team rebranded to RB at the start of this year, it came after abandoning an original idea to become Racing Bulls.At the time it was felt that an official title of the ‘Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula 1 team’ was too much ofContinue Reading
Pressure cooker: Why this weekend’s Martinsville cutoff races will bring the chaos
The Round of 8 cutoff race has historically been the wildest in all of the playoffs — even more so than the title-decider. Drivers are willing to do just about anything to advance and we’ve seen it all over the past decade. Some prevailed, others did not, but each solidifiedContinue Reading
Vowles: Williams working to get Colapinto on the F1 grid in 2025
Williams team principal James Vowles has revealed he has spoken to more than one of the team’s rivals as he “actively works” to get Franco Colapinto a Formula 1 drive next season.Colapinto has impressed since he replaced Logan Sargeant from the Italian Grand Prix onwards and, in his five racesContinue Reading
Why Hamlin’s pit crew has had a rough 2024 season
It’s no secret that the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew of Denny Hamlin’s car this season is in a slump. This was a crew leading the charts in individual and average pit stop time for the first quarter of the 2024 season. But as the playoffs approached, thingsContinue Reading