Ewout Albrecht, Author at Motorsport

Toto Wolff has voiced his support for Lewis Hamilton, who is struggling at the moment.

Wolff shows support for struggling Hamilton: “he definitely has it”

Ewout Albrecht1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Amidst his current slum in performance, Lewis Hamilton can at least bag the support of his former team boss Toto Wolff. Coming of yet another underwhelming weekend, wherein Hamilton called himself “useless”, the Mercedes CEO backs his former driver. Wolff praises Hamilton’s “emotional transparency” Having won 6 drivers’ world championships together, Wolff knows a thing…

Lando Norris wins the race at the F1 Hungarian GP for McLaren F1

F1 | Race | Hungarian GP | Norris secures McLaren’s 200th Grand Prix victory ahead of Piastri

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago2 months ago011 mins

A shock pole for Charles Leclerc on Saturday, but what would the 40th edition of the Hungarian GP bring during the race? All the action is laid out for you in the full report and results below. Verstappen charging forward, a little With a significantly cooler day than earlier in the weekend, it was Lando…

Lando Norris of McLaren F1 during practice for the F1 Hungarian GP

McLaren confident for the remainder of the weekend after practice for the F1 Hungarian GP

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Coming off a dominant Belgian GP weekend, McLaren continued where they left off during free practice on the Friday before the Hungarian GP. Both sessions were topped by Lando Norris, closely followed by Oscar Piastri. So all signs are pointing to the papaya duo slugging it out for the win come Sunday. Norris confident for…

Haas F1 Drivers Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman during the F1 Belgian GP

Frustrating day for Ocon and a pissed off Bearman in F1 Belgian GP

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

A frustrating race for both Haas F1 drivers, Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman, during the Belgian GP. Ocon got away on the wrong setup for the conditions, as he prepared his car for more top speed, whereas Bearman dropped three places due to an engine mishap. This eventually led to both drivers finishing outside of…

Oscar Piastri of McLaren takes pole in the F1 Belgian GP sprint qualifying

Piastri surprised with gap in F1 Belgian GP Sprint Qualifiying

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Mixed feelings at McLaren as Oscar Piastri takes pole for tomorrow’s Belgian GP sprint. On the other side of the garage there were less happy feelings as Lando Norris only managed third with more than six tenths between him and his team mate. Norris puzzled about gap to Piastri Looking back at his performance Norris…

It has been 1527 days since Dale Coyne Racing last stood on an IndyCar podium, but last weekend Rinus VeeKay steered his to P2 in Toronto.

VeeKay and Dale Coyne Racing oozing confidence after ending IndyCar podium drought in Toronto

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

It has been 1527 days since Dale Coyne Racing last stood on an IndyCar podium, but last weekend Rinus VeeKay steered his #18 Dallara-Honda to second place in Toronto. Coincidentally, that was also VeeKay’s first -and thus far only- IndyCar win. Bold strategy pays off VeeKay and Dale Coyne Racing starting to look like a…

2025 F1 Mid-Season review: Lewis Hamilton

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari was perhaps the most shocking driver transfer in recent F1 history, but so far has failed to deliver as we are mid-season in 2025. With 103 points in 12 races, Hamilton is sixth in the championship, 16 points behind team mate Charles Leclerc. High hopes Before the season kicked-off, the hopes…

Top 10 Red Bull wins under Christian Horner

Red Bull’s top 10 wins under Christian Horner’s reign

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago2 months ago014 mins

As the shock of Christian Horner leaving as Red Bull team principal has somewhat subdued, it is time to reflect on his tenure with a top 10 wins under his reign. As Verstappen’s victories under Horner are more than Vettel’s, the focus is a tad more on his period, with six for the Verstappen era…

Scott Dixon comments on extending his win-streak with a victory at Mid-Ohio

Dixon ‘pleasantly surprised’ by Palou error in Mid-Ohio IndyCar victory

Ewout Albrecht2 months ago2 months ago09 mins

Scott Dixon was doing Scott Dixon things on Sunday, when he nursed his Chip Ganassi entered Dallara-Honda to a victory at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. He took the lead with a bit of help from his team mate Álex Palou, who made an uncharacteristic mistake. However, it was a typical Dixonesque fuel save run…

George Russell still hasn't extended his contract, but for now there is no interest from Andy Cowell and Christian Horner for 2026

Horner and Cowell have no concrete interest in Russell for 2026 F1 season

Ewout Albrecht3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Christian Horner and Andy Cowell are charmed by the rumours that George Russell might be heading their way for 2026. The rumours come amidst all the rumours regarding Max Verstappen joining Mercedes, as the follow-up question is who he will replace. With Andrea Kimi Antonelli just joining the team, the most obvious driver to make…