Current FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is expected to retain his position in the governing body’s upcoming election despite facing opposition from three other candidates. The Emirati is looking to secure a second four-year term as president in the FIA’s upcoming General Assemblies, due to be held on 12 December. Former FIA steward Tim Mayer,…
Charles Leclerc is feeling positive about Ferrari’s performance so far at the F1 Singapore GP, despite a “messy” FP2 session that saw him collide with Lando Norris in the pitlane. Leclerc recorded a strong P2 finish behind Fernando Alonso in the first practice session of the weekend. However, FP2 proved to be more difficult, leaving…
Lewis Hamilton finished Friday at the F1 Azerbaijan GP in high spirits, having topped the timesheets in the second practice session of the weekend. A more difficult start to the day saw the British driver finish 13th FP1 after he suffered front wing damage from a collision with the barriers. However, he set the pace…
Carlos Sainz has had his penalty points from the F1 Dutch GP cancelled after the FIA overturned its decision to penalise him for a collision with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson. The Williams driver was handed a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points on his FIA Super Licence after he made contact with Lawson…
George Russell has admitted Mercedes did not perform as well as the team had hoped for on Friday at the F1 Dutch GP, having finished P4 in FP2 with teammate Kimi Antonelli finding the gravel after just one lap in FP1. Russell: Mercedes “not as close to the front as we’d like” at F1 Dutch…
Former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has pushed for Christian Horner to move to Alpine, arguing that Flavio Briatore’s time at the team has come to an end. Schumacher: Horner has the technical skills to benefit Alpine Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Schumacher said he believes the sport calls for more skilled leaders than the likes…
Yuki Tsunoda believes that it’s not fair to compare himself to Red Bull F1 teammate and reigning World Champion Max Verstappen, stating that direct comparisons can’t be made since they don’t have the same car. Tsunoda: “I’m just focused on myself” Tsunoda was promoted up to the Red Bull seat alongside Verstappen after former driver…
Yuki Tsunoda recorded positive progress in closing the gap between himself and teammate Max Verstappen, despite a difficult F1 Hungarian GP weekend for the team. Tsunoda finished in 17th in Sunday’s race, having been knocked out in Q1 of qualifying on Saturday. He picked up new power unit components ahead of the race, and so…
George Russell believes he could have achieved pole position during qualifying for the F1 Hungarian GP had it not been for his own overconfidence. Russell ended his qualifying for the Hungarian GP in fourth position, completing a lap time that was just 0.053s off of Charles Leclerc’s pole-deciding lap. Russell: Mercedes missed an opportunity for…
Fernando Alonso was shocked at his fifth-place finish in qualifying for the F1 Hungarian GP on Saturday after the team experienced difficulties in Spa last weekend. Alonso equalled his best qualifying performance of the season at the Hungaroring, with teammate Lance Stroll finishing just 0.017s behind in sixth place. It was a stark difference from…
