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…
Friday at the F1 Hungarian GP was not an easy one for Red Bull, with both drivers Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda struggling to keep up with their main rivals. Verstappen, who finished P9 and P14 in the first and second practice sessions respectively, described the day as “quite bad”, citing balance issues with his…
Laurent Mekies has revealed details about the unexpected phone call that appointed him as the replacement for former Red Bull F1 team principal and CEO Christian Horner. Speaking ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, Mekies shared how the call was “difficult to digest” and discussed the emotional challenges that came with such a drastic decision….
Franco Colapinto has said that Alpine needs to understand its F1 car better if the team wants to improve following a tricky start to the year for them. Speaking in a print media session at the F1 British GP, he stated that the team is putting its focus into finding more pace on Fridays to…
Lando Norris has reflected positively on his P3 finish in qualifying for the F1 British GP, describing the session as tough but “good fun”. Norris qualified just 0.028 seconds off of polesitter Max Verstappen, after strong showings in each practice session prior to qualifying. The McLaren driver will be looking to score some major points…
