Following a double Q1 elimination on Saturday, Sauber decided to roll the dice and change the rear wings on both cars, starting from pit lane in the Canadian Grand Prix. In reality, Valtteri Bottas was the one who was likely to do anything with it. Zhou Guanyu crashed twice in practice, and he simply had…
Lewis Hamilton was left to rue what could have been as he missed out on his first Grand Prix podium of the 2024 season at the Canadian Grand Prix. The seven-time World Champion took his first win in F1 at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in 2007. It looked like he could go for an eighth…
Ferrari had by far their worst weekend of the 2024 season at the Canadian Grand Prix.Charles Leclerc (engine) and Carlos Sainz (crash damage) retired from the race as the team scored no points, losing out in both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships. Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur discussed it in his post-race written media session….
Sergio Perez will drop 3 spots on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix as the stewards took a dim view of him driving back to the pits at relatively high speed following a crash in Canada on Sunday. The Mexican got on a wet patch and spun on lap 53 heading into turn 6,…
The Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu started from pit lane. They changed to a different rear wing spec as they looked to take advantage of the wet conditions. RUS, VER, NOR, PIA, RIC, ALO, HAM, TSU, STR, ALB, LEC, SAI, SAR, MAG, GAS, PER, HUL, OCO was the final starting grid. 18 drivers…
Confirmation came through just before qualifying on Saturday afternoon that Yuki Tsunoda would be staying with RB F1 for the 2025 season. The 24-year-old has had a brilliant to 2024, scoring 19 points and clearly outperforming teammate Daniel Ricciardo to date. The Japanese driver admitted it is a relief to know where he will be…
Following a dry FP3, dark clouds started to appear as qualifying got underway in Montreal. Q1 Stroll, Norris, Verstappen and Russell all took turns at the top in the first half of the session. Russell’s 1:13.242 had him a tenth clear of Verstappen. Hamilton backed up his teammate, 0.201s slower away. Norris, Stroll, Alonso, Sainz,…
Final practice got underway at Road America with the rain falling hard. Unsurprisingly, there was moments immediately. Kyle Kirkwood and Scott McLaughlin both ended up in the tarmac run off at turn 8 as they had snaps of oversteer in treacherous conditions. At turn 5, Colton Herta locked up and went straight on but continued…
Speaking on Sky Sports F1 during practice coverage for the Canadian Grand Prix, Jacques Villeneuve absolutely ripped into Daniel Ricciardo and is bemused as to why the Australian still has a spot on the grid at present. The 34-year-old from Perth has been struggling since 2021. Although he won the Italian Grand Prix for McLaren…
19-year-old Nolan Siegel will replace Agustin Canapino at JHR for the Road America event. It has been quite a crazy week. Theo Pourchaire faced online abuse from a section of Argentinean fans following contact with the 34-year-old during a wild race in Detroit. As Canapino did not condemn their actions, Arrow McLaren ended their technical…
