Lando Norris is optimistic that McLaren is very close to challenging Red Bull consistently after an upturn in form. The British driver won in Miami, pulling away from Max Verstappen in the closing stages and was very competitive last time out in Canada. Victory in Montreal slipped away from Norris after staying out when the…
Esteban Ocon says the announcement that he will leave Alpine at the end of 2024 hasn’t created any disharmony in the team. The Frenchman clashed with his teammate Pierre Gasly in Monaco and responded to his critics on social media after the race weekend. When asked whether the incident would cause any awkwardness at Alpine,…
Marcus Ericsson has criticised the driving standards in IndyCar after a chaotic race in Detroit. The 100-lap event had 47 laps under caution on a day where staying out of trouble was critical to a good result. Ericsson finished second from 9th on the grid, bouncing back from a tumultuous month of May. He was…
Daniel Ricciardo has expressed his frustrations in Formula 1, where he struggles to match his RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda. The Australian has scored a measly five points in 2024, all of which came from a fourth-place finish in the Sprint in Miami. Ricciardo is yet to score a point in a Grand Prix, while Tsunoda…
Yuki Tsunoda has outlined his main strength on the circuit in 2024, which has built the foundations for three consecutive points-scoring finishes. The RB driver finished in eighth place at Monaco, resisting pressure from Alex Albon in the closing stages. Tsunoda has yet to sign a contract for the 2025 season and said consistency is…
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has admitted to focusing too much attention on their highly rated protege, Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The Italian is the most talked about young driver and has enjoyed a glittering career on his way to Formula 2. Antonelli won Italian F4 and FRECA before skipping FIA F3 to race at the…
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has credited their simulator driver Sebastien Buemi for the Austrian team’s gain in performance during the race weekend at Imola. The reigning champions suffered a difficult Friday, particularly at Acque Minerali, as Max Verstappen ran wide into the gravel. The team recovered to take pole position for the Imola…
The Italian team brought an upgrade to their home race at Imola but narrowly trailed in Red Bull and McLaren’s wake in qualifying as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz qualified P4 and P5 respectively. The single-lap pace at the sharp end of the field was incredibly competitive, with just two-tenths separating the top four cars….
Carlos Sainz is puzzled by his lack of raw speed on the soft tyre after qualifying in fifth place for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. The Spaniard will start Sunday’s race behind Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. Both cars will be moved up one place to third and fourth after Oscar Piastri’s three-place grid drop….
George Russell is feeling confident after qualifying in sixth place at Imola for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The British driver’s best lap time was just 0.001s of a second slower than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in Q3, a sign of progress for the Brackley-based team. The Mercedes driver feels the newly upgraded W15 is the quickest…
