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Carlos Sainz’s F1 São Paulo GP ended in frustration after early contact with Lewis Hamilton compromised his entire race. The Williams driver suffered front wing damage at the start of the race that left him playing catch up at Interlagos. Sainz eventually finished P13, seconds outside of the top 10, behind him teammate Alex Albon….
In a lowly P14, Fernando Alonso was left to dissect a São Paulo GP weekend that encompassed the frustrations of Aston Martin’s 2025 F1 season. It seems that the team were struggling more and more as the race weekend progressed. Or as Alonso notes, perhaps Aston Martin isn’t getting worse, but the others are just…
Yuki Tsunoda had a tough weekend at the F1 São Paulo GP. He was handed two 10-second penalties after a collision with the Aston Martin driver, Lance Stroll. However, this wasn’t the only thing that took him out of the battle for points. The Japanese driver had an extra pit stop in which he served…
Franco Colapinto’s F1 São Paulo GP became a weekend of frustration and what-ifs after a bruising collision with Lewis Hamilton turned a promising start into a long, draining Sunday. The Alpine rookie had arrived in São Paulo feeling confident, but once the sprint crash forced a chassis change, nothing behaved the same. By the time…
New rules will be introduced in the 2026 F1 season that will require teams to cover most of their car in paint or stickers to avoid exposed carbon fibre. Drivers will be allowed to change their numbers mid-career, while a number of potential refinements to the 2026 regulations were also discussed including a proposal of…
Starting from pit lane, Esteban Ocon didn’t have quite the same recovery in the F1 São Paulo GP as his former F3 rival Max Verstappen. Where the Dutchman managed to get to the podium, Ocon only managed to end up in the tail end of the Liam Lawson DRS-train in 12th. Not an unreasonable result…
Max Verstappen has been having a tougher 2025 F1 season compared to recent years. He is 49 points behind Lando Norris after the F1 São Paulo GP. Last year he Qualified 12th and started the race 17th after a 5-place grid penalty due to a new engine fit. That didn’t stop him from winning the…
The F1 São Paulo GP began as a nightmare for Red Bull Racing Team Prinicipal Laurent Mekies when both drivers got knocked out in Q1 of qualifying. This marked the team’s first double Q1 elimination since 2006, as well as Max Verstappen’s first Q1 elimination since Sochi 2021. Verstappen opted to start the F1 São…
For everyone watching, F1’s 2025 São Paulo GP was a thrilling spectacle. It was a “crazy race” defined by high-strung tension and tyre degradation. However for Alex Albon and the Williams team, it was a race of profound frustration. The Thai driver finished an agonising P11, missing out on the final race point by a…
Mattia Binotto and Jonathan Wheatley have shared their insights into Audi’s vision as they complete their full takeover of Sauber and make their F1 debut in 2026. During a launch event in Munich on Wednesday, the German automotive brand revealed a concept livery which provides a distinct preview of their first F1 race car. The…
