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Lance Stroll “feels good” in the AMR24 and says “it should be pretty smooth” to have a new race engineer from Suzuka onwards

David Coath2 years ago2 years ago04 mins mins

Lance Stroll is currently P9 in the F1 Drivers’ Championship with the same number of points as his position. He spoke to media during the Australian Grand Prix weekend about how he feels in the AMR24 and also looked ahead to Andrew Vizard becoming his race engineer from Suzuka onwards. Stroll has had a far…

Gasly: Alpine must remain “patient” for upgrades as 2024 F1 troubles set to continue in Japan

Lucrezia Costa2 years ago2 years ago04 mins mins

It has been a tough beginning of the season for Gasly, with him and his team both not able to score even a point in the first three rounds of the season after an even harder off season marked by personnel changes and troubles with the new car project. The French driver looked back at…

Stella: McLaren needs another “12 months” to solve all of its F1 car weaknesses

Sushmita Balakrishnan2 years ago2 years ago02 mins mins

Even though McLaren placed third and fourth in Australia, they still have a long way to go before they catch up to Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen. Team Principal Andrea Stella has predicted that the team will need “another 12 months” to develop and address its weak spots. He addressed some of the main…

David Sanchez leaves McLaren F1 after just 3 months with the team

Öykü Ceylan2 years ago2 years ago02 mins mins

McLaren has unveiled a series of organisational changes within its racing team. Among these updates is the departure of David Sanchez, who joined McLaren from Ferrari in January but found his role misaligned with expectations. McLaren’s technical restructuring includes key appointments and adjustments aimed at optimizing the team’s performance on the F1 grid. Rob Marshall…

Norris: Red Bull F1 “should always carry the advantage that they have” until 2026

Chiara Martin2 years ago2 years ago02 mins mins

Lando Norris, McLaren’s Formula 1 driver, has made it clear that significant changes in the sport’s competitive dynamics are unlikely before the 2026 season when new regulations are introduced. With Red Bull and Max Verstappen continuing their dominant form from the latter half of the 2022 season into 2024, Norris sees little room for other…

GP Lambiase and Max Verstappen speaking pre race at the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix

Lambiase says he would not “have any interest in working with another driver” in F1 after Verstappen success

Ryan McGahey2 years ago2 years ago05 mins mins

Red Bull’s Gianpiero Lambiase reflects on his time working with three-time champion Max Verstappen so far in Formula 1, from the Dutchman’s promotion to Red Bull in 2016 to present. Since joining Red Bull Racing from Toro Rosso ahead of the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, three-time drivers’ champion Max Verstappen has worked closely with race…

The alarming rise in ‘recency bias’ in F1 coverage

James O'Connor2 years ago2 years ago06 mins mins

Carlos Sainz’s outstanding victory at the Australian Grand Prix following an appendix removal 16 days before was an incredible achievement. However, the hyperbole has gone too far. Round 3 of the 2024 Formula One World Championship marked a significant moment as Max Verstappen’s early DNF due to a right rear brake issue opened the door…

“Not what I feel at the moment that I should do” — Wolff has no plans to step down as Mercedes F1 boss

Syrine Ferchichi2 years ago2 years ago03 mins mins

The Mercedes team is off to a lacklustre start in the 2024 season; their W15 car is plagued by inconsistency from one session to the next and falls short of the expected performance seen in their simulations. This was glaringly evident at the recent Australian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton retired due to an engine…

Mekies: Ricciardo needs “a car that he’s more comfortable with” after F1 qualifying struggles in 2024 to date

Editorial Staff2 years ago2 years ago03 mins mins

Three race weekends in the 2024 Formula One season are wrapped up, and Daniel Ricciardo is yet to hit the ground running. In the head-to-head battle so far, Tsunoda has edged out his more-experienced team mate. In Bahrain, a strategy difference and team orders had Ricciardo finish ahead of Yuki Tsunoda in an optimistic chase…

“Honestly thought that this year we would start a lot stronger” — Ricciardo reflects on tough opening to 2024 F1 season

Marika Petracca2 years ago2 years ago03 mins mins

Home race for Daniel Ricciardo last weekend in Melbourne, one that had not started out so well, with him qualifying at the very back in P18 — out of 19 drivers, as Logan Sargeant had to sit out and give his car to teammate Alex Albon. To try and make up for it on race…