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“Whether it’s fair or not is another conversation, but it’s guaranteed hard racing” — Gasly on fighting Verstappen in F1

Ewout Albrecht6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Max Verstappen is on the brink of his fourth World Drivers’ Championship, besting the great Ayrton Senna, who “only” managed three before his life was tragically cut short in 1994. Following Verstappen’s dominant performance in São Paulo, Senna’s hometown, once again comparisons with the legendary Brazilian were made. Verstappen’s former Red Bull F1 team mate…

The lessons new race director Rui Marques must take from the poor handling of the F1 Brazil GP weekend by Niels Wittich

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago022 mins

The shock announcement of Niels Wittich leaving his role as F1 race director — that seems to have been a firing — comes following a weekend at the Brazil GP where questions around safety came to the fore once again. Rui Marques is replacing Wittich as race director for the rest of the 2024 F1…

Canadian GP to be held in May from 2026 to support the rationalisation of F1 race calendar

Senjuti Jash6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Following in the recent footsteps of the iconic Monaco Grand Prix, the F1 Canadian GP is set to undergo a change in schedule from the 2026 season. The organisers of the event have agreed to support Formula 1 in its efforts to optimise the race calendar and make it more sustainable by hosting the future…

Zhou Guanyu reflects on “different season” in F1 2024 with Sauber struggles

David Coath6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

During the F1 Brazil Grand Prix weekend – and in the days before Sauber publicly announced that they would not be retaining the services of Zhou Guanyu next season – the Chinese driver reflected on how difficult the year had been so far. Whether Zhou Guanyu already knew that he would not have a seat…

Sainz was “quite critical” of “not acceptable” mid-2024 F1 bouncing issues Ferrari had

Nicolas Lopes6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Ferrari has had a good run of recent form in the 2024 F1 season, with two wins in the last three races, is a stark contrast to its mid-season struggles after an update package introduced at the Spanish GP brought an unusual “bouncing” behaviour back, which Carlos Sainz is now relieved, as he labelled it…

Haas F1 “weren’t working together as a team” under the leadership of Steiner, says Komatsu

Anumitha Murugapandian6 months ago6 months ago014 mins

The shock departure of Guenther Steiner as Haas F1 team boss ahead of the 2024 campaign saw Japan’s Ayao Komatsu take the reigns. The 48-year-old has worked his way up the ladder in motorsport. Starting out as a performance engineer at Lotus, he worked his way up to the role of chief engineer, then went…

Sainz admits “door will always be open” for Ferrari F1 return in the future

Nicolas Lopes6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Carlos Sainz is on the brink of leaving Ferrari to join Williams for the 2025 F1 season on a multi-year deal, after being ousted to make room for Lewis Hamilton to join the famous squad from next year – but the Spaniard doesn’t rule out a return to the Scuderia in the future. With just…

Charles Leclerc happy with F1 SF-24 improvements as they “didn’t come easily”

Rebecca Malitz6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

After the first few rounds of the season, Ferrari F1 had emerged as the second force behind title-defenders Red Bull, with the Scuderia bagging a 1-2 in Australia as Carlos Sainz won at Albert Park in the SF-24 from Charles Leclerc. The power balance quickly shifted after the first round of updates to the 2024…

RB CEO Bayer reveals agreement with Ricciardo over F1 departure

Ahmet-Kaan Cirakman6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

The Singapore Grand Prix was the final Formula 1 race, Daniel Ricciardo participated in, and RB CEO Peter Bayer revealed that the team agreed with the Australian to not communicate his departure. Ricciardo raced in 257 grands prix in his career and won eight of them. His early departure from RB left the F1 world…

Albon: “Pressure” on Lawson and Tsunoda to get Red Bull’s 2025 F1 seat is visible during races

Nicolas Lopes6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

A former Red Bull driver himself, Alex Albon believes there is “clearly” some pressure on RB drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson to perform in order to get the nod to be Max Verstappen’s team-mate at the senior team next season, and that is noticeable even “in the moves” they try during the races. Speaking…