McLaren has admitted the championship will discourage it from attempting “adventurous strategies” like George Russell’s one-stop in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix. Russell exceeded expectations at Spa-Francorchamps to gamble on completing one fewer pit stop to win the race until he was excluded owing to an underweight car. The Briton expressed post-race that he was […]
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Daniel Ricciardo will remain with RB’s Formula 1 team past the 2024 summer break amid Red Bull’s choice to provide the under-pressure Sergio Perez with a reprieve. Perez’s wretched streak – which has comprised 28 points across the last eight rounds – prompted Red Bull senior personnel to hold a meeting to evaluate his position. […]
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Carlos Sainz has finally made the move to sign with a Formula 1 team for 2025 and beyond and the Spaniard has chosen Williams after weeks and even months of deliberation. As soon as Lewis Hamilton announced he was to join Ferrari in 2025, displacing Sainz, the question on everyone’s lips was where would the […]
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Lucas di Grassi has been confirmed as one of the drivers for Lola’s first venture back into top-level motorsport. The Brazilian veteran will continue with the ABT team as the German outfit joins forces with the British manufacturing giant, in conjunction with Japanese giants Yamaha. Di Grassi is the elder statesman of Formula E, boasting […]
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Mercedes has revealed that using team orders against George Russell to protect the side’s Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix would’ve been considered with one more lap. Russell executed an unexpected one-stop race to head home team-mate Lewis Hamilton at Spa-Francorchamps until an underweight car saw him end up disqualified. Hamilton, who started third, passed Sergio […]
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Charles Leclerc has explained how track position and no Hard tyre practice data led to Ferrari’s choice to not gamble on a one-stop in Formula 1’s Belgian Grand Prix. Leclerc delivered a storming run in wet conditions to wind up as the nearest qualifier to Max Verstappen, who incurred a 10-place grid drop and vacated […]
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McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has said it is up to both the team and Lando Norris to uncover why the Briton is struggling at race starts after another lacklustre opening at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Lights out and 20 Formula 1 cars roar down to the first corner jostling for supremacy, that’s the […]
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Sergio Perez has kept his Formula 1 seat at Red Bull and will continue to race for the team in the second half of the 2024 season, according to multiple reports. The Mexican driver has endured intense scrutiny about his future after a torrid run of form. Since Austria, he has only scored 20 points, […]
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Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans has taken to social media in his first public communication since losing-out on the FIA Formula E Drivers’ Championship. The Kiwi, along with countryman and team-mate Nick Cassidy, fell short at the final furlong in London and were pipped at the post by Tag Heuer Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein, who claimed […]
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Williams boss James Vowles believes Carlos Sainz’s switch to the team in 2025 will be “a strong statement of intent” regarding its long-term aspirations in Formula 1. The Grove-based squad has announced that Sainz has penned a multi-term contract to partner with Alex Albon through the sport’s regulation change coming in 2026. Sainz’s signature was […]
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