Max Verstappen has denied that Red Bull upgrades for this weekend’s Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix are a direct response to the defeat to McLaren in Miami. Verstappen and Red Bull’s dominant stranglehold with the latest ground effect cars has continued into this campaign with four victories across the opening six races. However, the […]
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Antonio Felix da Costa has told Motorsport Week that his comments after his victory in the Berlin E-Prix were about how FIA Formula E is a vastly different style of series to other mainstream racing categories. The Portuguese, who took victory in the second of the double-header at the Tempelhof circuit, told Motorsport Week that […]
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Lewis Hamilton has said he would choose to promote protege Andrea Kimi Antonelli to replace him at the Mercedes Formula 1 team in 2025 in Toto Wolff’s position. Hamilton’s decision to activate a break clause in his Mercedes contract to pursue a move to Ferrari from next season has opened up a drive with the […]
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D’station Racing driver Erwan Bastard shared his thoughts on the relationship between the Hypercar and LMGT3 cars after the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps involved two incidents triggered by contact from Hypercar machinery. Speaking to Motorsport Week after the race, the #777 AMR Vantage driver said: “Sometimes you see that they just dive too late and […]
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Charles Leclerc has denied that Ferrari’s decision to switch his Formula 1 race engineer from this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onwards could be a problem. Ferrari announced last week that Xavi Marcos, who had been the voice in Leclerc’s ear since he arrived at Ferrari in 2019, was moving roles within the Italian company. […]
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Lando Norris has insisted that McLaren still upholds the third-fastest car at best in the 2024 Formula 1 season, despite landing his maiden win in Miami last time out. McLaren introduced a comprehensive upgrade package at the previous round, which unlocked the pace that helped Norris to secure an elusive breakthrough success. The Briton capitalised […]
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Julien Andlauer performed a monstrous final stint for Proton Competition at the FIA World Endurance Championship’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps amidst an impressive outing for the Frenchman. The 24-year-old was only in his third race in the Hypercar category in which he raced as one-half of the duo lineup for the #99 Proton Competition Porsche […]
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Kevin Magnussen has called on the FIA to consider revising the current penalty points structure in Formula 1 amid the Haas driver being close to receiving a race ban. The penalty point scheme was conceived in 2014 as a method to ensure that repeat offenders get punished and face the looming threat of sitting out […]
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Heart of Racing’s Ian James told Motorsportweek.com that Aston Martin is hoping to start testing the new Valkyrie Hypercar in the third quarter of this year, ahead of an expected debut in 2025. “Q3 is when, hopefully, we’ll have a car on the ground to start track testing,” said James. “Obviously a lot of off […]
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Alex Albon has disclosed that he held discussions with other Formula 1 teams prior to deciding to commit his long-term future to Williams with a contract extension. Williams announced this week that Albon had signed a new multi-term agreement to remain with the team through the impending regulation change coming in 2026. Albon’s impressive showings […]
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