Category: Formula 1

A new Red Bull chassis didn’t help Sergio Perez turn his fortunes around as he could only qualify in 13th place for the sprint race in Brazil.The under-fire Red Bull driver continues to struggle for form after a poor performance in the US GP in Austin followed by his shocking home race in Mexico last…

Kevin Magnussen will sit out the entire Brazilian Grand Prix weekend due to illness, with reserve driver Oliver Bearman remaining in the car until Sunday.On Friday morning Haas announced that Magnussen would have to sit out the Friday running after being taken ill, and that he would be replaced by Bearman for free practice and…

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been handed a €10,000 fine, half of which suspended, for swearing in the Mexico Grand Prix’s post-race press conference.After finishing third in Mexico City, Leclerc used an expletive in the FIA press conference to describe his thinking as he went off the track at Mexico’s final corner, which allowed McLaren…

Lando Norris believes that Max Verstappen knows “deep down” that he was in the wrong during the Mexican Grand Prix, and that the three-time Formula 1 champion should know what to change in future.Verstappen collected two 10-second penalties for a pair of 10th-lap incidents with Norris in Mexico, one for running Norris out of road…

Max Verstappen says he doesn’t listen to criticism about his Formula 1 racing conduct at the Mexican Grand Prix, asserting that “I know what I’m doing”.The Red Bull driver faced numerous questions in the aftermath of the Mexico race, in which he was penalised twice for incidents involving title rival Lando Norris – ultimately adding…

George Russell reckons it is time the FIA has full-time employed, professional race stewards to improve consistency and help drivers interpret the guidelines.It comes after explosive races at the US GP in Austin and especially the Mexican Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen was issued with two 10-second time penalties.Verstappen was penalised for forcing title rival…

Max Verstappen says he “has the wrong passport” for the Formula 1 paddock amid fierce criticism over his driving tactics in last week’s Mexican Grand Prix.In Mexico City, Verstappen was handed a double 10-second penalty for two incidents in which he forced McLaren title rival Lando Norris off the track, which caused unease from various…

George Russell believes the current Mercedes Formula 1 car is the “most inconsistent” the team has ever had, as it continues experiments on its upgrade package in Brazil.With Russell and Lewis Hamilton having both endured crashes with the latest version of the W15 since the United States Grand Prix, Mercedes is trying to get to…

Sauber has signed former Ferrari Formula 1 head of race strategy and sporting director Ignacio Rueda as part of its latest management changes.The Spaniard will take over the sporting director role from long-time Sauber head Beat Zehnder, who has been moved into a new position of director of signature programs and operation in 2025.Zehnder, an…