Janette Tan and Tim Mayer are out at the FIA. Following the dismissal of F1 Race Director Niels Wittich, former F2/F3 Race Director Rui Marques had inherited the role. This news was divlied to us over a week ago. Since then, many more staff members under the FIA have been released. The two most notable…
Mick Schumacher is leaving his reserve driver position at Mercedes as he seeks to focus 100% on racing in 2025 and beyond. The 25-year-old German joined the team as a reserve in 2023 following his departure from Haas after two seasons as Nico Hülkenberg returned to the sport. He has driven in various tests for…
Lance Stroll experienced a radio failure during the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix from the first lap of the race. The failure hampered the Canadians’ chances during the race, starting from P18, as he failed to communicate with his team. Stroll suffered from severe graining on the medium tyres—an issue many of his competitors also…
The São Paulo Grand Prix was a surprising success to Alpine and their French drivers as they took P6 in the standings ahead of the Las Vegas GP — and it was an especially masterful drive from Alpine’s Pierre Gasly who qualified P15 yet finished P3, albeit helped by a red flag. Not only was…
Among the ever-growing number of Grand Prixes in calendar, there are definitely some which carry more than just a racing weekend. Some rounds have been theatre of fierce on track battles for many, many seasons, as well as have unfortunately hosted dark pages of the history of the sport. History of the track Home race…
Despite still being 23rd in a 20-car championship, Valtteri Bottas was feeling positive after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. He started last, courtesy of a five-place grid penalty, and opted for the hard tyre in an attempt to make something happen. Unfortunately for the Finn, this didn’t work out. “We actually thought, well we never…
The Las Vegas GP saw Max Verstappen crowned as F1 World Drivers’ Champion for the fourth time, with Mercedes bagging a 1-2 as George Russell and Lewis Hamilton ultimately dominated precedings on Saturday night. In the fight for the Constructors’ Championship, Ferrari clawed back 12 points on McLaren in the Constructors’ Championship as 24 separate…
It was a much better weekend for Zhou Guanyu in Las Vegas, as he managed to get out of Q1 for the first time since the British Grand Prix. Starting and finishing 13th, there is some perspective for the Kick Sauber driver, as the upgrades seem to work and give the team a fighting chance…
Williams Racing Academy driver Luke Browning is set for his Abu Dhabi FP1 debut at the 2024 Grand Prix, marking his first appearance at a Formula 1 weekend. The young British driver will participate in the first Free Practice session (FP1), fulfilling Williams’ second mandated rookie driver session for the season. Additionally, Browning will take…
It was yet another tough weekend for young Franco Colapinto, who has crashed three times in the past two race weeks: two times at the Brazilian GP, and during Q2 of the Las Vegas round last weekend. Starting from the pits, he made up 6 spots on race day to finish P14, although he was…
