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“Not how I want to go racing” — Williams F1 Team Principal Vowles on the tactics of Haas at Saudi Arabian GP

Syrine Ferchichi7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

The 2024 season has underscored the intense competition among the bottom five teams, with a mere one-point difference separating sixth from 10th place in the standings. However, tensions flared as multiple team managers expressed disappointment over Kevin Magnussen deliberately slowing down Tsunoda, Albon, Ocon, Sargeant and Ricciardo after receiving two 10-second penalties during the race….

São Paulo E-Prix | Wehrlein pips Vandoorne to pole by 0.002s; Cassidy and Dennis miss out on duels

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

Group A 45 seconds into the first session of qualifying, a red flag had to be thrown due to a bizarre moment where a mini parachute appeared on track. On the first runs, Evans led a Jaguar 1-2, clocking a 1:14.017. De Vries and Muller completed the top 4, with 0.122s covering them all. Cassidy…

São Paulo E-Prix | Sam Bird leads disrupted final practice; Evans and Mortara hit problems

Öykü Ceylan7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Cars are out and about on the São Paulo track for the second practice session of this weekend’s E-Prix. Given the track evolution observed in yesterday evening’s session, it’s anticipated that there will be faster times recorded in this morning’s session. Temperatures will play a part as well when it comes to managing tyres. Very…

Hamilton: Jos Verstappen’s involvement in Horner F1 controversy and his son’s team is “a very thin line to walk”

Rachel Stephens7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Soon-to-be Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton has recently weighed in on the Red Bull Racing and Christian Horner situation, claiming that the speculation will be ‘affecting everybody’. Allegations by an employee against Horner of inappropriate behaviour prompted an investigation that lasted eight weeks, but the outcome Red Bull came to cleared Horner of any wrongdoing. However,…

Woman in the dismissed case involving Red Bull Racing F1 boss Christian Horner to appeal decision

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

The woman at the centre of the allegations surrounding Christian Horner is to appeal the decision of Red Bull after the complaint she made last month was dismissed. She will be trying to get the company to overturn their initial decision. In early February, allegations came to light against the Red Bull Racing team principal…

São Paulo E-Prix | Evans leads Cassidy as Jaguar dominate first practice

Lucrezia Costa7 months ago7 months ago03 mins

It’s been well over a month, but Formula E is finally back on track for the fourth championship round of Season 10 in São Paulo. The return to racing has been highlighted by the introduction of the constructors championship, which will consider the best two cars and award them points in the newborn classification as…

Albon: New 2024 Williams F1 car fixed 2023 inconsistencies but still has “clear things we don’t like”

Nicolas Lopes7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

Alexander Albon believes Williams’ 2024 F1 car is a clear step forward compared to its predecessor in some of its main weaknesses — but the change of the aerodynamic platform and philosophy has brought some new issues to the fore, which the team will have to be “careful” to solve in order to avoid a…

Albon and Sargeant shift focus to Australian GP after a frustrating weekend for Williams at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Öykü Ceylan7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix delivered its share of action, particularly for Williams driver Alex Albon. Albon, who kicked off the race from the 12th position, found himself in an early scrap with Magnussen and Esteban Ocon. The battle with Magnussen intensified, leading to a collision that resulted in a 10-second time penalty for the…

Magnussen reflects on “harsh” penalties and “good teamwork” after tactically helping Haas to a points finish in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Magdalena Put7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Kevin Magnussen provided a hefty dose of entertainment to fans during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as he deliberately held up the chasing pack to aid his teammate. The tactic worked, with Nico Hulkenberg picking up a crucial point for Haas. By that stage Magnussen’s own race had been spoiled after he incurred two 10-second…

Rosenqvist, Lundqvist and Ericsson discuss mixed fortunes at St. Pete

Luke-John Buckle7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

It was a case of mixed results at the season opener at St. Petersburg for the three Swedish drivers racing under the flag in the 2024 IndyCar championship. Felix Rosenqvist was the only one to finish in the top 10, driving to P7 for Meyer Shank Racing after qualifying a brilliant 2nd on Saturday. Linus…