Following a tremendous achievement during qualifying, McLaren’s race was a little less fortunate. After Lando Norris narrowly escaped going out in Q1 in the morning he grabbed pole position in a dominant fashion, but was already at the start demoted to second by a better getaway from George Russell. Overtaking the Mercedes proved impossible due…
After a scintillating lap in qualifying it is Carlos Sainz who starts from pole, followed by title rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, with team mate Charles Leclerc in fourth. Hometown hero Sergio Pérez and Oscar Piastri had an abysmal qualifying, prompting both to start from 18th and 17th respectively. Esteban Ocon opted to change…
While Lando Norris still disagrees with the penalty he received during the closing stages of the US Grand Prix, Max Verstappen still thinks he had done nothing wrong, especially considering the current rules. And while by the books the Red Bull driver was in the clear, there was still quite a lot of controversy surrounding…
As the drivers prepare for the second Grand Prix in of the triple header, the questions keep circling back around to the controversy following last weekend’s US Grand Prix, where Lando Norris was denied a podium in favour of Max Verstappen, after overtaking the Dutchman off-track. The young Briton however still disagrees with his five-second…
After just a single free practice the entire field headed out immediately for the 12 minutes of SQ1, with championship leader Max Verstappen leading the way. Logically Verstappen was also the first one to set a time on the mandated medium tyres with a 1:34.698. Team mate Sergio Pérez slots in behind Verstappen in second,…
After what can be considered an autumn break during the 2024 season there are lots of teams bringing updates to Austin for the final batch of races. Perhaps not the easiest weekend, as the United States Grand Prix is a Sprint weekend, but given that it is the start of a triple header it might…
The team of Haas is on the rise. After having given up on 2021 the team had a decent 2022, only to finish last during the 2023 season. This was reason for team owner Gene Haas to say goodbye to Günther Steiner as team principal and promote Ayao Komatsu. A move that seemed to have…
The gap between the St. Petersburg race and the rest of the season was a pain in the neck for a lot of fans since the race on the Texas Motor Speedway was dropped. However, IndyCar announced they will return to the Lone Star State with the Grand Prix of Arlington, planned for March 2026….
During what could be called ‘interesting times’ two senior members of the FIA have decided to pursue other interests outside of Formula 1’s governing body. Luke Skipper, director of communications, and Jacob Bangsgaard, secretary general of mobility, have both resigned and are the latest departures in a slew of notable people leaving the FIA. Scotsman…
Last week it became official that Daniel Ricciardo will no longer be a Formula 1 driver in 2024, and likely beyond that, as he is to be replaced by Liam Lawson at RB. Following a five race stint at predecessors AlphaTauri last year the young Kiwi will round up the season starting in Austin with…
