Formula 1 - Motorsport

Allison on Mercedes F1 upgrades: “The feature that gave us a bit more rebalanced downforce on the old wing is just better on this wing”

David Coath9 months ago9 months ago09 mins

In the days before what would see Mercedes claim their first podium of the season in Montreal, Mercedes’ technical director James Allison explained the recent updates and front wing improvements. With George Russell in contention for the win a few days later during the Canadian Grand Prix, it seems as though the they have been…

“It would be premature to say we have understood everything” regarding the AMR24 following “good result” in F1 Canadian GP — Krack

Ewout Albrecht9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

After scoring just two points in the last three races, Aston Martin finally had a proper points haul in Montreal, finishing sixth and seventh in last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Especially after a poor Monaco Grand Prix, the result was welcomed by team boss Mike Krack. “Yeah, I think when you look at the final…

Aston Martin “still have a lot of work to do” with AMR24 despite being “pretty strong all weekend” at F1 Canadian GP — Stroll

Jonah Presser9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

Lance Stroll delivered on home soil last weekend. The Canadian and native Montrealer continued his streak of points at his home race, this time finishing an honourable P7 at the flag, after qualifying P9, even finishing P4 in FP3 and P3 in FP2. After a race that was hit with all sorts of weather, tyre…

Piastri admits Mercedes were “clearly a lot quicker than everybody” at the end as he finished P5 in F1 Canadian GP

Lucrezia Costa9 months ago9 months ago010 mins

The McLaren driver ended the Canadian weekend in P5 following a heated race that saw him in contention for what could have been a second podium finish in a row following his great result in Monaco. Canada wasn’t as sweet as the Principality to Piastri, who ended his race behind both Mercedes drivers after being…

Sauber F1 “need to keep working hard” as “better pace” is required to score points — Pujolar

James O'Connor9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

Following a double Q1 elimination on Saturday, Sauber decided to roll the dice and change the rear wings on both cars, starting from pit lane in the Canadian Grand Prix. In reality, Valtteri Bottas was the one who was likely to do anything with it. Zhou Guanyu crashed twice in practice, and he simply had…

Carlos Sainz receives 4-year F1 contract proposal from Williams Racing

Editorial Staff9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

Carlos Sainz is a driver with two options for next year and beyond. The 29-year-old Spanish driver has multi-year deal offers on the table from Williams and Sauber/Audi as the new regulations in 2026 are coming quickly. In February Scuderia Ferrari confirmed that Lewis Hamilton would be joining their team in 2025, leaving Sainz out…

We’re “going to have to be really at the top of our game to keep eking out a gap” in close 2024 F1 fight — Horner

Marika Petracca9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

A bittersweet weekend for Red Bull at the Canadian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen taking the win ahead of Lando Norris and Sergio Perez retiring after causing an incident in the last laps. In qualifying Verstappen had matched exactly the same time of Polesitter George Russell and he fought his way through an action-packed race…

Ferrari’s F1 Canadian GP weekend “very weak” as “the pace never clicked” — Sainz

Sushmita Balakrishnan9 months ago9 months ago04 mins

After a fantastic race result in Monaco just a couple of weeks ago, Ferrari found themselves facing the harsh realities of sport in Canada as both their drivers got knocked out of Q2, and a double DNF followed on Sunday. Carlos Sainz struggled with pace during the Canadian Grand Prix. In a rain-soaked Montreal, Ferrari…

“Frustrating” to be taken out of F1 Canadian GP as “points were available” — Albon

Melis Öktür9 months ago9 months ago06 mins

Alex Albon was left to rue a missed opportunity as Carlos Sainz took him out of the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. The 28-year-old had pulled off one of the overtakes of the decade so far earlier in the race as he brilliantly passed Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon heading into the final chicane, somehow…

“Definitely one of the worst weekends I ever had” — Zhou Guanyu looks back on a brutal F1 Canadian GP event

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah9 months ago9 months ago07 mins

Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu endured another weekend without scoring any points. He and teammate Valtteri Bottas were knocked out in the Q1 heading into Sunday’s race, with the Chinese driver slowest of all and almost a second off the pace of the Finn. The team made a tactical decision to change both of their rear wings…