Formula 1

Alpine reportedly considering dramatic move away from Renault F1 engines

Ryan McGahey3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

In a bid to better the struggling French teams fortunes, talks are reportedly underway internally at Alpine to move away from Renault works power unit supply in Formula 1. With Alpine suffering a disappointing start to the 2024 season, currently 8th in the F1 constructors standings with a lowly 5 points, discussions have reportedly been…

“Low speed, long corners the main issue to address” for Scuderia Ferrari F1 — Leclerc

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, Charles Leclerc has predicted Red Bull to make a step in performance as F1 returns to permanent circuits over the next few weeks following recent events at Miami, Monaco and Canada. Max Verstappen won four of the first five races and looked set to dominate the championship…

Mattia Binotto in talks with Aston Martin over potential F1 comeback

Editorial Staff3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Aston Martin is looking at adding to their technical team as Mattia Binotto could make an F1 comeback in the near future. Following Binotto’s departure from Scuderia Ferrari at the end of 2022 after almost three decades with the team as he felt he no longer had the support required to continue as team principal,…

Stella: Piastri’s F1 gains in second season “quite impressive”

Gabriel Diamante3 months ago05 mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes Oscar Piastri is accelerating in his development as a Formula 1 driver after they started working on what he describes as a ‘couple of opportunities’. Piastri has shown improvements performances this year in race trim, bagging his first podium of the season in Monaco, and he drove a very…

Wolff: Mercedes will have further upgrades at the F1 Spanish GP hoping to continue “positive trajectory”

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago3 months ago010 mins

Mercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has revealed the team will bring further upgrades to its W15 at the next round in Spain, as it seeks to continue a “positive trajectory” that has been ongoing since the Emilia Romagna GP. The Brackley squad debuted a new underfloor at Imola, which got them clear of…

Stella: Mercedes was “part of the fastest teams” in F1 2024 even before Canadian GP

Nicolas Lopes3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella believes Mercedes had already shown flashes of potential and strong lap times with its W15 even before their strong showing at the Canadian GP, which he described as “not a surprise”. Speaking after the qualifying session in Montreal last week – which saw George Russell take Mercedes’ first…

Magnussen “felt like we had some opportunity there” as slow first stop hurt chances of points in F1 Canadian GP

Ryan McGahey3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Kevin Magnussen laments missed opportunity following another pointless finish for Haas despite an eye-catching opening stint in changeable conditions in Montreal. The Dane was the one to watch at the beginning of last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix as the Haas man passed 9 cars, making the most of the decision to start the race on…

“It is not rocket science” — Bottas calls on Sauber F1 to bring sizeable upgrades to get out of current rut

Sushmita Balakrishnan3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Valtteri Bottas, who has 10 race wins and 67 podiums to his name in F1, has been having a dismal season. The 34-year-old is driving well but does not have the car to deliver big results. The 2024 season has been particularly difficult since the Finn is yet to score a point. That continued in…

Sauber trying to help Zhou Guanyu is “something that we are working on” as “he doesn’t feel confident” in F1 C44 car — Pujolar

David Coath3 months ago3 months ago012 mins

Sauber F1’s racing director Xevi Pujolar spoke post-race after Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix about why the team’s Chinese racer Zhou Guanyu is struggling so much with the C44 compared to teammate Valtteri Bottas. Everyone knows that in motorsport, the first target a driver must achieve is being able to beat his teammate. Valtteri Bottas and…

“That’s what we need until the end of the year” — Gasly hopes “good teamwork” continues at Alpine following double points finish at F1 Canadian GP

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago011 mins

For a second consecutive weekend, Pierre Gasly scored points as he finished 9th in the Canadian Grand Prix last Sunday. The 28-year-old made it through to Q2 on Saturday, but that solid effort was undone at the start as Sergio Perez hit him at turn 2, almost spinning. He fell to P18. However, he did…