Formula 1

Wolff and Horner agree on F1 team orders at McLaren: “It’s always a difficult position” but they need to decide

Anna Elizabeth Krausová1 week ago06 mins

With nine races remaining till the end of the season, McLaren finds themselves in a contention not only for the Constructors’ Championship title, but also in a possible fight for the Drivers’ Championship. The gap between Lando Norris and defending champion Max Verstappen currently sits at 62 points, while McLaren is only 8 points behind…

Sauber drivers reflect on uneventful F1 Italian Grand Prix as the team focus on developing the C44

Ryan McGahey1 week ago1 week ago06 mins

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu discuss what was an uneventful race for the team last weekend, as the team’s pointless streak continues. Having once again failed to score points in the Italian Grand Prix, Kick Sauber are looking ahead under the watchful eye of incumbent Mattia Binotto, with the aim of improving the C44 before…

Ocon says Alpine “tried everything” to no avail in last weekend’s F1 Italian GP as the team’s struggles continue

Ryan McGahey1 week ago1 week ago06 mins

Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon were disappointed by a lack of overall pace from the A524 during the Italian Grand Prix in Monza last weekend. Alpine have struggled to extract performance from the A524 throughout the 2024 season, with the Italian Grand Prix being no exception. The French marque currently sits P8 in the constructors…

Alonso says he “was pushing to the level that maybe was beyond 100%” during run to P11 in F1 Italian GP

Jonah Presser1 week ago1 week ago07 mins

Aston Martin has not been living up to expectations on race day this year. While the team has done a decent job in qualifying, the AMR24 has struggled on race pace. In Monza, Fernando Alonso finished in P11. He missed out on a point by less than 0.2s following Kevin Magnussen’s 10-second penalty. On the…

Tsunoda ”could have decided to save himself” in F1 Italian GP collision — Hülkenberg

Avery McClure1 week ago1 week ago06 mins

The 2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix was a day of mixed emotions for both Haas and VISA CashApp RB. For Haas, Kevin Magnussen scored a point in 10th, but received a one-race ban to be served in Baku, and Nico Hülkenberg finished 17th. For RB, Daniel Ricciardo finished 13th while facing multiple time penalties, and…

Ricciardo accepts blame for Hülkenberg incident on F1 Italian GP opening lap: “I didn’t give him enough room, period”

Ewout Albrecht1 week ago1 week ago06 mins

Dropping one place from 12th on the grid to 13th at the finish, Daniel Ricciardo has seen better Italian Grand Prix. A decent qualifying came a bit undone when he tangled with Nico Hülkenberg in the braking zone for the Variante Ascari in lap 1. The Haas driver was forced into the grass, costing him…

Wolff admits Mercedes has lost “quite a chunk” of performance post-summer break after a subdued F1 Italian GP

Magdalena Put2 weeks ago07 mins

Toto Wolff conceded that Mercedes has lost “quite a chunk” of performance since the summer break, following another lacklustre showing at the Italian Grand Prix. After winning three of the last four races before the summer break, Mercedes faced a harsh reality check at the first post-break round in the Netherlands, where their drivers finished…

Verstappen “really engaged” and “putting the time and effort in” to help solve RB20 F1 woes — Horner

James O'Connor2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

Christian Horner has praised lead driver Max Verstappen for his role in trying to help Red Bull Racing out of their current troubles. The Dutch driver has seen his lead in the Drivers’ World Championship reduced to 62 points following the Italian Grand Prix, on a weekend where they were clearly only the fourth quickest…

Ferrari F1 appoints former Mercedes engineer Loïc Serra as new Chassis Technical Director

Chiara Martin2 weeks ago2 weeks ago04 mins

Ferrari has announced the appointment of Loïc Serra as its new chassis technical director. Serra, formerly the performance director at Mercedes, will officially join Ferrari on the 1st of October and report directly to team principal Fred Vasseur. Serra’s move to Ferrari was initially confirmed in the summer of 2023, but due to an extended…

Stella: Ferrari and Leclerc “as competitive as us” regarding pace during F1 Italian GP weekend

David Coath2 weeks ago2 weeks ago08 mins

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella reflected post-race in Monza on the pace of Ferrari. The Italian team boss said that Leclerc was very quick on race day but also explained how this speed had been already seen in practice and qualifying of this year’s Italian Grand Prix weekend. McLaren missed out on winning Sunday’s Italian…