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Wolff “100% sure” Mercedes F1 will be “fighting for podiums” this year, rules out challenging Verstappen

Chiara Martin6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is maintaining a sense of calm amidst the challenges facing his team early in the 2024 Formula 1 season, attributing his composure to a shift in “mindset”. The Mercedes-AMG F1 team has encountered difficulties, especially highlighted during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, where the W15 struggled notably in high-speed corners….

Mercedes F1 “working hard” to improve high-speed performance after Saudi Arabia struggles — Shovlin

Melis Öktür6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin of Mercedes Formula 1 said that as they prepare for the Australian Grand Prix weekend, the team is planning “experiments” to address concerns regarding their 2024 package. The car’s bouncing problem has been a major issue, particularly during qualifying when fuel levels are low, and its shortcomings in high-speed corners…

Former Haas F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner reflects on exit: “I can see that I stayed too long”

Sushmita Balakrishnan6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Former Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner left the team abruptly in January after 10 years of working with the team, between setting up the squad and then as team principal from 2016 to 2023. After a disappointing finish to their 2023 where the team was last in the Constructors’ Championship, team owner Gene Haas decided…

São Paulo E-Prix | Bird pulls off stunning pass on final lap to beat Evans to victory

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago08 mins

Wehrlein got a superb start from pole, taking a big lead through turns 1 and 2. Mitch Evans got an excellent start from 4th on the grid and overtook Vergne, while having a look at Vandoorne in the process. Da Costa gained two spots to move into P6, with Müller falling from 7th to 10th….

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

Syrine Ferchichi6 months ago6 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'Connor6 months ago6 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 Ceylan6 months ago6 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 Stephens6 months ago6 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'Connor6 months ago6 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 Costa6 months ago6 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…