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F1 drivers call for changes to turn 6 run-off at Albert Park after Russell and Hauger incidents

Chiara Martin7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

In the wake of George Russell’s crash at the Albert Park circuit during the Australian Grand Prix, several Formula 1 drivers have raised concerns over the track’s safety, specifically around the Turn 6/7 section. This particular section of the track, where Russell experienced his crash, has been pinpointed as especially problematic due to the angle…

F1 drivers divided over Fernando Alonso’s contentious Australian GP penalty

Magdalena Put7 months ago7 months ago015 mins

The penalty imposed on Fernando Alonso for “dangerous driving” as he defended against George Russell on the penultimate lap in Melbourne remains a big talking point heading into the Japanese Grand Prix. Alonso was found braking and downshifting about 100 metres earlier than expected, slowing rapidly before accelerating again to make the corner. These defensive…

Logan Sargeant to use Albon’s repaired and slightly heavier chassis for F1 Japanese GP

Editorial Staff7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

The Williams chassis saga continues this weekend in Japan. If you missed the race in Australia, here’s a quick recap of the controversial decision made by Williams. During free practice 1, Alex Albon crashed into the wall, leaving the car beyond repair. Due to sacrifices made to further advance the team, Williams does not have…

Alonso says a repeat of his “surprising” F1 Australian GP penalty will “never” be applied again

Nicolas Lopes7 months ago7 months ago013 mins

Fernando Alonso believes such was the “surprising” and “strange” nature of his penalty for “potentially dangerous” driving at the final lap of the 2024 Australian GP – in turn causing George Russell’s massive shunt -, that it will “never” be seen again in the future. He also discussed how it will not change how he…

“Everything is based on the last race” — Charles Leclerc on the current analysis of F1 performances

Harshpreet Kaur7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Two weeks since the 2024 F1 Australian Grand Prix, and Carlos Sainz has dominated the media headlines. Sainz won the race in Australia, after overtaking an ailing Max Verstappen, who later had to retire because of a structural issue with his right rear brake. The Spaniard had qualified P2, while Charles Leclerc had to make…

FIA clubs issues letter backing Ben Sulayem, want legal action for unsubstantiated claims

Fernanda Álvarez8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

The president of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile became embroiled in several accusations in early March when an anonymous source reported to the FIA ethics committee that Ben Sulayem tried to intervene in the outcome of the race by influencing the sanction imposed on Fernando Alonso at the 2023 Saudi Arabian GP. A few days…

Tsunoda: Difficult but pleasing to handle F1 “heating moments” without ranting on the radio

Marika Petracca8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Since joining Formula 1 back in 2021 Yuki Tsunoda has gained quite the reputation for being rather unfiltered in team radios. Over the years his race engineer Mattia Spini has heard quite a few complaints from the Japanese driver, the last being just at the beginning of this new season. It was towards the end…

Lando Norris driving his McLaren down the pit lane in Bahrain

Former F1 driver Emanuele Pirro departs McLaren Driver Development Programme

Luke-John Buckle8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Emanuele Pirro has left his role managing the McLaren Driver Development Programme. The Italian spent just a year in the position, at the helm of an academy with plenty of talent. Pirro said in an Instagram post: “After a year of hard and satisfaction, I will be leaving the McLaren DDP. “Together with the Formula…

McLaren to debut special livery for the 2024 F1 Japanese Grand Prix weekend

Harshpreet Kaur8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

McLaren Racing and Principal Partner BAT’s brand Vuse, in collaboration with the Driven by Change campaign, have announced a special livery for the 2024 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. The special livery will feature accents of MILTZ’s artwork on the regular 2024 McLaren livery. MILTZ was took inspiration from Edomoji, a Japanese typeface invented during…

Lance Stroll “feels good” in the AMR24 and says “it should be pretty smooth” to have a new race engineer from Suzuka onwards

David Coath8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

Lance Stroll is currently P9 in the F1 Drivers’ Championship with the same number of points as his position. He spoke to media during the Australian Grand Prix weekend about how he feels in the AMR24 and also looked ahead to Andrew Vizard becoming his race engineer from Suzuka onwards. Stroll has had a far…