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Hamilton: Jos Verstappen’s involvement in Horner F1 controversy and his son’s team is “a very thin line to walk”

Rachel Stephens8 months ago8 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'Connor8 months ago8 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 Costa8 months ago8 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…

Albon: New 2024 Williams F1 car fixed 2023 inconsistencies but still has “clear things we don’t like”

Nicolas Lopes8 months ago8 months ago08 mins

Alexander Albon believes Williams’ 2024 F1 car is a clear step forward compared to its predecessor in some of its main weaknesses — but the change of the aerodynamic platform and philosophy has brought some new issues to the fore, which the team will have to be “careful” to solve in order to avoid a…

Albon and Sargeant shift focus to Australian GP after a frustrating weekend for Williams at F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Öykü Ceylan8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix delivered its share of action, particularly for Williams driver Alex Albon. Albon, who kicked off the race from the 12th position, found himself in an early scrap with Magnussen and Esteban Ocon. The battle with Magnussen intensified, leading to a collision that resulted in a 10-second time penalty for the…

Magnussen reflects on “harsh” penalties and “good teamwork” after tactically helping Haas to a points finish in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Magdalena Put8 months ago8 months ago04 mins

Kevin Magnussen provided a hefty dose of entertainment to fans during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, as he deliberately held up the chasing pack to aid his teammate. The tactic worked, with Nico Hulkenberg picking up a crucial point for Haas. By that stage Magnussen’s own race had been spoiled after he incurred two 10-second…

Rosenqvist, Lundqvist and Ericsson discuss mixed fortunes at St. Pete

Luke-John Buckle8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

It was a case of mixed results at the season opener at St. Petersburg for the three Swedish drivers racing under the flag in the 2024 IndyCar championship. Felix Rosenqvist was the only one to finish in the top 10, driving to P7 for Meyer Shank Racing after qualifying a brilliant 2nd on Saturday. Linus…

Ocon says it’s “very clear” what Alpine needs to improve after running in traffic during F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Ewout Albrecht8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Alpine has an underwhelming start of the 2024 season, to put it mildly. Completely off the pace in Bahrein the only reason they didn’t finish last was due to the misfortune of Logan Sargeant and Valtteri Bottas. A week later in Jeddah it wasn’t much better, as Pierre Gasly had to retire after one lap. Esteban Ocon managed to stay ahead of a few cars, but was helped by Kevin Magnussen severely dropping the pace to help his Haas-teammate Nico Hülkenberg.

Sauber F1 scrambles to solve continuous pit stop issues ahead of Australian GP; Bottas declares them a “wake-up call”

Rachel Stephens8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

Sauber F1 driver Zhou Guanyu found himself in pit lane mayhem at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. These issues echoed the problems at this season’s first race in Bahrain, where the team had a wheel nut nightmare with Valtteri Bottas’s car. Bottas experienced a pit stop horror story that reminded the watchers-on of Monaco 20221…

IndyCar debutants Simpson, Rasmussen and Braun reflect on St. Pete

Lucrezia Costa8 months ago8 months ago09 mins

Last weekend marked a very special occasion for some of the drivers on the 2024 grid, as it marked their first official race as IndyCar drivers. The three of them had very different first approaches to the American championship, but overall they all had a rather positive debut. Linus Lundqvist and Tom Blomqvist are also…