Ayao Komatsu, team principal of the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, claims that he was unaware that the BWT Alpine F1 Team had used the post-season Abu Dhabi test with the Kannapolis-based team as leverage to have Esteban Ocon forfeit the final race of the 2024 season to Jack Doohan. Ocon replaced by Doohan for Abu…
With a heated battle taking place for sixth place in the constructors’ championship, Haas needed both Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen to maximise their potential at the F1 Qatar GP. However, it was a weekend of mixed fortunes, and the American team now sits five points behind Alpine going into the final race of the…
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner reflects on last weekend’s Qatar GP. He weighs in on the safety car issues as well as Norris’ controversial penalty. Following Max Verstappen’s strong drive to victory at last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, a key talking point was the faulty safety car lights. Following the announcement that the safety…
Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas had his penultimate race for the team at Qatar. Over the weekend, the team showed a strong performance in all sessions. However, Bottas was left unhappy with his P11 finish in Sunday’s Grand Prix. The Finn had a great opening day on Friday, as he finished 13th in the Sprint Qualifying….
Despite anticipating a damage limitation weekend, Ferrari managed to outscore McLaren at the dramatic F1 Qatar GP thanks to Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finishing P2 and P6 respectively. The championship battle will now go down to the wire in Abu Dhabi with the Scuderia trailing behind the Woking-based team by 21 points. While Max…
Williams Racing suffered another disappointing weekend during the 2024 F1 Qatar GP, after Alexander Albon and Franco Colapinto both failed to score a single point in either the sprint or feature race. Speaking after the race, Albon described the race as “not easy.” However, he admitted that the FW46 had not been quick enough to…
After a double podium in Brazil and a third-place qualifying in Las Vegas—where he retired due to engine failure—Gasly had momentum heading into the 2024 Qatar GP. Starting in 11th place after narrowly missing Q3, he lost out to Magnussen and Tsunoda at the start, before clearing the Japanese driver after the first Safety Car….
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes that the FIA should review how it hands outs penalties in Formula 1. This comes following Lando Norris’s stop-and-go penalty at the Qatar Grand Prix, which could result in future “consequences”. Norris has started from third place and was going for the lead at the start for the race….
Just one week after securing his fourth World Drivers’ Championship Title, Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen claimed victory after a thrilling Qatar GP race. While speaking with the media after his win, Verstappen described the race as “very good” and “a lot of fun” despite the three safety cars brought out during the race. The…
Despite a promising start, which saw him taking second after a successful overtake on Mercedes’ George Russell into the first corner, McLaren Racing’s Lando Norris’ 2024 F1 Qatar GP race ultimately ended in disappointment with the British driver finishing tenth after a contentious mid-race penalty. Norris penalised after failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags…
