The abrupt dismissal of race director Niels Wittich caught many F1 drivers by surprise. Wittich’s exit was announced shortly after the triple header, marking another recent high-profile departure within the FIA. Rui Marques will be taking over as F1 race director from this weekend onwards. Speaking in Las Vegas, several drivers expressed their surprise at…
Ferrari has had a good run of recent form in the 2024 F1 season, with two wins in the last three races, is a stark contrast to its mid-season struggles after an update package introduced at the Spanish GP brought an unusual “bouncing” behaviour back, which Carlos Sainz is now relieved, as he labelled it…
Carlos Sainz is on the brink of leaving Ferrari to join Williams for the 2025 F1 season on a multi-year deal, after being ousted to make room for Lewis Hamilton to join the famous squad from next year – but the Spaniard doesn’t rule out a return to the Scuderia in the future. With just…
Confimation has come through from Williams on Friday afternoon that Carlos Sainz will drive for the team in the Abu Dhabi F1 test following the Grand Prix next month. The 30-year-old signed for Williams after many months of negotiations with different teams, ultimately deciding to join the Grove-based squad on a multi-year deal. In February,…
Following his finest weekend in Formula One at the Mexico City GP, Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz had a much tougher outing at Interlagos on Sunday. In Q2 on Sunday morning, the rear got away from him as he applied power in the Senna esses, crashing into the barrier on the outside of turn 2, forcing…
A rainy, early morning Qualifying session led to a mixed up starting grid for the Brazil GP. Lando Norris started on Pole. Lined up next to him was George Russell, with Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon in P3 and P4 behind them. Max Verstappen started the race in P17 after taking a 5-place grid penalty….
After just a single free practice on a resurfaced track, the entire field headed out on the medium tyre for the 12 minutes of SQ1 and the threat of rain in the air. SQ1 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was the first car out on track followed by teammate Carlos Sainz. Leclerc set the first time of…
An unwell Kevin Magnussen has been forced to sit out FP1 and the Sprint part of the weekend due to sickness, with Oliver Bearman taking his place once again. A 1:14.301 from Esteban Ocon kicked things off in the only practice session of the weekend. On his first lap, Lando Norris smashed in a 1:12.641…
Ferrari in Mexico almost came close to secure its third 1-2 of 2024 following the Australian and American rounds, but ultimately the duo of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc had to settle for a 1-3 as Lando Norris managed to overtake the Monegasque driver as traffic came into play. For the most part of the…
Carlos Sainz revealed that his victory in Mexico was an “extremely emotional” milestone in one of his final races with Ferrari before he departs for Williams in 2025. Starting from pole, Sainz initially lost the lead to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. However, a Safety Car was quickly deployed in response to a collision between Yuki…
