F1 2024 Archives

Receiving online abuse and people talking “crap” about Sochi 2021 put “an even bigger smile on my face” after maiden F1 win — Norris

Öykü Ceylan8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

Lando Norris’s journey to his first Formula 1 win has been a long time coming. After a 110-race wait, the British driver finally stood on the top step of the podium at the Miami Grand Prix, capitalizing on perfect Safety Car timing to defeat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. This victory marked a significant turnaround for…

Charles Leclerc to have a new F1 Race Engineer from Imola as Xavi Marcos moves into a new role

James O'Connor8 months ago8 months ago02 mins

There’s been a big change made by Scuderia Ferrari ahead of next weekend’s race trip to Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Xavier Marcos Padros has left his role as Charles Leclerc’s race engineer. In a statement on Twitter, the Italian team confirmed that “Xavi Marcos will bring his valuable experience gained as…

Alonso “really enjoyed” battle with Ocon for final points positions at F1 Miami GP

Nicolas Lopes8 months ago04 mins

Fernando Alonso finished ninth in last week’s Miami GP, scoring two points for Aston Martin after a tough battle with his former team-mate Esteban Ocon in the latter stages of the grand prix. After a poor qualifying for his standards, Alonso started down in 15th, on the hard tyres and pitted when the Virtual Safety…

“I would be a bit more worried about the 220 than maybe one or two CVs” — Horner on Red Bull F1 taking hundreds of Mercedes HPP employees

Melis Öktür8 months ago04 mins

Christian Horner, who recently admitted that Red Bull powertrains has hired 220 Mercedes staff members, claims he is unconcerned about other teams trying to poach big names of his. A number of important Red Bull employees, including long-term team manager Jonathan Wheatley, were the focus of rival teams’ attention during the Miami Grand Prix weekend….

Vasseur “quite happy” for Norris and McLaren after their victory at the F1 Miami GP: “They deserve their success”

Nicolas Lopes8 months ago8 months ago011 mins

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur didn’t hold back in his praise for his rivals McLaren and Lando Norris after the team snatched the win at last weekend’s Miami GP. Vasseur was even seen taking part in some of McLaren’s post-race celebrations, in a true showing of sportsmanship from the French. Speaking after the race, Vasseur…

Piastri “is in a very strong place” following F1 Miami GP performance — Stella

Lucrezia Costa8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

McLaren’s weekend was definitely packed with emotions. On one hand, the Woking-based team scored its first Grand Prix win since the Italy 2021 as Lando Norris delivered the goods, but on the other his teammate Oscar Piastri definitely was not so lucky following a very strong Grand Prix. The Australian driver was involved in a…

Wolff says Mercedes is in “observation mode” regarding 2025 F1 driver market: “We want to take our time”

Nicolas Lopes8 months ago8 months ago05 mins

Mercedes F1 team principal and CEO Toto Wolff has made no secret of his wish to get reigning three-time world champion and current Red Bull driver Max Verstappen to join his squad in place of the departing seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton, taking advantage of the unrest at Red Bull following the allegations of controlling behaviour…

“A really great feeling” to keep the leaders in sight — Hamilton on his strong drive to P6 in F1 Miami GP

Anumitha Murugapandian8 months ago04 mins

After receiving a 20-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane, Hamilton dropped from P8 to P16 in the Sprint Race at the Miami Grand Prix. He qualified P8 right behind his teammate, George Russell in P7 for the Grand Prix, but he managed to clear him at the start. Hamilton crossed the line sixth…

Perez admits McLaren was the “fastest” team in F1 Miami GP as imbalance issues complicated his race

Fernanda Álvarez8 months ago8 months ago07 mins

In a race full of surprises on Sunday afternoon in Miami, Sergio Perez’s day was defined in the first corner. Given the bad start of Charles Leclerc [starting second], the Mexican [who started fourth] took the line to the right of the Ferrari, going side-by-side with Leclerc. As they got to turn one, he went…

Piastri “excited for Imola” as Norris’ F1 Miami GP win for McLaren “a very encouraging sign for the rest of the year”

Olivia Pursehouse8 months ago8 months ago06 mins

Piastri ended his tough race in Miami with a 13th place finish due to an unfortunate on-track incident with Carlos Sainz on lap 39. The Ferrari man attempted to overtake the Australian driver into turn 17, which resulted in contact and front wing damage for Piastri. After boxing and a front wing change, the 23-year-old re-entered…