McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella believes Mercedes had already shown flashes of potential and strong lap times with its W15 even before their strong showing at the Canadian GP, which he described as “not a surprise”. Speaking after the qualifying session in Montreal last week – which saw George Russell take Mercedes’ first…
Kevin Magnussen laments missed opportunity following another pointless finish for Haas despite an eye-catching opening stint in changeable conditions in Montreal. The Dane was the one to watch at the beginning of last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix as the Haas man passed 9 cars, making the most of the decision to start the race on…
Valtteri Bottas, who has 10 race wins and 67 podiums to his name in F1, has been having a dismal season. The 34-year-old is driving well but does not have the car to deliver big results. The 2024 season has been particularly difficult since the Finn is yet to score a point. That continued in…
Sauber F1’s racing director Xevi Pujolar spoke post-race after Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix about why the team’s Chinese racer Zhou Guanyu is struggling so much with the C44 compared to teammate Valtteri Bottas. Everyone knows that in motorsport, the first target a driver must achieve is being able to beat his teammate. Valtteri Bottas and…
For a second consecutive weekend, Pierre Gasly scored points as he finished 9th in the Canadian Grand Prix last Sunday. The 28-year-old made it through to Q2 on Saturday, but that solid effort was undone at the start as Sergio Perez hit him at turn 2, almost spinning. He fell to P18. However, he did…
The opening stint of the 2024 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix weekend was incredibly exciting for the Haas duo. Haas took the gamble and put both of their cars on extreme wets at the start of the race. Nico Hülkenberg from P17 (+9) and Kevin Magnussen from P14 (+10) climbed through the field in the…
After a challenging Canadian Grand Prix, Logan Sargeant of Williams Racing shared insights into the race that saw him unable to finish as he crashed out at turn 4 on lap 25. Reflecting on the incident, Sargeant admitted uncertainty about the precise cause of his crash. He took quite a bit of kerb at turn…
Andrea Kimi Antonelli could make his F1 debut before he turns 18, whether that is in a free practice session or a complete race weekend itself. Following Max Verstappen making his F1 race bow at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix when he was 17, the FIA tightened the regulations on young drivers getting a certain…
In the aftermath of a challenging race at the Canadian Grand Prix, Sergio Pérez shared his thoughts on the various phases of the race, his strategy moving forward, and the current state of competition in the Formula 1 World Championship. Pérez began by discussing the difficulties he faced during the race. Contact with Gasly at…
In the days before what would see Mercedes claim their first podium of the season in Montreal, Mercedes’ technical director James Allison explained the recent updates and front wing improvements. With George Russell in contention for the win a few days later during the Canadian Grand Prix, it seems as though the they have been…
