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Alonso felt Aston Martin showed a “pre-Imola” level of performance at F1 British GP after double points finish

Magdalena Put5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso believes Aston Martin returned to their “pre-Imola” form after a double points finish at Silverstone. Alonso wasn’t able to state why exactly the AMR24 worked so well at this particular track, saying, “I drive the car. Very good question for Mike [Krack, team principal] and Tom [McCullough, performance director].” However, he added that…

“The track started to go really wavy” — Max Verstappen says he battled “vision problems” after Silverstone 2021 F1 crash

Chiara Martin5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has revealed the long-term effects of his infamous crash at the 2021 British Grand Prix while battling with Lewis Hamilton. Despite achieving a memorable victory at Silverstone in 2023, Verstappen’s memories of the circuit are marred by the severe accident two years prior. During the first lap of the 2021…

Albon “knew straight away” a good race was on the cards for Williams at the F1 British Grand Prix

Ryan McGahey5 months ago5 months ago07 mins

Williams’ Alex Albon reflects on a strong performance over the British Grand Prix weekend, netting a crucial 2 constructors’ championship points for the Grove based outfit at their home Grand Prix. Alex Albon enjoyed a weekend of success at the British Grand Prix, from a solid performance to nab P9 in qualifying on Saturday afternoon,…

“It’s not about throwing tables around the room” — Ricciardo says staying calm vital for RB F1 as they look for “right step” developing the car

Öykü Ceylan5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Daniel Ricciardo entered the British Grand Prix at Silverstone with high hopes, aiming to build on his promising ninth-place finish in Austria. However, his weekend was marked by a series of setbacks that left him lamenting his uncompetitive performance across all conditions, ultimately finishing in 13th place. The Australian driver’s troubles began in qualifying, where…

Haas updates working is “very encouraging” as soft tyre graining ruins any choice of points at F1 British GP — Magnussen

Karishma Persad5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

There were mixed results for the Haas F1 team at the 2024 British Grand Prix. While Nico Hülkenberg had a successful one, collecting eight points after a P6 finish for the second consecutive weekend, his teammate, Kevin Magnussen – who had been running the older specification VF-24 – struggled, particularly in the later stages of…

F1 announces six Sprints to take place in 2025 season

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago03 mins

Formula One has confirmed that there will be six Sprint weekends in the 2025 season, the same number as 2024. In fact there has been only change. Spa in Belgium will replace the Red Bull Ring in Austria as the Sprint continues in Shanghai, Miami, Austin, São Paulo and Qatar. Five drivers have won a…

“I’m going to fight no matter what the situation is” — Sargeant vows to retain Williams F1 drive

James O'Connor5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

Logan Sargeant, who finished 11th in Sunday’s British Grand Prix, has stated that he will not give up on his future in F1 as James Vowles hinted he could be removed before the end of the season. Williams had a terrible start to the season, with a lack of a spare chassis meaning the Floridian…

Pérez says F1 British GP was “just a mess overall” and now looks to regroup and “get out of this difficult period”

David Coath5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

Recent weeks have seen Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Pérez have a lot of rumours circulating around his F1 future. Therefore, with all of this pressure mounting, a smooth British Grand Prix weekend was vital. Instead after spinning out in Q1 and qualifying P19. Having chosen to give him new PU elements this then resulted in…

Stroll “shitting my pants” during F1 British GP on dry tyres in the tricky conditions as he finishes a strong P7

Rachel Stephens5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Securing a strong seventh-place finish for Aston Martin, Lance Stroll claimed that the result was a “big uplift for the team.” Finishing a place above teammate Fernando Alonso, Stroll noted that the team did well throughout the weekend, and “were quick since lap one of FP1 and really solid weekend.” The race weekend at Silverstone…

Things “work better and more efficiently” — Hülkenberg full of praise for Haas technical department following run to P6 in updated VF-24 at F1 British GP

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah5 months ago5 months ago08 mins

Haas have been on fine form. In Austria the team scored a double-points finish with Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, finishing P6 and P8 respectively. The American-owned outfit introduced updates to maintain their recent scoring streak. It paid off greatly with Hülkenberg bagging home another sixth-place finish for the second consecutive race weekend. Although he…