Alonso recovered from his car going airborne in a crash with Lance Stroll to finish seventh at the Circuit of The Americas on Sunday. But the Spaniard was hit with a 30-second post-race penalty that dropped him to 15th after Haas lodged a protest, claiming the Alpine car was unsafe due to its moving right-hand […]
Alonso finished seventh at the Circuit of The Americas on Sunday despite being involved in a big crash with Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll that saw his car briefly go airborne. Alonso returned to the pits slowly after the incident, but was able to continue after Alpine fitted a new front wing and fresh tyres. […]
Stroll and Alonso were involved in a huge crash on the back straight on lap 22 of the race that briefly sent Alonso’s Alpine car airborne. As Alonso moved to the left to pass Stroll, the Aston Martin driver shifted across to defend, only for their wheels to make contact. It sent Stroll spinning into […]
In the two weeks since the controversial wet Japanese Grand Prix – where Max Verstappen ultimately emerged victorious in a shortened and at times farcical event – the FIA conducted an investigation into the safety procedures and calls made on that day. Ahead of practice at this weekend’s race at Austin, the FIA released its […]
Aside from the four drivers of the Red Bull Racing and AlphaTauri teams on the current grid, the Austrian also played a part in furthering the careers of Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon and Sebastian Vettel. All have acknowledged Mateschitz’s contribution to motorsport as a whole, as well as to their own progression through the […]
The addition of the Miami Grand Prix to the calendar this year made it 11 venues in the United States that have hosted a world championship race after Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis and the host of this weekend’s US Grand Prix – the Circuit of the Americas […]
Ferrari’s Sainz claimed the third F1 pole of his career to take top spot in qualifying at the Circuit of the Americas, beating team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.065 seconds. But Leclerc will take a 10-place grid drop for a new engine and turbo meaning he is set to drop to 12th on the starting grid, […]
Sainz edged out Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc by just 0.065 seconds during their final runs in Q3 to claim his third F1 career pole. Sainz’s maiden pole came at Silverstone in wet conditions, while he inherited first on the grid for the Belgian Grand Prix in August due to grid penalties. The Spaniard recently vented […]
Red Bull confirmed shortly before Formula 1 qualifying for the United States Grand Prix that Mateschitz had passed away following a long battle with illness. Mateschitz brought the Red Bull brand to F1 initially as a sponsor before acquiring the Jaguar team in 2004 and turning it into Red Bull Racing for the following season. […]
Red Bull is currently in talks with the FIA over a potential Accepted Breach Agreement after F1’s governing body revealed last week that the team was in breach of the $145 million cost cap for 2021. The team has fiercely denied it exceeded the budget cap, but its rivals have been clear in their calls […]