McLaren started the season off the pace but following a change of concept and personnel reshuffle it has produced an impressive B-spec that turned the MCL60 into a reliable podium contender. PLUS: How McLaren has revamped its F1 team to become a contender again Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri became the closest challengers of Red Bull’s […]
Drivers suffered in the heat and humidity in Losail, with most saying afterwards that it was the toughest race of their careers. Logan Sargeant was not able to finish, while his Williams team-mate Alex Albon also sought medical treatment after the flag. On the Monday after the race the FIA promised an investigation, noting of […]
Massa believes he was the victim of a conspiracy to cover up the 2008 Singapore GP Crashgate scandal in which Renault’s Nelson Piquet Jr crashed on purpose to let team-mate Fernando Alonso win. If the race result had been thrown out at the time, Massa would have claimed the drivers’ championship instead of losing it […]
Norris saw both of his Q3 laptimes deleted in Friday’s qualifying at Losail, meaning he would start the race from 10th rather than second behind polesitter Max Verstappen. In Saturday’s sprint shootout, Norris then went off track in the final corner of his second flyer while on a pole-worthy run, instead getting demoted by team-mate Oscar Piastri. […]
Stroll appeared to shove his trainer Henry Howe after throwing his steering wheel out of his cockpit following his elimination from GP qualifying at last weekend’s event. The governing body had announced on Tuesday that its compliance officer was holding discussions with Stroll in relation to several incidents that may have contravened the FIA’s rules, […]
Lawson filled in for the injured Daniel Ricciardo for five events, scoring his first points at the Singapore Grand Prix with what remains the best Sunday result for any AlphaTauri driver this season. But with Ricciardo set to return for the United States Grand Prix in Austin, the New Zealander’s brief stint with the team […]
When Ricciardo broke a metacarpal in his left hand in a practice crash at Zandvoort, Horner initially suggested that the Australian was targeting a return for the Qatar round last weekend. But on the Monday ahead of the race, Ricciardo video called his substitute Liam Lawson to tell the Kiwi he would be required one […]
The Daily Telegraph reports that Storey must now pass the English Football League’s ‘fit and proper persons test’ before he can complete on Reading, who were relegated to League One (the third tier) for this season. Reading, in the relegation zone after 11 games, were the subject of a winding-up petition from HM Revenue & […]
The Finn is throwing his weight behind Maini, and says the target is very clear: “F1 is our objective”. Hakkinen’s track record in this department is strong, having played a significant role in the development of former Mercedes F1 race winner and current Alfa Romeo Sauber driver Valtteri Bottas. In the current F1 field Mark […]
McLaren has teamed up with the specialised company V Carbon to pioneer the use of recycled carbon on its MCL60. The recycled material will first be used on the cockpit branding panels of the cars driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. McLaren intends to keep the material on its cars for the remainder of […]