Links between Norris and Red Bull have increased over the Italian Grand Prix weekend after Norris admitted he would not be against teaming up with his friend Verstappen at some point. “It’s definitely something I would be open to in the future,” he said. “I think I can happily say Max is probably one […]
Perez went off at the exit of the iconic Parabolica corner, bringing out a second red flag in the session topped by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. Perez was fortunate to escape with only minor contact with the outside barriers, tapping the wall with his rear wing. Explaining the crash Perez said: “I understeered off on the […]
On his 29th birthday, Sainz topped second practice by 0.019s from McLaren’s Lando Norris in an eventful session stalled by two red flags; the first early on for Lance Stroll stopping with a suspected fuel system issue in his Aston Martin and the second late in the session for Sergio Perez crashing at the Parabolica. Despite […]
Both the overall pace order and the long run averages are even more fraught with peril at Monza – in addition to the usual caveats about practice fuel loads and engine modes. This is because the teams were trialling various downforce levels and specific set-up tweaks around the ATA requirements. Then there were the […]
Massa is one of several former drivers employed by the F1 organisation in ambassadorial roles, with the job involving attending a certain number of races per season in logoed shirts and undertaking tasks such as meet and greets in the Paddock Club. Others to have similar arrangements are Mika Hakkinen, Jacques Villeneuve and David Coulthard. […]
But it has not been entirely smooth sailing in the 18 months since the new ground-effect cars emerged, with grand prix racing having endured its share of ups and downs. On the positive side, the cars do seem better able to follow each other than the older generation of machinery, which has allowed for some […]
Perez enjoyed a strong start to the season, taking two early wins as he set out to pose a more credible title challenge to two-time world champion Verstappen. But from Miami onwards, where Verstappen came through the field to demote polesitter Perez to second, the Mexican has increasingly struggled to keep up with the Dutchman. […]
Although Alonso is coming off the back of an impressive second place in last weekend’s Dutch GP, the low downforce nature of the Monza circuit in Italy is not expected to suit his Aston Martin car as much. Ahead of the weekend, Alonso says that early simulation data from his squad suggests that his outfit […]
Ferrari has decided to make wholesale changes to its car for next year to dial out its unpredictable and sometimes downright crippling handling issues that have held back Sainz and team-mate Charles Leclerc. The pair often qualified reasonably well, with Leclerc even taking two poles, but have then fallen back through the order on the […]
In Zandvoort Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff hinted that Verstappen had the upper hand against Sergio Perez because the “tricky” car suited him better. Asked about the gap between the two team-mates, Wolff said: “We’ve seen that Max has destroyed every single team-mate that was with him. “Whether or not it’s his ability to create […]