Barring a shock twist such as injury or worse, Hamilton intends to extend his time driving at Mercedes in F1 through the 2024 and 2025 seasons – in the process competing in 13 seasons. That is two more than the current record of 11 which he currently shares with Michael Schumacher, after the German raced […]
Hamilton’s contract with the team where he has raced since 2013 was set to run out at the end of this year, but he has long been expected to complete an extension. Russell is understood to have already been contracted to race with Mercedes until the end of the 2024 campaign as part of the […]
The Kiwi stepped into the car on Saturday and gained his initial experience in wet conditions, qualifying 20th and last, after Ricciardo was ruled out with a broken hand in an FP2 crash. He sampled the car in the dry for the first time in the laps on the way to the grid and after the […]
The Scuderia endured a dismal Zandvoort outing, with Sainz classifying fifth as team-mate Charles Leclerc retired due to floor damage. This came after the Monegasque crashed in qualifying, with both drivers complaining that the SF-23 machine was skittish on the limit and they had “zero idea” how it would behave. Ferrari has promised an all-new […]
The striking one-off look, featuring gold ascents and highlights on an Italian flag tricolore that adorns the engine cover, will be used throughout the Monza weekend by Alfa Romeo duo Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. The Sauber-run squad, which has run a handful of sponsor-led livery tweaks this year, will end its F1 partnership with […]
As originally reported by Autosport, Massa’s lawyers wrote to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and FOM CEO Stefano Domenicali earlier this month with a Letter Before Claim setting out the details of the Brazilian driver’s legal pursuit to rectify him losing the 2008 F1 world championship. According to the document, Massa’s legal team alleged the […]
Lando Norris qualified second for last week’s Dutch Grand Prix behind Max Verstappen, the latest evidence of the giant leap McLaren has made with its B-spec upgrade it deployed before the summer break. That overhaul allowed it to challenge Mercedes, Ferrari and Aston Martin in the ever-fluctuating fight behind Red Bull, with no team being able […]
The small bowtie-shaped device was located under the rear crash structure, in an area that has not previously been exploited by teams, and was designed to work in conjunction with the latest floor updates. Positioned exactly where the rear of the car is lifted in the pits meant Aston had to redesign the jack in […]
After a wet and wild Dutch GP, Max Verstappen delighted his home fans with a ninth victory in a row – putting him alongside Sebastian Vettel’s all-time record of most consecutive F1 wins. Therefore the Red Bull driver has the opportunity to take the record outright this weekend with a 10th straight triumph. Verstappen remains the […]
Triggered by the retirement of Sebastian Vettel, a whirlwind whipped through the paddock as Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin switch kicked off a fight between Alpine and McLaren over Oscar Piastri that was only resolved by F1’s Contracts Recognition Board on the Zandvoort weekend. But just as F1’s 2023 on-track action is not quite as exciting […]