Aston Martin F1 tech chief Cardile finally allowed to start after Ferrari dispute
Former Ferrari F1 technical director Enrico Cardile has started his role as Aston Martin’s chief technical officer after lengthy legal proceedings in Italy. Cardile was announced as Aston’s latest key technical signing in July 2024, reporting into team principal and CEO Andy Cowell. Ferrari held Cardile to a full year of gardening leave, but then […]
Hamilton “frustrated, not demotivated” after bruising F1 Hungarian GP
Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Fred Vasseur says he understands Lewis Hamilton’s frustration after a poor Hungarian Grand Prix, but expects the seven-time world champion to bounce back. Hamilton was dumped out of Q2 on Saturday, relegating him to 12th on the grid, while team-mate Charles Leclerc surprised both McLarens to snatch pole. From his […]
McLaren’s surprising strategy admission after F1 Hungarian GP
It is a long-standing matter of humour in the Formula 1 paddock that the “possible race strategies” infographic Pirelli circulates on Sunday mornings often bears no relationship at all to the way the race pans out. So it proved at the Hungaroring as Lando Norris ended up being effectively forced onto an unfavoured one-stop strategy […]
Max Verstappen predicts no more wins for Red Bull in 2025 F1 season
The Hungarian Grand Prix weekend has so far proven to be a tough challenge for the Red Bull Formula 1 team. Max Verstappen will start from eighth on the grid, while Yuki Tsunoda is lining up in P16. This underlines the ongoing struggles this weekend, with technical director Pierre Wache summarizing the situation as “nothing […]
A hidden McLaren quirk that may have cost it F1 Hungary pole
At a circuit packed with medium speed corners, where downforce is king, it would have been silly to bet against one of the McLaren cars grabbing a comfortable pole. Silly… yet correct. Until Q2, though, the prospect of a McLaren defeat looked remote. Lando Norris headed Oscar Piastri by half a tenth, with a surprisingly […]
McLaren 1-2 again as Piastri tops FP3 over Norris
Oscar Piastri pipped Lando Norris to top spot in the Hungarian Grand Prix’s final practice session, as McLaren delivered a devastating blow to the Formula 1 field in the prelude to qualifying. With 15 minutes remaining, Piastri took new softs and embarked on a second soft-tyre run of the session; the championship leader pulled the […]
Alonso explains back injury which caused him to miss F1 Hungarian GP FP1
Fernando Alonso is confident of completing the remainder of the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix weekend after missing first practice due to a back muscle injury. On Friday morning, Aston Martin announced the two-time F1 world champion would skip the first practice session with reserve driver Felipe Drugovich standing in for the team. Alonso opted […]
Verstappen confused by tough start to F1 Hungarian GP weekend
Max Verstappen has said «nothing really works» on his Red Bull Formula 1 car as he finished the Hungarian Grand Prix’s Friday sessions adrift of the frontrunners. Verstappen finished the afternoon’s FP2 session in a lowly 14th position, 1.1s adrift of leader Lando Norris and behind cars from Haas, Aston Martin as well as his […]
Why Russell doesn’t crave a long-term Mercedes F1 contract
George Russell says he doesn’t need long-term security as he looks to renew his Mercedes Formula 1 deal, which is set to expire at the end of 2025. Now Max Verstappen has publicly committed to Red Bull for 2026 and put an end to incessant speculation over a Mercedes swap, the ball is the Silver […]