Post-Miami F1 sprint nap reset «scrappy» Williams errors
Carlos Sainz credited his sixth place grid spot for Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix on a «20-minute nap» — explaining that Williams had to reset following a series of «scrappy» mistakes throughout the weekend. The Spaniard was eliminated in the second part of sprint qualifying, and then knocked himself out of the Saturday race after clipping […]
How Verstappen recovered from Miami GP qualifying mis-step to claim pole
A scant 0.065-second margin separated Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in Formula 1 qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix, and there’s two ways that you can interpret that gap depending on the parts of the lap you look at. The first suggestion is that Norris frittered away his pole hopes with a slightly early turn-in […]
Post-race penalties jumble up Miami F1 sprint classification
Yuki Tsunoda was promoted from ninth to sixth in the results of Formula 1’s Miami sprint race following penalties for Alex Albon, Liam Lawson and Oliver Bearman, with Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Pierre Gasly also cycling into points-paying positions once the race concluded. On lap 14 of the 18-lap wet-to-dry contest, Racing Bulls driver Lawson […]
Why Verstappen has a new floor in Miami – but his engine could be holding him back
As revealed by Autosport, Red Bull Racing is phasing in a small but significant update package in three steps. In Jeddah, it introduced a few new components and bodywork tweaks, in Miami there are modifications to the floor, and further updates are scheduled for Imola. According to the FIA’s technical document, Red Bull’s Miami package consists […]
No penalty for Max Verstappen after sprint qualifying incident
Max Verstappen has escaped a grid drop for Saturday’s Miami Grand Prix sprint race after an investigation into his SQ2 outlap, with Red Bull handed a reprimand instead. Verstappen, who ended up qualifying fourth behind shock polesitter Andrea Kimi Antonelli and both McLaren drivers, was summoned to the stewards for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly. The FIA’s […]
Piastri quickest in FP1 as Bearman causes red flag
McLaren’s championship leader Oscar Piastri has set the fastest time in practice for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, which was red-flagged for the stricken Haas of Oliver Bearman. The sprint weekend’s sole practice session got off to a false start for last year’s maiden winner Lando Norris, who reported some items were left loose […]
Piastri not fazed by F1 championship lead as race wins are the bigger focus
Oscar Piastri remains intent on not getting carried away now that he is leading the Formula 1 championship for the first time in his short career. The McLaren driver leads the standings by 10 points having won three of the previous four grands prix including the last two in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. That is […]
Russell urges for action after FIA president’s swearing fine review
George Russell has reacted to the FIA president’s comments regarding changing strict rules that would see Formula 1 drivers fined for swearing. Mohammed Ben Sulayem posted on social media that he was contemplating reviewing plans to punish drivers for using foul language. Ben Sulayem wrote on Instagram that after “constructive feedback” from drivers across the […]
The hidden F1 lessons Sauber can learn from Red Bull
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast,” as the famous Peter Drucker quote goes. As a karting mechanic, Jonathan Wheatley wore white gloves. As Red Bull’s sporting director, he was the drill instructor who hustled Formula 1’s fastest pit crew. And now, as team principal at Sauber, his task is to help transform one of the smallest […]