Norris and Piastri clear on McLaren’s rules of engagement at Dutch GP
McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri insist they are aware of team rules when it comes to fighting one another during the Dutch Grand Prix. Norris put in a stunning lap to take pole position in Zandvoort, while Piastri starts third with reigning world champion and local favourite Max Verstappen separating the pair. Team […]
Albon disqualified from Dutch GP qualifying over technical infringement
Alex Albon has been thrown out of the Dutch Grand Prix qualifying results as the floor on his Williams was found not to be compliant with the FIA’s legality checks. The Anglo-Thai driver had enjoyed an impressive Saturday afternoon at Zandvoort, and had hurled his newly upgraded Williams into eighth in qualifying to beat Lance […]
F1 Dutch Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
Lando Norris will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix. Here’s how and when you can watch the race. The McLaren driver produced a storming lap to take pole position by 0.356s over Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, with Oscar Piastri taking third place. George Russell’s late improvement pushed him up to […]
How the fight for F1’s final 2025 seats is shaping up
Alpine’s announcement that it will promote Jack Doohan to a Formula 1 race seat in 2025 leaves just three cockpits available on next year’s grid. But in reality there are not that many options available for drivers still trying to secure their futures, because in all likelihood there is just one vacancy left completely open. While Mercedes, […]
What we learned from Friday practice at the 2024 F1 Dutch GP
Good. Right now, it really seems the multi-team scrap for victories that Formula 1 was enjoying before the 2024 summer break has been preserved. That’s even with a series of new parts arriving on cars across the grid. Mercedes led the way on the opening day of practice for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix thanks […]
Stella refutes Norris «not performing at world champion level» comments
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has refuted Lando Norris’ self-criticism of his efforts across the 2024 Formula 1 season, stating that the Briton is performing at «world championship level». On Thursday, Norris stated that he was dissatisfied with the number of mistakes he has made over the opening 14 races, adding that he had not […]
«Tough» for Hamilton to wait until 2025 to work with new F1 race engineer
Lewis Hamilton will be forced to wait until 2025 to start building a relationship with a new Formula 1 race engineer at Ferrari. Hamilton had hoped Peter ‘Bono’ Bonnington, his long-serving race engineer, would follow him to the Italian team for next season, saying he was like his «brother». However, the British engineer has been […]
Hamilton says ‘no excuse’ for no F1 race in Africa amid Rwanda talks
Lewis Hamilton insists Formula 1 cannot “continue to ignore” Africa as he reveals he has spoken to those hoping to stage a grand prix in Rwanda. As revealed by Autosport in an exclusive interview, F1 bosses have scheduled September talks with representatives of Rwanda as they continue to push on with plans to host a […]
Mercedes set to hand Antonelli FP1 rookie outing at F1 Italian GP
Andrea Kimi Antonelli is set to be handed his first FP1 outing with Mercedes at the Italian Grand Prix as preparations for his potential promotion to its Formula 1 line-up from 2025 intensify. The Italian, who turns 18 on Sunday, is strongly tipped to be named as replacement for Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes from […]