Verstappen urges Red Bull to find more pace as F1 rivals catch up
Max Verstappen has urged his Red Bull Formula 1 team to bring more performance to its car after being beaten to pole for the Spanish Grand Prix by McLaren’s Lando Norris. Verstappen and Red Bull headed to Barcelona as the pre-event favourites, but the Dutchman was pipped at the end by Norris, who snatched pole […]
Norris rises from the ashes to extinguish Verstappen’s hopes of F1 Spanish GP pole
Lando Norris stood there looking up at McLaren’s iconic motorhome as smoke billowed out of the back of it and an acrid smell filled the air. He was dressed in a white t-shirt and black trousers and just his socks — in the haste to evacuate the building, he’d left his shoes and possessions in […]
Norris believes eight F1 drivers could win Spanish GP
Lando Norris reckons eight drivers have the potential to win Formula 1’s 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, after a close qualifying fight where he pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole. McLaren driver Norris took his second F1 career pole with a 1m11.383s at the end of Q3 at Barcelona, which put him 0.020s clear of […]
Verstappen’s skinny Red Bull wing clouds F1 Spanish GP picture
Max Verstappen’s rivals are adamant Formula 1 is set for a Canada-style multi-team battle at the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, but a key set-up change is set to boost the Red Bull driver. FP2 at Barcelona ended with the top three drivers – Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes, Ferrari driver and home hero Carlos Sainz, and […]
What we learned from Friday practice at the 2024 F1 Spanish GP
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes topped the times as practice at Formula 1’s 2024 Spanish Grand Prix got under way, while Red Bull and Max Verstappen appeared to be struggling. But, digging beyond the headline times in FP2 reveals that Verstappen and co are far from panicking – with a major set-up change coming for his […]
Mercedes calls in police over anonymous Hamilton F1 sabotage email
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has revealed that the police are involved in investigating the source of an anonymous email accusing the team of trying to deliberately sabotage Lewis Hamilton’s car. An anonymous email, sent to the same list of F1 and media representatives who were forwarded alleged WhatsApp messages involving Christian Horner earlier this year, […]
Hamilton asks F1 fans not to spread «negativity» with favouritism claims
Lewis Hamilton has asked his Formula 1 fans not to spread «negativity» following a recent debate about possible favouritism towards his team-mate George Russell. With Hamilton leaving for Ferrari at the end of 2024, his results compared to Russell have come under added scrutiny, particularly in the context of the younger Briton currently possessing a […]
Silverstone needs to stop F1 ticket prices rising too much
Lewis Hamilton says that Silverstone needs to ensure its Formula 1 ticket pricing strategy does not get out of hand, citing rising living costs as British Grand Prix prices rise. The Silverstone race is yet to sell out its full capacity ahead of July’s event, having achieved a total attendance of 480,000 last year across […]
Apple’s F1 film given release date in June 2025
Apple’s Formula 1 film has been given a release date of 25 June 2025, as the production continues shooting footage at 2024 F1 events following delays caused by last year’s Hollywood actors’ strike. The film, which remains untitled and is being directed by Joseph Kosinski following the success of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and produced by […]