What was behind a lack of pace for Mercedes at F1 Austrian GP?
For Mercedes, the joy of winning the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix evaporated in the heat of Austria as George Russell came home fifth – more than a minute behind the dominant McLarens having targeted a podium the day before. Instead, under the searing sun at the Red Bull Ring, the W16 was the protagonist […]
How an AI Oliver Bearman could help Haas F1 understand its fans
The Haas Formula 1 outfit is aiming to gain an early advantage over incoming American rivals Cadillac by boosting its knowledge of the prospective United States fanbase. To do so, the team is working with its new official partner Infobip — a global communications platform based in Croatia, with revenue exceeding $1.8billion last year. It […]
Wolff backs Ferrari F1 boss Vasseur with passionate plea
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff has urged Ferrari’s following to give his counterpart Fred Vasseur enough time to turn the Scuderia around. Amid his third season as Ferrari’s team boss, Vasseur has received swells of criticism from Italian fans and media as the squad’s much hoped step forward hasn’t materialised just yet. Ferrari hasn’t […]
Was McLaren’s Austrian GP dominance a sign F1 2025 is already over?
Lando Norris’ and Oscar Piastri’s Austrian waltz flattened any hope that McLaren could still be caught in the 2025 Formula 1 championship, but the result flattered its actual dominance and doesn’t rule out further race-by-race challengers. Red Bull was particularly despondent after being thumped at its home race, figuratively in terms of pace and quite […]
Alpine loans F1 reserve Aron to Sauber for FP1 outings
Alpine has signed an agreement with Sauber to loan out reserve driver Paul Aron, with the Estonian taking part in FP1 for Sauber in Silverstone and Budapest. Sauber doesn’t have any designated reserve drivers this year, and it still needed to find a rookie driver to run in two of the four required FP1 sessions […]
Piastri blasts Alpine ‘still f*** me over all these years later’ on team radio
Oscar Piastri is still haunted by Alpine, nearly three years after leaving the team with an infamous social media message that’s etched into the Formula 1 history books, and during the Austrian Grand Prix he was held up by both Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly. Piastri was run off the track by Colapinto on lap 55 […]
F1 could take inspiration from tennis to tackle frivolous protests
Formula 1 is set to discuss changes to the current protest system in the wake of Red Bull’s criticised protest against George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix. In Montreal, Red Bull protested twice against Russell’s win, once for alleged erratic driving behind the safety car and for alleged unsportsmanlike conduct for Russell’s radio comments, […]
How Norris beat his own F1 Austrian GP pole lap by almost 0.3s
Lando Norris’ opening Q3 lap in setting the grid for the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix was already good enough for pole. Although he didn’t know it at the time, the Briton’s 1m04.268s could have done the job on its own; Charles Leclerc did not improve on his 1m04.492s set amid the opening runs, and […]
Sainz explains reason behind Q1 exit for F1 Austrian GP
Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has confirmed he had damage to his FW47, leading to an early qualifying exit. It means the Spanish driver will start the Austrian Grand Prix in 19th on Sunday and at the end of Q1, Sainz claimed via team radio that the car was «undriveable». «There’s damage in the […]