You helped me achieve this dream
Lewis Hamilton thanked Ferrari for helping him «achieve a dream» after taking his maiden grand prix win as a member of the Scuderia. Hamilton and Ferrari went on the offensive in F1’s tyre battle on a sweltering Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Unlike most other frontrunners, including poleman George Russell, Hamilton opted for a start of softs, with […]
Alonso ‘exhausted’ by Aston Martin woes after qualifying last in Barcelona
Aston Martin’s abject performance in Barcelona comes as no surprise to Fernando Alonso as he qualified last for his home race — but having to keep explaining the team’s many woes is starting to wear on him. The world champion took 22nd, which ended a 42-race streak of outqualifying team-mate Lance Stroll, who was 21st […]
“I don’t fully understand it”
Red Bull locked out the third row of the grid for Sunday’s Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix. Max Verstappen appeared to be in contention for pole position after two sectors, but saw his grip disappear in the last part of the lap – an issue many drivers struggled with due to tyres overheating. “I think it […]
Russell leads Piastri in final practice, frustration for Antonelli
George Russell was fastest in final practice for the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix after pipping Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc in a frustrating session for Kimi Antonelli. Russell was two tenths faster than runner-up Piastri, whose McLaren was less than a tenth quicker than the Ferrari of Leclerc leaving what was a wide-open session. That was […]
Norris tops FP2 from Russell by 0.009s
Lando Norris snatched the fastest time of the Barcelona Grand Prix’s second practice session from George Russell by just 0.009s, as Oscar Piastri also got within 0.06s of his McLaren Formula 1 team-mate’s benchmark. Norris, who missed FP1 as McLaren reserve Leonardo Fornaroli drove in an F1 session for the first time, concluded the customary FP2 soft-tyre […]
‘These moments make a career’
Pierre Gasly started the day in seventh place at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix before ending it with a podium, officially the sixth of his Formula 1 career. Indeed, almost five days after the finish of the Monte Carlo race, which had seen him relegated to seventh place due to two penalties for speeding in the […]
How Russell aims to save his spiralling 2026 F1 season
If George Russell cut a frustrated figure after a Monaco Grand Prix that spectacularly spiralled out of control, then four days on the Mercedes driver practiced stoicism as he reviewed the first leg of a brutal 2026 season. With Mercedes finally on the front foot, Russell’s would-be title campaign got off to a perfect start […]
Gasly’s Monaco GP penalty review outcome expected on Friday
Pierre Gasly and Alpine are set to wait until Friday to learn the outcome of their right of review procedure concerning the Frenchman’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix penalties. Alpine lodged a right of review against Gasly’s pair of five-second time penalties for pitlane speeding, which dropped him from third to seventh, missing out on a Monaco podium […]
Why Leclerc will match Hamilton’s braking set-up
As soon as Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari sustained the languid, inglorious slide into the wall at Antony Noghes in the latter stages of last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, the Monegasque was sure that his brakes were to blame. Leclerc could have easily blamed the track breaking up, as a relaid patch of tarmac between the final […]