Ranking the F1 drivers under most team-mate pressure in 2025
The new Formula 1 season is now just around the corner, with the 2025 campaign expected to be a continuation of last season’s unpredictable battle right across the grid. With McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes all seemingly on course to bring battle to the still just about frontrunning Red Bull squad, it could even rival 2021 […]
How Hamilton, Leclerc and Piastri stack up – to the man who’s engineered them all
“We are somewhere in the past for these drivers – from their start points to the final target. And we are super happy to see that they have success.” No Formula 1 driver has immaculately appeared at the top level. Now a decade ago, even Max Verstappen made the briefest stop in the junior categories […]
Perez leaves Red Bull and the Tsunoda-Lawson conundrum
On this week’s episode, we react to the news that Sergio Perez is leaving Red Bull after a very disappointing campaign for the 34-year-old. The Mexican finished eighth in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings, while team-mate Max Verstappen clinched a fourth, consecutive crown and finished 285 points ahead of Perez. So with that news now confirmed, […]
Vasseur unconcerned by Leclerc radio rage after Sainz’s Vegas pass
Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says Charles Leclerc’s expletive-laden radio message after the Las Vegas Grand Prix is not an issue, as the Monegasque vented that «being nice fucks me over». Leclerc looked on course to gather an overcut on team-mate Carlos Sainz during the final round of stops, as the Spaniard pleaded his case on […]
Leclerc fined by FIA for swearing in F1 press conference
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been handed a €10,000 fine, half of which is suspended, for swearing in the Mexico Grand Prix’s post-race press conference. After finishing third in Mexico City, Leclerc used an expletive in the FIA press conference to describe his thinking as he went off the track at Mexico’s final corner, which […]
FIA assessing if Leclerc’s Mexico press conference swearing needs investigation
The FIA is assessing if Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc should be investigated and possibly punished for swearing in the Mexico Grand Prix press conference, Autosport understands. The incident follows Red Bull’s Max Verstappen receiving a community service punishment for swearing in the build-up to last month’s Singapore GP, which led to the Dutchman boycotting FIA […]
Hamilton’s arrival proves Ferrari is on the right track
Ferrari chief Fred Vasseur reckons the fact Lewis Hamilton is joining from Mercedes confirms that his Formula 1 team is heading in the right direction. Despite having a deal in place for next season, Hamilton broke his contract with the Silver Arrows to force through a move to Ferrari for 2025. The switch rocked F1 […]
Ferrari caught out by McLaren’s top speed with «controversial» rear wing
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari was caught out by McLaren’s top speed in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, as he labelled his rival’s flexible rear wing a «controversial» design. The Monegasque driver was locked in a race-long battle with Oscar Piastri for victory in Baku last weekend, but his hopes of a triumph were dashed just a […]
Leclerc rues not defending harder against Piastri Azerbaijan Turn 1 move
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc admitted he didn’t defend well enough against Oscar Piastri as he lost an Azerbaijan Grand Prix win to the McLaren driver following a scintillating duel. Leclerc started on pole for the fourth consecutive time on the streets of Baku, but after the only pitstop sequence of the race second-placed Piastri made […]