FIA clamps down on skid block F1 loophole for Las Vegas GP
The FIA has issued a technical directive to clamp down on Formula 1 teams exploiting a loophole in the rules over preventing plank wear. Autosport understands the technical directive removes some freedoms provided by an earlier directive to help preserve the plank by installing supporting skid blocks on the floor. Under the current ground-effect regulations […]
Glenfiddich and Aston Martin toast new partnership
Aston Martin will be hoping to raise a glass to a successful Las Vegas Grand Prix after announcing a new global partnership with whisky brand Glenfiddich ahead of the race weekend. Both Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso secured points finishes in Vegas last season and a repeat would certainly be a reason to celebrate Aston […]
Why Vegas’s Monza and Baku similarities aren’t good news for Ferrari and McLaren in 2024
Based on previous results on similar circuits, Ferrari and McLaren are the pre-race favourites as Formula 1 heads to Las Vegas, but two key factors could yet trip them up. This is also notwithstanding a rather resurgent Red Bull after Max Verstappen’s thumping victory last time out in Brazil, his win in F1’s return to […]
Wolff says Hamilton «shelf-life» comments «taken out of context»
Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff has claimed suggestions he is «happy» that Lewis Hamilton is leaving the team have taken his comments «out of context». Hamilton is entering his last three races in Mercedes colours before his switch to Ferrari for next year, having won six F1 drivers’ titles in his time with […]
The gamble F1 cannot afford to lose at the Las Vegas GP
The talk ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix will be about Max Verstappen being set to win his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship. He can seal it in the race on Saturday night by finishing ahead of nearest challenger Lando Norris and it is absolutely right that the sporting aspect takes top-billing. […]
What’s at stake at F1’s second Las Vegas GP?
Formula 1 heads to Las Vegas for the second edition of its street race on the Strip. Here’s what’s at stake in Sin City. A fourth F1 world title for Verstappen? In the drivers’ championship, Max Verstappen could claim his fourth straight world title. With 86 points available across the remaining three grand prix weekends, […]
Why Las Vegas isn’t sitting on its laurels despite year one F1 success
Despite the early drama of the loose water valve cover that risked derailing the event almost before it got going, a spectacular race on Sunday helped it live up to the anticipation. But perhaps the best news for organisers and the city came a few weeks later when a report concluded that the overall economic […]