Hamilton: “Small progress” not enough to overcome gap to Red Bull in Austria

Max Verstappen scored a dominant victory for Red Bull in the Styrian Grand Prix last Sunday, leading every lap as he extended his championship lead over Hamilton to 18 points.
Hamilton felt after the race that it was “impossible” to catch up with Verstappen, having said earlier in the weekend that there was a 0.2 second per lap gap between the two teams.
Mercedes wanted to work out ahead …Keep reading

AlphaTauri F1’s Tsunoda “improving really well” after move to Italy

Red Bull and Honda junior Tsunoda impressed on debut in Bahrain at the start of the year by finishing ninth, but went four races without points after struggling in qualifying. A spin in Q1 at the French Grand Prix marked his third qualifying crash in seven races.
Red Bull looked to help Tsunoda’s development and focus by moving him from the UK to Faenza in Italy, so he could be closer to …Keep reading

F1 Austrian GP: Hamilton leads Mercedes 1-2 in FP2 with Verstappen in third

After Verstappen followed his dominant Styrian GP victory with first place in first practice for this weekend’s repeat event at the Red Bull Ring, he finished third and 0.217s behind Hamilton in Friday’s second one-hour practice session, which was hit by light rain in the closing stages.
At the start, the pack headed out on a mix of the test tyre Pirelli has brought to be evaluated in the …Keep reading

Audi and Porsche bosses set for crunch meeting on 2025 F1 engines

While discussions involving team bosses and engine supplier representatives have been ongoing for some time regarding the future rules, tomorrow’s high-level gathering will consider the global picture and what the major car manufacturers want from F1.
The hope is that the 2025 rules will encourage new OEMs and specifically the VW Group to enter the series, with one source describing the …Keep reading