Horner: 0.1s between Red Bull and Mercedes in F1 title fight right now

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen moved back into the lead of the F1 drivers’ championship by winning the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, going three points clear of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton qualified less than 0.04 seconds off Verstappen’s pole time on Saturday, and managed to hang within a couple of second of the Dutchman for a lot of the race, keeping the pressure on.
It marked …Keep reading

Ferrari boss Binotto says switch to sustainable fuels “is a big deal”

So how big a change is that going to be? As great as the shift from V8s to hybrids? And while many governments around the world seem to speak today only of electric cars as the future, how powerful a message will Formula One be sending that the future of cars and mobility doesn’t have to be all-electric?
To help us answer this, we spoke to Scuderia Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto and his …Keep reading

Alonso: Unknowns with F1 tyres led to low overtaking on Dutch GP return

Zandvoort hosted its first F1 race in 36 years last weekend as Max Verstappen took a popular home victory in front of a baying Dutch crowd.
The circuit underwent significant development ahead of F1’s return, including the creation of banked corners at Turn 1, Turn 3 and Turn 14, posing a new challenge to the F1 grid and putting particular strain on the tyres.
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Podcast: Analysing the F1 driver market after Russell, Bottas moves

Bottas’ move to the Sauber-run outfit after five years at Mercedes will come with new responsibilities, and will be the driving force behind the Swiss team’s ascent up the grid.
His replacement Russell, meanwhile, has to deliver on the promise he showed during his Sakhir Grand Prix one-off as a replacement for new team-mate Lewis Hamilton, as Mercedes looks to the future.
Autosport’s …Keep reading