Ricciardo has felt like “a passenger” at times amid McLaren F1 struggles

The Australian put in his best performance of the year in Mexico City last weekend, using a successful medium/soft tyre strategy that gave him the pace to charge up to seventh place – while negating a 10-second penalty for colliding with Yuki Tsunoda.
The race came just a week after one of Ricciardo’s most disappointing outings of the season in Austin, where he finished a lowly 16th, 10 …Keep reading
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How does Verstappen’s win record compare to Schumacher and Vettel’s seasons?

Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 career has been littered with record after record, most of which have been related to his age: youngest this, youngest that.
But by claiming the record for the most victories in a single season with his 14th win of the year in Mexico last weekend, Verstappen offered another reminder – if there were ever any doubt – that his name will stand the test of time in F1’s …Keep reading
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Mercedes would prefer F1 race win over second in constructors’ standings

The German manufacturer has endured a challenging 2022 campaign and, despite having got one pole position this year, is at risk of not winning a race for the first time since 2011.
But its consistency, allied to recent improvements, has left it in contention to overhaul Ferrari for second place in the teams’ battle behind Red Bull.
Mercedes is currently lying in third place in the overall …Keep reading
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Have your say on the best of 2022: Autosport Awards nominees revealed

The Awards, which date back to 1982, celebrate the top drivers and competition machines each year. The nominees in the eight categories open to public vote in 2022 have now been revealed (below).
Autosport.com subscribers and magazine readers are able to vote for the nominee they think performed best in each category. The categories open to voting are International Racing Driver of the Year …Keep reading
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Horner: “Hugely worrying” that news of Red Bull’s F1 budget cap breach leaked

Red Bull reached a settlement with the FIA over its £1.8 million breach of last year’s budget cap ahead of the Mexican Grand Prix, arguing that it misinterpreted some of the permitted exclusions.
The team was hit with a $7m fine and a 10% reduction in its permitted aerodynamic development for the next 12 months, a sanction Horner called “enormous” and “draconian.”
It brought an end to the …Keep reading
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