Piastri: First F1 points in “crazy race” was good karma for McLaren

Fortune went the way of both McLaren drivers during a hectic event at Albert Park, with the chaotic final restart leaving Piastri in eighth place and his team-mate Lando Norris in sixth.
McLaren didn’t score any points in the first two races, with Piastri retiring with an electrical issue in Bahrain and left stranded at the back of the field in Jeddah after suffering damage on the opening lap …Keep reading

How AlphaTauri F1 floor updates helped address a core weakness

After a disappointing start to the campaign, with its AT04 not making the step forward hoped for, the squad has worked hard to address areas where it felt it was especially lacking.
The first fruits of that labour appeared in Melbourne, where the team brought some key developments that it hoped would start it on a journey back nearer the front of the midfield pack. These were focused on the …Keep reading

How the FIA found out about Crashgate at Brazil 2008 F1 finale, but could not act

Massa’s actions have been prompted by recent comments from former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone regarding the fall-out from Nelson Piquet Jr’s deliberate crash in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix that helped his Renault team win. 
Ecclestone suggested that both he and then FIA president Max Mosley knew about the infamous incident during the 2008 season – so had time to respond before the …Keep reading

Stroll “heartbroken” before red flag saved points finish

Stroll was seventh into the first corner at the chaotic ‘third’ start, but he jumped up to third as Carlos Sainz tapped Fernando Alonso into a spin while Pierre Gasly and Sergio Perez both went wide.
However, he lost some momentum with a snap of oversteer exiting Turn 2, giving Sainz the opportunity to draw alongside heading into Turn 3. On the tighter inside line, Stroll locked up and sailed …Keep reading