Who could Red Bull sign to replace Perez in F1 2025?

Signing Perez was the latest attempt by Red Bull to find a driver who could be a good wingman for its undisputed leader Max Verstappen, someone who could back up the Dutchman’s success with enough podiums to land the Milton Keynes team the constructors’ championship.Its junior drivers Pierre Gasly and Alexander Albon did’t work out after being thrown to the lions early in their F1 careers, but the …Keep reading

Hamilton counting down days to Mercedes 2024 F1 launch amid “painful” races

Mercedes had another difficult weekend at Monza, where Ferrari was clearly a step ahead and the W14 was the third-fastest car.George Russell and Hamilton eventually finished fifth and sixth as they showed an obvious top-speed handicap.Hamilton’s life has been made harder of late by a couple of difficult qualifying sessions, with the seven-time champion starting only 13th at Zandvoort and eighth at …Keep reading

Magnussen: “Horrendous” Monza highlights need for Haas F1 patience

Magnussen qualified only 19th at Monza and was one of only three drivers to take a gamble by starting on the hard rather than medium Pirelli tyres.However, while Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas used the strategy to have strong races and earn points Magnussen finished 18th and last, behind team-mate Nico Hulkenberg.The intention had been to run a long opening stint on the hard, potentially …Keep reading

Gasly: Alpine needs to understand “super painful” Monza F1 weekend

Both Gasly and team-mate Esteban Ocon were eliminated in Q1, qualifying 17th and 18th respectively for the Italian GP.They didn’t fare much better in the race, with Gasly just avoiding being lapped by winner Max Verstappen in 15th, while Ocon’s car was retired as a pre-caution after he started encountering a steering lock issue.While Gasly explained that Alpine had expected to struggle in …Keep reading

Norris: McLaren has made low downforce progress despite Monza F1 struggles

The Belgian GP exposed the weakness of the MCL60 at high-speed tracks, and Norris found himself unable to defend in the race on his way to seventh place.At Monza, Norris qualified ninth and finished eighth having been stuck behind the Williams of Alex Albon for most of the race.Although the final outcome was actually a place lower than at Spa, Norris felt that the car was more competitive overall …Keep reading