Williams: We want Sargeant in F1 car next year

Sargeant’s future at Williams has been in doubt in the wake of a run of accidents since the summer break.He crashed heavily in qualifying and the race at the Dutch Grand Prix, hit the barriers at the Singapore GP, and then went off in a big accident during Q1 for the Japanese GP last weekend.Those run of incidents come at a time when Williams wants to see the American show steady improvement over …Keep reading

De Vries won’t forget AlphaTauri F1 stint ahead of Formula E return

The Dutchman was announced on Wednesday as having returned to the all-electric championship with Mahindra on a multi-year deal after been sacked by the AlphaTauri F1 team earlier this year.De Vries contested just 10 races for the Red Bull junior team but was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix in July after failing to score any points.MORE: Why de Vries has bought into …Keep reading

Mercedes: W14 upgrades still worth it despite new F1 car direction in 2024

The German manufacturer has had a challenging 2023 campaign, with its W14 not having made the step forward that the squad anticipated.It has been no match for the championship-winning Red Bull team, despite undergoing a change of design direction from the Monaco Grand Prix.PLUS: The F1 treasure map where Hamilton hopes Mercedes hits goldThe team has been open that for 2024 it will completely …Keep reading

Rodin reveals plans of failed F1 bid; committed to female driver 

As revealed by Autosport over the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, Rodin was one of three new F1 team entries that failed to make it past the final selection round from the FIA to join the grand prix grid from 2025 at the earliest. Their notification means that Andretti Global is now the only squad that still remains in the running, with it anticipated that the American squad will be given the green …Keep reading

Formula 1 reverses social media gains amid lack of title fight

Analysis by Buzz Radar, a social intelligence company of social media patterns, has highlighted how the 2023 campaign has triggered a dramatic U-turn in F1’s impressive growth in recent years.In a case study that it published on Thursday, titled Have we reached Peak F1?, Buzz Radar’s analysis suggested that the boom of 2022 – boosted by the dramatic 2021 title fight and new car rules – may …Keep reading

Horner: Perez still held back by lack of confidence in F1’s high speed corners

Not for the first time this year, Perez struggled to get going in Japan after having issues to get the RB19 balanced to his liking in Friday practice.Overnight work did little to improve matters as he qualified fifth, some seven tenths behind his dominant team-mate Max Verstappen.Perez’s Suzuka race quickly spiralled out of control after he made contact with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton at the start …Keep reading