Sainz “wouldn’t like to start” the 2024 season without new F1 deal

The contracts of both Sainz and his team-mate Charles Leclerc are expiring at the end of 2024, with both drivers potentially becoming key players in the 2025 silly season.But with Leclerc expecting to sign a fresh long-term deal at Ferrari soon, Sainz is also hoping to agree to new terms at Maranello this winter so he can start next year without any future talk distractions.”My goal is to start …Keep reading

Stella singles out “exceptional” Japan F1 podium as Piastri’s 2023 highlight

Piastri delivered one of the most impressive debut seasons in recent years, taking two podiums and a pole-to-flag win in Qatar’s sprint as his McLaren team hit a purple patch of form after the summer break. While still some way off the race performances of his more experienced team-mate Lando Norris, who grabbed six podiums and scored over twice the number of points, the unflappable young …Keep reading

What if Red Bull/Verstappen never raced in F1 2023?

Fernando Alonso humbles Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz in wheel-to-wheel combat, then profits from Charles Leclerc’s engine failure to win the opening race of 2023. The two-time Formula 1 world champion’s Bahrain success marks his first victory since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.Aston Martin sporting director Andy Stevenson earns his pay cheque by successfully protesting a 10-second penalty …Keep reading

Brown: McLaren F1 can “get ahead” of any tension between Norris and Piastri

Despite a one-off clash in the Italian Grand Prix, Norris and Piastri enjoyed a harmonious relationship in 2023, with Norris the de facto team leader in his fifth year with the Woking squad while Piastri came in as a rookie. The scoreline reflected their different experience levels, with Norris scoring over double the number of points of the Australian as well as seven podiums compared to …Keep reading