The uncompromising Williams vision that Sainz was sold

By landing Carlos Sainz to partner Alex Albon, Williams is confident it has one of the strongest line-ups in Formula 1. What is the vision that Sainz and Albon have signed up for?Speaking days before Sainz’s deal was announced, team boss James Vowles shared a conversation he and the Spaniard had about the Ferrari driver’s long delay in finally picking a team for 2025.”Here’s what he told me, which …Keep reading

How Norris can arrest his current F1 first-lap problems

For all the impressive moments in Lando Norris’ 2024 Formula 1 season, his approach to starts has been a significant Achilles’ heel this year – and has lost him at least two race wins into the first corner.There have been a handful of notable moments in which Norris made inauspicious choices into Turn 1 this year, including his getaways from pole position at the Spanish and Hungarian Grands …Keep reading

The backstage partner in a triple crown clean sweep

At face value, the cars that won this year’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix and Le Mans 24 Hours share little beyond their Ferrari badges.Charles Leclerc’s SF-24 and the 499P Le Mans Hypercar driven by Nicklas Nielsen, Antonio Fuoco and Miguel Molina would appear to have even less in common with the Chevrolet-powered Team Penske Dallara DW12 in which Josef Newgarden dramatically conquered the …Keep reading

A history of F1’s second-half comebacks – do McLaren and Mercedes have a chance?

The greatest comeback since Lazarus? Everyone loves a good comeback story, and Formula 1 has enjoyed plenty of them over its nearly 75-year history as a gladiatorial contest of man and machine.As things stand in the current season, Max Verstappen has a somewhat healthy 78-point lead over Lando Norris, but the seemingly invulnerable Dutchman has now had to accept that he no longer has the outright …Keep reading

Sainz is walking in the footsteps of F1 legends – but will he carve his own?

If we were to ask what Jacky Ickx, Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell have in common, the answer may not be obvious to everyone. Sure, they’re all Formula 1 legends – though Ickx wrote the most glorious chapters of his career at Le Mans – but they’re also the only three drivers who have raced Ferrari, McLaren and Williams cars at some point in their careers, with Carlos Sainz now set to join them …Keep reading