日: 2024年10月20日

The FIA has revealed several Formula 1 teams were forced to make changes to their rear wings for the United States Grand Prix amid efforts to eradicate slot-gap trickery.There has been a renewed focus on the behaviour of rear wings over recent weeks in the wake of the ‘mini-DRS’ controversy that erupted at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.After McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won the Baku race with a flexible …Keep reading

Max Verstappen insists he simply “doesn’t care” about the feud between Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner and McLaren boss Zak Brown.The latest spat between the two has overshadowed much of the track action at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, where Verstappen qualified second behind title rival Lando Norris.Brown was leading the charge for Red Bull to face …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari remains in contention for Formula 1 victory at the United States Grand Prix despite falling short of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in qualifying.Leclerc took fourth on the grid, just 0.09 seconds away from team-mate Carlos Sainz as the Spaniard clinched third for Sunday’s race at Austin.The Monegasque did not think the early end to Q3 – caused by George Russell’s …Keep reading

Andrea Stella has criticised Helmut Marko for questioning Lando Norris’ mental capacity to challenge for the Formula 1 title and insists his comments are worse than Max Verstappen’s Singapore swearing.Red Bull advisor Marko recently claimed in German outlet Motorsport Magazin that Verstappen’s title rival Norris “has some mental weaknesses”.It is unclear what Marko was referring to but …Keep reading

If the final six Formula 1 races of 2024 are a shootout for next year’s Red Bull seat alongside Max Verstappen, then series returnee Liam Lawson certainly made an impression.Fresh from a spell on the sidelines as Red Bull’s reserve driver, Lawson kicked off his stint replacing Daniel Ricciardo at Red Bull’s RB team with a third-fastest time in Q1 at Austin. He was three tenths off leader …Keep reading

McLaren team boss Andrea Stella says he is happy to accept the FIA’s judgement that Red Bull did not break Formula 1’s rules over its front bib adjuster.The presence of a device below the Red Bull cockpit that allowed a quick change of ride height fuelled suspicions that it could have been used by the team to adjust its front bib during parc ferme conditions – which would be a breach of the …Keep reading

As he returned to winning ways in Formula 1’s 2024 United States Grand Prix sprint race, and was on course for proper pole at Austin, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is the heavy favourite to score a fourth consecutive GP triumph here.But, thanks to George Russell’s late Q3 crash, Verstappen’s title rival Lando Norris starts on pole for McLaren after producing “the best [lap] of my career” …Keep reading

Formula 1’s planned 2026 cars are now about two seconds per lap faster as the result of regulation changes made by teams and the FIA.Outline plans for the next generation of F1 cars were revealed ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix but, following concerns expressed about their likely performance level, work began on making potential tweaks.PLUS: The turmoil of F1’s 2026 rules shiftThose efforts …Keep reading

Liam Lawson has claimed Fernando Alonso threatened to “screw” him after a scrap during the sprint race for Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix.Racing for the first time since replacing Daniel Ricciardo after the Singapore GP, Lawson managed to irk Alonso while trying to pass the Aston Martin driver during the 19-lap sprint on Saturday morning, the two-time F1 world champion feeling Lawson could …Keep reading