Antonelli “much calmer” on second Mercedes FP1 outing in Mexico

Mercedes Formula 1’s 2025 debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelli said he drove “much calmer” in his second practice run in Mexico after crashing out in Italy.Antonelli wowed with his immediate pace on his grand prix weekend debut in Monza, but pushed beyond the limits at the Parabolica and crashed out after five laps.For his second FP1 outing in a Silver Arrow, Antonelli learned from his mistakes and put …Keep reading

Albon: Bearman could have been radioed earlier before Mexico FP1 clash

Alex Albon chose not to blame Oliver Bearman for their Mexico Grand Prix FP1 clash, and felt that Ferrari told its reserve driver too late that the Williams Formula 1 driver was approaching.Albon came across Bearman on the run-up to the high-speed sequence of Turns 7-8-9 and lifted off in anticipation of encountering the Ferrari. This caused his FW46 to lose grip and it began to snap – resulting …Keep reading

Ferrari “hasn’t changed anything” amid flexing front wing suggestions

Ferrari’s senior performance engineer Jock Clear says that the team “hasn’t changed anything” despite murmurings over internal changes to its front wing to benefit from greater flexing.The Italian squad had been one of the teams to lodge a query with the FIA over the front wings of Mercedes and McLaren, under the belief that these were flexing beyond a permissible amount despite passing the …Keep reading

How Shwartzman joined Button in unwanted F1 club

First practice for the Mexico Grand Prix saw five rookies take to the wheel, but the 60-minute session didn’t go smoothly for two drivers.Oliver Bearman took charge of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez but was involved in a tangle with Alex Albon midway through the session.Albon was charging in his Williams when coming up on the slower-moving Ferrari in the mid-sector …Keep reading

Horner reveals Alonso held Red Bull switch talks

Red Bull Formula 1 chief Christian Horner has publicly acknowledged his team held preliminary talks with Fernando Alonso at the start of 2024 as both the Spaniard and the team weighed up their future options.Alonso signed a new contract with Aston Martin until the end of the 2026 season in April, which also includes provision to stay with the British brand beyond his grand prix driving days as an …Keep reading

McLaren disagrees with FIA review petition rejection over Norris’s US GP penalty

McLaren has said it disagrees with the FIA’s decision to reject its right of review request over Lando Norris’s Formula 1 United States Grand Prix penalty and wants to “understand how teams can constructively challenge decisions”.The Woking-based team had argued that the stewards made an incorrect call in handing Norris a penalty late in the Austin race, which dropped him behind F1 world …Keep reading