日: 2024年11月2日

Lando Norris was waved by team-mate Oscar Piastri to win Formula 1’s 2024 Brazil sprint race, with the second McLaren saved from a Max Verstappen attack by a late virtual safety car.However, the Red Bull driver was later handed a five-second penalty for his actions as the VSC was ending on the final lap. This dropped him to fourth, behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.At the start, polesitter …Keep reading

Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will start Brazil’s sprint race from the pitlane after making sweeping changes to their Aston Martin F1 cars.Alonso and Stroll both struggled for speed in Friday’s sprint qualifying, only managing 16th and 19th respectively.In response to the result and in a desire to further hone in on their car set-up for the remainder of the weekend, both Aston Martins have …Keep reading

Formula 1 teams have been left facing some difficult strategy choices for the Brazilian Grand Prix as a host of elements have come together to make things extremely complicated.A combination of the new track surface, the timing of the sprint race, Pirelli’s selections for this weekend and uncertainty over the weather have created a perfect storm where the best route forward is not clear right …Keep reading

Sebastian Vettel has tipped Max Verstappen to beat Lando Norris to the Formula 1 title this year, despite his car not being the fastest.Verstappen is facing tremendous pressure to hold on to his world championship advantage, with Red Bull having been out developed over the 2024 season by main rivals McLaren and Ferrari.Although the Dutchman holds a 47-points advantage in the drivers’ standings …Keep reading

The recent changes to Formula 1’s technical regulations for 2026 will give teams more freedom to explore different design concepts, says Williams chief James Vowles.Recently, the rules prescribing F1’s new car designs for 2026 have been tweaked following concerns that the new generation of cars would be too slow.The new cars, which will be paired to overhauled engine regulations with a bigger …Keep reading

McLaren insists no final decision has been made about Gabriel Bortoleto’s Formula 1 future, amid growing indications that the Brazilian could be poised to secure a deal with Sauber.Bortoleto, who is part of McLaren’s young driver programme, has impressed in F2 this season — and currently leads the championship with only the Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds remaining.His strong form, off the back of …Keep reading

Oliver Bearman revealed he was woken up on Friday morning with the call to replace Kevin Magnussen for the Brazilian Grand Prix.With Haas driver Magnussen taken ill, Bearman stepped in for the Dane for the second time this season and duly qualified 10th for Saturday’s sprint, before finding out he would fill Magnussen’s shoes for the entire weekend.Having initially been drafted in for the …Keep reading

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been handed a €10,000 fine, half of which is suspended, for swearing in the Mexico Grand Prix’s post-race press conference.After finishing third in Mexico City, Leclerc used an expletive in the FIA press conference to describe his thinking as he went off the track at Mexico’s final corner, which allowed McLaren driver Lando Norris through to claim second.”I had …Keep reading

Oscar Piastri will start the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race from pole position in an all-McLaren front row after beating Lando Norris.The Australian’s final lap in sprint qualifying edged out his team-mate by 0.029s, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in third ahead of Formula 1 world championship leader Max Verstappen in fourth.Oliver Bearman became a late Haas super-sub after Kevin Magnussen …Keep reading

Kevin Magnussen will sit out the entire Brazilian Grand Prix weekend due to illness, with reserve driver Oliver Bearman remaining in the car until Sunday.On Friday morning Haas announced that Magnussen would have to sit out the Friday running after being taken ill, and that he would be replaced by Bearman for free practice and sprint qualifying. That also meant Bearman would stay in the car for …Keep reading