Ferrari must “understand what went wrong” after Australian GP strategy blunder

Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has admitted the Scuderia made a mistake in leaving its drivers out on slick tyres for so long when a shower disrupted the late stages of Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were running in fifth and eighth, 42 laps into an eventful mixed-weather race, as the rain returned.
Leclerc was overtaken by Yuki Tsunoda the …Keep reading

Red Bull reveals F1 upgrade plan to catch McLaren

Red Bull is aiming to introduce upgrades within “three to five races” to cure its main deficit compared to McLaren, says team advisor Helmut Marko.
The team’s driver pairing of world champion Max Verstappen and his new stablemate Liam Lawson have started the season behind defending constructors’ champion McLaren, which had already been quickest in Bahrain testing and confirmed its form in the …Keep reading

FIA tweaks F1 rear wing deflection test for China

The FIA is imposing stricter load deflection tests for Formula 1 rear wings at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix after analysing Melbourne footage.
As part of a clampdown on teams exploiting aerodynamic elasticity to an undesirable degree, the FIA told teams over the off-season that it would impose stricter loads tests for both the front and rear wings.
The front wing clampdown will be …Keep reading

How worried should F1 rivals be over McLaren’s Melbourne dominance?

For the first time in the hybrid era, McLaren travelled to Formula 1’s curtain raiser as the undisputed pre-season favourite. It came out of the Bahrain test leading our long-run calculations quite handsomely and, after Friday practice in Melbourne, rivals were also putting the papaya squad at least three tenths ahead.
Simulations and calculations are one thing, but on Saturday afternoon …Keep reading

Norris declares McLaren the F1 title favourite with Piastri pushing him to be better

It is rare for Lando Norris to speak with an air of confidence over his 2025 Formula 1 title chances but, after holding off reigning champion Max Verstappen to take victory at the Australian Grand Prix, he concluded McLaren is indeed leading the pack.
After McLaren locked out the front row in qualifying, Norris converted pole into the fifth grand prix win of his career to start his championship …Keep reading