Formula 1 News

Christian Horner admits he is baffled by the way McLaren is mastering F1’s technical regulations this season to prevent extreme tyre wear at hot tracks like Austria.
The Red Bull boss watched as his team’s 77-race point-scoring streak was ended after Max Verstappen crashed out and Yuki Tsunoda finished last in the Austrian Grand Prix. The race was won by McLaren’s Lando Norris, who was ...Keep reading

Two weeks ago in Canada, Lando Norris immediately apologised for crashing into McLaren Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri – who almost repeated the feat at the Austrian Grand Prix as both battled for the lead at the Red Bull Ring.
Norris was looking for a gap that was non-existent in Montreal as the McLarens duelled over fourth spot – while in Austria, the pair were head and shoulders clear ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was taken out of the Austrian Grand Prix by Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli on the opening lap - but rather than joining the team in the garage or on the pitwall, he tuned into the Spa 24 Hours instead. 
The four-time world champion’s race was over almost before it began, after he was wiped out by the Mercedes driver at Turn 3.
Verstappen’s team-mate, Yuki ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was taken out of the Austrian Grand Prix by rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli on Lap 1, but rather than joining the team in the garage or on the pit wall, he tuned into the 24 Hours of Spa instead. 
The four-time world champion’s race was over soon after it began as he was wiped out by the Mercedes driver at Turn 3 on the first lap of the race. Verstappen’s team-mate, Yuki ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen remained supportive of Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli even after their clash at the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.
The four-time world champion retired on the opening lap after being tagged by Antonelli at Turn 3, who locked his rear tyres after coming in from deep on the inside.
It comes after Antonelli claimed his maiden F1 podium just two weeks ago in ...Keep reading

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix after crashing into Max Verstappen on the opening lap in Austria.
The Mercedes rookie locked his rear tyres heading into Turn 3 and shunted into Verstappen, leading to both cars retiring from the grand prix.
Antonelli accepted blame and apologised to his Red Bull rival but, after the race ...Keep reading

George Russell reckons the Mercedes Formula 1 squad faced the “perfect storm” of pain during a disappointing Austrian Grand Prix.
Having won in Canada a fortnight ago, Mercedes once again struggled with the higher temperatures, as a sweltering Spielberg presented a number of negatives for the team.
With Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashing out on the opening lap, it was left to Russell to ...Keep reading

At racing speeds, one of Pirelli’s blue-sidewalled ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second. The problem is that you’re more likely to see a blue moon than witness an F1 wet tyre operating at racing speeds. 
That amount of water being displaced at all four corners of an F1 car adds up to a lot of spray, so the kind of circumstances that play to the wet ...Keep reading

At racing speeds, one of Pirelli’s blue-sidewalled ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second. The problem is that you’re more likely to see a blue moon than witness an F1 wet tyre operating at racing speeds. 
That amount of water being displaced at all four corners of an F1 car adds up to a lot of spray, so the kind of circumstances that play to the wet ...Keep reading

In terms of points on the board – which convert into dollars in the coffers once Formula 1’s prize funds are dished out – Gabriel Bortoleto has yet to deliver on his considerable early promise. Only two other drivers – Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto – are also on zero points and neither of them has driven the full season.
So it would be easy for a casual viewer to look at the 20 ...Keep reading