Mercedes delivered its most competitive outing of the season so far in Melbourne last week, prompting questions within the team about whether that form indicates a lasting improvement. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free George Russell and Lewis Hamilton started the Australian Grand Prix from second and third on the grid after Sergio … Read more
Red Bull and Ferrari have again shown stronger pace than Mercedes at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix so far, echoing their advantage in Monaco. The question now is whether that form will translate into qualifying. Red Bull’s speed is not surprising. Ferrari’s competitiveness and McLaren’s occasional bursts of pace were also visible in Monaco, and though … Read more
What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Since 2008, RaceFans has polled readers after every Formula 1 round to gauge how entertaining each race was. We invite you to take part in our latest poll and rate the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix from 1 to 10 — 10 … Read more
The idea that sport and politics should never mix has long been unrealistic. In recent years it has become increasingly clear that athletes and teams play a role in public debate, and Formula 1 drivers are no exception. Drivers now speak out on diversity, racism, climate change and human rights, bringing a wider perspective to … Read more
Formula 3 driver Nikola Tsolov received a three-place grid penalty for tomorrow’s sprint race after a practice incident in which he caused a rival to crash into the barrier. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The ART driver made contact with Alex Dunne of MP at the high-speed right-hand kink leading into the … Read more
A study comparing Formula 1 drivers from the past 37 years has concluded that Ayrton Senna is the fastest of all time, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The research, produced by Formula 1 sponsor Amazon Web Services, applied machine learning to compare drivers’ qualifying performances … Read more
The FIA stewards have issued a five-place grid penalty to a driver who is not scheduled to start an upcoming Formula 1 race. Robert Shwartzman received the penalty for overtaking Yuki Tsunoda under double waved yellow flags during the first practice session. Shwartzman, who races with AF Corse in the World Endurance Championship, was driving … Read more
Max Verstappen took the wheel of a historic Honda Formula 1 car ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend. He visited Honda’s Tochigi Proving Ground to drive the RA272, a landmark car powered by a 1.5-litre V12 that delivered Honda’s first F1 victory. The RA272 was famously piloted to victory by Richie Ginther at the … Read more
In this round-up: the next Formula E season has been postponed and will now begin in 2021. Social media Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and other platforms: All the Motorsport community is with you @lxznr . Push more than ever. Praying for everything to go well. Forza. 🙏 — Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) June 19, 2020 … Read more
On the sixth day of pre-season testing teams stepped up their evaluation of the 2018 cars, focusing more on race pace and long-run programmes. Nearly every squad bettered their previous best time from the week. The main outlier was McLaren, who lost a large portion of running today and slipped down the timing sheets, although … Read more