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

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day While much has been said about how well Sainz performed in Baku, his teammate had a difficult weekend: Very poor weekend from Albon all round. Crashed at the first corner in qualifying when the car was maybe the most competitive it’s been all … Read more

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend? Now it’s your turn to decide which driver got the most from their car and team over the past three days at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Read the summary of each driver’s performance below and vote for who impressed you the most during … Read more

Lewis Hamilton hopes changes planned to car design for the 2021 F1 season will reduce the sport’s reliance on the Drag Reduction System to aid overtaking. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The championship introduced adjustable rear wings in 2011 to let drivers reduce drag on straights when they are within a second … Read more

Kimi Raikkonen said he was not surprised Daniel Ricciardo received a penalty after putting all four wheels off the track while overtaking him on the final lap of the French Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Ricciardo picked up two penalties seconds apart: one for running wide at the chicane while … Read more

Formula 1 drivers have urged the Miami Grand Prix organisers to replace the concrete barrier at the corner where Carlos Sainz Jnr and Esteban Ocon suffered heavy crashes. The Miami International Autodrome is staging its inaugural grand prix this weekend, and the concrete barrier at turn 14 has drawn sharp criticism after two separate incidents … Read more

Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene rejected the idea that mistakes by the team or its drivers cost them a shot at this season’s championships. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Mercedes secured the constructors’ title at the final race in Brazil and Lewis Hamilton clinched the drivers’ championship a round earlier. Speaking in … Read more

On paper, Baku doesn’t immediately read like a Red Bull circuit. Yet last year they claimed a chaotic victory there with a car that was noticeably less competitive than this season’s package. As on Friday last year, they finished the day quickest today. Daniel Ricciardo topped the timesheets by under a tenth of a second … Read more

Pierre Gasly experienced a frightening near-miss when debris struck his helmet visor near the eye on the opening lap of the Russian Grand Prix. The Toro Rosso driver said a piece from Daniel Ricciardo’s car hit him at the start of the race. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free “At turn one Daniel … Read more

Mercedes made a rare appearance at an event in South Korea featuring an official Formula 1 team, the first such presence since the country’s brief spell on the F1 calendar. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Reserve driver Valtteri Bottas demonstrated a Mercedes W13 chassis, the model the team raced during the 2022 … Read more