George Russell said he had been expecting Mercedes to run a three-stop strategy in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, but was told he would only make two stops. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Russell led the early stages of the race ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton, running a three-stop plan, took the lead … Read more

Nico Hulkenberg revealed Liam Lawson inadvertently caused him to retire from the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free His Audi shut down completely after being struck by gravel thrown up by Lawson’s car. “It was a very sudden death,” Hulkenberg said. “Liam, just in front of me, put a wheel … Read more

Lewis Hamilton has become the oldest driver to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix in more than five decades. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The 41-year-old claimed the 106th victory of his career at the Circuit de Catalunya today. That result made him the seventh-oldest winner in World Championship history. To move … Read more

Franco Colapinto has been demoted two places in the final classification of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix after being found to have committed a yellow flag infringement. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The stewards also added one penalty point to Colapinto’s licence for the offence, making him the first driver this season to … Read more

The stewards have confirmed that Andrea Kimi Antonelli should have been given a five-second time penalty before his final pit stop in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Antonelli exceeded track limits on four occasions during the race, which automatically triggers a five-second time penalty. The stewards, however, did not identify his fourth breach until later in … Read more

Earlier in the season, it would have been hard to imagine a pole-winning Mercedes beating the car starting second to the first corner in a 565-metre dash when both were on the same tyre compound. Jump to: Lap chart – Gaps chart – Lap times – Tyre strategies If an SF-6 lined up on a … Read more

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day A welcome first comment from A370RK on Lewis Hamilton’s first grand prix victory as a Ferrari driver: I’ve read F1 news here for years but never commented. I watched long before Hamilton began racing. I’m genuinely happy to have witnessed this. Moments like … Read more

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he sustained a previously undisclosed injury during last year’s world championship season. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Hamilton mentioned the injury after his victory at the Circuit de Catalunya, but did not provide full medical details, only noting how long it affected him. He said he had a … Read more

Lando Norris said he was pleased Lewis Hamilton answered his critics with his first win for Ferrari yesterday. The reigning world champion finished third in the race while Hamilton took his 106th career victory. The breakthrough win for Ferrari came after Hamilton failed to reach the podium during his entire first season with the famous … Read more

Mercedes has formally asked the FIA to review the result of the Monaco Grand Prix. The team submitted a Right of Review request to the governing body, following the same process Alpine used to overturn two penalties given to Pierre Gasly during the race. Alpine’s successful request moved Gasly from seventh to third in the … Read more