New McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has recently taken part in first-practice sessions for the team, and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says those outings have been a distraction from his Formula 2 championship campaign. Norris, who was confirmed in McLaren’s 2019 driver line-up, has driven the F1 car in first practice at the … Read more

McLaren has partnered with a flip-flop manufacturer whose logo will appear on the team’s Halo for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Lifestyle brand Gandys will produce a limited-edition range of McLaren-branded flip-flops as part of the collaboration. “This announcement means Gandys will become the first brand to use the distinctive shape of the new-for-2018 Halo … Read more

Toro Rosso believes its new engine partner Honda made significant progress with its power unit over the winter break. Speaking at the official launch of the new STR13, team principal Franz Tost said he did not expect the team to face major issues with Honda, which parted ways with McLaren after a disappointing 2017 season. … Read more

Formula 1 has introduced a one-off tyre rule for the Monaco Grand Prix to avoid a repeat of last year’s procession. The aim is to generate more strategic variety and on-track position changes by requiring drivers to use three different sets of tyres during the race instead of the usual two. Whether this measure creates … Read more

Carlos Sainz Jnr will start the Chinese Grand Prix from seventh on the grid after the stewards dismissed a protest lodged by Aston Martin. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The team argued Sainz should not have been allowed to continue in the session after he stopped his car during Q2. The incident … Read more

Max Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix sprint race for Red Bull. Pos. Driver Team 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 2 George Russell Mercedes 3 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams 4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 6 Alexander Albon Williams 7 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 8 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 9 Liam Lawson … Read more

Sebastian Vettel says it was obvious drivers needed to slow for the yellow flags after Valtteri Bottas’s crash. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Pole sitter Max Verstappen is under investigation after admitting he did not reduce speed when he passed the yellow flags at the end of the session. Vettel confirmed he … Read more

In the round-up: Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali plans to present Formula 1’s Sprint Qualifying weekends as special “grand slam” events. In brief ‘Grand slam’ plan for Sprint Qualifying grands prix Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free F1 will trial Sprint Qualifying races at three events this year. Silverstone and Monza are already … Read more

McLaren say their return to the Indianapolis 500 with Fernando Alonso next year will not distract them from their Formula 1 campaign. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The team confirmed yesterday it will return to the race it previously entered in association with Andretti Autosport in 2017. Details of the 2019 programme, … Read more

Charles Leclerc is not superstitious, but his record at the Monaco Grand Prix has made questions of luck hard to ignore. The Ferrari driver has never finished a race in Monte Carlo during his single-seater career and even failed to start last season’s home race despite taking pole. This Sunday he has the chance to … Read more