“The most excited people when Danny Ricc came back was Netflix.” Nestling nicely in amongst Williams driver Logan Sargeant’s torturing of the English lexicon is a good point. One the American was making to a Netflix camera in...
In the closing laps of the Melbourne race, Alonso was left battling Russell for sixth place. Fearing how vulnerable he would be through Albert Park's DRS zones, Alonso claimed he tried to brake earlier for Turn 6 on the penultimate...
Lewis Hamilton parked up with a power unit failure, the cause of which is yet to be determined, on lap 15 of a race won by Carlos Sainz after Max Verstappen retired with an early brake fire. Meanwhile, George Russell wiped out two...
Polesitter Verstappen reported a stuck brake from the start of the Melbourne race and after the issue made him lose the lead to Sainz on lap 2, the Dutchman's right rear brake finally gave up on lap 4, forcing him to retire. But Ferrari's...
After wheelnut issues caused lengthy stops for Valtteri Bottas in Bahrain and Zhou Guanyu in Jeddah, the team made what it called "containment" modifications for Melbourne, with the aim of reducing the risk of further issues. However,...
The Mercedes driver was knocked out of Q2 in qualifying and started the Albert Park race in 11th, but after a solid start, he was forced to pull over after 15 laps due to a power unit problem. The DNF caps a tough start to the 2024...
Ollie Bearman became the 33rd driver to make their world championship debut in Ferrari machinery at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix earlier this month. The 18-year-old Briton impressed on his way to seventh, but how does his performance...
Heading into this season, the expectation was that a strong campaign for Ricciardo would make him the favourite to replace out-of-contract Sergio Perez alongside Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025. However, the Australian has been...
Zhou qualified last at Albert Park on Saturday after he broke the left-hand side of his front wing on the Turn 10 exit kerbs on his final flyer, with the main plane cracking and the endplate eventually breaking off. At the time, Zhou...
Norris and Oscar Piastri qualified fourth and sixth respectively, but both will move up a spot after a three-place grid penalty for third-fastest Sergio Perez. While Piastri couldn't wring an optimal lap out of his MCL38 in Q3, Norris'...
Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start the race from pole position after upsetting Ferrari's Carlos Sainz in Saturday's qualifying. Verstappen's team-mate Sergio Perez was due to line up third but a three-place penalty for impeding Nico...
Albon's own car was badly damaged in a crash in opening practice on Friday, and he didn't take part in FP2. With no spare chassis on hand, team principal James Vowles made the call for Albon to take over the sole remaining Healthy...
Perez was on a warm-up lap for his first Q1 run when a hotlapping Hulkenberg encountered him in the middle of the racing line on Turn 13, Albert Park's slow penultimate left-hander. The Mexican was only told very late by his race engineer...
In December, McLaren shareholders unanimously approved a full recapitalisation of the business ostensibly to allow for a “simplified” and “streamlined” governance process. However, the finances of the supercar maker have long...
Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari in Friday practice at Melbourne, with reigning chmpion Max Verstappen his closest rival in the lead Red Bull. What time does qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix start? The qualifying for...
Piastri has arrived at his home race in Melbourne in a much stronger situation than was the case on his debut last year, when the Australian GP was only his third F1 start and the Woking team was struggling with an uncomPetitive car. In...
With RB having been relaunched this year under new management, owner Red Bull had hoped the team would deliver progress on track to fight nearer the front of the field. But a difficult start to the campaign, with RB fighting in the...
The American joined the Woking outfit in 2016, initially as the executive director of the McLaren Technology Group before moving into his current position as the CEO in the middle of 2018. Under his leadership, McLaren has massively...
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was quickest overall in second free practice at Albert Park, finishing the session 0.381 seconds clear of world championship leader Max Verstappen. But while Red Bull thinks the single-lap form is clouded...
Mercedes W15 detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola A look under the covers at the Mercedes W15’s power unit installation, along with the ancillary components such as the radiators within the sidepods and the cooler mounted above and behind...
The Australian found himself on the receiving end of a pointed remark from Red Bull's motorsport advisor after a disappointing showing in the Saudi Arabian GP, where he was outqualified once again by team-mate Yuki Tsunoda. Writing...
