McLaren racer Daniel Ricciardo was mildly frustrated after the French Grand Prix after finishing behind the Alpine of Esteban Ocon. The Australian started ninth having narrowly missed out on a Q3 spot in qualifying, before being bumped up because of penalties for Kevin Magnussen and Carlos Sainz. Esteban Ocon started one place further back at
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With 10 rounds to go of the 2022 season, Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto believes that Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz can take victory in all of them. Ferrari won two races on the bounce for the first time since 2019 when Carlos Sainz won the British Grand Prix, a week before Charles Leclerc took
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has conceded that his team may need things to start going against Red Bull if they are to win the championship, but anything is still possible in the final 10 rounds of the year. Both Sainz and team-mate Charles Leclerc have suffered two reliability failures this season, and a mixture of driver
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel did not want his team to find out “from the press” that he had made the decision to retire, which is why he told them the night before his announcement. The four-time world champion sent Formula 1 fans into a frenzy when he finally caved and made a social media account
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has warned that Mercedes still have a long road ahead of them if they are to catch Ferrari and Red Bull following their performance at the French Grand Prix. Having looked considerably more competitive in Silverstone and Austria than they had done all season, the Silver Arrows headed to Le Castellet anticipating
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has affirmed that the drivers cannot change the attitude of some of the fans by themselves; there are a great number of people who need to step in and help. At the Austrian Grand Prix earlier this year, there were a number of reports of fans getting drunk and abusing
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Mercedes’ George Russell has affirmed that his team still have a lot of work to do if they are to make it back to the front of the grid having scored podiums in all of the last five races. The Silver Arrows looked woeful at the start of the season and, at the Emilia Romagna
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Chip Ganassi driver Alex Palou has conceded that he expected his team to file a lawsuit after he agreed a deal with McLaren hours after his current side announced an extension. Palou took three wins with the Chip Ganassi IndyCar team last season, but has failed to add any more to his tally in 2022
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Formula 1 drivers have been speaking fondly about Sebastian Vettel in the aftermath of the announcement of his retirement at the end of the season. The 35-year-old made an Instagram account on Thursday morning, before posting a video of himself sitting down and explaining the reasons for his departure. Vettel will leave the pinnacle of
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Carlos Sainz recovered brilliantly at the French Grand Prix, having started on the last row of the grid at the Circuit Paul Ricard. The Spaniard was slapped with numerous grid penalties, after being forced into taking new engine components following his Austrian Grand Prix blow-up. Despite this, the Spanish driver recovered to finish in fifth
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