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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Russian F1 commentator Alexander Popov has criticised Ferrari amid the disintegration of their title challenge this season. The Scuderia started the season in spectacular fashion as Charles Leclerc led home Carlos Sainz for a one-two finish in Bahrain, before the Monegasque again took victory in round three in Melbourne. Both Red Bulls of Max Verstappen
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has confirmed that his team are planning to bring more upgrades to their 2022 car as they look to seal the championship. Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, between them, have won eight of the opening 12 rounds of the season, and have established a dominant advantage over Ferrari as
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Mercedes’ George Russell believes that he is performing well at present, but he is aware that he can be even better, and this is what he is aiming for. Coming into the team to replace 10-time race winner Valtteri Bottas meant that the 24-year-old already had big shoes to fill, but racing alongside a seven-time
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Porsche are understood to have filed applications to get the go-ahead for a deal with Red Bull that sees the German car maker obtain half ownership of the team. Rumours have been circulating for months that Volkswagen were looking to enter Formula 1, and their subsidiaries – Porsche and Audi – were the main subjects.
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