Sir Lewis Hamilton claimed his and the Mercedes F1 Team’s best result of the season so far at the French Grand Prix, after crossing the line in second-place at the Circuit Paul Ricard. The seven-time World Champion has now finished on the podium at four consecutive races, with the Brit seemingly now getting the better
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has come to the defence of Charles Leclerc after the Monegasque crashed out of the French Grand Prix. Leclerc sealed his seventh pole of the season on Saturday with a scintillating qualifying performance, and was leading in the first sting having held off Verstappen, who then pitted. However, the
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The Ferrari chassis that guided Michael Schumacher to three consecutive victories in 1998 is set to go up for sale in August. 1998 was Schumacher’s third season with the Scuderia after he signed in 1996 having just won the title two years on the trot with Benetton. It took until 2000 for him to win
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner suspects that there are some devious tactics at play from Mercedes as they try to action a change in regulations next season. The Silver Arrows have been off the pace of Red Bull and Ferrari this year after the return of ground effect aerodynamics under the new technical regulations,
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The McLaren F1 Team secured a comfortable double points finish at the French Grand Prix; however, the British team slipped to fifth in the Constructors’ Championship. Lando Norris was again the team’s top performer, and managed to claim a seventh-place finish at the Circuit Paul Ricard. The Brit, who started P5, slipped behind George Russell
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Motorsport journalist Richard Aucock believes that Max Verstappen was “gifted” his maiden championship last season, and that the same is happening again this year. Verstappen won the title in 2021 after a controversial Safety Car restart by now former race director Michael Masi, and the Dutchman passed Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap as
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1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has criticised Ferrari’s decision-making on the pit wall for Carlos Sainz’s P5 at the French Grand Prix. The Spaniard started the race 19th after taking an engine penalty, and was recovering up the order when a Safety Car was deployed for a crash involving team-mate Charles Leclerc. The team put
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has sent a message of support to Charles Leclerc and Scuderia Ferrari following their French Grand Prix heartache, where Leclerc retired from the race lead yet again. For the third-time this season, Leclerc saw 25-points snatched from him in agonising fashion; however, unlike before, it appears that this retirement was largely down
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1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve believes that Charles Leclerc’s crash at the French Grand Prix was demonstrative of the gap between himself and Max Verstappen right now. Leclerc had started the race on pole following a scintillating qualifying performance, and withstood heavy pressure from Verstappen in the opening stages. Verstappen pitted early while Leclerc
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc got up to some mischief ahead of the French Grand Prix on Sunday when he tried to spin McLaren driver Lando Norris’ hat. The Briton was giving an interview to Sky Sports’ Rachel Brookes, explaining that he did not have any serious concerns about the high temperatures for the race after the
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