Sir Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes F1 Team will be wondering what could’ve been had the seven-time World Champion not been involved in an opening lap collision which dropped the Brit to nineteenth. Hamilton, who started sixth, was the only driver who opted to start on the medium compound, whilst everyone else was on softs.
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Red Bull team principal Christina Horner has warned of the severe consequences the budget cap may have on some teams due to inflation. The budget cap for the 2022 season sits at circa $140 million, and this has to be spread between development, damage repair and transport of freight, among other aspects. Horner has spoken
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Up until lap 27 of the Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc had dominated the entire weekend. The Monegasque driver was in imperious form across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. His sudden engine failure though at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has thrown his entire championship into turmoil. Max Verstappen’s victory in Spain means for the
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Former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle has said that he understood Red Bull’s decision to swap their drivers during the Spanish Grand Prix, but also says that Sergio Perez has every right to feel hard done by. Max Verstappen was running second ahead of fourth-placed Perez in Spain before a gust of wind caught the
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A video has emerged of Sir Lewis Hamilton walking behind the Red Bull after the Spanish Grand Prix and getting very close to the rear wing, although it is unclear whether or not he touched it. Hamilton recovered to fifth in Barcelona last weekend after contact with Kevin Magnussen on the opening lap gave him
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Former Formula 1 driver Christijan Albers and 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve have both come down hard on Carlos Sainz after the Spanish Grand Prix. Sainz was out-qualified for the sixth race running by Charles Leclerc in Barcelona as the Monegasque claimed his fourth pole of the year, and a poor start for the Spaniard
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Kevin Magnussen has insisted that there was nothing behind his radio message about Sir Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish Grand Prix. Magnussen had started the race in eighth, two positions behind Hamilton after both Haas cars made it into Q3 for the first time since 2019, and the Dane tried to go around the outside
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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez insists that he might have been on the top step of the podium in Spain had he been put on a three-stop strategy, but maintains that he is still pleased with the one-two result. Perez had ended up ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen after a gust of wind took the rear
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Fernando Alonso doubled his 2022 points tally at the Spanish Grand Prix, after an excellent recovery drive saw the Spaniard finish ninth at his home event. After a disappointing qualifying, Alonso opted to start from the back of the grid to allow changes to be made to his car. Both Alpine drivers appeared to have
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Red Bull are said to have been close to not making the start of the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday due to difficulty in getting the fuel temperature up to the minimum requirement. This is according to a report by Tobi Gruner of Auto Motor und Sport, who also indicates that Ferrari wanted the regulation
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