Despite a promising start to Friday’s practice seeing Mercedes top the timesheet in FP1, the team dropped back in FP2, reflecting their ongoing struggles on track. Hamilton fell back from P2 to P7 across the two sessions, while his teammate George Russell dropped from P1 to P15, as the pair were clearly facing issues with
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For the second time this season, Fernando Alonso will be starting from the front row of the grid, following a stellar qualifying performance by the Spaniard at the Miami Grand Prix. In a replica of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix earlier in the season, Alonso will line-up on the grid from second alongside Red Bull’s
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In 2021, Lewis Hamilton became the fourth Formula 1 driver to be knighted after he was named in the late Queen’s honours list. He followed in the footsteps of Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Stirling Moss and Sir Jack Brabham, cementing his status as an icon of the sport. The honour came 11 years after Hamilton
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Formula 1 drivers and teams have criticised the FIA after officials shortened DRS zones for the second round in a row despite concerns that it is making races dull. Two DRS zones in Baku were shortened, including one on the main street, resulting in only 23 overtakes across the whole race. Miami risks being a
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Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo has revealed his biggest mistake at Red Bull, as he reflects on his career in Formula 1 during a year off the grid. Ricciardo joined Red Bull’s junior team, then known as Scuderia Torro Rosso, in the 2012 season, partnering Jean-Eric Vergne, before making the step up to Red Bull in
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Rookie Oscar Piastri has certainly made an exceptional start to his Formula 1 and McLaren career, with team-mate Lando Norris having admitted that the Australian has been “pushing me a little bit more” than he’s experienced in the last two seasons. Prior to Piastri, Norris’ team-mate was, of course, 33-year-old Daniel Ricciardo, who underperformed alongside
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Charles Leclerc’s Miami Grand Prix is quickly turning into one of damage limitation, quite literally, after the Monegasque crashed for the second time this weekend but this time in the closing minutes of Q3. After showing great pace in Q2 which saw him labelled as a potential front row candidate, the 25-year-old made a huge
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton might be praying for rain on Sunday at the Miami Grand Prix, after the Mercedes driver endured a horrific qualifying session at the Miami International Autodrome. For the first time on American soil in his Formula 1 career, Hamilton was eliminated in Q2 on Saturday afternoon, following a disastrous final
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton had a qualifying to forget at the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver having been dumped out of the session in Q2, following an error-filled afternoon. Hamilton will be starting Sunday’s race from P13 after making a costly error on his final lap in the second part of
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Ferrari’s efforts to hire two senior engineers from Red Bull have proved unsuccessful, as the Italian team looks to find a way to rebound amid a tough start to the 2023 season. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ferrari attempted to poach Red Bull’s head of aerodynamics Enrico Balbo and technical director Pierre Wache but
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