Former Ferrari and Williams team manager Peter Windsor believes “it was odd” for Charles Leclerc to speak against team-mate Carlos Sainz so openly at the Australian Grand Prix, with the Monegasque having clearly been “upset”. The 2023 F1 season hasn’t started well for Leclerc, with the 25-year-old having already retired from two races. He retired
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner isn’t taking the Austrians’ 58-point lead in the Constructors’ Championship “for granted”, with the Briton having heard “rumours” that Mercedes and Ferrari are set to make huge strides towards them. It has been an unbelievable start to the 2023 F1 season for the Milton Keynes-based team, with the side
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With Mercedes set to introduce a new concept at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in a bid to close the gap to Red Bull, could the Formula 1 world see Lewis Hamilton against Max Verstappen once again? Hamilton’s and Verstappen’s rivalry has largely been put on hold since the start of the new aerodynamic regulations
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British ex-racing driver Tiff Needell has told Felipe Massa that “you can’t cancel” the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, with the Brazilian currently looking into how he can have the race declared null and void. It was at the 2008 Singapore GP that the infamous ‘Crashgate’ incident took place, where Nelson Piquet Jr. purposefully crashed to
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Double World Champion Fernando Alonso has named Michael Schumacher as his greatest rival in his Formula 1 career, with the duo having battled for the titles towards the start of the Spaniard’s career. Alonso was responsible for ending Schumacher’s dominant era, similar to how Max Verstappen ended Lewis Hamilton’s reign. The 41-year-old brought Schumacher’s five-year
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has criticised Sergio Perez for becoming “overconfident” after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the Mexican having endured a nightmare Saturday at the Australian Grand Prix. After closing the gap to Max Verstappen in the Drivers’ Championship to just one-point, Perez entered the Australian GP with a great chance
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Gerhard Berger believes seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton could still move to Ferrari, with loyalty meaning “nothing” at the pinnacle of motorsport. Hamilton’s future has been a huge talking point already this season, with most having expected the Briton to have signed a contract extension with Mercedes during the recent winter break.
MoreRed Bull team principal Christian Horner has shut down any suggestions that the Austrians have favoured double World Champion Max Verstappen over any of his team-mates, following a comment made by his current partner Sergio Perez. Since being promoted from Toro Rosso (known now as AlphaTauri) to Red Bull at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix,
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1996 Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill believes Charles Leclerc needs to have more of a say in Ferrari’s decision-making, with the Briton believing he needs to become more “forceful” like reigning World Champion Max Verstappen. Leclerc has faced unimaginable bad luck over the past 12 months, with the Monegasque typically being the victim of
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Formula 1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali has revealed that “historic” Grands Prix can’t just rely on their history to gain a slot on the calendar, with the likes of Monza, Spa and Silverstone needing to “look ahead with a different future”. The F1 calendar is currently a huge talking point, with the 2023 season
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