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Sergio Perez’s ex-manager emphasises Max Verstappen danger

Sergio Pérez’s ex-manager Adrian Fernandez has admitted that the Mexican driver needs to “take a big step” in 2023 to try and get close to Max Verstappen, with the Dutchman being a “problem” for his former client. Last season was an incredibly mixed one for Checo, with the Mexican driver having started the campaign as

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Lewis Hamilton should have ‘kicked off’ and appealed ‘robbery’

Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard has hailed seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton as “fantastic”, after being asked to give his opinion on how the British driver dealt with the controversy that followed the 2021 season finale. The Mercedes driver, of course, lost the 2021 title on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix,

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Mercedes admit Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were in danger

Mercedes’ head of trackside engineering Andrew Shovlin has sensationally revealed that the team “knew” that the car George Russell and Lewis Hamilton were driving in 2022 was at times “bordering on dangerous”, as the Germans suffered from horrific porpoising at the start of the season. The Brackley-based team’s car wasn’t safe on three occasions, according to Shovlin, with

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Ferrari warned that Charles Leclerc deserves better

Ferrari will enter the 2023 season with fresh hope, as the team have replaced former team principal Mattia Binotto with the proven Fred Vasseur in a bid to improve their fortunes this year. The team started strong under the major regulation changes last year, building up a healthy lead in both championships with Charles Leclerc

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Toto Wolff wants Mick Schumacher to land ‘permanent seat’

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes the Silver Arrows can get Mick Schumacher into a position where he can once again have a “permanent seat” in Formula 1, with the German driver targeting a 2024 return to full-time racing. Having been dropped by Haas following the end of the 2022 season, Schumacher has arguably found

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Toto Wolff cautions Lewis Hamilton and George Russell

The W13 was nothing short of a disaster for Mercedes, with the car being retired at the end of last season with only a single race win to its name. The car design plan that Mercedes chose under the major regulation changes turned out to be the wrong one, leaving the team to struggle with

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Fernando Alonso makes ‘not really relevant’ admission about Aston Martin

Double World Champion Fernando Alonso is seemingly very excited about the upcoming season, as the Spaniard prepares for his new life with Aston Martin. The veteran has switched from Alpine to the Silverstone-based team for 2023 to replace Sebastian Vettel, who brought his 15-year career to an end at the close of last season. Whilst Alonso has made

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McLaren Racing CEO reveals Lando Norris disciplinary issue

Lando Norris was the standout driver outside of the top three teams in 2022, being the only driver that was not in a Red Bull, Ferrari or Mercedes to score a podium. The Brit continues to improve year after year and has been tipped to become a future world champion, should he be given a

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