Russian commentator, Alexey Popov, has suggested that race director Michael Masi always had the interests of the fans in mind when making his decisions. Masi was involved in controversy last season when a late Safety Car was deployed while Sir Lewis Hamilton was comfortably leading Max Verstappen in their championship finale. The fight culminated in
More
Reports linking Nico Hulkenberg to the currently vacant Haas seat next year have strengthened in recent days. Team principal, Guenther Steiner, has been weighing up his options throughout 2022, as Mick Schumacher is out of contract at the end of the year as it stands. The German struggled to put points on the board in
More
Having briefly worked with Nyck de Vries while at McLaren, Sir Lewis Hamilton was delighted to see the Dutchman finally get his shot in Formula 1. The now 27-year-old was still in karting when he became a member of the McLaren young drivers’ programme, and he was involved in simulator testing with the team. The
More
Former Formula 1 driver, Jean Alesi, has advised team principal, Mattia Binotto, to recruit “reinforcements” to help his team. The Italian side started the season in style under the new technical regulations, as Charles Leclerc took victory in two of the opening three races in Bahrain and Australia. Carlos Sainz had come home second to
More
George Russell joked with Charles Leclerc after things got a little close between them at the first corner of the Italian Grand Prix. Leclerc started on pole after a fine performance during qualifying, while Russell was promoted to second after Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and Sir Lewis Hamilton all took grid penalties. At
More
Jaguar Formula E driver, Sam Bird, has suggested that the Italian Grand Prix served as a reminder to Sir Lewis Hamilton that he was unfairly denied his eighth world title last year. Hamilton and Max Verstappen went into the season finale in 2021 level on points after a pulsating 21 rounds that had seen them
More
Red Bull technical director, Pierre Wache, has revealed that tuning the car more to Sergio Perez’s preferences has ultimately cost him performance. The Mexican won the Monaco Grand Prix earlier this year, and he out-qualified team-mate, Max Verstappen, three times in the opening eight rounds of the season. The cars have been evolving at a
More
Ex-F1 driver turned Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle has urged Formula 1 to find a “solution” to reduce the number of grid penalties, following a confusing grid at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend. Staggeringly, nine of the twenty drivers were awarded grid penalties for last Sunday’s race at the ‘Temple of Speed’, after opting to change
More
Seven-time World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton recovered brilliantly from his grid penalty at the Italian Grand Prix, crossing the finish line in fifth place despite having started P19. The 37-year-old was forced into starting at the back of the grid following an engine change, potentially linked to his collision with Fernando Alonso at the Belgian
More
1997 world champion, Jacques Villeneuve, has suggested that Alpine sign Jack Doohan from Formula 2, rather than look outside of their talent pool. Alpine came into the 2022 season with Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon as their first-team drivers, while F2 champion, Oscar Piastri, has been serving as their reserve. Alonso, at 41 years of
More