Artem Severikukhin, a 15-year-old karting driver, has been sacked by Ward Racing for an alleged Nazi salute after winning in the first round of the OK category in the Karting European Championship in Portugal. Having qualified fastest in his Heat on Day Two, the Russian beat Joe Turney and Evan Giltaire to victory in the
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Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas has taken issue with Lance Stroll’s defensive tactics during the 2022 Australian Grand Prix. Stroll incurred the wrath of the stewards twice over the course of last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, colliding with compatriot Nicholas Latifi during qualifying before contravening the sporting regulations during his defence of his position from
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Sir Lewis Hamilton has indicated that he will be physically unable to comply with the regulations prohibiting drivers from wearing jewellery. The rule was passed in 2005 to protect drivers in the event of their car catching fire following a crash, and it placed “an immediate ban on the wearing of jewellery (body piercing and heavy
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has said he believes that Max Verstappen’s title success in 2021 will not be his last. Verstappen has shown promise throughout his career having won 10 races in Formula 3 in 2014 at the tender age of just 16, earning him a spot in Red Bull’s junior team – Toro
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Ferrari utilised an extra five horsepower to mitigate their deficit to Red Bull in Melbourne last weekend, according to a report by Formu1a.uno. Charles Leclerc snatched pole position from Max Verstappen in Australia having looked strong all weekend along with team-mate Carlos Sainz; the Scuderia had gone quickest in two of the three practice sessions
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Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll is unsure why he was penalised for the defence of his position from Valtteri Bottas during the Australian Grand Prix. It was an eventful weekend for the Canadian. He crashed during the final practice session along with team-mate Sebastian Vettel and, after a remarkable repair job by his crew,
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has reiterated that Sir Lewis Hamilton has no intention of leaving Formula 1 any time soon as the team try to resurrect their title-winning form. Mass speculation surrounded Hamilton at the end of the 2021 season after he was cruelly denied his eighth word championship by a controversial Safety Car
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Daniel Ricciardo shared a hilarious joke with former Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta about sweat in particular areas on his race suit. The Australian raced in his home country for the first time since 2019 in Melbourne, and scored his first points of what has thus far been a difficult year for his McLaren
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Fans had a mixed reaction to the crash during qualifying between Nicholas Latifi and Lance Stroll, and a former Red Bull engineer settled on both of them being at fault. Stroll had already crashed earlier in the day when he found the wall at Turn 11, leaving his Aston Martin team with a massive repair
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Lando Norris has revealed that there was nothing significantly different with his McLaren car at this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, despite the extraordinary gains they appeared to enjoy. McLaren got both cars into the final phase of qualifying on Saturday for the first time since the end of 2021, and Norris led Ricciardo home as
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