Red Bull team principal Christian Horner does not believe that his side will be overly affected by the technical directive that will come into effect in Spa. Multiple teams have been struggling for both performance and comfort this season as a result of the “porpoising” and bouncing phenomenon that came about as a result of
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Ferrari have done a terrific job of making sure the upgrades they bring to races work well for them, and they have more room to manoeuvre as a result, says Auto Motor und Sport journalist Michael Schmidt. While Red Bull have been busy bringing key upgrades to several races this season, Ferrari’s progress and development
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BBC Sport editor Andrew Benson believes that Ferrari will have had a moment of clarity after Carlos Sainz’s reliability failure at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. The Spaniard had been following team-mate Charles Leclerc in the Ferraris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen in Spielberg amid an engrossing strategical battle between themselves and Red Bull. After Leclerc
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Some shocking driver transfers took place in the aftermath of the Austrian Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc won the race ahead of Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton. Sergio Perez had retired from the race early on after contact with Mercedes’ George Russell caused too much damage to the Mexican’s car, leaving Charles Leclerc and
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc tends to agree with Mercedes’ George Russell on the issue of the presence of two race directors in Formula 1. Michael Masi was removed as race director after the controversial season finale in 2021 that saw Max Verstappen overtake Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Ferrari have arrested their woeful lack of form in the last two rounds in Silverstone and Austria – at least partially. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc have, between them, claimed each of the last two races for the Scuderia, but they have – as is typical – done things the hard way. An almost inexplicable
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Dr Helmut Marko is known for his no holds barred opinions of his drivers, past and present, and he gave a very frank overview of some of the drivers he has worked with over the years. In the Red Bulletin before the Austrian Grand Prix, he spoke about Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who started in Formula
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Carlos Sainz was looking set to claim P2 at the Austrian Grand Prix, after closing Max Verstappen down in rapid fashion. The Red Bull Racing driver struggled with tyre wear and traction throughout the race, which saw Charles Leclerc pass the Dutchman with ease three times on his way to victory. It appeared a Ferrari 1-2 was
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Max Verstappen cruised to victory in Saturday’s Sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix, after Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz allowed the reigning World Champion to escape. With Leclerc and Sainz running second and third, the pair opted to race each other rather than work as a team to catch the Red Bull Racing driver.
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was denied a podium in Austria after his engine caught fire as he was moments from passing Max Verstappen for second. The Spaniard had held back at the start of the race instead of fighting team-mate Charles Leclerc to avoid a repeat of Saturday’s sprint when Max Verstappen comfortably took victory, and
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