After putting in a strong qualifying performance on Saturday, Carlos Sainz cut his race short by crashing into the barrier at the exit of turn two on the opening lap of the Russian Grand Prix. The Spaniard took full responsibility for the shunt and vowed to make amends at the upcoming Eifel Grand Prix. READ:
MoreMcLaren driver Carlos Sainz has slammed the second corner of the Sochi Autodrom after crashing there on the first lap of the Russian Grand Prix. “That corner is not very well designed. It’s forcing drivers to take very strange lines and very strange incidents like the five-second penalties that we are given if we don’t
MoreZak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, has defended the Woking-based team’s trialling of a new nose at Mugello which was inspired by the Mercedes W11. McLaren drew flak for copying Mercedes’ design, with critics arguing that it was hypocritical of the team to develop and run the nose as they had filed an appeal to
MoreIt was recently confirmed that Renault’s Formula One team will be rebranded Alpine next year, and, crucially, the French car-maker had decided to stay in the sport despite having a lacklustre return to running a works team. Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul has now explained what convinced them to commit to the sport for at
MoreDaniel Ricciardo is counting down his final races with the Renault works team, as he will be joining Mclaren at the end of the 2020 Formula One season. With this move on the horizon, Ricciardo has briefly looked back on his time at Red Bull, when he was partnered with Max Verstappen. READ: ‘A Lot
MoreFerrari’s decision not to retain Sebastian Vettel beyond the 2020 F1 season paved the way for Carlos Sainz to sign a contract with the Italian outfit, and in turn left a vacant seat at Mclaren, which Daniel Ricciardo will fill. All of these driver moves will come into effect at the end of the 2020
MoreZak Brown, CEO of Mclaren Racing, has revealed that the team could have prevented Carlos Sainz from leaving them for Ferrari, but they decided to let the Spaniard go as they were keen on signing Daniel Ricciardo. “We had the ability to stop him [Carlos Sainz] from going to another team, but you know we
MoreCharles Leclerc, one of the most promising young drivers on the F1 grid, has revealed that he was intimidated by four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel when he first joined Ferrari in 2019. “At the beginning of my time at Ferrari, it was different to what I had with my other team-mates because Seb was such
MoreThe inaugural Tuscan Grand Prix was full of action and drama, with plenty of crashes and quite a few intense on-track battles and overtakes. The race only lasted a matter of seconds before the safety car came out on the opening lap, with Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly having to retire after just a few
MoreRenault is only interested in supplying other Formula One teams with its power unit for 2021 and beyond if they will serve as a “partner” of the French manufacturer, not just a customer. Team principal Cyril Abiteboul made the remarks just days after it was announced that Renault’s F1 team will be rebranded Alpine next
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