Inter Miami forward Luis Suarez was in the paddock at the Miami Grand Prix on Thursday afternoon, drawing a crowd of photographers and TV cameras as he played a friendly football juggling game with Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. The world’s best F1 racing car drivers are in town this weekend, and Suarez and Sainz are …
“The team is in danger of being torn apart, it can’t go on the way it is — it will explode.” Those were the words of Max Verstappen’s father, Jos, amid the height of the Formula One soapopera storm two months ago in Bahrain surrounding Christian Horner and the investigation into his conduct towards a …
Sergio Perez remains Red Bull’s best option as teammate for triple world champion Max Verstappen next season, according to the Mexican’s former boss Otmar Szafnauer. Perez’s contract with Formula One’s dominant champions runs out at the end of the season and the 34-year-old faces an uncertain future. Szafnauer, a former principal of Force India, Aston …
It was another all-conquering display from Verstappen, who won his fourth grand prix this season to add to his sprint victory. Only a rare brake failure in Melbourne denied Verstappen the chance of a clean sweep in all five races in 2024, as he marches inexorably towards a fourth consecutive world title. “It felt amazing, …
It was a second career sprint pole for Norris. McLaren’s British driver Norris claimed his best time on intermediate wet tyres. Photo: EPA “It was tricky, you are always nervous going into a session like this,” said the Englishman. “You just have to risk a lot, push and build tyre temperature and what not. “You …
Mercedes motorsport chief Toto Wolff has named this week’s return of Formula One to China after five years an “important moment” for the sport and the brand. “As the world’s largest automotive market and second-largest economy, China is of crucial importance for the sport’s global presence,” Wolff told dpa. The Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai …
World champion Max Verstappen has questioned the wisdom of throwing Formula One drivers into a sprint weekend on their return to the Shanghai International Circuit for the first time since 2019 later this month. Verstappen restored normal service with a dominant pole-to-flag victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, leading teammate Sergio Perez home …
Lewis Hamilton’s early season woes have been compounded by Mercedes confirming on Friday that the seven-times world champion has already lost one of his four allotted engines, meaning he could face grid penalties later in the season. Hamilton, in his final season with the Silver Arrows before he joins Ferrari next year, retired from the …
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start on the front row next to pole-sitter Max Verstappen at Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix in a stunning return to racing only two weeks after having surgery for appendicitis. The tough Spaniard missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to his medical issue and returned to his race seat at Albert …
LONDON: The longest season in Formula One history, a record 24 races, revs up for a Saturday start in Bahrain and what could be a long haul for rivals hoping to close the gap and beat Max Verstappen’s dominant Red Bull team. The evidence from the three days of testing at Sakhir circuit last week …