Live in the present
[ad_1] This is one Daniel Ricciardo will want to forget. The Australian limped into the pits in 16th spot during Sunday morning’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which ended with another masterclass Red Bull 1-2 finish. World champion Max Verstappen finished with a comfortable gap ahead of teammate Sergio Perez, while Charles Leclerc got the third … Read more
[ad_1] Max Verstappen shut out all the distractions surrounding his troubled Red Bull team to take pole position on Friday for Saturday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Meanwhile Oscar Piastri claimed an impressive fifth, narrowly shading teammate Lando Norris, but it was a tough day for Daniel Ricciardo who qualified just 14th while teammate Yuki Tsunoda … Read more
[ad_1] Max Verstappen delivered some much-needed relief for his Red Bull team on Friday when he resisted Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to claim pole position for Saturday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix. The defending three-time world champion picked up where he left off last year by topping the times in a closely-contested qualifying session at the Bahrain … Read more
[ad_1] Welcome to the longest season in Formula 1 history. Twenty-four grands prix and six sprints sprawl before us, taking the sport to five of the six inhabited continents of the earth. It’s the most ambitious racing program ever assembled by the peak class of international motor racing, and it begs the question: can you … Read more
[ad_1] The week between pre-season testing and the opening race is traditionally a time for expectation management. Teams that know they’re doing well will talk themselves down. Team that know they’re struggling will talk themselves down even more. McLaren isn’t above engaging with this well-worn tradition, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri warning not to … Read more
[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton has been “emotional” in the build-up to his final season in Mercedes colours before he makes a blockbuster switch to Ferrari in 2025. Hamilton confirmed at the start of February that he would join the fabled Italian team from next season, ending what will have been a 12-year association with Mercedes just … Read more
[ad_1] Charles Leclerc knew Lewis Hamilton was likely bound for Ferrari before he signed his long-term contract extension last month. Seven-time champion Hamilton will sensationally switch from Mercedes to Maranello in 2025, replacing two-time race winner Carlos Sainz. The coup blindsided Mercedes management, which is yet to decide on a replacement for its star driver, … Read more
[ad_1] In the wake of Lewis Hamilton’s shock announcement that he would quit Mercedes for Ferrari in 2025, footage of a press conference last season has resurfaced in which Charles Leclerc discussed his ideal teammate – and it perfectly foreshadowed the seven-time champion’s bombshell move. Last year, there were plenty of rumours that Hamilton was … Read more
[ad_1] Drive announcements don’t come much bigger than this. Hamilton’s shock defection from Mercedes to Ferrari — announced just five months after signing a fresh two-year contract and enabled by a prescient get-out clause — took Formula 1 by total surprise just weeks ahead of the first race of the season. It’s rare for Formula … Read more
[ad_1] Lewis Hamilton’s bombshell switch to Ferrari has proved that F1’s wildest moves need not be confined to summer’s silly season, with the paddock already in a frenzy during the dead cold of European winter. Hamilton will be 40 before he turns a wheel for Ferrari — but new beginnings have rarely come bigger with … Read more