Formula 1

For he was determined to participate with Team Redline in the iRacing 24 Hours of Spa, in which he delivered a masterful drive. Competing alongside Brazilian Jeff Giassi and German Gianni Vecchio in a Porsche 911 GT3, the trio finished in a very impressive fifth place considering their machinery was not capable of gunning for the

In the wake of an incredibly tight title battle between Lewis Hamilton and Verstappen, emotions from fans on both sides reached fever pitch after their British Grand Prix collision. And, as focus on the Silverstone crash refused to die down in Hungary last weekend, Verstappen eventually lost his temper in the post-qualifying press conference when

These are just a few of the angles covered in a frank and exclusive interview with Sainz in this month’s GP Racing magazine. An exclusive interview with Sainz is the centrepiece of this month’s GP Racing magazine. In the latest edition of the Flat Chat podcast, GP Racing editor Ben Anderson and columnist Mark Gallagher

The Frenchman took advantage of similar scenarios when he took second place behind Max Verstappen in Brazil 2019, claimed a shock victory in Monza last year, and bagged another podium in Azerbaijan this season with third. In Hungary last weekend he qualified fifth, but was forced to run wide at the first corner to avoid

With Sainz and Leclerc both having impressed for the Italian outfit this year, as it currently sits a joint third in the constructors’ championship, Binotto is in no doubt about how strong his line-up is. Reflecting on the first half of the campaign, Binotto thinks that his drivers deliver more together than any other team pairing. “I’m very

The FIA has announced that members of the Aston Martin team are requested to appear in front of a video teleconference at 3pm CEST on Monday 9 August to discuss the case. Aston Martin believes that it has discovered ‘significant new evidence’ that was not available at the time that Vettel was excluded from the

The Silverstone-based outfit has enjoyed two podium finishes with Sebastian Vettel this year, although the German’s runner-up spot in Hungary last week is subject to appeal after his car did not have enough fuel left in it for post-race checks. But despite some obvious highlights, Aston Martin is well aware that it failed to build

With the outfit having faced years of financial headaches to keep its head above the water amid the ever-increasing costs of F1, Williams came to rely on drivers with good financial backing. These included Pastor Maldonado, Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi, all of whom delivered mixed results. However, the increased investment from Dorilton, allied to F1’s cost

Controls Engineers in Formula 1 are responsible for monitoring car performance, ensuring systems like the brakes, differential, clutch and more are all operating correctly. To find out more about what a Controls Engineer does, what qualifications you need, and how to become one, we spoke to David Sloan – Controls Engineer for Haas F1 Team

Having begun the 2021 season as a regular contender for Q3, Ocon faced a challenging spell once the campaign got into full swing. His qualifying form peaked with a P5 on the grid in Spain, but he then failed to make it out of Q2 in Monaco, Azerbaijan and France. Things then got even worse,

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen had opened up a 32-point lead over Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in the drivers’ championship by taking a clean sweep of the France-Austria triple-header but goes into the August break trailing by eight points after two incident-filled weekends. In Silverstone, Verstappen made a 51G smash at Copse after being tagged by

Ocon scored a shock victory for Alpine at the Hungaroring on Sunday after capitalising on two Turn 1 crashes and a strategy miscue by Mercedes to move into the lead. Ocon controlled proceedings at the front, leading all 65 laps after he moved into P1, but looked set to come under late pressure from Mercedes

Jack Aitken and Davide Rigon were both hospitalised after a multi-car accident at Raidillon, the high-speed section at the top of the hill after the Eau Rouge lefthander. Williams reserve driver Aitken was more seriously hurt of the two, suffering fractures to his collarbone and a vertebra. He was subsequently discharged and allowed to return

After emerging from his tyre change into a queue of cars to the left of him that were all patiently waiting for the pit exit to turn green, the sharp eyed Briton saw a huge empty space to the right of them. So rather than line-up in his designated spot, or even behind team-mate Nicholas Latifi, he

The Monegasque driver was collected by his out-of-control Aston Martin rival at the apex of the first corner, when Stroll braked too late and took to the grass in the damp conditions. The collision badly damaged Leclerc’s car and was enough to pitch him out of the grand prix at the second turn. However, as

Formula 2 racer Ticktum first linked up with Williams’ academy in December 2019 as development driver, having exited Red Bull’s junior team midway through that year. But it emerged on Tuesday that the 22-year-old was released from Williams’ young driver academy last week, with Ticktum claiming it was because there was “no option for an

Verstappen faced a late drama ahead of the Hungaroring race when the power unit he had been scheduled to run had to be replaced on Saturday night after Honda detected problems with it. The engine, which was the one that had suffered a 51G impact in his British Grand Prix accident, had run without problems

As we revel in what is continuing to shape up as a classic year for Formula 1, Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix marked a new peak for the season so far. Complete with a wet start, a red flag, tyre gambles, fights through the field and a tense battle for victory, we couldn’t have asked for

Ocon benefitted from first-lap drama and a strategy miscue by Mercedes to move into the lead of the race on the fifth lap before controlling proceedings en route to a surprise win for Alpine. Ocon spent the majority of the race being closely followed by Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, who was within DRS range for

The world champion was extremely fatigued and felt some mild dizziness after battling hard to grab a podium finish at the Hungaroring. After feeling uncomfortable on the podium, he delayed his post-race media commitments so he could be looked at by the Mercedes team doctor. Feeling better later on, Hamilton duly appeared at the mandatory FIA

Vettel finished second at the Hungaroring behind first-time winner Esteban Ocon after not being able to find a way past the Alpine driver, scoring his second podium of 2021 for his new team. After crossing the finish line, Vettel parked his car at the side of the track at Turn 12 after being ordered to

After carnage at the wet start took out several contenders and polesitter Lewis Hamilton made a wrong decision not to come in for slicks at the restart, the Mercedes driver released Alpine’s Ocon and Vettel into an unlikely fight for victory. Vettel hounded the Frenchman lap after lap, dipping in and out of DRS range

Schumacher crashed heavily at Turn 11 during FP3 at the Hungaroring, leaving his Haas VF-21 car with significant damage that meant he ultimately took no part in qualifying. It marked the second time Schumacher has missed qualifying this year after a crash in FP3, following an accident in Monaco at the end of May. Schumacher

For just a fortnight on from their collision at the British Grand Prix, the cynics suggested that Hamilton’s leisurely holding up of Verstappen was a bit of a psychological offensive – and potentially aimed at trying to time out his Red Bull rival from getting a final Q3 run in. When Verstappen made it across

Sainz lost control of his car at the final corner, hitting the barrier with the left-hand side of the car with a 22G impact. Nevertheless, he tried to get going, but his front wing became dislodged under the front wheels. He was unable to find reverse to back away and drive around the broken wing,

The Finn bolted to the top of the times towards the halfway stage of the one-hour stint when he ran to a 1m17.012s benchmark on soft tyres to put himself two hundredths clear.  While Hamilton was able to recover time through the final sector compared to his team-mate, a quicker opening half of the lap

Verstappen was involved in a high-profile accident at Copse on the first lap of the British Grand Prix after contact with Lewis Hamilton, with the back of his Red Bull completely destroyed after impacting the tyre barriers at high speed. Despite the sizeable damage, which Red Bull estimated cost the team over $1.8 million, Honda

After the British Grand Prix’s sprint format debut, practice reverted to a pair of one-hour Friday sessions in Budapest. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was fastest ahead of Bottas in FP1 but he struggled with his car’s balance in FP2, and Bottas led team-mate Lewis Hamilton in setting the fastest times of the day overall. Read

Hamilton and F1 title rival Max Verstappen collided while battling for the lead of the British Grand Prix on the opening lap of the race, resulting in a 51G crash for Verstappen. Hamilton was hit with a 10-second time penalty, but recovered to win the race, sparking anger from Red Bull which pushed for a

After all, with Hamilton having already been sanctioned for the accident based on video and telemetry data, there was little chance of Red Bull being able to cross the threshold of providing some new ‘significant’ and ‘relevant’ evidence to the FIA. As Ferrari found out to its cost in 2019, when it proposed using a