Christian Horner has told Sky Sports F1 that taking over Honda’s engine project is Red Bull’s “only option that works” for 2022 and beyond – but only if Formula 1 freezes its power unit rules. Red Bull, Mercedes’ main rivals in F1 2020, and sister team AlphaTauri have been left in the lurch by Honda’s […]
Valtteri Bottas completed a Portuguese GP hat-trick ahead of F1’s debut Portimao qualifying by setting the pace in final practice ahead of Lewis Hamilton, but Max Verstappen also looks to be a genuine pole contender. It was a frenetic final hour of practice in the Algarve sunshine after a heavily disrupted Friday, and there were […]
Max Verstappen has hit back at those who may have taken offence to his radio comments following the collision with Lance Stroll at the Algarve International Circuit. FP2 for the Portuguese Grand Prix proved more eventful than most with two red flags being waved. The first was caused when Pierre Gasly had to quickly exit […]
Valtteri Bottas maintained his position at the head of the timesheet on F1’s Portimao debut but the battle for the top positions in the second practice session was overshadowed by a collision between Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll and a car fire for Pierre Gasly. Verstappen and Stroll came together at Turn One with 25 […]
Valtteri Bottas set the pace ahead of Lewis Hamilton on Formula 1’s debut at the ‘rollercoaster’ Portimao circuit, with Mercedes stealing an early march on Red Bull in Portuguese GP Practice One. The Algarve track, with its big elevation changes and sweeping corners, provided an exciting challenge for the drivers in Friday’s opening session as […]
“I think we will see a bit of an upset in the order because it’s a new track, nobody’s got experience there, it’s a very challenging track to set the car up with the bumps, the nature of the corners, with the downforce level as well because you do have a big long straight, followed […]
Formula One heads into the unknown this weekend at Portimao as the Portuguese Grand Prix returns for the first time in 24 years. In what is a one-off Formula return – albeit an audition for what could be a future slot on the F1 calendar – Portimao will stage the 12th round of the unusual […]
Nico Rosberg will renew his rivalry with old foe Lewis Hamilton as he launches Rosberg Xtreme Racing team to compete against F1 world champion’s X44 outfit in Extreme E off-road series next year Nico Rosberg is launching an Extreme E team to compete in the off-road series The former F1 driver will battle old rival […]
Magnussen’s statement came soon after Grosjean’s, with the 28-year-old former McLaren driver yet to decide where his future lies – whether that be in F1 or elsewhere. “The 2020 Formula One season will be my last with Haas F1 Team,” Magnussen said. “I have had a great time with the team for four years and […]
Daniel Ricciardo’s podium last time out – his first for the Renault team in almost two seasons of trying – just underlines the genuine progress the team has made in the latter part of the year. Things certainly look brighter now at Enstone than at the start of the season when, with the previous technical […]