October 24, 2024

Max Verstappen feels the current Formula 1 racing guidelines are overregulated, as he refutes claims that he never intended to make Turn 12 in his United States Grand Prix fight with Lando Norris.Both Verstappen and Norris went off at Turn 12 on the 52nd lap of the race at Austin when Norris was attempting to overtake the Red Bull driver, and Norris stayed ahead despite getting the change of …Keep reading

McLaren has instigated a right of review request into Lando Norris’s penalty in Formula 1’s United States Grand Prix – the first step in trying to get the sanction overturned.Norris was hit with a five-second penalty for overtaking Red Bull’s Max Verstappen off the track as they duelled late in the race at Austin.The right of review hearing will take place at 14:30 Mexico City time on …Keep reading

Lando Norris maintained his opposition to the stewards’ call to penalise him for passing Max Verstappen off-track at the United States Grand Prix, stating that he was no longer the attacking driver in that scenario.The incident between Norris and Verstappen earned the Briton a five-second penalty as he was deemed to have left the track and gained an advantage, although both drivers were outside of …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Sergio Perez has acknowledged he has had a “terrible season” and is desperate to gift his Mexican home fans a big result this weekend.Perez started the season in strong enough shape to earn a new two-year deal at Red Bull, but like last year his form tailed off dramatically from May onwards. Red Bull was forced to reconsider its options over the summer as it saw its …Keep reading

Alex Albon will ‘lean towards’ using Franco Colapinto’s set-up at the Mexico City Grand Prix as he looks for a more harmonious balance with his upgraded Williams Formula 1 car.Williams introduced a comprehensive series of upgrades for the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August, which Albon used to good effect at the Monza and Baku races, where he scored points in both.Read Also:Formula …Keep reading

The Flatrock Motorsports Park, which features a 30-degree banked bend and could host IndyCar or MotoGP races in the future, officially opened on Thursday.The Tennessee venue has been constructed to the FIA’s Grade 2 standard, which means it is homologated to run any racing series outside of F1.It has grabbed attention ever since construction work first began in 2022 with its layout making the most …Keep reading

In the fan zone at the Circuit of the Americas, next to a jar of earplugs and a few feet from an industrial sized jug of free sunscreen, sat a 3-inch thick book with heavy blank white pages. Fans were shuffling from the midday heat into the tent where the book sat, writing notes in Sharpie to Daniel Ricciardo, the man whose absence hung over the race weekend like a loved one lost.“You were my …Keep reading

The reception that Pato O’Ward has received at the Mexican Grand Prix might make one believe the 25-year-old was lining up on the F1 grid alongside the likes of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Rather, the Arrow McLaren IndyCar driver has resonated so strongly with motorsport fans in his home country that he receives a hero’s welcome upon arrival in Mexico City. His promotion to McLaren reserve …Keep reading

Aston Martin’s new Formula 1 CEO Andy Cowell says he is following a “work experience” package in aerodynamics as he steps out of his usual domain of F1 power units.Cowell was appointed by Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll as the successor to Martin Whitmarsh as Group CEO, overseeing the British brand’s F1 and automotive activities.The British engineer previously spearheaded Mercedes High …Keep reading

The IndyCar Series has a few dedicated forums to help drive the sport forward, but one key area needed to bolster itself is the need for an engineers council. There are groups stretching from drivers, manufacturers, team managers and others, but currently no place for the technical minds of pit lane to share thoughts on how to push innovations to the next level, such as the recent hybrid …Keep reading