December 6, 2024

McLaren is in a “league of their own” at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix according to George Russell, in a view shared by the Woking-based team’s immediate Formula 1 rivals.Although Charles Leclerc headlined FP1 despite missing the opening 30 minutes of the session with a battery issue, McLaren finished 1-2 in the second – and more representative – practice session at the Yas Marina Circuit.Lando Norris …Keep reading

Logan Sargeant is being “given a platform” to progress to Genesis’s new-for-2026 World Endurance Championship squad with his LMP2 programme in next year’s European Le Mans Series.Cyril Abiteboul, team principal of Genesis Magma Racing, explained that the idea of the so-called trajectory programme in the ELMS that former Williams Formula 1 driver Sargeant has joined along with Jamie …Keep reading

Jorge Martin believes Ducati must be regretting passing him over for a factory MotoGP seat after his triumph over Francesco Bagnaia in the 2024 title battle.Martin was denied a promotion to Ducati’s official team for 2025 after four years at its satellite Pramac squad, with the Borgo Panigale marque instead opting for the star power of six-time premier class champion Marc Marquez.Ducati …Keep reading

Abbi Pulling has been confirmed as the F1 Academy champion after a disastrous qualifying session for her Mercedes-backed rival Doriane Pin in Abu Dhabi.The Alpine junior had been crowned on Saturday in Qatar last weekend, but the cancellation of race two due to barrier repairs and the subsequent introduction of a third race in Abu Dhabi meant the job was not quite done.This was because although …Keep reading

Lando Norris led a McLaren 1-2 in second practice for Formula 1’s 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi, with Nico Hulkenberg third for Haas.At Red Bull, Max Verstappen was again frustrated with his RB20’s handling as he ended up down in 17th, while McLaren’s constructors’ title rival Ferrari had a low-key session and Williams endured further setbacks on both its cars.After Zhou Guanyu set the …Keep reading

If Sergio Perez indeed gets pushed out by Red Bull – or decides to jump himself, which seems the more unlikely scenario – after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, all signs point to Liam Lawson as the name that will be prioritised in the conversation between Christian Horner, Helmut Marko and the company’s shareholders on Monday after the race.And Lawson is a solid driver. The word in the paddock is that …Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Christian Horner has shrugged off Mercedes chief Toto Wolff’s criticism after the pair weighed in on a high-profile spat between their drivers Max Verstappen and George Russell.Verstappen and Russell came to blows at last week’s Qatar Grand Prix over how Verstappen felt Russell went overboard trying to land him a penalty for impeding in qualifying.The spat …Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted that giving Sergio Perez an early contract extension this year to try to clear the Mexican’s mind of worries “did not work”.The Milton Keynes-based squad is expected to make a call on its 2025 driver line-up next week, with mounting speculation that it could elect to drop Perez in favour of one of its RB youngsters Liam Lawson or Yuki …Keep reading