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Texas Motor Speedway is an enigma among intermediate tracks. Video of the races from a decade ago looks like a completely different race track. Most of the track surface can’t even be utilized in current races for various reasons, but how did we get here?Flashback to 2016: Drivers and teams were dissatisfied with the weepers at TMS, making it impossible to dry the track in a reasonable amount …Keep reading

Yuki Tsunoda has brought a “positive energy” to Red Bull, as team principal Christian Horner has praised the job that the Japanese Formula 1 driver has done at the team so far.Tsunoda was given a test at Silverstone in Red Bull’s RB19, although faced what he described as “classic British weather” as he struggled to get much in the way of mileage in the run.It nonetheless gave him time to …Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff says he has “no doubt” that his former driver Lewis Hamilton will recapture his “stellar” old form while racing for his new Ferrari squad.Hamilton moved to Ferrari for this season after 12 years at Mercedes, with a brilliant pole-to-flag sprint win in China punctuating a much more difficult start to the season. Aside from the spirt, Hamilton has been adrift …Keep reading

McLaren’s championship leader Oscar Piastri set the fastest time in practice ahead of the F1 Miami Grand Prix, which was red flagged for the stricken Haas of Oliver Bearman.The sprint weekend’s sole practice session got off to a false start for last year’s maiden winner Lando Norris, who reported some items were left loose in the car during his first run.Having arrived in Miami after …Keep reading

Austin may have hosted Formula 1 since 2012, but the real test for if the championship could finally break into American culture came a decade later when the decision was taken to race in Miami.The Circuit of the Americas stages the de facto United States Grand Prix and is often seen as the home for ‘traditional’ F1 race fans, but to truly make an impact in the US, F1 knew it needed to …Keep reading

Red Bull has commenced its incremental upgrade push to try and close the gap with the leading McLaren cars, starting with a revised floor design for the Miami sprint weekend, which Verstappen will trial.Teams are generally reluctant to bring substantial floor changes to a sprint weekend, with just one practice session to calibrate any new parts. But according to chief engineer Paul Monaghan …Keep reading

Haas driver Oliver Bearman has led calls for FIA to fine-tune its regulations around the new cooling vests that drivers have at their disposal for hot Formula 1 races.In the wake of an extremely hot 2023 Qatar Grand Prix in which several drivers struggled with varying heat exhaustion symptoms, the FIA has worked to introduce driver-worn cooling vests for this year.Drivers are free to run …Keep reading

Max Verstappen has given his first interview since welcoming a baby girl earlier this week. His girlfriend of five years, Kelly Piquet, gave birth to their daughter Lily, the couple announced on Friday morning.The Red Bull driver skipped media duties in Miami and landed in the States late Thursday night ahead of practice.“Luckily, I got to spend a few days with them once she was born,” …Keep reading

Max Verstappen toasted the birth of baby Lily on Thursday to become a father for the first time – as soon as the four-time world champion announced the pregnancy there was speculation as to whether he would be the same, fearless driver. However, he will not be the first F1 racer to be aiming for title glory as a dad.Here, Motorsport.com takes a look at some of the previous champions who have …Keep reading

Formula 1 announced it has signed a new 10-year contract extension with the organisers of the Miami Grand Prix, keeping the race on the calendar until at least 2041.The new deal was announced on Friday ahead of this weekend’s running by F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and Tom Garfinkel, managing partner of the race as well as the CEO of the Miami Dolphins and the Hard Rock Stadium, the venue the …Keep reading