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Max Verstappen will serve his FIA press conference swearing punishment while in Rwanda for the governing body’s annual awards ceremony next week.The Red Bull driver was effectively given a community service order by the FIA for swearing in the pre-event press conference at the Singapore Grand Prix in September, which led to the Dutchman protesting at the following FIA press conferences with …Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton says he has ‘no more tears’ left after closing his 12-year Mercedes Formula 1 chapter at an emotional Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Hamilton announced as early as February that he would move to Ferrari in 2025, ensuring his Mercedes farewell would be drawn out over the entire campaign, which suffered highs and lows as Mercedes struggled to find consistent performance with its W15.The team …Keep reading

Andrea Stella has revealed how “refusing the poisoned biscuit” has helped McLaren remain unified in its journey to becoming Formula 1 constructors’ champions.Stella, who followed Fernando Alonso to the Woking-based outfit from Ferrari for the 2015 season, has been through the thick of it with the team, witnessing the ill-fated run with Honda engines, the internal turbulence under Eric Boullier’s …Keep reading

Lando Norris said Charles Leclerc’s miracle recovery in Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix made McLaren more nervous as it battled the Scuderia for the constructors’ championship.McLaren looked perfectly poised to defend its 21-point gap to Ferrari with both Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri leading Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz off the front row, while the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc started at the …Keep reading

Carlos Sainz admits he was already planning on how to make Williams faster by remembering the feeling of his Ferrari as he finished second at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The Spaniard will be replaced by Lewis Hamilton next year and has agreed to join Williams, where instead of competing for race wins, the initial challenge will be to turn the team into one which scores points on a regular basis.Sainz …Keep reading

While the Yas Marina Grand Prix Circuit may sound like it was named by an excited teenager, the Abu Dhabi island that’s home to the final Formula 1 race of the 2024 season has an etymology rooted in the Arabic Bani Yas tribe that once occupied the isle. Despite two lengthy straights, the 16-turn, 5.2-kilometer circuit isn’t generally a driver favorite — the layout leads to slow laps, with …Keep reading

Max Verstappen apologised to Oscar Piastri after hitting his McLaren at Turn 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but questioned the current penalty procedure in Formula 1.The 2024 world champion tried to go up the inside of Piastri at the start of the season finale but instead crashed into the Australian, who dropped to the back as a result.It could have had a huge impact on the constructors’ …Keep reading

Lando Norris won the Formula 1 season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to secure McLaren’s first constructors’ championship since 1998, with Carlos Sainz second for Ferrari after Max Verstappen hit Oscar Piastri.That incident aided Charles Leclerc’s run up from the final row of the grid to finish third in the other SF-14, which was not enough to aid the Scuderia as it ended up 14 points behind in …Keep reading

When McLaren CEO Zak Brown first joined the Formula 1 team back in 2016, he admitted some surprise about what he found – and not in a good way.From the excitement about joining his favourite squad, the reality check of the ‘chaos’ he walked into was not an easy one to deal with.As he sits down exclusively with Motorsport.com to reflect on his journey from that low point to get to where McLaren has …Keep reading

The 2024 Formula 1 season has drawn to a close after the championship’s longest campaign yet with 24 grands prix including six sprint races.It resulted in Max Verstappen clinching his fourth consecutive world title with the Red Bull driver having fended off nearest challenger Lando Norris of McLaren. F1 will hold the same number of rounds in 2025, a season that commences with testing in Bahrain …Keep reading