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Yuki Tsunoda revealed he misheard a radio message warning about a loose mirror on the track during the Qatar Grand Prix and thought he’d been told there was a beaver.The RB driver endured a frustrating afternoon at the Losail International Circuit as he slipped down the order after a good opening lap to finish 13th following a failed gamble to run soft tyres in the closing stages.But speaking …Keep reading

McLaren believes the FIA should review how penalties are handed out in Formula 1 after warning that Lando Norris’s stop-go sanction in the Qatar GP risks “consequences”.While the Woking-based team accepts that Norris did not slow down for the double yellow flags that were brought out for Alex Albon’s stranded mirror on the straight, team boss Andrea Stella believes the 10-second stop-go penalty he …Keep reading

Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes says an expected deal to replace Esteban Ocon with Jack Doohan for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is moving “in a direction that suits everybody” in their preparation for the 2025 Formula 1 season.Oakes stated that a decision had yet to be made on Ocon’s remaining future with the team, although the the French driver is set to trade an early release to drive for Haas in …Keep reading

Max Verstappen has taken aim at George Russell, stating that he has “lost all respect” for the Mercedes driver following their Qatar Grand Prix qualifying contretemps on Saturday. The Red Bull driver took particular umbrage with Russell following their summons to the stewards’ room after qualifying, when the championship winner was investigated for allegedly driving unnecessarily slowly prior to …Keep reading

Max Verstappen overcame three safety cars to take an assured victory at the Qatar Grand Prix, as main threat Lando Norris copped a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for speeding under yellow flags.Verstappen led every lap of the race to clinch his ninth victory of 2024, having overcome a fits-and-spurts threat from Norris, which was ultimately concluded when the McLaren driver was caught not slowing …Keep reading

Esteban Ocon is set to stand down from his Alpine Formula 1 seat ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Jack Doohan expected to make his debut at the 2024 finale, Motorsport.com understands.The French driver retired on the first lap of the Qatar race after becoming embroiled in a clash with Franco Colapinto and Nico Hulkenberg, and this is understood to be his final race for the Enstone outfit …Keep reading

Lando Norris says “I would do the same” as Max Verstappen if his rival had been speeding under double yellow flags, after he was penalised for the offence in Qatar.The McLaren driver accepted that “I fucked it up” after being given a 10s stop-go penalty during Formula 1’s Qatar Grand Prix, which dropped him from second to finishing an eventual 10th. Read Also:Formula 1F1 Qatar GP …Keep reading

Red Bull produced one of the most dramatic turnarounds of the season in Qatar on Saturday when it went from a “terrible” car in the sprint to pole on the road in qualifying.World champion Max Verstappen had been left baffled by just how bad his RB20 had felt in the sprint race – as he and team-mate Sergio Perez had chased a disconnection problem between how the front and rear axles were …Keep reading

Paul Aron secured his first Formula 2 victory of the season, benefiting from a penalty for title contender Gabriel Bortoleto.Having started from pole, Aron was unable to topple his Invicta rival on the track, but a virtual safety car-related penalty ultimately enabled him to leapfrog onto the top step of the podium.The penalty also saw Isack Hadjar pass Bortoleto into second place, moving him to …Keep reading

A defiant FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has dismissed talk of turmoil within the governing body, and told Formula 1 drivers it is “none of their business” how he runs things.Ben Sulayem has found himself under the spotlight recently in the wake of a host of high-level departures from the FIA – which has included F1 race director Niels Wittich.Furthermore, he was also sent an open letter …Keep reading