Category: Formula 1

During the meeting in Geneva on Thursday, Formula 1 teams and series bosses couldn’t agree on changing the points system. However, they did agree to introduce new rear-facing cameras at the Barcelona event in June.…

Andretti recently opened a new office in Silverstone and is now hiring staff for its European base focused on Formula 1, even though Formula 1 told them they can’t join until 2026. They need to…

Nico Hulkenberg is returning to the Sauber Formula 1 team after 12 years. This time, things are different for him and for the team. The sport has also changed a lot since then. Hulkenberg has…

In Formula One (F1), there are six weekends each year dedicated to sprint races. These sprints are extra races held on some tracks before the main race. Last weekend, the first sprint race of the…

In Shanghai, Aston Martin didn’t agree with the result of the qualifying race. This happened after Carlos Sainz from Ferrari spun off the track during the race. Sainz’s car stopped for 1 minute and 17…

Many Formula 1 stars call Monaco home, and it’s not just because of the big tax benefits. Monaco is one of the world’s smallest countries, only a little over two square kilometers big. But it’s…

The Red Bull racing team, based in Milton Keynes, will start making its own engines in 2026. They’re partnering with Ford for this new venture called Red Bull Powertrains. It’s a big challenge because they’ll…

This is a rare move we’ve never seen before. Last year, the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) sold more than 10,000 tickets for this year’s U.S. Grand Prix happening from October 18th to 20th. The…

Mercedes, a German car maker, is having a tough time at the start of the 2024 racing season. Their car, the W15, is sometimes fast but struggles to perform consistently during race weekends. Drivers Lewis…

Formula 1 is launching a new streaming channel called the Formula 1 Channel. It will be available all day, every day for viewers in the United States. On this channel, fans can watch replays and…

McLaren started the season strong, fighting closely with Ferrari just behind Red Bull. But their performance has been a bit unpredictable. Sometimes they do well where they didn’t expect to, and other times they struggle…

After hearing from F1’s midfield teams, there was talk about making changes to how points are given out in Formula 1 races. They wanted to extend the points system to cover the top 12 finishers.…

Adrian Newey has decided to leave the Red Bull Formula 1 team after working there for twenty years. He played a big part in designing cars that helped drivers like Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen…

On Thursday, it became known that Adrian Newey, a key figure at Red Bull Racing, has privately shared his desire to leave the team based in Milton Keynes, England. Despite Red Bull’s success in Formula…

Nico Hulkenberg, a German race driver, has become a top choice for Audi as they gear up to enter Formula 1 officially as a works team in 2026. Audi is currently partnered with Sauber, and…

On Friday morning, Haas announced that Nico Hulkenberg will leave their team at the end of the 2024 season. The 36-year-old German was not under contract with Haas, and it was widely known that he…

During a safety car period in the middle of the race, Aston Martin’s Stroll crashed into the back of Ricciardo’s car at the hairpin, causing Ricciardo to retire because his car got damaged. Ricciardo was…

In the sprint race on Saturday, Alonso got a 10-second penalty for bumping into Carlos Sainz from Ferrari near the end of the race. This made Alonso stop because his tire got punctured. The next…

A late electrical problem dashed Senna’s hopes for a podium finish in Rio de Janeiro’s opening round. When he arrived at Estoril for the next race, he was determined to earn his first points of…

In the sprint format of Formula 1, teams get only one practice session to prepare their cars before the sprint qualifying and race. This means they have to use different plans in this session compared…

The German car company Mercedes hasn’t had an easy start to the 2024 racing season. Their W15 car has shown moments of being fast, but it’s been hard to keep up that speed consistently during…

Ferrari hasn’t been doing as well as expected in the 2024 season. In the recent race in Shanghai, their drivers, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, didn’t qualify as high as they wanted. They finished sixth…

Verstappen has been the dominant force in Formula 1 lately. Since last year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, only Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has managed to win a race besides him. Despite efforts from other teams to catch…

The Formula 1 driver market is a complex puzzle with many pieces still in play. Some big decisions have been made, like Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari and Fernando Alonso staying with Aston Martin. But there’s…

The media reported before the Chinese GP that the FIA, FOM, and F1 teams would talk about the idea of giving points to more drivers. They might increase the points for the top 12 drivers…

In the sprint race, Norris started at the front, but he had a tough time at the beginning and struggled with his tires during the 19 laps. However, he performed really well in the main…

Leclerc and Sainz started the race in sixth and seventh place. But they lost positions to George Russell and Nico Hulkenberg at the first corner. Leclerc had trouble with his tires being cold and pushed…

The German car company faced more difficulties during the race in China. Despite Lewis Hamilton’s second-place finish in the sprint race, he only managed ninth place in the main race. His teammate, Russell, finished sixth.…

During the safety car period to clear Valtteri Bottas’s stopped car, Sargeant was driving down the start-finish straight towards Turn 1 while his rival emerged from the pits with new tires. Hulkenberg, the rival driver,…

In Shanghai, two drivers, Leclerc from Ferrari and Norris from McLaren, waited longer to make their first pit stops. They used this strategy to switch to a one-stop plan when there was a safety car…

While Lewis Hamilton’s second-place finish in the China sprint race gave Mercedes a bit of hope, the team still struggled during the Sunday race, coming in behind McLaren and Ferrari. Team boss Wolff believes Mercedes…

Magnussen got a 10-second penalty for hitting Yuki Tsunoda during the restart of the race after the safety car period. As they turned at Turn 6, Magnussen’s car slid, and he hit Tsunoda’s car, making…

The Scuderia team is planning a special look for the Miami Grand Prix. They want to honor Ferrari’s history in the United States. This is to celebrate Ferrari’s 70th anniversary in the American market. They…

Red Bull’s hopes of scoring points at the Shanghai race were shattered in just a few dramatic moments on Sunday. Ricciardo got hit from behind by Lance Stroll while the safety car was out, and…

McLaren’s Lando Norris started in the first position for the sprint race on Saturday morning, which was 19 laps long. But he had a rough start and slipped down to seventh place. By the end…

The 2024 Formula 1 World Championship entered its fifth round with the eagerly anticipated return of the Chinese Grand Prix to the calendar after a five-year hiatus due to the pandemic. At the Shanghai International…

Daniel Ricciardo, who drives for RB, got punished for passing Nico Hulkenberg from the Haas team when the safety car was out on lap 28 at the Shanghai International Circuit. Ricciardo received two penalty points…

As the race restarted on Lap 27, the cars gathered closely before turning into the hairpin. That’s when Stroll, driving car number 18, hit Ricciardo from behind. The impact lifted Ricciardo’s car into the air,…

In the Chinese Grand Prix, Alonso faced a challenge with his tyre strategy. He started the race with medium tyres and switched to hard tyres after 11 laps. However, when a safety car was brought…

Stroll crashed into Ricciardo’s car under the safety car as the cars were getting closer together for a restart on Lap 27. Ricciardo’s car got damaged, and he had to retire. Oscar Piastri’s car also…

Verstappen, starting from the first position, led the race at the beginning, while Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin moved past Perez to take second place. Perez managed to stay in third place ahead of Norris,…

Amid recent comments from Mercedes boss Wolff about the chance of Verstappen leaving Red Bull for his team, Horner has responded strongly. Verstappen and his team have shown they’re fully committed to each other. Horner…

As the news got out before the Chinese Grand Prix, Formula 1 teams are planning to talk with the FIA and FOM about changing the points system for 2025. They want to give points down…

Aston Martin raised a concern after Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz had an issue during the qualifying session in China. Sainz had a problem where he spun out and hit a wall, causing a delay in the…

McLaren planned to make big improvements to their MCL38 car, driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. They aimed to release these upgrades in May. Now, they’ve confirmed that these upgrades will be ready for…

Perez has been doing well at the start of the year, getting three second-place finishes in four races, all behind Verstappen. These good performances have made Red Bull think about whether to keep Perez or…

Hamilton did very well in the sprint race in Shanghai. He finished second, just behind Max Verstappen from Red Bull. This showed that the Mercedes car is good at racing for long periods, even though…

Fernando Alonso showed that his team, Aston Martin, is improving. He finished in third place in the qualifying round for the Chinese Grand Prix, just behind the Red Bull team. Alonso knows that his car,…

Verstappen, from Red Bull Racing, had a great start to the race. He got the 100th pole position for Red Bull on Saturday. During the race, which was the first one in Shanghai since 2019,…