Stewards penalise Verstappen in Brazil: This is his penalty The stewards have given Max Verstappen a five-second time penalty for an incident during the virtual safety car. The Red Bull Racing driver was investigated for allegedly driving too fast while preparing an overtaking attempt on Oscar Piastri. Due to the time penalty, Verstappen lost a place to Charles Leclerc. He is…
Max Verstappen runs his hand through his hair Max Verstappen has been hit with a retrospective five-second penalty for the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race after an FIA investigation into a Virtual Safety Car breach. The penalty drops the Red Bull man from third to fourth in the final classification, losing him a further point…
Sprint Qualifying did not go as Mercedes would have hoped at the 2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton was already eliminated in SQ2, while George Russell was not close to challenge his rivals that finished ahead of the Briton at Interlagos. Here is how the German team reacted to their performance. While both Mercedes drivers can have good…
Lewis Hamilton has compared his experience during FP1 for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix to the difficulty he and Mercedes endured in Baku at the start of the current F1 regulations cycle. Lewis Hamilton has compared driving the recently re-surfaced Interlagos track to the infamous 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. During the first season of F1’s contemporary ground-effect…
Charles Leclerc will face FIA over using curse word in Mexico Following a recent incident during the post-race press conference at the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari is facing scrutiny from the FIA due to his use of profanity. During the conference, while discussing a tense moment on track, Leclerc…
RacingNews365 takes a look back in time at the 2021 São Paulo Grand Prix – a race slap bang in the middle of one of F1’s fiercest title fights. The last official Brazilian Grand Prix was held in 2019, with the race returning in 2021 after a COVID-hiatus under a new name. The Sao Paulo…
The best of enemies: Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton has declined the opportunity to be drawn on whether Max Verstappen’s aggressive racing with Lando Norris in F1 2024 is reminiscent of his own battles with the Red Bull driver in 2021. It comes after Hamilton admitted he instinctively “knew” that Verstappen was at the centre…
Lando Norris goes off in battle with Max Verstappen McLaren team principal Andrea Stella praised the FIA’s handling of the early battle between Lando Norris and Max Verstappen on Sunday, saying the two 10-second penalties for Verstappen proved “authority exists” at the governing body. Verstappen was punished twice for forcing Norris off-track before leaving the circuit…
Two power unit manufacturers have entered into Accepted Breach Agreements with the FIA after breaching the new rules. The FIA has announced that Honda and Alpine have been fined a total of one-million dollars after entering into Accepted Breach Agreements (ABA) after breaking the cost cap. It was announced in September that Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) and…
Former Formula 1 driver Mark Blundell has called on the FIA to appoint a full-time driver steward for the entire season, emphasising the need for greater consistency in decision-making across the F1 calendar. Blundell’s comments, shared exclusively with GPFans through aceodds, highlight growing discontent among drivers, teams and fans who feel the FIA’s race-day penalties…