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Belgium · BelgiumThe first day of action at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit was dominated by various shades of orange. Max Verstappen was quickest in the first session in a time of 1’43”372, much to the delight of the orange army that packed the grandstands and viewing areas around the Ardennes circuit. However, in the second session, the three time world champion and his Red Bull had to give way to the papaya shade of orange. Max topped the time sheet in FP2 afte…See the Story
Shades Of Orange Today At Spa
Budapest · BudapestAndrea Stella admits McLaren may need to “reconsider” the way it handles team orders as the season progresses. In Hungary, despite an easy 1-2 for the resurgent team, most of the post-race chatter was about Lando Norris’ near-refusal to hand back the win to his teammate Oscar Piastri. In the week since, Norris admitted at Spa that he feels “not too proud” about his behaviour. “It’s such a stupid thing that I didn’t let him pass straight away bec…See the Story
McLaren May 'Reconsider' Team Orders Approach In Future
Formula 1Logan Sargeant has slammed a former Formula 1 driver for gossiping about his situation. It is almost certain that Sargeant, 23, will be ousted by Williams at the end of the year – amid rumours boss James Vowles actually tried and failed to replace him immediately with Esteban Ocon. “A couple of my American friends who know Sargeant told me that he and James Vowles don’t even seem to talk to each other anymore,” former F1 driver Marcus Ericsson, …See the Story
Endangered Logan Sargeant Slams Former F1 Driver
Belgium · BelgiumEsteban Ocon has confirmed that he decided to leave Alpine “a long time ago”. On Thursday at Spa, after a long period of rumours linking the departing Alpine driver with Haas, the new multi-year contract for the Frenchman was finally revealed. “The decision was made for me a long time ago,” the 27-year-old admitted to reporters. “Five years with the same team is a long time in Formula 1. Ocon indicated that both he and Alpine are happy to part w…See the Story
Disillusioned Ocon Began Haas Talks In 2023
Mercedes · BelgiumCarlos Sainz admits the likelihood of securing a championship-winning race seat for 2025 is “small”. The Spaniard is the ongoing cork in the bottle of the Formula 1 driver market at the moment, given that he is weighing up offers from Audi, Alpine and Williams – whilst holding out hope of a Mercedes or Red Bull seat. Max Verstappen appears unlikely to leave Red Bull, however, while Kimi Antonelli is edging ever closer to the Mercedes race seat –…See the Story
Carlos Sainz Admits Mercedes Seat Chances Now 'Small'
Audi · SwitzerlandRalf Schumacher admits he already has concerns about how Audi is going about tackling its entry into Formula 1. The VW-linked German carmaker, which is now the 100 per cent owner of the Swiss team Sauber ahead of its official 2026 emergence as the works Audi team, was recently struck by rumours of an internal F1 power struggle. It has resulted in Sauber chief executive and chairman Andreas Seidl and Oliver Hoffman, respectively, being ousted by …See the Story
Audi Decision Could Be To Woo Carlos Sainz
Île-De-France · Île-De-FranceApache (Appraisal of Pavement Acoustic Characteristics and Energy Efficiency) has recently been introduced by Renault in Île-de-France to reduce noise pollution in the region. Thomas Antoine and Fadila Hrird have been working together on the project. The former is an Expert Leader of Noise and Vibration Technology and Hrird is currently on a work placement at Renault whilst studying at CY Cergy Paris University.
Thomas Antoine (Renault Group/Ma…See the Story