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Last Updated:November 01, 2024, 10:58 PM IST The 27-year-old Red Bull star was penalised for opting to take a new engine in his car, his sixth of the year, exceeding the limit of four. Max Verstappen. (AP Photo) Max Verstappen was hit with a five-place grid penalty on Friday for the Brazilian Grand Prix as…
Last Updated:November 01, 2024, 08:41 IST Verstappen faced something of an inquisition following much criticism of his driving style following last Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix Max Verstappen (AP Photo) A defiant Max Verstappen refused to accept or discuss critics of his driving on Thursday, claiming he does not “listen to those individuals” and accused them…
Last Updated:October 27, 2024, 12:25 IST Michael Andretti made multiple overtures to purchase Haas in his failed bid to acquire an F1 team Haas Racing Team (AP) The first-year team principal of Haas reiterated the Formula 1 team is not for sale even if new technical partner Toyota wanted to buy the organization. Ayao Komatsu…
Last Updated: October 19, 2024, 3:07 pm IST Christian Horner has downplayed the issue. (AP Photo) McLaren claimed that the device in question, located on the “bib” at the front of the car’s floor, could potentially allow Red Bull to change the car’s ride height. Christian Horner, Red Bull’s team principal, has defended his team…
Last Updated: October 19, 2024, 09:51 IST Lando Norris is second on the championship table. (AFP Photo) Helmut Marko recently claimed that Max Verstappen has an advantage over title rival Lando Norris due to his “mental strength”. McLaren team boss Zak Brown on Friday slammed Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko’s comments on Lando Norris’s mental…
Formula One is scrapping from next year the award of a bonus point for the fastest lap in a race, introduced with much fanfare just five years ago, the governing body the FIA said Thursday. The bonus point was awarded originally in the 1950s but then dropped before being reintroduced in 2019 for the lap…
Renault are to stop producing Formula One engines from 2026, ending almost half a century of use in F1, the French manufacturer’s Alpine team announced on Monday. The move had been flagged by Alpine’s former team boss Bruno Famin in July. The team are expected to use Mercedes power units from 2026. Renault entered F1…
The Alpine F1 Team in action at Bahrain (Credit: X) While all 10 F1 teams were found in compliance for 2023, there were unspecified breaches for two of the four engine manufacturers: Alpine and Honda, who supplied AlphaTauri and world champions Red Bull. All 10 Formula One teams respected the cost cap on their chassis-manufacturing…
Alpine boss Bruno Famin (X) Famin also revealed that Renault was planning to stop its production of engines for its Alpine F1 team. The Alpine Formula One team announced Friday that team principal Bruno Famin will leave his post at the end of August. Frenchman Famin will remain in charge of all other motorsport activities…
Max Verstappen (AP Photo) It wasn’t just Verstappen but also RB’s Yuki Tsunoda who was hit with grid penalties for the Belgian Grand Prix with both drivers taking on new power units ahead of the weekend Dutch reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen was handed a 10-place grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix…