‘Hungry’ Ricciardo says 2024 season feels like ‘second part’ of F1 career starting

Daniel Ricciardo has spoken of renewed energy – while also being free of any “negative weight” and “stress” – as he gets set to kick off the 2024 season with the RB team in Bahrain....

LECLERC HAILS "STEP FORWARD" ON FERRARI'S WIND SENSITIVITY WOES

Charles Leclerc says that his Ferrari Formula 1 team has made “a step forward” on the wind sensitivity issue that plagued the red cars last year. This has in turn contributed to much-improved consistency over...

BAHRAIN DRAINS FILLED WITH CONCRETE FOR F1 RACE AFTER TESTING DISRUPTIONS

The Bahrain circuit has proceeded with the proposed plan to fill in drains repeatedly sucked up by Formula 1 cars during testing with concrete, ahead of the 2024 season-opener. As first reported by Motorsport.com, the plan...

BETTING GUIDE: Who are the favourites for the season-opener in Bahrain?

The new F1 season gets under way this weekend in Bahrain, as Red Bull set about trying to defend their titles. But the others might have a thing or two to say about that, especially...

MERCEDES GAVE HAMILTON SHORT F1 CONTRACT TO KEEP ANTONELLI OPTION OPEN

Toto Wolff has admitted that the Mercedes Formula 1 team didn’t commit to a longer-term contract with Lewis Hamilton because it didn’t want to risk losing protégé Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Last August, Hamilton signed a...

Martin Brundle warns axed driver against ‘desperate mistakes’ ahead of ‘best season yet’

Carlos Sainz could be in for his “best season yet” in Formula 1, that’s if he avoids the “desperate” and “terrible mistakes” and can cope with being “micro-analysed lap by lap”. This year will be...

Toto Wolff identifies Red Bull’s strongest RB20 feature amongst Mercedes inspiration

Adopting an aggressive sidepod design and gulleys along the engine cover, Red Bull’s RB20 may be inspired by yesteryear’s Mercedes but Toto Wolff says it’s the floor where Red Bull’s strength lies. Despite winning last...

Alpine have ‘no plans’ to give Mercedes hopeful a Formula 1 test

Mick Schumacher cannot drive an Alpine F1 car this year with Bruno Famin revealing his contract is solely for endurance racing with the driver committed to Mercedes when it comes to F1. Returning to racing...

‘Great’ Mercedes W15 front suspension innovation under microscope

Never mind the legality wire front wing, it’s the W15’s front suspension with its adjustable wishbone that has been dubbed one of the most “useful” parts on the new Mercedes. After two years of troubles,...