Sergio Perez took a stunning win for Racing Point in Formula 1’s Sakhir Grand Prix after a calamitous Mercedes pitstop and then a puncture cost long-time leader George Russell.Esteban Ocon finished second ahead of Lance Stroll, with the Mercedes cars down in eighth and ninth – Valtteri Bottas, also delayed significantly in the pitstop fiasco,…
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc crashed out of the Sakhir Grand Prix on lap one after a three-car incident that also involved Racing Point’s Sergio Perez. Verstappen and Perez were three-abreast with the slow starting Mercedes of Valterri Bottas but the Red Bull driver slowed early as they headed towards turn four. That allowed Lecerc…
Romain Grosjean has been ruled out of the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi after electing to travel home for treatment on the burns to his hands.Grosjean was left with burns to his hands after a terrifying crash on the opening lap of last Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, escaping from a large fire that…
Fernando Alonso on Saturday smiled when told that some of Renault’s rival teams are unhappy about his participation in the forthcoming ‘young driver test’ in Abu Dhabi. Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer said in Bahrain that he disagrees with the FIA after the governing body granted the 39-year-old Spaniard special dispensation to test the 2020…
Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo has met with the Formula 1 organisation to discuss the TV coverage of Romain Grosjean’s accident last weekend, and he says that the chat was “productive”.After the Bahrain GP Ricciardo called the extensive replays of Grosjean’s accident and escape “disgusting”, pointing out how hard it was for drivers to watch while preparing…
Alex Albon will start the Sakhir Grand Prix from P12, and that didn’t go down well with Red Bull principal Christian Horner. The Thai driver has been underwhelming in 2020, but Red Bull are giving him all the way until after the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi to prove his worth. But…
Mercedes would be willing to give Romain Grosjean a private Formula 1 test to say farewell to the series if he is unable to race in Abu Dhabi next weekend. Grosjean is currently recovering from injuries sustained in the terrifying accident on the opening lap of last Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, where he escaped an…
Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has admitted his attempts to return to action at Jerez just days after surgery on a broken right arm at the start of the season was “a mistake”. Marquez crashed heavily in the closing stages of the season-opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, breaking the humerus bone in his…
Alex Albon will either be retained by Red Bull or he will spend “a year on the bench” in 2021. That is the word from boss Christian Horner, as Red Bull continues to assess whether Max Verstappen needs a faster teammate like Nico Hulkenberg or Sergio Perez. Verstappen caused a stir after last weekend’s Bahrain…
McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has warned Carlos Sainz that he ‘does not see any way’ the Spaniard will be making his Ferrari debut at the upcoming ‘young driver’ test in Abu Dhabi. The FIA’s decision to allow Fernando Alonso an exemption to compete in a test that is supposed to only be for drivers…
