Red Bull held a meeting with Max Verstappen following the Chinese Grand Prix to reassure him over their development plans. The world champion has begun his title defence on the back foot as Lando Norris pulled eight points clear of him over the opening three rounds. He finished fourth in China, behind the McLaren drivers
Mercedes has shed light on how seriously the floor damage Andrea Kimi Antonelli sustained during the Chinese Grand Prix affected his pace. He picked up damage on the first lap after the Ferrari drivers made contact. “What happened was Leclerc had hit Lewis [Hamilton’s] rear tyre and that broke his front wing end plate off,”
After coming within a second of victory in Melbourne, Max Verstappen had a disappointing Chinese Grand Prix, finishing 16 seconds off the winner in fourth place. Red Bull were clearly less competitive around the freshly resurfaced Shanghai International Circuit. However, as Verstappen noted during the race, there were times he gave away more ground than
Three drivers were disqualified following last weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix – the most to have been thrown out of a race in more than two decades. Both Ferrari drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly lost their finishes after the stewards ruled their cars did not comply with the technical regulations at
Lando Norris said McLaren’s strong driver pairing is a vital advantage for them, after they won the two opening rounds of the new season. He made the remarks after McLaren scored more than double the points of Red Bull over the Australian and Chinese grands prix. All of Red Bull’s 36 points were scored by
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team has made progress in an area which was often a weakness for them last year. He believes the first three standing starts of the season have shown McLaren are making better getaways than they did in 2024. This was a notable weakness for Lando Norris last year.
Formula One Management has held talks with Ferrari after the team complained over its use of Lewis Hamilton’s radio messages during yesterday’s Chinese Grand Prix. Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur reportedly described FOM’s editing of Hamilton’s messages as a “joke.” FOM monitors each drivers’ live radio communications in real time during a grand prix. While
Teams and drivers were stunned to discover how much quicker their cars lapped the Shanghai International Circuit last weekend following its resurfacing. The result was a cagey, processional sprint race followed by a grand prix which drivers started tentatively, then pushed their cars harder once they realised the untried hard tyres would go the distance.
From last on the grid, Liam Lawson laboured to a 16th place finish on the road in Shanghai. It was a result no team would have been pleased with. But for a front-running team like Red Bull it was an alarmingly poor showing from their new driver, and has prompted speculation they might even take
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff heaped praise on George Russell after he finished on the podium for the second time in as many races in Shanghai. Russell split the McLaren drivers on the grid and kept in touch with them for much of the race on his way to finishing third. Wolff said there was
Liam Lawson may have finished his second grand prix start for Red Bull, unlike his first, but his performance continues to give the team cause for concern. Having qualified last and started from the pit lane in order to make changes to his car’s set-up, Lawson only made it as far as 16th by the
Liam Lawson is looking forward to driving at a track he knows after two poor weekends on unfamiliar circuits. However rumours are growing that Red Bull could drop him from their top team before the next round at Suzuka in Japan. Lawson failed to score points in either of this weekend’s races at Shanghai International
