Sauber is looking into the possibility Gabriel Bortoleto’s race-ending crash last weekend was not caused by driver error. Bortoleto crashed out of his first grand prix on lap 46, shortly after he changed to intermediate tyres as the rain returned. He originally believed he lost control of his car on a kerb and apologised to
Lewis Hamilton denied he was unhappy about his communication with new race engineer Riccardo Adami during the Australian Grand Prix, despite the appearance given by excerpts played during the race. He and Adami worked together for the first time during a grand prix last weekend following Hamilton’s move to Ferrari. The excerpts of their radio
Andrea Kimi Antonelli admitted he was alarmed when he came close to crashing on the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver caught a huge snap of oversteer at the exit of turn five as the race began in wet conditions. Fellow rookie driver Jack Doohan also lost control of his car
Williams team principal James Vowles has shed further light on what caused Carlos Sainz Jnr to crash out on the first lap of the Australian Grand Prix. The team’s new driver spun into a barrier at the final corner in the wet conditions shortly after the start of the race. The Safety Car had been
Lando Norris kept Max Verstappen at sword’s length over the final laps of the Australian Grand Prix to claim victory in the season-opener. He was the strongest threat to Verstappen’s fourth consecutive championship victory last year, and is arguably the most significant competitor the Red Bull driver has faced since pipping Lewis Hamilton to win
The youngest driver on the grid at the Australian Grand Prix faced high expectations as well as difficult conditions on his debut. Mercedes had nurtured Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s career for years. But while his team mate George Russell got to make his Formula 1 debut in the relatively low-pressure environment of Williams, Antonelli was thrust
Max Verstappen says Red Bull need to make a lot of progress with their car to challenge for victories after McLaren won the season-opening race last weekend. He finished less than a second behind race winner Lando Norris on Sunday. However he fell over 18 seconds behind the winner at one stage until a Safety
Lewis Hamilton’s first race as a Ferrari driver came to a frustrating end as a strategy gamble in the rain-hit race failed to pay off and he sank to 10th place at the finish. It was also clear he and Ferrari were still refining their communication as he made his debut for them. And as
Lando Norris said McLaren should be regarded as the championship favourites following his victory in the season-opening race yesterday. However Norris, who led Max Verstappen home by less than a second, pointed out rival teams could overturn the advantage McLaren showed in Melbourne yesterday. “Max was three-tenths off yesterday,” Norris pointed out after the race.
Anthony Hamilton explained why he consoled Isack Hadjar following the Racing Bulls driver’s pre-race crash in yesterday’s Australian Grand Prix. The father of seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton approached the tearful 20-year-old after he crashed during the formation lap. “I was just trying to give him some encouragement,” Hamilton told Viaplay after the race. “I
After two days of sunshine, the Australian Grand Prix was held in treacherous conditions. How did the field cope? Here are RaceFans’ ratings. Lando Norris Qualified: 1st (+1 place ahead of team mate, -0.084s)Grid: 1st (1 place ahead of team mate)Start: Held positionStrategy: Two-stop (I-H-I)Finished: 1st (+8 places ahead of team mate) ▼ Lost first
McLaren drew criticism from some last year for declining to impose team orders on their drivers when doing so could have helped Lando Norris in the championship. So their decision to impose team orders during the first race of 2025 was a clear departure from what they’ve done before. It came in the form of
