Red Bull driver Max Verstappen said he was not surprised to see Ferrari struggle so much during Sunday's United States Grand Prix amid recent scrutiny of its car and a recent technical directive issued by the FIA.
Valtteri Bottas scored his fourth victory of the season in Sunday’s United States Grand Prix after perfecting his two-stop strategy to beat Lewis Hamilton, but could not prevent his Mercedes teammate from clinching his sixth Formula 1 world championship.
Sebastian Vettel felt he had the pace to take pole for the United States Grand Prix in Austin after being “too conservative” on his opening Q3 lap cost him P1 to Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas.
Charles Leclerc will avoid any penalty despite changing engine ahead of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix on Saturday after being sidelined by an issue in final practice at the Circuit of The Americas.
Max Verstappen closed out practice for the United States Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets for Red Bull as Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc was hit by an engine issue that has left his team sweating ahead of qualifying.
Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel are unsure they will be able to compete with Mercedes' long-run pace in Sunday's United States Grand Prix after a difficult Friday of practice running at the Circuit of The Americas.
Sergio Perez will start Sunday’s United States Grand Prix from the pit lane after failing to visit the FIA weighbridge during second practice in Austin.
Sergio Perez has been summoned by the Formula 1 race stewards after missing the weighbridge at the end of second practice for the United States Grand Prix on Friday in Austin, putting the Mexican at risk of a pit lane start.
Lewis Hamilton was left with a headache as a result of the bumps in the track at the Circuit of The Americas through practice for the United States Grand Prix on Friday, with the Briton calling it “the bumpiest track by far that I have ever been on”.
Max Verstappen set the pace for Red Bull in opening practice for the United States Grand Prix on Friday in Austin, edging out Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel as drivers got their first taste of the 2020-spec prototype tyres.
Renault has named Dirk de Beer as its new head of aerodynamics as part of a technical reshuffle at Enstone in anticipation of the 2020 Formula 1 season.
Nico Hulkenberg has played down the chances of him returning to Williams for the 2020 Formula 1 season, believing he is “not the right person” for the team.
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari’s recent form has been as bad as it has looked after failing to win any of the last three races, but has identified areas in which he can improve his own performance.
Formula 1’s proposed overhaul of the technical and sporting regulations will go ahead as planned in 2021 following approval from the teams, with formal confirmation being made public on Thursday morning in Austin.
Carlos Sainz would welcome a lack of aerodynamic design freedom under the revised Formula 1 technical regulations for the 2021 season, believing it would help create closer on-track racing.
Pierre Gasly believes it will be tough for Toro Rosso to catch Renault in the constructors’ championship before the end of the season given the French team’s current form and consistency.
Mercedes has estimated that the damage caused to Lewis Hamilton’s car in the collision with Max Verstappen on the opening lap of the Mexican Grand Prix cost the British driver seven seconds across the course of the race.
The relationship between a driver and his race engineer is arguably the most important in all of Formula 1. Many great partnerships have been forged over the years. Think Felipe Massa and Rob Smedley at Williams and Ferrari, or Sebastian Vettel and Guillaume Rocquelin at Red Bull.