Red Bull team principal Christian Horner dismissed claims Sergio Perez has been told he will lose his drive if he doesn’t finish second in the drivers’ championship.
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Alonso defends Aston Martin’s “risky” upgrade decision despite “painful” weekend
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin made the right decision to bring an extensive upgrade for its car this weekend despite only having a single hour of practice to test it, says Fernando Alonso.
Verstappen praises his “start guy” Manning after sprint race victory
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen praised Red Bull engineer Michael Manning who worked on improving his starts after “a few tough races”.
Sprint format needs further ‘tuning’ with more points or reverse grid – Horner
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 should consider introducing reverse grids and awarding more points for sprint races, said Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
Ricciardo admits he was “rusty” in sprint race comeback
Formula 1
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo admitted he suffered from “a bit of race rust” in his return to competition at the Circuit of the Americas yesterday.
Sainz feared he would “just go backwards” on soft tyres as rivals all chose mediums
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says Ferrari’s decision to run him on soft tyres in the US GP sprint race was based on their tyre modelling data.
Albon says “silly penalty” was worth the risk as stewards clear him
Formula 1
Posted onAlexander Albon said it was worth risking a penalty going off-track while racing Oscar Piastri because any sanction was likely to be lenient.
Both my penalties were “fair”, admits Russell
Formula 1
Posted onGeorge Russell accepted both penalties he picked up during Saturday’s action at the Circuit of the Americas, one of which cost him a place in the sprint race.
McLaren drivers expect Ferrari and Mercedes will close gap to them in Austin
Formula 1
Posted onThe McLaren drivers expect their team will be less competitive in the United States Grand Prix compared to recent rounds.
Albon fears Qatar GP conditions risked creating dangerous “wet bulb effect”
Formula 1
Posted onAlexander Albon admits his physical recovery after the Qatar Grand Prix took much longer than after a typical race due to the extreme heat.
Alonso: New-spec fireproofs and pre-race anthem timing made Qatar heat worse
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso says the extreme heat drivers suffered from in Qatar was made worse by the current generation of fireproof overalls and the timing of the pre-race national anthem.
Only ‘three or four F1 drivers’ could afford FIA’s €1 million fine – Albon
Formula 1
Posted onThe majority of Formula 1 drivers could not afford to pay the new maximum fine announced by the FIA, says Alexander Albon.
Why a ‘dead rubber’ finale at Laguna Seca turned into ‘peak IndyCar’
IndyCar
Posted onIndyCar’s ‘dead rubber’ season finale at Laguna Seca was anything but dull as it was interrupted by eight caution periods. Why did chaos break out?
Dixon emerges through carnage to win Laguna Seca finale
IndyCar
Posted onAfter eight safety car interventions, Scott Dixon overcame an early penalty to win the IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca.
IndyCar to hold $1million pre-season exhibition race at Thermal Club
IndyCar
Posted onIndyCar will stage a non-championship race at the Thermal Club before next season, with a $1 million (£800,000) prize for its winner.
Rosenqvist takes last-second pole in final IndyCar start for McLaren
IndyCar
Posted onDays after announcing his move from McLaren to Meyer Shank, Felix Rosenqvist will start on pole position for the Grand Prix of Monterey.
Grosjean, Herta, McLaren – who most needs a win in rare ‘dead rubber’ IndyCar finale?
IndyCar
Posted onThe IndyCar championship may be decided but there is still a lot at stake in the final round at Laguna Seca this weekend.
‘He’s going to be in our car’ – Why Palou U-turned on his decision to leave Ganassi
IndyCar
Posted onNewly-minted two-times IndyCar champion Alex Palou has spurned McLaren in favour of Ganassi, a development which once seemed unlikely.
Palou clinches second IndyCar championship with dominant Portland GP win
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou clinched his second IndyCar championship in a style typical of his season with a dominant victory in the Portland Grand Prix.
Rahal claims pole again in Portland as Dixon outqualifies title rival Palou
IndyCar
Posted onGraham Rahal took his second IndyCar pole position of the year in Portland while championship rivals Scott Dixon and Alex Palou claimed fourth and fifth respectively.