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Aston Martin’s McCullough buoyed by team’s growth despite late 2023 slide
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin may have slipped down the order as 2023 progressed, but performance director Tom McCullough sees only growth inside the team.
Sauber plan ‘big ticket’ upgrades this year ahead of crucial 2025 season
Formula 1
Posted onSauber technical director James Key says that his team could introduce “several” major upgrade packages through the upcoming season.
Perez insists lessons from “worst weekend” in Qatar will make him stronger for 2024
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull driver Sergio Perez says he is confident of being a stronger driver in 2024 after learning “a lot” from his challenges in 2023.
Exclusive: Horner on Red Bull’s success, believing in Perez and why 2024 will be closer
Formula 1
Posted onSpeaking exclusively to RaceFans, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner looks back on team’s most successful season in history.
The “aggressive” Red Bull mindset Vasseur is seeking to emulate at Ferrari
News Focus
Posted onFerrari made gains at the end of Frederic Vasseur’s first season in charge, but he wants the team to approach races more like Red Bull.
Piastri ‘patting himself on the back’ for delivering results as McLaren improved
Formula 1
Posted onOscar Piastri says he was proud of being able to deliver results for McLaren as the team improved its car rapidly during 2023.
Perez aims to reverse “trend” of mid-season slumps in 2024
Formula 1
Posted onSergio Perez acknowledged he needs to understand why he hasn’t been able to perform consistently across a season since joining Red Bull.
Time spent out of F1 made Ricciardo realise he was “doing too much sometimes”
Formula 1
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo realised he was doing too much in addition to being a Formula 1 driver after his departure from McLaren at the end of last season.
“I’ve definitely been at my best in terms of performance”: Norris on his 2023 season
Formula 1
Posted onWhen Lando Norris started 2023 unable to reach Q3 or score, he didn’t expect McLaren to become a consistent podium threat by the end of it.
I only missed one chance to score points this year – Albon
Formula 1
Posted onAlexander Albon single-handedly scored enough points to put Williams seventh in the championship this year, and reckons he only missed one opportunity to add more.
“Huge accomplishment” of Singapore win shows Ferrari is ready to fight in 2024 – Sainz
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says his Singapore GP win shows Ferrari are ready to exploit a more competitive car if they have one next year.
Singapore and Austin retirements cost me top 10 championship place – Ocon
Formula 1
Posted onEsteban Ocon has rued the lack of consistency in his 2023 campaign, which led to his lowest-scoring season since 2018.
Piastri showed private testing is best preparation for F1 debut – Bearman
Formula 1
Posted onFerrari junior Oliver Bearman says the example set by Oscar Piastri shows private testing in a Formula 1 car is the “ideal” way to step up from Formula 2.
Gasly sees good chance of female driver reaching F1 during his career
Formula 1
Posted onPierre Gasly believes the chances are good he could face a female rival in Formula 1 during his career.
Sainz “perfectly confident” Ferrari can catch Red Bull over winter
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he is “perfectly confident” that Ferrari have the ability to close their performance deficit to Red Bull.
Aston Martin credit Vettel’s input in the car his replacement took to eight podiums
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin performance director Tom McCullough compared Sebastian Vettel’s role in pushing the team forward to Rubens Barrichello at Williams a decade earlier.
Perez learning what Verstappen is doing differently as he targets 2024 F1 title
Formula 1
Posted onDespite finishing a long way off the top spot this year, Sergio Perez has set his sights on going one better next year.
Verstappen “hasn’t changed in the last four or five years” despite success – Horner
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner predicts world champion Max Verstappen will be no less driven and strong in 2024.
Verstappen will make more mistakes if we put him under pressure next year – Vasseur
Formula 1
Posted onFrederic Vasseur says that his Ferrari team have to find a way of turning up the pressure on Max Verstappen and Red Bull next season.