Sergio Perez has accepted for the first time that his Red Bull future is in doubt, admitting a meeting after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could bring an end to his Formula 1 career.Until now, the Mexican has remained steadfast that he will keep his place at Red Bull next year despite a dismal season that has seen him finish a lowly eighth in the drivers championship.Team principal Christian Horner ... Keep reading
While the Yas Marina Grand Prix Circuit may sound like it was named by an excited teenager, the Abu Dhabi island thats home to the final Formula 1 race of the 2024 season has an etymology rooted in the Arabic Bani Yas tribe that once occupied the isle. Despite two lengthy straights, the 16-turn, 5.2-kilometer circuit isnt generally a driver favorite the layout leads to slow laps, with ... Keep reading
Invicta driverGabriel Bortoletowas crowned the 2024 Formula 2 championafter finishing second toAIX driver Joshua Durksen in the Abu Dhabi finale.The outcome was all but sealed on the opening lap in the feature race at Yas Marina when the Brazilian flew into the lead as pole-sitter Victor Martins (ART) struggled and title rival Isack Hadjar (Campos) stalled from third.Heading into the ... Keep reading
The 2024 MotoGP season saw a thrilling title battle between eventual victor Jorge Martin and defending champion Francesco Bagnaia go down to the wire.Although the season was dominated by Ducati -Maverick Vinales taking the sole grand prix win for a rival manufacturer on his Aprilia - there was no shortfall of action.Ahead of a winter of significant change, who were the standout performers of ... Keep reading
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the Ferrari-esque culture at the team is helping it compete for the constructors title heading into the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Having not won the team championship since 1998, McLaren can end that barren run at the Yas Marina Circuit, where it heads into the grand prix weekend 21 points clear of Ferrari.Lando Norris is second in the ... Keep reading
Four-time Le Mans 24 Hours class winner Gianmaria Bruni is leaving Porsches line-up of factory drivers after eight years.The 43-year-old Italian was absent from the German marque's works roster when it officially launched its motorsport programmes for 2025 on Saturday night.The departure follows two seasons in which Bruni did not have a seat aboard a factory Porsche and was placed at the ... Keep reading
Nick Cassidy has described his Sao Paulo E-Prix accident with Pascal Wehrlein, which sent the reigning Formula E champion airborne and upside down into the barrier, as a sickening feeling.The Jaguar driver had been towards the front of a dramatic season-opener in Brazil, in a race that featured two red flags and was eventually won by team-mate Mitch Evans from last on the grid.While Evans ... Keep reading
Lando Norris will take great pride if he leads McLaren to its first Formula 1 constructors title in 26 years after revealing he has previously turned down opportunities to leave the team.McLaren leads second-placed Ferrari by 21 points heading into Sunday's Abu Dhabi season finale, where Norris took pole position and will start alongside team-mate Oscar Piastri on the front row.The Woking-based ... Keep reading
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Gabriel Bortoletohas said he feels he is on another planet after clinching the Formula 2 title at the first attempt.The Invicta drivers title comes on the back of a championship-winning campaign in F3 last term, where he also achieved the honour as a rookie.Read Also: FIA F2F2 Abu Dhabi: Bortoleto crowned champion as Hadjar stalls in finale Its the best ... Keep reading
Max Verstappen has revealed he doesnt believe becoming a father will have any impact on his Formula 1 career amid suggestions it could nudge him into a break.Verstappen and his long-time partner Kelly Piquet announced on Friday they are expecting their first child together, with the pair already raising Piquet's first child from a previous relationship with former F1 driver Daniil Kvyat.The ... Keep reading
Oscar Piastri headed another McLaren 1-2 in third practice for Formula 1s season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton third and Max Verstappen fourth.There was little action at the start of the one-hour session, with the two Aston Martin cars heading out in the early minutes only for lengthy installation tours.Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan emerged at the end of the opening 10 ... Keep reading
Max Verstappen apologised to Oscar Piastri after hitting his McLarenat Turn 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but questioned the current penalty procedure in Formula 1.The 2024 world champion tried to go up the inside of Piastri at the start of the season finale but instead crashed into the Australian, who dropped to the back as a result.It could have had a huge impact on the constructors ... Keep reading
Lando Norris took pole position for Formula 1s 2024 season finale in Abu Dhabi ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz, as long-time qualifying leader Max Verstappen ended up only fifth.Elsewhere, Charles Leclerc lost his best lap in Q2 to a track limits violation for Ferrari, which boosts McLarens chances of netting the constructors title even further given its 1-2 result, while Lewis ... Keep reading
After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.Read Also: Formula 1F1 Abu Dhabi GP ... Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton bemoaned his back luck and felt he could have pushed for a podium in his final race for Mercedes,only for his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying to end in a disappointing Q1 exit after a dislodged bollard got trapped under his car.The seven-time world champion was on his final effort to put in a lap that would get him through to Q2 when he came upon a slowKevin Magnussenin the ... Keep reading
Reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein began his title defence in perfect fashion with pole for the Sao Paulo E-Prix season-opener, besting Oliver Rowland by just one-tenth.The Porsche driver found himself nearly two-tenths behind Rowland after the opening sector around the street circuit in Brazil, but gradually pulled that deficit back over the remainder of the lap.His 1m09.851s was the ... Keep reading
Max Verstappen feared his huge slide out of the final corner in qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was going to be "quite spicy" while he faced the wall, with his slip-up a symptom of a difficult-to-tame Red Bull Formula 1 car.In the face of McLaren's expected dominance, Verstappen looked set to mount a solid challenge by being the only driver to save two brand-new sets of soft tyres for the ... Keep re
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has apologised to Lewis Hamilton for the idiotic mistake that led to the seven-time champion being dumped out in Q1 for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Hamiltons hopes of delivering a strong result in his final race weekend for Mercedes already appear to be over after he ended up P18 in qualifying, having failed to make it through to Q2. He will start P16 thanks to ... Keep reading
Lando Norris says McLaren wants to secure the Formula 1 constructors championship in style by winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after locking out the front row.The Woking-based squad is 21 points ahead of Ferrari heading into the F1 season finale at the Yas Marina circuit on Sunday.McLaren's performance this weekend has made it clear favourite to pull off the feat, with its MCL38 appearing ... Keep reading
Mitch Evans claimed victory from last on the grid in the Sao Paulo E-Prix which featured two red flags, one caused by a frightening airborne crash for reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein.Jaguar driver Evans suffered a powertrain issue that prevented him from setting a lap in qualifying, but the increased performance of Attack Mode and a chaotic race that featured two stoppages and a safety ... Keep reading
Fernando Alonso has taken aim at Formula One Management [FOM] for portraying him as a "grumpy guy" after a team radio rant over the performance of his Aston Martin during Friday's practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was broadcast.The two-time Formula 1 world champion has a long list of famous team radio messages where he has voiced his displeasure, most notably when with McLaren during the ... Keep reading
Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc admitted they were left hurting to miss out on the 2024 Formula 1 constructors' title.Both Ferrari and McLaren were in the running for the teams' title this year, but ultimately McLaren claimed the crown by 14 points courtesy of Lando Norris taking victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The second McLaren of Oscar Piastri was restricted ... Keep reading
Lando Norris said Charles Leclerc's miracle recovery in Formula 1's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix made McLaren more nervous as it battled the Scuderia for the constructors' championship.McLaren looked perfectly poised to defend its 21-point gap to Ferrari with both Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri leading Ferrari's Carlos Sainz off the front row, while the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc started at the ... Keep
McLaren CEO Zak Brown has insisted the team is not distracted bytalk of clinching the constructors championship at the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi.McLaren has a 21-point lead over Ferrari in the standings, and with both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the front row of the grid while Charles Leclercs 10-place grid penalty and qualifying difficulties mean a back of the grid start ... Keep reading
