McLaren CEO Zak Brown was quick to pay credit to Team Principal Andrea Stella after the Woking outfit secured their first constructors’ title in 26 years. Lando Norris’s victory in Abu Dhabi sealed the deal for McLaren, despite title rivals Ferrari scoring a double podium with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc finishing second and third … Leer más
Kick Sauber have confirmed that their 2024 F1 ACADEMY driver Carrie Schreiner will move into a role as the Swiss outfit’s Team Brand Ambassador, now that her campaign in the all-female series has come to an end. With contenders only permitted to race in F1 ACADEMY for two seasons, the German driver will step away … Leer más
Valtteri Bottas has insisted he is «not done yet» in Formula 1 after he failed to finish his final race for Kick Sauber in Abu Dhabi, while his team mate Zhou Guanyu limped home 13th. With Kick Sauber opting for a whole new driver line up in 2025, Bottas and Zhou both knew this was … Leer más
Haas narrowly lost out on P6 in the constructors’ standings to a high-flying Alpine side, but Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg left Abu Dhabi satisfied with the team’s consistent performance in 2024, even though the finale didn’t quite go as planned. For Magnussen, his race got off to an incredible start as he stormed through … Leer más
Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri have each given their take on the Lap 1 incident that kickstarted a difficult race for them both in Abu Dhabi, with Verstappen receiving a penalty for the clash while Piastri dropped down the order and faced a tough recovery drive. With Lando Norris enjoying a strong start from pole, … Leer más
Pierre Gasly continued his strong run of form that he and Alpine discovered late in the season, making the most of their surge in performance to obtain sixth in the constructors’ standings in Abu Dhabi. The Frenchman had scored just nine points in the 20 rounds prior to the team’s remarkable performance in Brazil that … Leer más
1. Lando Norris (McLaren), 2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), 3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Nico Rosberg) Q: One of the most thrilling F1 seasons of all time has just come to an end, Charles. And what a race from you. I mean, lap one, you were already eighth! Charles LECLERC: Yeah, I knew … Leer más
Nineteenth on the grid, third at the chequered flag. It was a stunning drive from Charles Leclerc at Yas Marina as he and Ferrari did everything in their powers to try and overhaul McLaren for the constructors’ title. It was ultimately in vain, but boy did we enjoy watching him try. Here’s how the voting … Leer más
Lando Norris’s fourth victory of 2024 at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ensured that McLaren held off the challenge of rivals Ferrari to claim their first constructors’ title since 1998 – a feat Norris declared he was “so proud” of. From pole position, Norris avoided the first lap chaos that saw his P2-starting team … Leer más
Charles Leclerc was left to wonder what might have been for Ferrari’s championship dreams if he had started further up the field in Abu Dhabi, with the team just missing out on the title despite ending the day with a double podium. The Maranello outfit entered the season finale with a 21-point deficit to McLaren, … Leer más