Alonso loses podium with post-race penalty

Fernando Alonso has been stripped of what would have been his 100th Formula One podium after a post-race penalty at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Brazil's triple Formula One champion Nelson Piquet must pay $953,050 (5 million Brazilian Reals) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments against Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a Brazilian court ruled on Friday.

Brazil's triple Formula One champion Nelson Piquet must pay $953,050 (5 million Brazilian Reals) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments against Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a Brazilian court ruled on Friday.

Toto Wolff thinks Mercedes has missed the straightforward approach of former non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, especially during the struggles of the last year and a half.

Since 2021, Formula 1 has been using a budget cap, ensuring that the starting field should be closer together, but this has not succeeded so far. In fact, the current regulations would disadvantage smaller teams. Article continues under ad Budget... More »

Since 2021, Formula 1 has been using a budget cap. This should ensure that the starting field should be closer together, only so far this has not really succeeded. Indeed, the current regulations would disadvantage smaller teams. Article continues... More »

Anyone who thinks Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen are already at each other's throats did not get the time of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel. The Red Bull Racing duo had several conflicts with each other, with the famous 'Multi 21' as the low... More »

Article To news overview © RN365/Michael Potts Carlos Sainz admits that Ferrari were surprised at being outpaced by Mercedes in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Scuderia had expected a better weekend in Jeddah than at the season-opening race in... More »

Alexander Albon has commended the job that James Vowles has done in his first month as Williams’ Team Principal. Vowles departed the Mercedes F1 squad, having played a key role throughout its dominant era, to spearhead Williams for the 2023... More »

Max Verstappen believes F1 is correct to have a rule regarding car positioning at race starts, despite Fernando Alonso's "painful" penalty at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. More »

Toto Wolff and Andrew Shovlin look back at a more positive weekend for Mercedes in Saudi Arabia despite another race without a podium. More »

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has conceded that it might be hard to compete against Red Bull in 2023, as success in the sport is more to do with the car than the drivers. Since the 2022 season brought about the biggest technical changes in the sports... More »

Article To news overview © XPBimages Toto Wolff has admitted that Mercedes' change of concept could extend as far as the chassis design, if they're unable to make sufficient aerodynamic gains with the current Formula 1 car. Prior to the first race... More »

George Russell says Mercedes' pace in Saudi Arabia was better than in Bahrain and it gives him confidence heading into the rest of the season. More »

AlphaTauri driver Nyck de Vries has voiced his frustrations with his performance at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. More »

For a professional racing team, it is almost the worst thing that can happen: flying to the other side of the world and learning that the cars cannot run because of a safety problem. Mahindra, the Indian Formula E team, and ABT Cupra abandoned the... More »

Damon Hill believes Saudi Arabian Grand Prix winner Sergio Perez will pull out the stops this season to battle Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen for the world title. Perez and Verstappen have traded race wins in the first two races of 2023. However,... More »

Formula 1 would benefit from seeing Lewis Hamilton make a switch to Ferrari, believes former team boss Eddie Jordan. Hamilton’s current contract with Mercedes expires at the end of the 2023 season, with rumours swirling regarding his next move.... More »

The F1 Exhibition has opened in Madrid. The new Formula 1 museum is filled with all kinds of great moments from F1 history, with the teams also doing their bit. At least, almost all the teams. Article continues under ad On Thursday, GPblog was in... More »

Stefano Domenicali has provided an update on the possibility of Madrid one day hosting an F1 Grand Prix. More »

James Key has left McLaren with immediate effect. The Briton who was once credited as Adrian Newey's successor now has to look for a new employer. However, with his CV and vacancies, that does not seem to be a problem at all. Article continues... More »

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool Christian Horner admits that Red Bull were "lucky" with the timing of a reliability concern for Max Verstappen at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Verstappen's RB19 experienced a driveshaft... More »

James Key has left McLaren with immediate effect. The Briton who was once credited as Adrian Newey's successor now has to look for a new employer. However, with his CV and vacancies, that does not seem to be a problem at all. Article continues... More »

Charles Leclerc has concerningly revealed just how bad things currently are at Ferrari, with the Monegasque having admitted that the team need to improve 'everything' to catch their rivals. The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was another bitterly... More »

Daniel Ricciardo has expressed confidence that his new role at the Red Bull Formula 1 team will aid his push to return to the grid in 2024. Ricciardo departed McLaren at the end of the 2022 campaign following a couple of difficult years with the... More »

Lando Norris has responded positively to a day of radical change for McLaren following a miserable start to the 2023 season for the team in papaya. More »

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool Nyck de Vries has criticised his own performance in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the Dutchman feeling that he "needs to do better" in certain scenarios. The AlphaTauri driver lined... More »

In Formula 1 there are a number of rules in place to keep racing clean, fair and competitive. One of these rules prevents drivers from weaving on the straights when defending from another driver and this massively decreases the risk of high-speed... More »

Mar.24Honda is not yet decided about definitely staying in Formula 1 beyond 2025. This week, unofficial reports suggested that Volkswagen-owned Porsche has now definitively decided against designing an F1 engine for the new 2026 rules. Porsche... More »

Mar.24Top Ferrari engineer David Sanchez's move to McLaren is now confirmed, as news breaks that the British team has ousted its technical boss James Key. Woking based McLaren – dead last in the constructors' championship so far this season... More »