Category: Formula 1

This time, Nelson Piquet will no longer be able to plead the bad translation. The former three-time Formula 1 world champion was sentenced Friday by Brazilian justice to a fine of 5 million reals (the equivalent of 885,000 euros) for comments made twice about Lewis Hamilton. In November 2021, the Brazilian had used a racist...

After two first GPs during which it did not score a point, the Formula McLaren team announced this Thursday in a press release the departure of its technical director James Key, in office since 2019. The team has chosen to restructure his department and to rely on three specialists placed under the responsibility of team...

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) will clarify its rules to prevent the incredible imbroglio that occurred on Sunday after the Saudi Arabian GP from happening again. Third on the finish line behind the untouchables Red Bull of Sergio Perez and Max VerstappenFernando Alonso was on the podium for the hundredth time in his career but...

The seven-time world champion cannot compete with the Red Bulls at the start of the season. Fifth in the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia, won by Sergio Perez on SundayLewis Hamilton is overwhelmed by the superiority of the Austrian team’s single-seaters. Hamilton overtaken by Verstappen rocket At the start of the race, the Mercedes driver...

Fernando Alonso will have experienced a roller coaster day at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix this Sunday. The Spaniard from Aston Martin finished third in the race won by Sergio Perez, signing the 100th podium of his career in Formula 1. He also celebrated his result in Jeddah, tasting champagne during the celebrations and brandishing...

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari, 7th in the Saudi Arabian GP) : “It’s like that. The safety car, you can’t control that kind of thing. Today we were unlucky. The stint on the soft tires was pretty good, after that on the hard tires it was difficult. I couldn’t get near Carlos (Sainz, 6th) to get the...

Red Bull confirms his broad dominance at the start of the 2023 season, with a second double after Bahrain. Sergio Perez, who had not been able to transform his pole position into victory last year on the Corniche, corrected the situation with style this Sunday despite an average start. He scored a fifth career success,...

Sergio Perez (Red Bull, 1st in qualifying in Jeddah) : “It was a difficult Q3, especially when I couldn’t finish my second flying lap. Q1 was really good. When you get a good lap, you really feel the car come to life. It’s a shame for Max (Verstappen) because he was very solid all weekend....

Esteban Ocon (Alpine, 7th in qualifying and 6th on the grid, at the Canal+ microphone) : “It was a good qualifying session, given where we were starting in PR3, we really reversed the performance, it was much better. The car behaved well. I hit the wall twice on the last lap, it was really hot,...

The Corniche gives wings to Sergio Perez. The Mexican, already in pole position last year in Jeddah, will start ahead for the second time in his career this Sunday. The Red Bull driver will be accompanied on the front row by Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin, ahead of George Russell’s Mercedes and Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari. Charles...