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3 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Aaron Deckers
Fred Vasseur believes mastering Pirelli's tyres is a bigger performance differentiator than flexi-wings following an FIA clampdown. F1's governing body introduced firmer tests on front-wing flexing at the Spanish GP, with championship leaders McLaren tipped to be the most impacted, but ended up dominating the race in a one-two, having led every session and setting a fastest lap 1.2s quicker than the next best, which was Max Verstappen's Red Bull.
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4 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh |Aaron Deckers
Fernando Alonso has called on Aston Martin to improve its straight-line speed after being forced to “invent“ overtakes during the Spanish Grand Prix. Alonso finally clinched his first points of the season with a strong drive to ninth place around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. His crucial overtakes during the race were made around the outside of Turn 3 as he made use of his grip to pull off eye-catching moves.
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5 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Aaron Deckers
Fred Vasseur insists Lewis Hamilton's Spanish Grand Prix was not a "disaster" following the Briton's gloomy summary. Hamilton, who was hoping he could challenge for a podium in Barcelona from fifth on the grid cut a disconsolate figure after the race, where he came home in seventh on the road, having been overtaken by the Stake of Nico Hulkenberg in the closing laps after the safety car.
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6 days ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh |Aaron Deckers
Max Verstappen has jumped to the defence of Yuki Tsunoda following the latter's difficult qualifying outing in Spain. Tsunoda endured a painful session on Saturday and ended the Q1 session in 20th place, securing his position at the back of the starting grid. The Japanese driver has endured a difficult run of form since joining Red Bull, mirroring the struggles of predecessors before him.
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1 week ago | 
racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Aaron Deckers
Charles Leclerc insists he takes "full responsibility" for gamble over Ferrari's qualifying strategy at the Spanish Grand Prix. The Monegasque will start seventh on the Barcelona grid after only completing a single run in Q3 on the soft tyres, whereas those drivers ahead of him all completed the usual two runs. Leclerc's thinking was to save more tyres for the grand prix itself, with a two-stop race expected on the medium and soft tyres, with the hard C1 rubber proving not to be suitable.
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1 week ago | 
racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Aaron Deckers
Haas boss Ayao Komatsu has told Ollie Bearman it is "extremely important" to have a clean weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix. After his Australian GP turned into a disaster with two practice crashes and then a gearbox failure in qualifying, Bearman rallied to score points in the first triple-header of the season, in China, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. However, since Jeddah, he has not scored points, although he retired with a mechanical failure in the race.
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1 week ago | 
racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Aaron Deckers
Kimi Antonelli has vowed to "learn" and "reset" following his crash in qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. At the end of Q1, Antonelli clipped the inside wall at the Nouvelle chicane, coming to rest by the exit. The Italian's time on the board was actually good enough to see him through to Q2, which he ostensibly was, but he took no part in the session, as he will start P15, one place behind team-mate George Russell, who broke down in the tunnel in Q2.
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1 week ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh |Aaron Deckers
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has defended George Russell after the Briton was penalised for overtaking Alex Albon illegally at the Monaco Grand Prix. The race around the iconic F1 circuit saw the enforcement of two mandatory pit stops for the first time. But coupled with the lack of overtaking opportunities, some teams instructed one of their drivers to drive deliberately slow to allow their team-mate to pit and re-emerge in the points.
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1 week ago | 
racingnews365.com | Fergal Walsh |Aaron Deckers
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has called Lewis Hamilton's Monaco Grand Prix pace into question, insisting he should have capitalised on Red Bull's strategy. All drivers were mandated to make two pit stops during the Monaco race as F1 attempted to boost the spectacle at a track that has famously been extremely difficult to overtake around.
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1 week ago | 
racingnews365.com | Nick Golding |Aaron Deckers
Carlos Sainz has demanded that Formula 1 looks into the Monaco Grand Prix, claiming that "manipulating" the results was possible. The brand-new mandatory two-stop rule at the Circuit de Monaco was met with mixed responses; however, many, including Sainz, were left unhappy by some tactics which were used. He pinpointed Racing Bulls' strategy of making Liam Lawson slow down the second half of the field, allowing Isack Hadjar to complete both pit stops early and finish in sixth.
