Elizabeth Blackstock

2 days ago | planetf1.com | Elizabeth Blackstock

While much of the discourse surrounding the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix has centered on Max Verstappen’s restart after a safety car period, far less attention has been paid to the cause of that safety car: A Mercedes power unit failure. James Allison, the team’s technical director, admitted that while the situation isn’t ideal, it doesn’t spell the end of Mercedes’ 2025 hopes. In fact, he remains optimistic for what’s to come.

2 days ago | msn.com | Elizabeth Blackstock

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2 days ago | planetf1.com | Elizabeth Blackstock

Helmut Marko has finally addressed Max Verstappen’s meltdown in Spain, while the FIA have a new technical directive coming into effect. We’ve got all this and more in today’s F1 news round-up for Wednesday 4 June, 2025. F1 news: Helmut Marko speaks out on Max Verstappen meltdownCrashing into George Russell in a moment that Helmut Marko still isn’t sure if it was a “misjudgment or thought process”, the Red Bull advisor believes emotions got the better of Max Verstappen in Spain.

3 days ago | msn.com | Elizabeth Blackstock

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3 days ago | planetf1.com | Elizabeth Blackstock

A potential podium finish at the Spanish Grand Prix slipped out of Max Verstappen’s grasp as first a safety car and then a 10-second time penalty saw a strong finish end with more penalty points than championship points. With 11 of 12 penalty points now affixed to his license until the end of the month, Verstappen will need to avoid any critical errors of judgement, argues Johnny Herbert.