Ian Parkes

England

Freelance F1 Feature Writer at The New York Times

F1 Lead Editor at RacingNews365.com

Freelance F1 feature writer for @nytimes; F1 Lead Editor Racing News 365; @GoodwoodRRC columnist

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Articles

Fernando Alonso makes Aston Martin plea after 'running out of ideas'

3 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Fernando Alonso has issued a plea for fresh upgrades from Aston Martin after "running out of ideas" at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Alonso qualified 13th fastest in Jeddah as he chases his first points of the season in what has been a difficult start for Aston Martin. Although Lance Stroll scored in Australia and China, the triple-header is yet to yield rewards.
Furious Charles Leclerc delivers shock verdict on Ferrari upgrades

4 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Charles Leclerc has explained why Ferrari's fresh F1 upgrades have failed to deliver the performance boost he expected. Leclerc qualified fourth in Jeddah for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, using the new floor Ferrari first ran in Bahrain, with hopes for more impact from the upgrade this weekend. Further new parts were added to the SF-25 in Saudi, as Leclerc qualified fourth, 0.376s off pole-sitter Max Verstappen and 0.263s slower than George Russell, with whom he will share the second row.
Jack Doohan 'fighting gremlins' after 'embarrassing' blunders

4 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Jack Doohan has revealed how he was "fighting gremlins" throughout Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice, before committing an "embarrassing" double-blunder. The Alpine driver was pinged by the stewards for cutting across the pit-entry line and into a painted area, something race director Rui Marques forbade in his pre-event notes.
Lando Norris agrees with 'fucking idiot' claim after huge qualifying crash

4 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Lando Norris has agreed with his radio comment branding himself a "fucking idiot" following his Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying accident. Championship leader Norris will start 10th on the grid in Jeddah following a huge accident in Q3, where he hit the wall at Turn 5 after losing control of the car over the Turn 4 exit kerb. It destroyed the left-front of the MCL39, with Norris's immediate title rivals Max Verstappen and team-mate Oscar Piastri sharing the front-row.
McLaren treading fine line with 'sensitive' Lando Norris

5 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

McLaren has explained the fine line it must tread with car changes made for the "sensitive" Lando Norris after his struggles. Despite leading the drivers' championship heading into the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Norris has been open about his trouble in feeling comfortable with the MCL39, especially after team-mate Oscar Piastri dominated to win in Bahrain last time out.
George Russell delivers sobering McLaren warning

6 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

George Russell believes McLaren will not continue to make “little mistakes” that has put Mercedes within striking distance of the championship leaders. After an off-weekend for Lando Norris in Bahrain, Russell finished second, splitting the two cars behind dominant winner Oscar Piastri. McLaren has only taken a single one-two finish in four races despite having the strongest car in the MCL39.
Jack Doohan addresses latest Alpine 'contract situation' rumours

6 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Jack Doohan has vowed to "achieve great things" with Alpine after the team decided to retain him for the rest of the season. RacingNews365 reported earlier this week that the Enstone squad had decided to keep faith with the Australian for the remainder of the season after reports of a clause in his contract which could have seen him replaced after a handful of races emerged in pre-season.
Lewis Hamilton agrees with Ferrari 'crisis' suggestion

6 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Lewis Hamilton has agreed with claims that being at Ferrari leads to more 'crisis' articles being written as he continues to settle in. Hamilton has struggled at times through his first four races with the Scuderia, with the seven-time champion being particularly downbeat following qualifying only ninth in Bahrain whilst team-mate Charles Leclerc was third on the road, but started second after a grid penalty for George Russell.
Lando Norris 'forced himself' to recognise McLaren dream after two-day reset

6 days ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Lando Norris has detailed how he had to "force myself" to think about the positives of his F1 season after a troubled Bahrain Grand Prix. A mistake in qualifying left Norris sixth in Sakhir, as he then claimed he was "clueless" in a shockingly harsh verdict on himself before yet more mistakes in the grand prix itself, including a five-second time penalty for parking out of his grid-box.
Carlos Sainz explains what has been holding back Williams ‘for years’

1 week ago | racingnews365.com | Jake Nichol |Ian Parkes

Carlos Sainz has instructed his Williams team it must fix a "fundamental" issue, he feels has been holding the team back 'for years.'Sainz joined from Ferrari ahead of the current season, and has made a slow start to life alongside Alex Albon, but did make a breakthrough in qualifying in Bahrain, out-qualifying the Thai for the first time.