Molly Hudson

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Molly Hudson

Sometimes it is just not your day. In professional sport — or any other walk of life — there will inevitably be occasions when it feels as though the world is against you. In a gruelling 24-race Formula 1 season those moments can come thick and fast and sometimes you just have to keep your head down and try to “maximise” — Max Verstappen’s own words before the Spanish Grand Prix — what you’ve got.

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Molly Hudson

George Russell accused Max Verstappen of deliberately driving into him as the two drivers clashed at the end of the Spanish Grand Prix. After a safety car restart Verstappen, left on hard tyres, lost third place to Charles Leclerc and then ran off track to avoid hitting Russell. Red Bull adjudged that their driver would likely receive a penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, so told him to give the place back.

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Molly Hudson

Psychological pressure in press conferences, strategy gambles and brave moves at turn one, Max Verstappen and Red Bull tried everything to overtake the faster McLarens. None of it worked. In the end, red mist descended, Verstappen’s team radio filled with expletives as a late safety car and hard tyres left him dropping down the field, crashing with George Russell, and then receiving a ten-second penalty, leaving him tenth. Please enable cookies and other technologies to view this content.

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Molly Hudson

Lewis Hamilton believes the technical directive which led teams to redesign their front wings was a waste of money after McLaren dominated again in Barcelona qualifying. The change to the rules, introduced for the Spanish Grand Prix rather than at the start of the season because of its implications for teams’ designs, had no discernible impact on the pecking order as McLaren claimed another comfortable one-two. “It hasn’t made any [difference to the leaders],” Hamilton said.

4 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Molly Hudson

Christian Horner says he is flattered by links to Ferrari but has insisted his future lies at Red Bull. Horner, 51, has spent his entire Formula 1 career as team principal of Red Bull but Bild has reported Ferrari expressed an interest in him amid their struggles to be competing for victories this season. “Of course, it’s always flattering to be associated with other teams, but my commitment 100 per cent is with Red Bull,” Horner said. “It always has been and certainly will be for the long term.