Daniel Ricciardo showed he’s still got what it takes to compete in Formula One as Max Verstappen continued Red Bull’s dominance with victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The reborn Aussie recovered from early disaster to move back to the position he began the race and finish ahead of hisContinue Reading
Max Verstappen drove with extreme poise and skill on Saturday as he claimed pole position for Red Bull ahead of Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg in a rainswept qualifying session at the Canadian Grand Prix. The defending double world champion and series leader outpaced the German driver by 1.244 seconds inContinue Reading
The grid-setting session had delivered all the unpredictability practice had promised. Between Fernando Alonso taking provisional pole after the first runs of Q3 and Max Verstappen icing the deal after the flag, top spot on the time sheet rotated hands five times, with no-one sure what the order would lookContinue Reading
Lando Norris has narrowly avoided turning a horror Miami Grand Prix into a tragedy after man walked across the pit lane as he entered for his scheduled stop. Coming just a week after photographers descended onto the pit lane in front of Alpine’s Esteban Ocon in Baku, the F1 wasContinue Reading
French performance car brand Alpine will unveil its vision for the ultimate electric hot hatch next week before putting the vehicle into production in 2024. Alpine has picked up where Renault Sport left off, after its parent company elected to stop building turbocharged versions of the Renault Megane and ClioContinue Reading
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix ended in farcical scenes as Alpine’s Esteban Ocon nearly took out several people who entered the pit lane while the race was still running. It was another Red Bull 1-2 finish as Sergio Perez made the most of a fortuitous Safety Car to take the leadContinue Reading
Fernando Alonso’s joy has turned to heartbreak in an instant in Jeddah on Monday morning (AEDT) after being stripped of his 100th podium finish for failing to serve a 5-second penalty correctly. Alonso briefly became the sixth driver in the history of the sport to reach a century of podiums,Continue Reading
Sergio Perez said his car “came alive” on Sunday morning as he made the most of his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen’s misfortune to claim his second career pole in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The 33-year-old Mexican rose to the challenge after defending double world champion VerstappenContinue Reading
It seems Daniel Ricciardo wasn’t the problem at McLaren after all. Australian Oscar Piastri has endured a nightmare Formula One debut, as engine failure meant he failed to finish the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix. Piastri started 18th on the grid and had drove admirably in the early stages ofContinue Reading
Renault’s Australian arm is lobbying head office for access to new models but red tape is holding it back. The brand’s local vehicle distributor, ATECO, has asked for several models from upper management in the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, including cars from the Dacia budget brand. Romania’s Dacia Duster and Dacia BigsterContinue Reading