Skip to content

Sainz frustrated Williams cannot capitalise even in changeable conditions

Changeable conditions offer a valuable opportunity for teams that otherwise have no chance of scoring points. For Williams, however, even the bravery to take a big gamble in the rain is not enough.

“It’s impossible to get results with this car,” said Carlos Sainz, delivering a scathing assessment of the Williams car. “There’s nothing more we can do with the car. We’re very slow in the wet, in the dry and in mixed conditions. The situation we’re going through is very difficult.”

Latest news

Latest news from the world of Formula 1 — short, fast, current.

Times have changed: Ferrari is now losing out on win statistics too

In the first half of the year, Ferrari looked to be Mercedes’ main challenger in the title fight.

But times have changed. After the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, the Scuderia has the fewest wins among the top teams.

12 – Mercedes
3 – Red Bull
3 – McLaren
2 – Ferrari

Hadjar climbs Red Bull’s podium rankings

Isack Hadjar claimed his third podium finish for Red Bull. He moved up to sixth in the Austrian team’s all-time standings, ahead of Coulthard, Kvyat and Albon.

Podium finishes for Red Bull:

139 – Max Verstappen
65 – Sebastian Vettel
41 – Mark Webber
29 – Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Pérez
3 – Isack Hadjar
2 – David Coulthard, Daniil Kvyat, Alex Albon

Norris was absolutely flying at the end

Wet track or not, Lando Norris was absolutely flying on slicks. When the rain began to fall, Max Verstappen’s supporters sensed a chance for him to show his mastery once again and challenge Norris for victory, but last year’s champion gave him no chance.

On slicks on the damp track, he was consistently a second a lap faster than Verstappen. On lap 61, he even extended his lead by a full two seconds!

Image

George Russell launches his own driver academy

George Russell will follow in Lando Norris’s footsteps and become the latest Formula 1 driver to launch his own driver academy.

“Karting was such a huge part of my life. I grew up on the racetrack, as my older brother Benji was a go-kart driver before me, but I started karting properly when I was seven years old,” says George Russell. “I loved it from the very beginning. I remember the pure adrenaline I got from racing go-karts. I just knew I wanted to be a racing driver.”

“Karting taught me the fundamentals of racing and refined me into the driver that I am right now. Dreams don’t just happen overnight, but with hard work, dedication, and the right opportunity, there’s a chance for everybody. Now it’s time to give back to a sport that gave me so much,” the British driver added.

He plans to reveal more details about his project on Thursday, 12 November.

Ferrari cannot fully focus on 2027 yet, Hamilton warns

The titles have been decided, giving all teams a clear signal to focus on next year’s championship. Ferrari, however, cannot afford to do so just yet.

“Well, we’ve got to work to make sure we hold on to second in the Constructors’ Championship,” explained Lewis Hamilton. “Because that impacts everyone in the back of the factory. They really deserve that position. So, we’ve got to work hard in the next races.”

“But for sure, in the background, we’ll be in the factory next week. We’re going to start working on where we want to go for next year,” he added.

Verstappen has utterly dominated the last five Grands Prix

Max Verstappen has scored comfortably more points than any other driver over the past five grands prix. Even this year’s world champion Kimi Antonelli has been unable to keep pace with him.

116 – Max Verstappen
88 – Kimi Antonelli
70 – Charles Leclerc
62 – Lewis Hamilton
60 – Lando Norris
36 – Isack Hadjar
32 – Oscar Piastri
30 – Liam Lawson
26 – George Russell
7 – Nico Hülkenberg
4 – Gabriel Bortoleto, Fernando Alonso
3 – Ollie Bearman
1 – Arvid Lindblad, Pierre Gasly, Ryo Hirakawa

Norris on the podium in Brazil: Smashed his champagne bottle and charred his face with pyrotechnics

Lando Norris’s podium celebrations did not go to plan. It was only a matter of time before his trademark way of opening the champagne backfired and the bottle shattered. It happened in Sao Paulo, where he slammed the base of the bottle against the ground a little too hard.

A startled Norris stood up, only to put his face straight into the fireworks.

History was made in Sao Paulo as Toto Wolff matched two of F1’s greatest figures

Toto Wolff now has 17 world championship titles to his name as team principal (9 constructors’ and 8 drivers’).

The Mercedes boss has moved into joint first place on the all-time list — level with Formula 1 legends Enzo Ferrari and Ron Dennis! Wolff overtook Frank Williams this year, who has 16 world championship titles to his name.

17 – Enzo Ferrari, Ron Dennis, Toto Wolff
16 – Frank Williams
14 – Christian Horner
13 – Jean Todt, Colin Chapman
7 – Flavio Briatore
5 – Ken Tyrrell

Cadillac mechanics before the race: When all else fails, use a hammer

Valtteri Bottas took no part in Sunday’s race. After the installation laps, his mechanics were unable to remove the right-rear wheel. They could not free the seized wheel nut even with a hammer — a decidedly crude tool by Formula 1 standards.

It brought back memories of the 2021 Monaco Grand Prix for the Finn. On that occasion, Mercedes only managed to remove the nut back at the factory.

Image

 

Neymar waved the chequered flag at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Martin Brundle wanted to interview Neymar before the race. He stood beside him for a moment, then reflected: “I don’t think he even speaks English…”

The organisers honoured Neymar by giving him the chance to wave the chequered flag.

Image

 

Browse archive