Everything Trackside
Driven by the fans, for the fans
Category: F1
-
McLaren’s Lando Norris felt “amazing” after charging through a ‘statement’ P1 finish (1:30:45.519) during today’s 2024 Dutch GP. The Briton also dubbed it as a “tough, but very enjoyable” race at the Circuit Zandvoort. Following a spectacular pole grab in Qualifying, Norris (P1) has once again clinched the win on Max Verstappen’s (P2) home ground.…
-
Lando Norris won the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. Max Verstappen followed behind in P2 while Charles Leclerc rounded the podium off in P3. Round 15 of the F1 season welcomed the grid to the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix. Lando Norris and Max Verstappen locked out the front row. Oscar Piastri and George Russell were set…
-
The Williams car of Alex Albon faced disqualification in the qualifying session at Zandvoort due to the floor being too wide and therefore illegal to race with. Williams F1 team will be looking into why their pre-event scan of the car deemed the car to be legal and comply with Formula One regulations. Alex Albon’s…
-
Flavio Briatore has shared that Alpine F1 Team is not for sale despite rumours. He also reasoned that he has no plans to cut jobs at its UK base. This year, Alpine hired Flavio Briatore as their executive advisor. The former Renault Team Principal is to reverse Alpine’s declining fortune. After rumours have spread online…
-
Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes have contacted three-time World Champion Max Verstappen over the possibility of joining the team for the 2025 season. The Silver Arrows have a driver seat available for next year following Lewis Hamilton’s decision to join Ferrari in March, with Toto Wolff revealing that talks have taken place between Verstappen…
-
Lewis Hamilton has been dealt a three-place grid penalty for the 2024 Dutch GP tomorrow. Stewards concluded that the Mercedes driver did, in fact, impede the Red Bull of Sergio Perez in the Qualifying session. The Stewards concluded that Hamilton breached Article 37.5 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations when he caused Perez to…
-
In an already chaotic day for Williams, Alex Albon has been disqualified from Qualifying at the 2024 Dutch GP after the stewards determined the floor of his car to be illegal. The crushing blow comes after the team’s second driver, Logan Sargeant, crashed in FP3, causing too much damage to the FW46 for it to…
-
Lando Norris took Pole Position during the F1 Quali at the 2024 Dutch GP, clearing home-hero Max Verstappen – who will start in P2 – by three tenths of a second. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri will start behind his teammate in P3 beside the Mercedes of George Russell. It was a better Quali session for Sergio…
-
The return of the changeable conditions for the F1 FP3 session at the 2024 Dutch GP had an effect on most of the session’s running, notably Nico Hülkenberg and Logan Sargeant. Early Running The first fifteen minutes of FP3, was, as you would expect, tricky, with several cars taking to the escape roads due to…
-
Circuit Zandvoort is one of the most unique tracks on the Formula 1 calendar, and its long history is just as unique. Circuit Stats Track Length 4.259 km Number of Laps 72 Race Lap Record 1:11.097 (Lewis Hamilton – 2021) Qualifying Lap Record 1:08.885 (Max Verstappen – 2021) First Grand Prix 1952 First Race Winner…
-
Lewis Hamilton’s Passion for Africa Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time Formula 1 world champion, believes it’s time for Africa to have a Grand Prix. Hamilton, fresh from a summer break in Africa, argues that F1 can’t keep expanding elsewhere and ignore Africa. “One hundred percent! We can’t be adding races in other locations and continue to…
-
Haas F1 Team are in huge trouble after ignoring court rulings to pay an outstanding debt to former Russian sponsor, Uralkali. Uralkali, the former title sponsor of Haas F1 Team, has initiated legal proceedings in Dutch courts to seize the team’s assets, including cars and equipment, due to an unpaid debt. The dispute stems from…
-
FP2 for the 2024 Dutch GP started with more stable weather conditions than the previous F1 session earlier in the day, allowing teams to gather valuable data for the remainder of the weekend. All cars headed out onto the the track to gather valuable data as the weather seems to be very mixed throughout the…
-
F1 returns from the summer break for FP1 at the 2024 Dutch GP. Will McLaren continue their resurgence in pursuit of the Redbull’s and Max Verstappen? Soggy Start-Fast Finish The first session of the weekend was rather wet, with all cars heading out in the blue full wet tyres. As the session developed the cars…
-
Jack Doohan has been announced as the driver to partner Pierre Gasly at Alpine next season. In a statement released today, Jack expressed his excitement to be in the second Alpine seat; “I am so happy to secure promotion into a full-time race seat in 2025 with BWT Alpine F1 Team. I am very grateful…
-
Mercedes ends speculations about Pete Bonnington and Lewis Hamilton reuniting in Ferrari. He’s been promoted to Head of Race Engineering.
-
The FIA have recently announced a significant rule change regarding the braking mechanics on Formula One cars, targeting any systems which may be asymmetric. The new rule change is a crackdown on brake-steer technology, which is when one brake pad has more pressure added when approaching a bend, to improve the handling under heavy braking.…
-
Yuki Tsunoda remains in the picture for a seat at Red Bull in 2025 so long as his performance remains impressive. RB CEO Peter Bayer has revealed that Yuki Tsunoda remains in consideration for a promotion to the Red Bull Team from RB, if he consistently delivers this season. After many believed the second Red…
-
The four-time World Champion, Sebastian Vettel, has been rumoured to return to the sport with Audi after retiring from the sport in 2022. The F1 “silly season” rumours are in full swing and 2024 certainly hasn’t been disappointing in that aspect. For those who don’t know what “silly season” is, it’s a term that has…
-
Reports from the Italian publication Autosprint suggest that Andrea Kimi Antonelli might have already signed a deal to drive for Mercedes in the 2025 F1 season.