Formula 1

De Vries was called in to replace Alex Albon at Williams for the remainder of the Monza weekend on Saturday when the latter was ruled out with appendicitis. The one-time Formula E champion qualified 13th – though started eighth due to grid penalties for others – and went on to finish his debut F1 race

Albon fell ill on Saturday morning and had to sit out the rest of the Italian Grand Prix weekend, with his Williams seat being taken up by reserve driver Nyck de Vries. On Monday Williams announced that Albon suffered “complications which led to respiratory failure” after the procedure, which meant Albon had to be re-intubated

Verstappen can wrap up his second successive world title next time out in Singapore, following his fifth consecutive race victory on Sunday. Who is leading the 2022 F1 World Championship Drivers’ points? Red Bull’s reigning champion Verstappen scored 25 points at Monza and his lead in the World championship is up to 116 points over

The reigning Formula 1 world champion recovered from a five-place grid drop for an engine change to take his fifth consecutive victory by beating home favourite Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Verstappen had been leading the race after Ferrari polesitter Charles Leclerc made a second pitstop to change onto a set of soft tyres. The Red Bull

But while the arguments about the pros and cons of the penalty system look set to rage forever, one thing that the paddock seems united on is that a lengthy wait for a confirmed grid order is not a good look for F1. The near four-hour wait for the provisional grid at Monza prompted anger

The Dutchman is deputising for Alex Albon and is set to start the race from eighth on the grid after jumping into the FW44 for FP3. He qualified 13th but has moved up five places thanks to penalties for other drivers. De Vries, who drive in FP1 for Aston Martin in Monza, was relaxing in

Red Bull Racing RB18 detail Photo by: Uncredited Red Bull’s unique sidepod inlet design with an open top and large undercut undoubtedly has significant cooling and aerodynamic advantages. Also, note the detail in the mirror and stalk design, as both carefully dictate the airflow’s trajectory. Special mention to the L-shaped buttress near the cockpit, which

Red Bull is still waiting for an FIA decision on the matter before it can press ahead with plans to release Pierre Gasly to Alpine, thus creating a slot for Herta at AlphaTauri. Under the current FIA rules, Herta does not qualify for an F1 superlicence. Binotto joins fellow team bosses Toto Wolff, Fred Vasseur,

Hamilton is to start from the back of the grid at Monza after his Mercedes team elected to switch to his fourth power unit of the season. While F1’s rules mean that his final position against fellow back-of-the-grid starters Carlos Sainz, Yuki Tsunoda and Valtteri Bottas will depend on his qualifying time against them, it will

AlphaTauri AT03 rear suspension detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola At the rear corner of the AlphaTauri AT03, note the small winglets mounted on the inner surface of the brake duct fence which are used to help divert the airflow to its intended target. Ferrari F1-75 technical detail Photo by: Giorgio Piola Ferrari made changes to

At the start of the one-hour session, Nyck de Vries led the pack out of the pits, running a large aerodynamic measuring device behind the front wheels of Sebastian Vettel’s Aston Martin. When the 2021 Formula E champion pitted before setting a timed lap – which he would not do until near the halfway point

As Ricciardo prepares to depart the McLaren squad where he has raced since the start of the 2021 season, after a string of underwhelming performances prompted the team to replace him with Oscar Piastri, there is intense interest in where Ricciardo will end up. As he is understood to be receiving salary compensation from McLaren

While the two teams had been locked in a tight fight for the best-of-the-rest fourth spot behind Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes for much of the campaign, over recent races it is Alpine that has stretched its legs to edge clear. An aggressive development push with its A522 has helped Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon

The seven-time world champion will have fourth power unit at the Monza race as a consequence of the damage that his third engine picked up in his clash with Fernando Alonso on the opening lap at Spa-Francorchamps. That power unit, which took at 45G impact in the first lap crash and lost fluids on the

Although Aston lies only ninth in the F1 world constructors’ championship, the team has scored points in eight of the last nine races, only missing out in Austria. Encouragingly Lance Stroll made Q3 at Zandvoort last weekend, although the Canadian couldn’t take part in the final session due to a hydraulic issue. In the race

Indeed just four teams opted to bring new parts to a circuit that has very different demands to the two circuits that are either side of it in the schedule. But that did not stop Friday’s free practice session offering a little bit of tech intrigue, as there was a group test being carried out on behalf of the FIA.

Having started eighth Mick Schumacher had an eight-second first pitstop that put him out of contention for points, while his second stop was also slow. After miraculously surviving a second-lap hit with the barrier Kevin Magnussen also had a poor pitstop. The two Haas drivers eventually finished 13th and 15th, with Schumacher ahead. “The front

The Mercedes driver had looked on course to challenge Max Verstappen for victory at Zandvoort after a strong run through much of the race, but the events were turned on their head by late virtual safety car and safety car periods. For the latter, Red Bull had elected to sacrifice track position to switch Verstappen

The Dutchman has already participated in two FP1 sessions during the 2022 season, taking over Alex Albon’s Williams at the Spanish Grand Prix before driving Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes at Paul Ricard ahead of the French Grand Prix. De Vries has already spent time preparing for his outing in Aston Martin’s AMR22 by driving the team’s

There had been an original plan for a press announcement about the partnership to be made at the Austrian Grand Prix, and matters had progressed enough for Porsche to seek permission for a buy-in of the team with anti-cartel authorities. But as fellow Volkswagen Group manufacturer Audi confirmed its entry from 2026 at the Belgian

After being pushed hard by Ferrari in qualifying, it was Mercedes who emerged as Red Bull’s closest contender on race day with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell showing great pace. But some late strategy calls left Hamilton fuming over the radio after Mercedes kept him out during the safety car, leaving him powerless to stop

The capacity crowd at Zandvoort was treated to exactly what it wanted as Max Verstappen triumphed on home soil to take his win tally for 2022 into double digits. For those watching on TV, they were treated to what they wanted too as, after the race initially appeared to be a damp squib, it evolved

The Dutch Grand Prix proved to be another tough one for Ferrari as it faced fresh dramas in the pitlane that derailed its hopes of a better result. Carlos Sainz had been battling Lewis Hamilton over the first stint before it went wrong at his first stop when Ferrari failed to have all the tyres

During the safety car period produced by Valtteri Bottas’ stranded Alfa Romeo, Russell took the opportunity to call his own shots and asked for a set of soft tyres to complete the final stages of the race. Running second at that point, Russell conceded the place to race winner Max Verstappen as Hamilton stayed out

Tsunoda pulled up at the side of the track on Lap 43, reporting to AlphaTauri over the radio that not all of his tyres were fitted correctly. Thirty seconds later, Tsunoda was told to continue as there was no data suggesting anything was wrong. He returned to the pits to have his seatbelts retightened and

The performance came after it emerged that he won’t be part of the Ferrari family next year, and is set to be dropped by Haas. Schumacher sailed through the first two parts of Zandvoort qualifying in 12th and ninth places before earning eighth in the final session, helped by a hydraulic problem keeping Lance Stroll in

Mercedes bounced back from a difficult weekend at Spa to qualify fourth and sixth for the Dutch Grand Prix with Hamilton and team-mate George Russell, getting in the mix with the Ferrari and Red Bull cars. Hamilton ended qualifying four-tenths of a second off Max Verstappen’s pole position time, but was forced to abandon his

Alonso, who had sailed through Q1 in ninth place and was eighth after the first runs in Q2, ended the session in 13th. The two-time champion found Perez’s Red Bull running slowly on an in-lap through the Turn 9 right-hander. The Spaniard was convinced that the had the potential to start well inside the top

Paddock insiders have suggested that the ease with which 2021 Formula 2 champion Piastri was able to walk away from Alpine, after the team had invested heavily in bringing its reserve driver through the ranks, will discourage people from spending in the future. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff noted at Spa that “it’s important that junior

It’s been another action-packed Friday for F1 at Zandvoort, with Ferrari finishing 1-2 in second practice after Mercedes pulled off its own top spots lockout in opening practice. But for F1 world championship leader Red Bull it was a tricky day, with home hero Max Verstappen missing the majority of first practice due to a