Formula 1’s penalty points system is in place to keep driver behaviour under control, in the same way as regular road users, with 12 points on their FIA Super Licence over a 12-month period resulting in a one-race ban. Penalty points are issued for driver transgressions, with the amount...
The Australian Grand Prix will take place from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 March 2025, with the race time yet to be confirmed on Sunday 16 March. What records are in progress during the F1 season? 👉F1 race wins: Which drivers have the highest win totals in F1 history? 👉F1 points all-...
FP1 provides an entirely different type of pressure for drivers, explains 2019 vice-champion Latifi: “Running a full-race programme for FP1 has its own kind of challenges. You don't get as many laps, and you are standing in for their usual driver. “You have to weigh up the risks that...
Estimated Formula 1 driver salaries in 2024 It is worth bearing in mind that these figures have not been published by the teams, so it’s impossible to know the exact figures. These numbers are estimations which have been complied byForbes. Why it’s difficult to estimate F1 driver salaries ...
The Dane has been comfortably outperformed by Hulkenberg so far this year and has built up so many penalty points on his super licence he’s on the brink of a race ban. Kevin Magnussen isn't having his best season – and is out of contract at the end ...
Not satisfied with that streak, Schumacher bounced back at the next race at the Nurburgring and just kept on winning: his seventh straight victory in Hungary made it 12 out of 13 wins for the season and by the end of August he’d been crowned world champion. That’s not ...
From then on, the Australian had Leclerc breathing down his neck for the remainder of the race, and though the Ferrari driver came close to drawing alongside on several occasions, the McLaren always seemed to have just enough to stay ahead, with Piastri seemingly having better rear traction out...
Verstappen's retirement was the first time he has failed to finish a race since the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, and ruined his bid to score ten wins in succession. From then on, Sainz managed the gap to the chasing pack, and was never subsequently headed as he scored his third Grand Pri...
Hamilton placed first at the Canadian Grand Prix Formula One auto race in Montreal. A rookie, Hamilton has six-straight top-three finishes in six starts, something no other first-F1 driver has accomplished. Commentary by Hamilton on h...
Although Vettel entered the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi third in the standings, behind Alonso and Webber, he snatched the Drivers' Championship by winning the race while his rivals finished outside the top six. All in all, Red Bull finished the year with nine wins (five by Vett...