Formula 1 plans peace talks with raging drivers after Verstappen Mario Kart jibe Sport Business Formula 1 chiefs plan talks with drivers aimed at quelling a rebellion over its new engine rules after four-time world champion Max Verstappen likened the racing to video game Mario Kart. Verstappen was among the most vociferous after finishing sixth in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, but current title-holder Lando Norris also issued [...]
Leclerc launches ice cream brand LEC into £1.4bn UK market Sport Business Ferrari Formula 1 driver is aiming to overtake new competitors as he enters the UK ice cream market. The 27-year-old founded LEC, a light ice bream brand, in 2024 and is now aiming to break into an industry worth £1.4bn on these shores. The driver is launching with an initial five flavours – Swirly Pistachi-oh, [...]
Lewis Hamilton insists Ferrari move hasn’t turned sour after Miami spats Sport Lewis Hamilton insists he has no problems with Ferrari or fellow driver Charles Leclerc but says he won’t apologise for spiky exchanges with the team during a frustrating Miami Grand Prix. The seven-time Formula 1 champion snapped at race engineers on the team radio as he waited for them to ask Leclerc to let him [...]
Hands off our underpants: F1 drivers slam meddling motorsport chief November 7, 2024 Formula 1 drivers have accused Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of motorsport governing body the FIA, of failing to provide financial transparency. In a wide-ranging open letter, the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association hit out at the FIA’s policy of fining drivers for minor indiscretions, such as swearing, wearing jewellery and choosing non-fireproof underwear. The GPDA also [...]
US Grand Prix fined $500,000 over ‘unsafe’ end to Formula 1 race October 21, 2024 United States Grand Prix organisers have been hit with a $500,000 (£384,000) fine after an early track invasion by hundred of spectators led to an “unsafe” end to Sunday’s race. An estimated 200 fans made their way into the start-finish straight at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, as cars were still completing [...]
Leclerc Monza win timely as Formula 1 continues topsy-turvy season September 2, 2024 It’s fair to say Charles Leclerc has not had it all his own way during the 2024 Formula 1 season, but he has managed to win twice where it really matters for him personally. Earlier in the season he triumphed in his home principality of Monaco, where he had learned to race with his father [...]
F1 Driver Standings in full as Leclerc wins for Ferrari at Monza September 1, 2024 Charles Leclerc won in front of the famous Ferrari Tifosi to claim his second Formula 1 win of the season in Monza. He beat McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri – who started on the front row – to the win in northern Italy, home of the Prancing Horses. Championship leader Max Verstappen saw [...]
HP become Ferrari chief partner as F1 team change name April 24, 2024 The iconic Prancing Horse of Ferrari’s F1 team will now be known as Scuderia Ferrari HP after announcing a new title partnership deal with Hewlett Packard. The tech firm will feature on Ferrari branding from the next Grand Prix, in Miami next week, and is understood to be worth well over 50 per cent of [...]