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Pictures from qualifying day for the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Alexander Albon (THA) Williams Racing. 01.11.2024. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sprint Qualifying Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A524. 01.11.2024….

The FIA’s stewards have fined Charles Leclerc €10,000 (£8,420), half of which has been suspended, for swearing in last week’s press conference after the Mexican Grand Prix. The decision comes five weeks after Max Verstappen was ordered to perform an act of “public work” for a similar infringement in the Singapore Grand Prix. The stewards stated they “do not consider…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 1, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SAO PAULO — Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has been fined €10,000 — half of which will be suspended for a year — for swearing during a post-race press conference in Mexico. The stewards issuing the fine said a “mitigation factor”…

McLaren have locked out the front row of the grid for the penultimate sprint race of the season. There is the small detail that their drivers aren’t in the ideal order, as championship contender Lando Norris lost pole position to his team mate Oscar Piastri yesterday. But the team has indicated it is prepared to intervene to change that if…

Oscar Piastri has taken provisional pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race for McLaren ahead of Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’10.265 1’09.239 (-1.026s) 1’08.899 (-0.340s) 2 Lando Norris McLaren 1’09.477 1’09.063 (-0.414s) 1’08.928 (-0.135s) 3 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’10.388 1’09.248 (-1.140s) 1’09.153 (-0.095s)…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorNov 1, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Williams team principal James Vowles has confirmed he is in talks with other Formula 1 teams about Franco Colapinto’s future in the sport. The Argentinean driver, who joined Williams’ driver academy at the start of 2023, replaced Logan Sargeant at…

Max Verstappen will take a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix due to a power unit change. The world championship leader is therefore unlikely to start higher than sixth on the grid. The FIA has announced that Red Bull will fit Verstappen’s sixth engine of the season in his RB20, will will earn him an automatic penalty. Although…

Simona De Silvestro. Image: Joe Skibinski De Silvestro last competed in Formula E in the 2015/16 season but has been a reserve and test driver since then for Porsche. The Swiss driver has largely scaled back her racing activities to one-off drives, with her most high-profile recent race coming in the 2023 Bathurst 1000 with Dick Johnson Racing. De Silvestro’s…

Pictures from the build-up to the 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, where Formula 1 drivers paid tribute to Ayrton Senna. This year is the 30th anniversary of Senna’s death. The drivers previously commemorated his passing at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix earlier this year at Imola, the track where he lost his life. Today the drivers gathered for a…

Formula E comunicates officially the update about the Formula E testing in Valencia, after the climate catastrophe that beat the Spaniard City. Follow the official Formula E realease: In light of the situation that has developed overnight in Valencia, We are working closely with the local authorities and representatives of the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia ahead of the scheduled…

Charles Leclerc agreed Max Verstappen went too far in his fight with Lando Norris in last weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix. However the Ferrari driver believes others would do the same if they were in Verstappen’s situation. Verstappen was given two 10-second time penalties for his incident with Norris. In the second, at turn seven, Verstappen dived down the inside of…

Formula E has cancelled its Valencia pre-season test in light of the horrific flash flooding in the region and will instead head to fellow Spanish circuit Jarama. At least 155 people have died in Valencia and its surrounding areas since devastating floods hit parts of Spain on Wednesday, with that total expected to rise further. Valencia’s Circuit Ricardo Tormo has…

Oct 31, 2024, 03:10 PM ET The 2024 Formula One season is headed to the Autódromo José Carlos Pace for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz Jr. emerged victorious at the Mexican Grand Prix. Max Verstappen hasn’t raked in first-place finishes this season, but he took home the grand prize at the 2023 Brazilian Grand Prix. Is it time for…

In the round-up: Sergio Perez continues to insist that he is not at risk of being dropped by Red Bull. In brief Perez insists he’s staying at Red Bull Following Red Bull team principal Christian Horner’s comments Liam Lawson was “highly unlikely” to join the team before the end of the year, Perez insisted he will still race for them…

Formula E organisers have cancelled the upcoming pre-season test in Valencia following torrential flooding in the area which has left at least 158 people dead and will instead hold the event in Jarama. The all-electric championship was due to hold four days of running for all 11 teams and the new Gen3 Evo machines between 4-7 November at the Ricardo…

Oct 31, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Kevin Harvick, left, and co-owner Tony Stewart won Stewart-Haas Racing its two NASCAR Cup Series championships in 2011 and 2014. Chris Graythen/Getty Images Rodney Childers hardly goes down into the basement of his North Carolina home. The basement is where you’ll instead find his teenage twin sons, Gavin and Brody, watching television or other activities….

Andre Lotterer is being considered by Kiro Race Co for its second seat for the upcoming FIA Formula E season. Motorsport Week understands that the German veteran is on the team’s list to partner Dan Ticktum, who is expected to be retained after allegedly playing a key role in introducing the Chinese outfit to its new American owners, Forest Road….

Williams team principal James Vowles says he was “frustrated” by the penalty handed to Franco Colapinto at the end of the Mexican Grand Prix. Colapinto clashed with fellow rookie Liam Lawson while battling over 12th place with under ten laps remaining in last weekend’s race. The Williams driver attempted to pass the RB around the outside of the first corner,…

Among some motorsport fans, Formula E has been dismissed as insignificant. But maybe that’s missing the point, for perhaps it’s a championship that’s not really meant for traditionalists, instead belonging to future generations.  Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds, who’s now 18 months into the role, is relaxed and engaging as Autosport sits down for an interview. His office is not…