Andrea Stella – McLaren Being a Formula 1 Team Principal is one of the most demanding roles in the paddock as each squad strives to meet their respective goals. With the season in full swing, here is the lowdown on the 11 team bosses who are heading their respective outfits' charges… Andrea Stella’s promotion to Team Principal of McLaren in December 2022 came after a long career in the sport,...
Sergio Perez has admitted that Cadillac had to review how they were doing things after “a lot of disappointment” over their recent run of form, with the Mexican suggesting that the team have not “improved as much as we hoped”. After making their F1 debut at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Cadillac have experienced various highs and lows in the months since, from achieving a best result of P13 for...
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff revealed in Zandvoort that Kimi Antonelli would be taking a grid penalty for the next round of the championship in Monza as a result of a planned engine change. The Italian Grand Prix is Antonelli’s home race, but Mercedes believe it is the right decision to take the penalty there, rather than at a later round of the season, to avoid further technical problems such as the one that forced him to retire in Barcelona....
Cadillac drivers Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas believe there are lessons to be taken from last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, with the former stating “the pace was very strong” despite failing to score any points. The American team continue to face an uphill battle during their maiden season in Formula 1, with last weekend’s race at Zandvoort the latest challenge to overcome. The team have yet to register a point this season and fell further behind nearest rivals Aston Martin in the teams' standings after Fernando Alonso claimed two points with P9....
The Dutch Grand Prix weekend marked one year since Oscar Piastri last won a race for McLaren, his championship fight tailing away towards the end of 2025 before this season has thrown up a new set of challenges for the Australian. He finished sixth in Zandvoort, a race won by team mate Lando Norris who now has two Grand Prix victories and one Sprint win this season, while Piastri has totalled just the two podiums....
Max Verstappen suffered a spectacular exit from the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend after crashing out at high-speed on the final corner. The Dutchman walked away unharmed after his off, but it was a disappointing final home race for the four-time World Champion - who has won at the venue on three previous occasions - and the Orange Army at Zandvoort. Verstappen is certainly not the first driver to suffer home heartache though, and F1....
Williams have announced that reserve driver Luke Browning will take part in FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix, stepping in for Alex Albon. The Briton joined the Williams Driver Academy in 2023 and has made multiple appearances for the team as part of their mandated rookie running, beginning with FP1 at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Since then, he has driven in a further four practice sessions and was promoted to the role of reserve driver at the start of 2026, balancing his team duties with a campaign in Japan’s Super Formula....
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F1 暑假结束后，带着戏剧性的荷兰大奖赛回归，迈凯伦车队的兰多·诺里斯 (Lando Norris) 出色地赢得了胜利。但还有谁给赞德沃特实力排名评委留下了深刻的印象呢？查...
Lando Norris has taken his driving to a new level this season and Zandvoort was a showcase of it all coming together. His Qualifying effort was superb. Lando has always enjoyed Zandvoort, it’s been a circuit he’s always had a natural affinity with and he won the race comfortably from pole in 2024. It was no surprise he had pace to challenge for pole position on Saturday, but what I was more impressed with was his mindset in achieving it....
Andrea Stella has praised race-winner Lando Norris in the wake of the Dutch Grand Prix, which the McLaren man won from pole. But that does not tell the full story of the race, with Norris having to catch and pass Kimi Antonelli on track to ensure he took victory. Stella watched as his driver bided his time after falling behind Antonelli at the second standing start, with Norris able to extract more pace on the hard compound tyre than his rival....
There were mixed emotions for the Alpine team after the Dutch Grand Prix, with Pierre Gasly taking heart from a “positive step” made by the squad’s upgrade package while Franco Colapinto was left to rue what he deemed as a “harsh” penalty. After lining up in P11, Gasly made a good start and was running within the top 10 when Max Verstappen crashed ahead of him on his opening lap, the Frenchman just managing to avoid getting caught up in the accident....
The Dutch Grand Prix saw some fantastic action at the front, but there were also impressive performances further back, including a spectacular drive from Fernando Alonso to P9 and two precious points for Aston Martin. The Spaniard was beaten only by the Audi of Nico Hulkenberg in the midfield battle. However, while progress has been made of late it would be premature to suggest that Aston Martin’s AMR26 was the sixth fastest car on the Zandvoort grid....
Ferrari introduced what it reports as a very cost-effective update to the SF26 at Zandvoort based around changes to the floor. Into the second half of the season the top teams are very aware of the cost implications of any updates as they forecast how to stay within the budget cap by the end of the season. Only two sets of the new parts package were initially made (one each for Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc) and they were not used in FP1 so as to minimise the risk of damage without the spares back-up before being fitted to the cars for Sprint Qualifying....
Haas had an afternoon to forget at Zandvoort, with both Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon parking up trackside to retire with technical issues. Having qualified down the order, neither DNF cost the team a chance of points - but instead highlighted how many issues the team currently have to work on. Bearman was the first to park up, at the end of the formation lap following the red flag restart called after Max Verstappen’s crash out of Turn 14....
In finishing P11 at Zandvoort he might not have made the points, but nevertheless Yuki Tsunoda was able to use his one-off appearance with Racing Bulls to put himself back on the radar of the Formula 1 pit lane. After his somewhat disastrous season with Red Bull in 2025 it was hard to imagine him ever finding a way back to a race seat. A solid Dutch Grand Prix weekend in an unfamiliar car served as a calling card though, reminding everyone that Tsunoda is one of the most experienced and best-qualified drivers currently sitting on the sidelines....