Nine drivers will take grid penalties for the Italian Grand Prix weekend after exceeding their maximum allocation of power unit parts.
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Verstappen, Perez, Sainz and others join Hamilton in taking engine change penalties
2022 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc and George Russell are the only drivers from the three front-running teams without penalties heading into this weekend’s race.
‘Tyre marbles from junior series’ caused Latifi’s spin which put Bottas out
2022 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onNicholas Latifi says his spin during the Belgian Grand Prix, which led to Valtteri Bottas’s retirement from the race, was triggered by tyre marbles left on the track from other series.
Hot weather unlikely to aggravate Alfa Romeo or Ferrari reliability problems – Bottas
2022 French Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he has no concerns about the hot weather over the French Grand Prix weekend causing more risk of reliability problems for Alfa Romeo.
Caption Competition 188: He’s got a brand new combine harvester
Caption Competition
Posted onValtteri Bottas has been driving a very different machine to his usual Alfa Romeo C42. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?
Alonso drops to ninth after penalty for weaving that Bottas called “dangerous”
2022 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso has been given a five-second time penalty for weaving in front of Valtteri Bottas while the pair were fighting for seventh place at the end of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Verstappen now has as many poles as Leclerc – but six times as many wins
2022 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAnother pole without a win for Charles Leclerc leaves him with the second-lowest pole-win ratio of any driver in Formula 1 history. Here are more Monaco Grand Prix stats.
Tsunoda expects ‘Safety Car traffic jams’ in Miami’s ‘super-tight’ final sector
2022 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onA narrow section of Formula 1’s new Miami circuit could prove particularly tricky during any Safety Car periods this weekend, Yuki Tsunoda has predicted.
Announce return to South Africa next, Hamilton tells F1 after Las Vegas joins calendar
2022 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton is keeping up his calls for Formula 1 to return to Africa following last week’s announcement of a new race in Las Vegas.
F1 intends to keep racing in Saudi Arabia despite missile attack
2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 intends to return to Saudi Arabia despite the concerns drivers expressed about the race following Friday’s missile attack near the track.
F1 ‘promised drivers it will reconsider safety of all events’ after Jeddah missile attack
2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 told drivers it will reconsider the safety and security of all its events following the missile attack near the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
‘Let us judge if we can race with Covid’, some drivers urge
2022 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas and Carlos Sainz Jnr believe drivers should be given more freedom to participate in races if they test positive for Covid-19.
Bottas “really starting to like the car” but has reliability concerns
2022 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he’s starting to like his Alfa Romeo but “my biggest concern is doing a race distance.”
Bottas doesn’t share Russell’s safety concerns over ‘porpoising’
2022 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas doesn’t see the ‘porpoising’ F1 teams experienced at last week’s test as a potential safety risk, despite others’ concerns.
New rules have made DRS more powerful which will aid overtaking – Bottas
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1’s new technical rules have increased the power of the Drag Reduction System, says Valtteri Bottas, who expects it will make overtaking easier.
Mercedes decline to participate in FIA champions photoshoot as appeal wait goes on
2021 F1 season
Posted onMercedes has refused to take part in an official FIA photoshoot commemorating the constructors champions of 2021 as the team considers whether to appeal the results of last weekend’s title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Red Bull and Mercedes unsure who will hold upper hand in Qatar
2021 Qatar Grand Prix
Posted onThe two championship contending teams go into this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix unsure which will we the one to beat on a track which is new to Formula 1.
No one will win more F1 races than Verstappen this year
2021 Mexico City Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen has won nine races in 2021, a total no other driver can surpass before the end of the season. Here are all the stats and facts from the Mexico City Grand Prix.
“Nice catch”: How Verstappen’s canny bid to thwart Bottas almost succeeded
2021 Mexico City Grand Prix
Posted onThe radio transcript shows how Max Verstappen acted on his own initiative and almost succeeded in thwarting Mercedes’ bid for fastest lap.
Ricciardo ‘feels better’ over role in Bottas crash after seeing video
2021 Mexico City Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo said he was “kicking himself” over his first-corner collision with Valtteri Bottas until he saw the video replay of their tangle.