Fernando Alonso believes he was robbed of a first podium since returning to Formula 1 by lucky calls from other drivers in the Russian Grand Prix.Alpine won in Hungary courtesy of Esteban Ocon but Alonso has yet to finish higher than fourth since returning from a two-year absence, and looked...

McLaren provided Lando Norris all of the information it had towards the end of the Russian Grand Prix and needs to analyze if it should have overruled its driver, according to team principal Andreas Seidl.Norris was leading for the majority of the race and looked set to hold Lewis Hamilton...

I have a nickname from my friends in F1 – ‘The Shield’ – because I often look for the potential defense when someone might have got something wrong. I look for the less obvious reasons for something happening, the explanations that only reveal themselves if you put yourself in their...

Toto Wolff insists he will not single out any team member or Lewis Hamilton for the mistakes that resulted in the championship leader getting two penalties ahead of the Russian Grand Prix.Hamilton carried out two practice starts at the pit exit on his way to the grid, and was issued...

Max Verstappen believes it took one of the best laps of his career to secure second place on the grid at the Russian Grand Prix.Mercedes looked dominant throughout the three free practice sessions, with Valtteri Bottas fastest in both FP1 and FP2 before Lewis Hamilton set the pace in final...

Valtteri Bottas is confident in his chances at the Russian Grand Prix despite qualifying third, due to Lewis Hamilton’s tire situation.Hamilton was caught out by having a lap time deleted in Q2 for exceeding track limits and then seeing the session red flagged due to Sebastian Vettel’s crash, leaving him...

Lewis Hamilton will keep his pole position at the Russian Grand Prix after the stewards decided to take no further action regarding a Q1 incident in qualifying.Hamilton, Romain Grosjean, Kevin Magnuseen and Nicholas Latifi were all summoned for failing to follow the race director’s event notes when it came to...

Formula 1 Digital Presenter and ex-RACER columnist Will Buxton has been sidelined from this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix at Sochi after testing positive for COVID-19.‘Just to let you know I’ll be watching the Russian GP from home this weekend after returning positive COVID tests,” Buxton wrote on Twitter. “Proof, again,...

Ferrari is hoping to improve some of the weaknesses on its 2020 car with the upgrade package it will introduce at the Russian Grand Prix this weekend.Podiums for Charles Leclerc in Austria and Silverstone have been highlights of an otherwise difficult season for Ferrari, which scored just five points across...

Sergio Perez hopes Racing Point can take momentum from a “perfect” performance in the Russian Grand Prix into the remaining five races of the season.Racing Point introduced an upgrade to its car in Singapore, but Perez retired from a promising position while teammate Lance Stroll picked up a puncture and...