Grand Prix
From Thursday’s media day to Sunday night: practice, qualifying, strategy, pit stops, team radio, the safety car and the stewards’ decisions, as seen by four columnists without a single paddock pass. The facts are real, the reactions are theirs.
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Off and on again: at Bahrain, F1 adopts the method of a Philippeville Dacia
Before the Bahrain Grand Prix, a bug in the software governing electrical energy use in the rain stopped several cars from moving normally, including those of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton on…
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The FIA apologises for the Sepang bug: a definition, at last, instead of “noted”
The FIA has apologised to fans after stoppages on track delayed the start of the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Nikolas Tombazis admits that a software bug, exposed at very low speed…
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Mercedes upgrades cost tenths at Sepang: Nathan looks for the bug at turn 2
Mercedes brought a major upgrade package for the W17 to Sepang, expected to be worth about three tenths a lap. After qualifying, Toto Wolff believes the team may have gone back by…
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Mercedes drop the cooling vest at Sepang: at post 14, the flask is outside the cost cap
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli will race the Malaysian Grand Prix without a cooling vest: Mercedes chose to invest in the performance of the W17 rather than make the system reliable under…
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Hadjar wants to make every mistake in 2026: Nathan made his before lunch
Isack Hadjar told RacingNews365 he wants Red Bull to make all its mistakes now to be ready for 2027. With Max Verstappen, he considers the 2026 season over for the titles.
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Sepang’s P2 becomes pole: Florian is ready on both sides of the straight
At Sepang, the pole position slot had been painted on the left instead of the right, following poor communication in the documentation. The former P2 slot became pole, the other slots were…
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Alonso questioned just out of the car, when a report is written after the sandwich
Fifteenth in the second free practice session at Sepang, Fernando Alonso regretted having to answer the media with no time to reflect and no data. Lance Stroll, 18th, did not take part…
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Colapinto’s fifteen-place grid penalty: at the trackside, we count in rows
Franco Colapinto receives a second ten-place grid penalty for a fifth Mercedes engine, beyond the permitted maximum. It adds to the five places already pending since his collision in Baku with Pierre…
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Green or blue tyres at Sepang: Nathan reran the test, his sim says “it depends”
Malaysia, which hosts the Bahrain Grand Prix this year, returns to the calendar for the first time since 2017, with a high chance of rain. Oliver Bearman asked at the press conference…
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Perez “too draggy” on Baku’s straights: Nathan replays the stint
Fourteenth in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Cadillac, Sergio Perez matched the pace of the Williams cars and the Audi through his opening stint using the overtake mode, before running out of…
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Leclerc says too much about his Ferrari: Philippeville replies with its Rotax spec sheet
Charles Leclerc revealed after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that his Ferrari SF-26 was running the latest ADUO2 power unit specification, information Ferrari had not disclosed during the Baku race weekend.
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A waved yellow flag, “an instruction in its own right”: Josiane copies it into her file
At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday in Baku, some marshals’ posts displayed “SC” boards even though race control had not deployed the safety car. The stewards acknowledged the error but still…