McLaren chief Zak Brown hit back at Racing Point boss Otmar Szafnauer, as the fallout from F1’s off-track ‘copying’ controversy continued at the Spanish GP. After Racing Point had been docked 15 points and fined €400,000 (£361,000) by stewards at last week’s Anniversary GP at Silverstone, Brown had disputed Racing Point’s defence in the case in comments that had drawn a stinging rebuke from Szafnauer. Three teams confirm appeal plans What’s the early pecking order at Spanish GP? Sky F1’s […]

Lewis Hamilton has claimed a planned move to clamp down on engine modes in F1 is an attempt “to slow us down” but does not think it will unduly hurt Mercedes. Dubbed ‘party modes’ in the past, teams are currently able to run their power units in different settings across a grand prix weekend – notably the use of more aggressive settings in the latter stages of qualifying. But plans from the FIA have emerged to potentially dictate that engines […]

Sergio Perez will return to his Racing Point seat for this weekend’s Spanish GP after testing negative for coronavirus. The Mexican driver had contracted COVID-19 and was ruled out of the two Silverstone races after repeat positive tests, with Nico Hulkenberg racing in his place. Hulkenberg eyes full-time F1 return for 2021 When to watch the Spanish GP on Sky F1 But his latest test ahead of this weekend’s Barcelona race has returned a negative result and Perez has duly […]

Sky F1’s Jenson Button expressed his surprise at Sebastian Vettel’s plight after the German finished outside the points in the 70th Anniversary GP to cap a miserable fortnight for the Ferrari driver at Silverstone. Vettel’s swansong season at Ferrari continues to lurch from one disappointment to another. The four-time champion has scored just 10 points from five races so far and sits 13th in the Drivers’ Championship. Race report: Verstappen stuns Mercedes, Hamilton second Verstappen explains ‘grandma’ radio message! Full […]