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Williams have signed the 2021 GB3 champion Zak O’Sullivan to their driver academy and confirmed he will contest in this year’s FIA Formula 3 championship. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free O’Sullivan is the latest driver announced to join this year’s F3 championship, racing again with Carlin after he claimed last season’s GB3 (previously known as British F3) championship title with them, taking seven race victories and 14 podiums. The 16-year-old becomes the latest signing to the Williams Racing Driver Academy after team principal Jost Capito expressed a desire to expand the team’s young driver programme into a “serious and proper junior programme” late last year. He joins Formula 2 racer Logan Sargeant in the team’s junior roster. O’Sullivan described joining the Williams junior programme as an “incredible opportunity”. “I’m honoured to have been selected as a Williams Racing Academy Driver,” O’Sullivan said. “I can’t thank Jost, Sven and the whole … [Read more...] about Williams sign Zak O’Sullivan to driver academy as he steps up to F3

The Italian manufacturer released names of 13 drivers from around the globe, aged 26 and below, that will be part of its programme in 2016. The drivers are already competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo championships in North America, Europe and Asia. India's Ebrahim is among the most experienced drivers on the list and currently races in the Asian Super Trofeo. The 26-year-old has an extensive background in single-seaters, having raced in A1GP, GP2 Asia, FIA Formula 2 and Indy Lights before moving to sportscars. The lone female in the programme - Belgian driver Bovy - picked up a podium finish in the Prestige class in last year's Renault Sport Trophy round at Spa - and currently races in Lamborghini Super Trofeo in Europe. Meanwhile, Croatian Kodric has been a Formula Renault 2.0 racer in the past couple of years, having graduated karting with a strong CV. "After three years of the Young Drivers Programme and thanks to the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo, in 2016 … [Read more...] about Bovy, Kodric, Ebrahim among Lamborghini’s junior programme intake

Liam Lawson’s performances as a substitute for AlphaTauri may earn him a full-time seat in the future, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free However it may not result in a full-time seat for the start of next season at Red Bull’s junior team. Lawson made his F1 debut in the Dutch Grand Prix in place of Daniel Ricciardo , who broke his wrist during Friday practice. Horner said Lawson has “done an outstanding job” since getting the call-up at short notice. “He was dropped in, in the rain, in Zandvoort, that was a bit of an eye-opener for him, but I thought he did pretty well there,” said Horner. “And then a week later in Monza he was unlucky to miss out on a point.” In his third start at Marina Bay last weekend, a track he had not previously raced on, Lawson achieved AlphaTauri’s best result of the season to date with ninth place. “Seeing Singapore for the first time and scoring a couple of points, he’s … [Read more...] about Lawson ‘will be a grand prix driver but may have to wait’ – Horner

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Suzuka. Driver performance summary Driver Q stage Q pos. Q gap to team mate GP grid pos. GP pos. Max Verstappen Q3 1 -0.773s 1 1 Sergio Perez Q3 5 +0.773s 5 Not classified Charles Leclerc Q3 4 -0.308s 4 4 Carlos Sainz Jnr Q3 6 +0.308s 6 6 Lewis Hamilton Q3 7 -0.311s 7 5 George Russell Q3 8 +0.311s 8 7 Esteban Ocon Q2 14 +0.077s 14 9 Pierre Gasly Q2 12 -0.077s 12 10 Lando Norris Q3 3 +0.035s 3 2 Oscar Piastri Q3 2 -0.035s 2 3 Valtteri Bottas Q1 16 -0.349s 16 Not classified Zhou Guanyu Q1 19 +0.349s 19 13 … [Read more...] about Vote for your 2023 Japanese Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend

Nyck de Vries’ sacking just 10 races into his first full season as a grand prix driver is typical of Formula 1 in general and Red Bull in particular, according to several drivers. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free “That’s how Red Bull do it,” said Lewis Hamilton when asked about the team’s decision to cut de Vries from its junior team AlphaTauri before the halfway mark in the season. Asked whether the decision reflected how F1 works, Hamilton replied: “I’d say that’s how Red Bull works.” The team has some form in making dramatic driver announcements, such as when it promoted Max Verstappen to Red Bull in place of Daniil Kvyat four races into the 2016 season. De Vries’ place has been taken by Daniel Ricciardo, who hopes to use the opportunity to gain a return to Red Bull. Valtteri Bottas . “They obviously follow their view what is the best. “Obviously it’s really a shame for Nyck it was quite a short rookie season unfortunately. But also then it’s … [Read more...] about ‘Cutthroat.’ ‘Brutal.’ ‘That’s how Red Bull works’: F1 drivers on de Vries’ sacking

For the second time in three races Nico Hulkenberg topped the Driver of the Weekend poll, this time following his stern defence from Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso during the Korean Grand Prix. Hulkenberg also won with the highest percentage of votes of anyone this season. Sebastian Vettel made his eighth appearance in the top three this year, but perhaps even more impressive is the fact that he’s now been in the top two for the last four races. Another driver to feature in the top three for their eighth time this year was Kimi Raikkonen who came in third. 1. Nico Hulkenberg Started: 8th Hulkenberg put his ever-improving Sauber an impressive eighth – which would become seventh on the grid on Saturday due to Mark Webber’s ten place grid penalty – just two tenths shy of Alonso’s Ferrari. He made up for that at the start however, passing both Ferraris as they nearly took each other out, to end up in fifth place by the end of lap one. The quick-thinking Hulkenberg … [Read more...] about Hulkenberg takes second Driver of the Weekend win

Formula 1 teams and the FIA have made “significant progress” in discussions to make cars smaller and lighter when new technical regulations come into effect in 2026. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free New regulations affecting chassis and body dimensions will be introduced in 2026 to accompany the introduction of revised 1.6-litre V6 power units. While draft 2026 power unit regulations were published last year, the chassis regulations are yet to be confirmed. Many F1 drivers have criticised the ever-increasing weight of modern F1 cars. The current generation of ground effect cars weigh almost 800kg. However, the F1 Commission has confirmed teams and the FIA are working on drafting a set of regulations for 2026 that aim to address concerns about the weight of cars. “While the core targets have remained unchanged, there has been constructive dialogue in the relevant Advisory Committees between the FIA, FOM and the teams that continues to shape the direction … [Read more...] about FIA targets “significant reduction in size and weight” of F1 cars in 2026

Top junior single-seater outfit Hitech GP is the latest team to declare their intention to join the Formula 1 grid in 2026 . Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free They doubled up yesterday’s announcement of their plans with news of major new investment in the team. But does that plus the team’s racing pedigree mark it out as being worthy of the coveted 11th slot on the grid? Founded by Oliver Oakes in 2015, it at least the third team to use the name ‘Hitech’. The former racer obtained permission to use the name from David Hayle, who launched the original Hitech Racing team in 2003 to race in British Formula 3, and knew Oakes as a World Karting Championship-winning youngster. Another Hitech squad raced in Brazilian F3, but Oakes brought the name back to European competition when he was just 27. Oakes’ entity was also launched with the intention of competing in F3, and made its first appearances in 2015 at the end of the European championship season. Right … [Read more...] about Hitech’s high hopes: The billionaire-backed F2 team planning a leap up to F1

The three rookie drivers who will take their places on the grid for the 2023 F1 season arrive with differing expectations heaped upon them. Not only due to the different paths they’ve taken to reach F1, but also because of the teams they are joining. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The most experienced of the trio is AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries , who has one F1 start to his name courtesy of a last-minute call-up to replace the ill Alex Albon at Williams for last year’s Italian Grand Prix. His performance that weekend made him a target of multiple teams for 2023, and Red Bull’s interest won out over Williams’, so de Vries signed for its secondary AlphaTauri team for his long-awaited rookie F1 season. De Vries qualified 13th at Monza but started eighth due to others being penalised. He scored two points by finishing ninth in a car he had only driven in two practice sessions before his first run in qualifying. Team mate Nicholas Latifi came in 15th. … [Read more...] about De Vries vs Piastri vs Sargeant: Which rookie is best prepared for their F1 debut?