Daniel Ricciardo “did something stupid” by leaving Red Bull four years ago according to Christian Horner. Does his return show Horner has a point?
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Claire has worked in motorsport for much of her career, covering a broad mix of championships including Formula One, Formula E, the BTCC, British GT and W Series. In doing so, she has worked for an extensive list of companies including the BBC, Channel 4, Formula One, 5 Live, Eurosport, BT Sport and ITV in a variety of roles - including lead presenter, writer, pitlane reporter and a historic role as the first female motorsport commentator on terrestrial TV. Claire’s extensive experience goes far beyond motorsport however, and has seen her cover a wide and varied selection of sports on a local, national and international level - ranging from reporting on county cricket matches through to being part of the Olympic Broadcast Services team for both the Olympic and Winter Olympic Games in Beijing.
As W Series stumbles, will F1 Academy pick up the baton for women racers?
News Focus
Posted onW Series ended its 2022 season early. Can the new championship for women racers, F1 Academy, pick up where it left off?
Surprise Brazil pole showed Magnussen rebounded from mid-season “struggle”
2022 F1 season
Posted onKevin Magnussen showed he’d matured on his return to Formula 1 after a year away, says Haas team principal Guenther Steiner.
Formula 1 cancels Chinese Grand Prix for fourth year due to Covid
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 will not race in China next season after it the series confirmed its scheduled round in Shanghai has been cancelled.
Mercedes see Red Bull and Ferrari’s past slumps as warnings after poor 2022 – Wolff
2022 F1 season
Posted onMercedes have studied how Ferrari and Red Bull’s dominance of F1 ended in the past to ensure they come back stronger after their poor 2022 campaign.
Alonso’s first Aston Martin test “very impressive” – Krack
2023 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso has “a big role to play” in Aston Martin’s future says team principal Mike Krack after the world champion’s first test for them.
The home of F1’s next new champions? First look at Aston Martin’s £200m ‘game changer’
News Focus
Posted onAston Martin invited RaceFans and select media to inspect progress on their £200 million new base at Silverstone.
Red Bull’s success “does not sit comfortably with some of our competitors” – Horner
2022 F1 season
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner believes their rivals resent their success because they are an energy drink brand rather than a car manufacturer.
Vettel’s journey from F1’s pantomime villain to its departing hero
News Focus
Posted onSebastian Vettel put a few noses out of joint early in his career but his retirement from Formula 1 prompted an outpouring of affection for the four-times champion.
Gasly would not change time at Red Bull “for anything”
2022 F1 season
Posted onPierre Gasly says that he would not change anything about his tenure at Red Bull as he departs AlphaTauri for Alpine.
McLaren to give Piastri more tests in new year
2022 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren will give rookie Oscar Piastri more tests in the new year as they aim to ensure his first race in Bahrain “doesn’t actually feel like the first race for him.”
Norris dissatisfied with solitary podium finish: “One isn’t enough”
2022 F1 season
Posted onLando Norris says scoring a single podium in 2022 “isn’t enough” for himself or the team, saying McLaren finished “way ahead of where we deserved” in Imola.
Magnussen’s experience makes him ‘positive’ ousted Schumacher can return to F1
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onKevin Magnussen says his Formula 1 career shows how Mick Schumacher might make it back onto the grid one day.
Pirelli confirms off-season F1 test plans involving Mercedes, Ferrari and others
2022 F1 season
Posted onPirelli will conduct tests with teams over the winter using this year’s Formula 1 cars as it continues to develop new dry and wet-weather tyres.
Mercedes explain their ‘table of doom’ which predicted worst tracks for W13
2022 F1 season
Posted onMercedes referred to its internal metrics which predicted which circuits would be best and worst for its problematic W13 as the “table of doom”.
Overtaking still difficult at Yas Marina despite 2021 track changes, say drivers
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers say overtaking at Yas Marina remains difficult despite the changes made to improve racing at the circuit last year.
Depressing to consider points lost says Gasly after AlphaTauri slump to ninth
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly said it’s best not to dwell on the narrow margin by which AlphaTauri lost eighth place to Haas in the constructors championship.
Schumacher’s mind “set on coming back in 2024, if not already in ’23”
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMick Schumacher says his mind was already “pretty much set on coming back in 2024, if not already in ’23” during his last race weekend in F1
Paddock Diary: 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onThe Formula 1 paddock said farewell to four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel with tributes throughout the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend including a lap of the circuit on foot.
McLaren’s failure to take fourth not just down to Ricciardo’s struggles – Seidl
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says missing out on fourth in the constructors’ standings cannot be pinned solely on Daniel Ricciardo’s performance.