Sergio Perez says Formula 1 must not put races on just for the sake of having races amid concern over the demands of next year’s record-breaking calendar.
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Aston Martin “brutal with ourselves” about performance after finishing fifth
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin say they are not disappointed to have fallen from second in the constructors’ championship to eventually finish in fifth.
Mercedes’ team photo shows we still have a long way to go on diversity – Hamilton
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton is proud of Mercedes’ efforts to increase the diversity of its staff but says it will be a “long slog” to achieve the results he wants.
Bottas and Zhou see encouraging signs from overhauled 2024 car
Formula 1
Posted onValtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu are eager to drive their team’s 2024 car, which will be substantially different to the C43.
Only Verstappen got the best from his car every weekend, rival team bosses admit
Formula 1
Posted onMax Verstappen was the only driver who consistently got the best from his car during 2023, the bosses of his two closest rivals admitted.
Piastri’s rapid learning key to his “exceptional” rookie season – Stella
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren team principal Andrea Stella said Oscar Piastri has performed well above the team’s expectations in his first season driving for them.
Perez targets qualifying gains in 2024 as “Sunday form has been very, very strong”
Formula 1
Posted onSergio Perez has said his race day form was “very, very strong” during the 2023 season and he must improve his qualifying pace next year.
“It should not happen”: Gasly wants explanation for Ocon’s strategy advantage
Formula 1
Posted onPierre Gasly wants an explanation why Alpine’s strategy favoured his team mate, but Esteban Ocon said he “doesn’t care” about the decision.
Paddock Diary: 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onThe punishing demands of the 2023 schedule left paddock dwellers suffering at the end of the season, including some of the drivers.
Albon calls 2023 his “strongest year in F1” after leading Williams to seventh
Formula 1
Posted onAlexander Albon said his fourth season in F1 was his best yet, after single-handedly scoring enough points to put Williams seventh in the constructors’ standings.
Ricciardo puzzled by qualifying struggle after failing to join Tsunoda in points
Formula 1
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says he is unable to understand how his AlphaTauri team mate Yuki Tsunoda was so much faster in Abu Dhabi.
Sargeant ‘cracking the code’ of Williams’ car as he awaits decision on his future
Formula 1
Posted onWilliams are yet to announce if Logan Sargeant will retain his race seat for a second year, but he is already setting targets for 2024.
Fifth in points for Aston Martin ‘hurts because we were better than that’ – Alonso
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin deserved to finish higher than fifth in the constructors’ championship said Fernando Alonso, after the team failed to overhaul McLaren for fourth.
Wolff has no doubt Hamilton can be champion again despite second win-less season
Formula 1
Posted onLewis Hamilton will be ready to compete for the world championship again once Mercedes give him a competitive car, team principal Toto Wolff believes.
Ferrari ‘only half-did the job’ using Leclerc to keep Perez ahead of Russell – Horner
Formula 1
Posted onFerrari didn’t go far enough in their efforts to use Charles Leclerc to hold up George Russell, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
Why Ferrari doubt any strategy would have got Sainz the points they needed
2023 Abu Dhabi GP data
Posted onWhile one Ferrari finished second, the other couldn’t even reach the eighth place they needed to secure second in the championship. Did they get Sainz’s strategy wrong?
Tsunoda didn’t realise he was leading the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onYuki Tsunoda spent five laps leading the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but wasn’t aware he was heading the field at the time.
Hamilton would have gone straight on if he hadn’t crashed into me – Gasly
Formula 1
Posted onPierre Gasly said Lewis Hamilton “destroyed” his diffuser by running into him, which ended his chance of a points finish.
Disappointed Sainz says third in the championship is a “fair” result for Ferrari
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he is “very disappointed” with his Abu Dhabi GP result as he failed to score points and Ferrari narrowly missed out on second in the championship.
Norris ‘tried to let Perez past and somehow he crashed into me’
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris was baffled by his collision with Sergio Perez during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, saying he was trying to let his rival by when they tangled.