Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has pinpointed a single race for being the moment where Sergio Perez’s 2023 season went downhill.
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Sargeant admits he’s ‘struggled to use all the downforce at times’ in F1
Formula 1
Posted onLogan Sargeant was pleased to not only score his first F1 point in the US GP, but also have a race which highlighted multiple elements of his driving where he is improving.
Toyota number eight team take title with dominant Bahrain win
WEC
Posted onToyota’s trio of Sebastien Buemi, Brendon Hartley and Ryo Hirakawa won the Eight Hours of Bahrain to secure back-to-back WEC titles.
Championship-leading Toyota wins pole and bonus point for Bahrain finale
WEC
Posted onBrendon Hartley qualified half a second quicker than Kamui Kobayashi to put the number eight Toyota one step closer to the Hypercar WEC title.
Aston Martin have ‘learned lesson’ after upgrades ‘risk’ backfired in Austin
Formula 1
Posted onAston Martin’s underwhelming US Grand Prix weekend was a result of the “risk” of bringing a new floor to a sprint round, says Mike Krack.
Gasly “surprised how emotional Stewart was” over Cevert helmet tribute
Formula 1
Posted onPierre Gasly described the special moment he spent showing his Francois Cevert tribute helmet to Jackie Stewart at the United States Grand Prix.
Delay in track limits warnings unfair for drivers – Albon
Formula 1
Posted onAlexander Albon complained warnings over track limits breaches were issued too slowly after his penalty in last weekend’s United States Grand Prix.
Ocon: ‘Nothing I would change’ in approach to race-ending clash with Piastri
Formula 1
Posted onEsteban Ocon sees no need to change his approach on the first lap of races following the contact with Oscar Piastri which put both out of the United States Grand Prix.
Paddock Diary: 2023 United States Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onWas Max Verstappen really the subject of the crowd’s jeers at the end of the United States Grand Prix? RaceFans’ US contributor reports from Austin.
Damage meant points weren’t possible on return – Ricciardo
Formula 1
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says the damage his car sustained during the United States Grand Prix ended his chances of scoring points in his first race back.
Austin was strongest weekend yet after “best result in both races” – Gasly
Formula 1
Posted onPierre Gasly said the United States Grand Prix was his best weekend at Alpine so far after taking his second-biggest points haul of the season.
Team’s late call for extra pit stop gave me a heart attack – Tsunoda
Formula 1
Posted onYuki Tsunoda said he “got a heart attack” during the United States Grand Prix when AlphaTauri called him in for a late pit stop.
Perez made “very good progress” in Austin but admits more was possible
Formula 1
Posted onSergio Perez was encouraged by the progress he made at the Circuit of the Americas following a string of poor results.
Austin track “not F1 level” and needs work to fix “rally car” bumps, say drivers
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 drivers say the Circuit of the Americas would be better suited to rally cars and said more work must be done to ease its notorious bumps.
Painkillers, “wrong” strategy and disqualification on grim weekend for Leclerc
Formula 1
Posted onPole-winner Charles Leclerc had endured a particularly luckless weekend at the Circuit of the Americas even before he was disqualified for a technical infringement.
“Another missed opportunity” in Austin was “story of the season” for Russell
Formula 1
Posted onMercedes driver George Russell said his race was “another missed opportunity” at a venue which has “always been a bit of a bogey track for me”.
“Our race is to make sure Haas and Alfa don’t score” – Albon
Formula 1
Posted onAlexander Albon says he has the pace to ‘be frustrating and get in the way’ of Williams’ key rivals in today’s United States Grand Prix.
Stewards’ weak penalties will encourage illegal passes in race say McLaren pair
Formula 1
Posted onF1 drivers will go outside track limits to make passes in today’s United States GP because the penalties stewards issue are too lenient, the McLaren pair believe.
Aston Martin and Haas drivers to start United States Grand Prix from pits
Formula 1
Posted onBoth Aston Martin drivers will start today’s United States Grand Prix from the pit lane, the team has confirmed. Haas are expected to do the same.
Perez will not lose 2024 seat if he fails to finish second in championship – Horner
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner dismissed claims Sergio Perez has been told he will lose his drive if he doesn’t finish second in the drivers’ championship.