Formula One News — February 2024

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Thursday Photos

Bahrain GP - Thursday Photos

Thursday Press Conference

Bahrain GP - Thursday Press Conference

Thursday Team Quotes

Bahrain GP - Thursday Team Quotes

Practice 2 Results

Bahrain GP - Practice 2 Results

Practice 1 Report - Ricciardo Tops FP1

Bahrain GP - Practice 1 Report

Practice 1 Results

Bahrain GP - Practice 1 Results

War not over despite Horner winning scandal battle

The investigation into a staff member's allegations of bad behaviour has finally resulted in Christian Horner being cleared of wrongdoing.

Bottas still eyeing works Audi seat for future

Valtteri Bottas admits he hopes the rumbling 2025 driver market 'silly season' will not overlook him.

Ocon admits Alpine may be dead last in 2024

Esteban Ocon has joined his Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly in admitting they may be racing "the worst car" early in 2024.

Alonso's wild claim about Red Bull dominance realistic

Dr Helmut Marko had to smile in Bahrain when asked about Fernando Alonso's prediction of another sure-fire title for Max Verstappen this year.

Ricciardo expects A-B team saga to calm down

Daniel Ricciardo thinks the controversy surrounding RB's relationship with the senior team Red Bull Racing will "calm down" early in 2024.

Top F1 drivers slam massive 2024 calendar

Three top Formula 1 stars have hit out at the ever-lengthening annual race calendar, which has swollen to an all-time record of 24 grands prix for 2024.

Something else behind Hamilton-Wolff split

Yet another well-known F1 name has questioned why Lewis Hamilton triggered an exit clause to get out of Mercedes at the end of 2024 in order to move to Ferrari.

Steiner's latest move in F1 unusual

Ralf Schumacher thinks it's "unusual" that sacked Haas team boss Gunther Steiner has returned to the paddock for 2024 as a television pundit.

Did F1 block Russian female from entering F1 Academy?

A well-known Russian motorsport boss has slammed Formula 1 for shunning yet another young talent.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Red Bull to race in Bahrain with Horner saga clarity

Christian Horner is now counting down the hours before he learns whether his Formula 1 career is over or not.

Honda hard at work on 2026 engine for Aston Martin

Although currently powering the ultra-dominant Red Bull team, Honda is already working on its new works Formula 1 project with Aston Martin for 2026.

Radical 2024 Red Bull car concept makes sense says Wolff

Toto Wolff has played down the fact that, just as Mercedes totally scrapped the 'no sidepods'-style car concept after 2022-2023, Red Bull rolled out a similar car for 2024.

Wolff may have leaked Hamilton-Ferrari news says Capelli

Lewis Hamilton's situation at Mercedes this year could be even more awkward than previously assumed.

Hulkenberg must escape Haas as soon as possible

Ralf Schumacher thinks his countryman Nico Hulkenberg should try to escape the dead-last-in-2023 Haas team as soon as possible.

Mekies hits back at Red Bull critic Zak Brown

Laurent Mekies, the new boss of Red Bull's rebranded second Formula 1 team, has hit back hard at suggestions the two outfits are now far too closely aligned.

F1 leaving young drivers behind?

Ralf Schumacher says he's "worried" that the flow of young talent onto the Formula 1 grid has ground to a halt for 2024.

Boss admits MotoGP could be bought by F1 owner

Carmelo Ezpeleta, MotoGP's long-time boss, is not denying that the premier two-wheeled category could be bought by F1 owner Liberty Media.

Wednesday Press Conference

Bahrain GP - Wednesday Press Conference