Formula One News — May 2024

MAY 17, 2024

Practice 2 Results

Emilio Romagna GP - Practice 2 Results

Practice 1 Results

Emilio Romagna GP - Practice 1 Results

Verstappen hits back at online racing criticism

Max Verstappen has hit back at those criticising him for entering an online sim race this weekend - clashing with the Formula 1 race at Imola.

Williams now F1's only overweight car in 2024

Williams boss James Vowles admits the team needs to work hard to slim down the team's 2024 car.

F1 driver silly-season now a waiting game

Formula 1's driver market silly-season has now becoming a "waiting game".

Newey's Williams talks now on pause says Vowles

Formula 1 is waiting with bated breath to discover Adrian Newey's next move.

Alonso wants F1 unity to make penalty rules simple

Fernando Alonso insists he's not alone in his criticism about the way Formula 1 races are currently being managed.

MAY 16, 2024

Thursday Press Conference

Emilio Romagna GP - Thursday Press Conference

Son thinks Lauda would have ended Mercedes slump

The great Niki Lauda may have ended Mercedes' three-year performance slump by now.

FIA, Liberty want to end power struggle clashes

Peace may be breaking out between Formula 1's ruling bodies - the FIA, and the sport's Liberty Media-owned commercial rights holder.

Rival teams disrespectful to Lance Stroll

Rival Formula 1 teams are often "disrespectful" and "unfair" to Lance Stroll.

F1 yet to solve wet-weather visibility problem

Formula 1 is still yet to find a technical solution to improve driver visibility in wet weather.

F1 not ready to regulate use of AI

Formula 1 cannot yet intervene to regulate the teams' increasingly-powerful use of artificial intelligence technologies.

Alpine's 2024 car no longer overweight

Alpine's push to emerge from a deep performance collapse in Formula 1 will take a brief pause as the sport returns to Europe.

Albon news to precede silly season

A "domino effect" in the exciting Formula 1 driver market may have just begun, as Alex Albon removes himself from contention for a move away from Williams.

MAY 15, 2024

Albon signs extension

Williams Racing signed an extension to continue with Alex Albon going forward. The team announced today that they have inked a multi-year deal with the Thai driver.

F1 could scrap hybrid engines from 2030 says Domenicali

Formula 1 could wave goodbye to the controversial 'hybrid' engine era from 2030.

F1 not ruling out new race deal for Barcelona

Formula 1 is not yet ruling out a new race deal for Barcelona.

Verstappen to race in real and virtual worlds from Imola

Max Verstappen is planning a very busy weekend at Imola.

Collectors paid $4 million for Schumacher's watches

The sale of part of Michael Schumacher's personal wrist-watch collection tipped the scales at well over $4 million.

F1 won't be bored with off-track news at Imola

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali is expecting an interesting grand prix weekend in Imola this weekend - both on and off the track itself.

F1 unlikely to feature two Italian races in 2026

F1's CEO admits that one of the two grands prix in Italy is unlikely to still be on the calendar beyond 2025.

Hamilton, Leclerc now in honeymoon period

Frederic Vasseur says he is confident Lewis Hamilton will get along with Charles Leclerc once the seven time world champion makes the switch for 2025 and beyond.

MAY 14, 2024

Red Bull too slow as major F1 rivals close in

Ferrari is setting up a major assault on Red Bull's dominance of Formula 1, with even Dr Helmut Marko admitting that the rivals are closing the gap.